Some guys know nothing about cars

[TubbyTwo]

show him hodge's engine bay. he'll wonder where its all gone!

 

he would come out with some BS like "oh yeah Toyota's motorsport department, TRD, did a limited run of track supras for the GTCC with limited wiring to allow the quick change of parts, so it must be a road going version of that, they had to produce a certain amount to qualify for racing"

 

I can actually picture him saying it lol

[Scott]

He still wont have it, This is the same chap that thinks when lost ended and they where dead all along.

 

Noone local got an MR2 tubby? You could point it out, it says it on the plaque

[Holden1989]

Its funnier when your female and know more about cars, yet they still try to impress you.

[Samurai 20V]

he would come out with some BS like "oh yeah Toyota's motorsport department, TRD, did a limited run of track supras for the GTCC with limited wiring to allow the quick change of parts, so it must be a road going version of that, they had to produce a certain amount to qualify for racing"

 

I can actually picture him saying it lol

 

We had a local special edition in South Africa of the RunX RSi (2ZZ-GE motor) called the RunX TRD. It had TRD wheels, suspension, strut bar, quick shift kit an some other bits, nothing to the engine, gearbox etc..

 

Most of the people who bought it claimed that it had revised mapping, bigger intakes, bigger pistons etc etc.. One guy even bought the engine, gearbox, ECU, with the wiring and key from a crashed one to fit in his std car...

 

It was basically the same car as the std, just the bolt ons...

 

Here is pic for reference..

 

[k9l3]

I agree make sure you know what you talking about first or you gonna look like a prat. I had guy come upto me at a show and say is that real supra I said what's that? he said is it turbo I said Ye. then he goes that's auto and looked at my dads car and realised his was a manual and said that's a real supra its manual. we all just looked at eachother and laughed and said well that real supra is actually a gto mate. even his mate had a giggle . then he saying he race me with his puma I said you have no chance he goes its rapid 0-60 in about 4 seconds I thought what idiot then goes its not even the rs version. not that it would made any difference he must think if a fast car beats him there a problem with his:)

[Rob]

he would come out with some BS like "oh yeah Toyota's motorsport department, TRD, did a limited run of track supras for the GTCC with limited wiring to allow the quick change of parts, so it must be a road going version of that, they had to produce a certain amount to qualify for racing"

 

I can actually picture him saying it lol

 

Oh, you mean the limited edition G6 Supra.

[Soopra]

Its funnier when your female and know more about cars, yet they still try to impress you.

 

Makes me smile when you go in the garage and the blokes either try to impress you with technical stuff, or they talk slowly and clearly in very simple English because they think i won't understand.

 

My absolute favourite story goes back a few years to when i was driving a heavily modified MK5 Cortina. The engine was based on the block of an RS2000 engine and the only sticker anywhere on the car said RS2000. Having completed polybushing and some other suspension work i took it to the local tyre place to get the tracking checked. Guy says to me "what car is it?". I reply "MK5 Ford Cortina". He walks round my car, spots the sticker on the back and says "Nope it's an RS2000". I tell him it's definitely a Cortina and that I took the Cortina badge off and put the RS2000 sticker on. Anyway it started to get a little heated and ended with me insisting that regardless of the badge he should set the tracking for a Cortina...

[Guigsy]

There is a group on Facebook for Toyota supra twin turbo. I joined it ages ago, i joined loads of them for the supra but the owner has started posting recently. It was always quiet before. The entire group is full of losers like this. Recent posts include "new 2jz supra from top secret. 4.6l 2300bhp!". And "twin turbo 2jz or single turbo conversion" 90% of the replies were along the lines of "twin turbo is the ultimate!"

[evinX]

Exactly, if you dont know just accept defeat..

 

For alot of people that is all too much...

[Monkpower]

"Nice mate, i've always liked Celicas..."

Me - "Its a Supra."

 

"Yeah, what is it, a 2lt?"

Me - "Its a 3lt."

"Oh is it...."

 

[Ian C]

Wait until someone insists you can't get more than 360bhp on 1 bar of boost, no matter the size of the turbo

[Gaz6002]

"what do you drive then mate?"

 

"It's a Supra"

 

"oh right! If I was buying a rally car I'd have bought an Evo. Much better"

 

"but... erm... never mind."

[tbourner]

"what do you drive then mate?"

 

"It's a Supra"

 

"oh right! If I was buying a rally car I'd have bought an Evo. Much better"

 

"but... erm... never mind."

 

I always used to get people thinking I said Subaru, must be cos I mumble, had people at work would be chatting to someone else after months of me having the car, and them saying "Oh Trev's got a Scooby", erm.... No.

[Monkpower]

I always used to get people thinking I said Subaru, must be cos I mumble, had people at work would be chatting to someone else after months of me having the car, and them saying "Oh Trev's got a Scooby", erm.... No.

 

I've had that too.

"I've got a supra."

 

"Ahh a scooby."

 

"No a SUPRA."

 

"Yeah I know I call em Scoobys."

 

Hmm...

[Rob]

"Nice mate, i've always liked Celicas..."

Me - "Its a Supra."

 

"Yeah, what is it, a 2lt?"

Me - "Its a 3lt."

"Oh is it...."

 

 

I've had that...

"Iz that a prelooode?"

"No"

"Is it 2 leeter?"

"No"

"Is it 16 val?"

"No"

[tbourner]

I was once asked if it had piston rings as well.

[Attero]

I have so many people call my car a subaru. It really annoys me.

I also get a lot of people saying that stickers will make my car so much better...

 

But I've heard a lot worse things said. I tend to walk away mid-conversation when they start talking gibberish.

[Samurai 20V]

I was once asked if it had piston rings as well.

 

Those are on the optional list I hear?

[RCK10]

Don't get me wrong. I never knew much about supra's, or the mechanical side of cars in general till i signed up here, but some of the stuff I've heard in the past does crack me up.

 

One of the funnier ones was a few years back when a mate had a "rally" spec'd cor-ser (corsa). He had redtop stickers on the bonnet but had a 1.2 underneath. We were parked at the train station when a few dudes came out and asked to see the engine. After many attempts at telling them it was a 1.2, and my mate refusing to open the bonnet due to embarrasment, I opened it up just to prove the point.

 

Sitting there was an old rotten away 1.2 engine yet the reply we got was: "awwww mate, thats bangin'. I've seen hunners eh ridtaps and i know one when i see it. That must go like hell"

 

Needless to say, we both just looked at each other, closed the bonnet, got in the car and drove off without saying a word lol.

 

Some people are just clueless, yet think they know everything!

[Scott]

There are definitely some crackers. Sometimes I start looking for cameras and don't stop until they ask what I'm doing, they generally aren't too happy when I say.

 

I get the "Subaru" one all the time. There was one time I felt I was in a comedy sketch. We get fuel deliveries in work and I'm responsible for checking the seals etc etc. The delivery takes about 45 mins so to be polite I generally stand and chat with the driver. We got to talking about cars one day and he was telling me all about his new car and how he works on all his cars. I explained that I do the same and that I was getting ready to start a little project. It was at this point the following happened:

 

Driver - So what do you drive?

Me - A Supra

Driver - Ahh I love scoobies.

me - No, it's a Supra.

Driver - Yeah, the Imprezas.... my mate had one too.

Me - No, it's a S-U-P-R-A

Driver *confused looking* - Yeah, the rally car.

Me - No, it's not a Subaru Impreza, it's a Toyota Supra

Driver - 2.0L Turbo?

Me - 3.0L Twin Turbo

Driver - Cool.. AWD?

Me - RWD

Driver - Are you sure?

Me - Almost positive.

Driver - Don't think I've seen one of those ones.

 

At that point I had to get my phone out and google a "scoobeh" and compare the picture to one on my phone.

 

Driver - Ahh, I don't think I know them.

Me (in my head) - Really? You think?

 

Unbelievable. I tend to steer the conversation towards kittens and the like when he is in now.

[Septic]

Hey cut us some slack okay! We don't want to be left out. Just because it took me two months to figure out how to change the indicators on my Polo (yes, lowered on steels) and I almost took off the mud flaps do it doesn't mean we are completely clueless.

 

I'll be honest, I can be really blonde when it comes to cars. But it doesn't change the fact that I live my life a quarter mile at a time (even if my 1.4L Polo takes 17 minutes to do a 1/4m). I have a K&N air filter so that's 20 extra bhp anyway.

[Samurai 20V]

Hey cut us some slack okay! We don't want to be left out. Just because it took me two months to figure out how to change the indicators on my Polo (yes, lowered on steels) and I almost took off the mud flaps do it doesn't mean we are completely clueless.

 

I'll be honest, I can be really blonde when it comes to cars. But it doesn't change the fact that I live my life a quarter mile at a time (even if my 1.4L Polo takes 17 minutes to do a 1/4m). I have a K&N air filter so that's 20 extra bhp anyway.

 

Being left out and talking crap is two different things...

 

At least you admit you know nothing abt cars, its a good start..

[Noz]

There are definitely some crackers. Sometimes I start looking for cameras and don't stop until they ask what I'm doing, they generally aren't too happy when I say.

 

I get the "Subaru" one all the time. There was one time I felt I was in a comedy sketch. We get fuel deliveries in work and I'm responsible for checking the seals etc etc. The delivery takes about 45 mins so to be polite I generally stand and chat with the driver. We got to talking about cars one day and he was telling me all about his new car and how he works on all his cars. I explained that I do the same and that I was getting ready to start a little project. It was at this point the following happened:

 

Driver - So what do you drive?

Me - A Supra

Driver - Ahh I love scoobies.

me - No, it's a Supra.

Driver - Yeah, the Imprezas.... my mate had one too.

Me - No, it's a S-U-P-R-A

Driver *confused looking* - Yeah, the rally car.

Me - No, it's not a Subaru Impreza, it's a Toyota Supra

Driver - 2.0L Turbo?

Me - 3.0L Twin Turbo

Driver - Cool.. AWD?

Me - RWD

Driver - Are you sure?

Me - Almost positive.

Driver - Don't think I've seen one of those ones.

 

At that point I had to get my phone out and google a "scoobeh" and compare the picture to one on my phone.

 

Driver - Ahh, I don't think I know them.

Me (in my head) - Really? You think?

 

Unbelievable. I tend to steer the conversation towards kittens and the like when he is in now.

 

Scott your well too cool for a scooby, couldn't he see that? What an idiot!

 

I had a ticket once at my old college, with the Supra badge QUITE visable, it was `Black Subaru`, saved my ass a ticket! Don't wish everyone to be as super clever as the forum members, one day it can save you money.