Know it alls who don't know jack.

[hardcore302]

Ever meet the guy who knows everything about cars, and it turns out that you forgot more than he knew? Has never changed a tire in his life?

E.G. When I was in college, a small group of us would always meet in the cafeteria and [censored]. Somehow, cars got brought up.

My Toyota Celica this, my japanese masterpeice that.. (nice car, but he continues to talk on and on about how Japanese cars are far superior MECHANICALLY, because HE HAS WORKED ON CARS AND FINDS THEM TO BE THE BEST. WHATEVER..

He even went so far as to say that his dad gave him the choice between a BMW and the Celica and he bout the toyota because it was manufactured in japan and the bimmer was made in the states, because he thinks tat american mnufacturing is [censored]/

there were a couple of chicks there and you can tell they were eating this up...

So we all go to look at this work of art, when his car won't start. "pop the hood" i say..

he doesn't know where the hood release is (he got it new and had k on it.) what's that clicking? he whispers as he tries cranking it..

he turned red as the girls didnt know what to make of it..

i pop the hood, tell him to crank it, tell im to get a new battery and get the alternator tested.

then i pull up my mustang (84) and throw him his side of the cables, and guess what? he didnt have a clue where to put them...

the chicks walk off and he sits, there, embarrassed as one could be. I didnt rub it in..

Any stories?

 

[addyguy]

When I worked at a Walmart Tire and Lube Express, we had a Pennzoil sales guy come by to talk about Pennzoil products, how to change oil, etc....

I don't remeber the exact exchange, but I started asking him question about oil - base oils, Pennzoils 'Euro' oils, and other stuff.

After I few minutes I had him so lost, he just quietly said to me "You obviously know much more about this than I do, you should contact a Pennzoil technical expert with those questions..." My fellow co-workers had a good laugh at his expense..and I wasn't even aiming for that - I honestly wanted answers!

 

[pottymouth]

These guys go hand-in-hand with the clowns who argue how great/terrible different cars are and have never driven any of them.

 

[M1Accord]

Quote:
My Toyota Celica this, my japanese masterpeice that.. (nice car, but he continues to talk on and on about how Japanese cars are far superior MECHANICALLY, because HE HAS WORKED ON CARS AND FINDS THEM TO BE THE BEST. WHATEVER..


That sounds like me right there. Except I like my Accord and Corolla and feel that a Prelude and Wrangler are the greatest cars single dude can have.

 

[Autobahn88]

Life is an onging learning adventure. Know it alls just prove their lack of intelligence and knowledge whenever they open their mouth. My opinions are based on a lot of reading and personal experience and always wanting to learn more about things that I am interested in. I consider myself a car guy and love anything to do with the automobile, but to consider myself an expert is insane. Everyone has an opinion on everything but the majority are wrong.

 

[Kaboomba]

... = freshmen at an engineering school. Holy smokes.

 

[sciphi]

Not really. Just saving my family and friends lots of money on repairs and parts.

It's fun meeting up with guys who are experts in one model. Sometimes they know that car better than the backs of their hands.

 

[Kaboomba]

If you're a cheapskate with an old Buick, you tend to become a "one-model expert" pretty quick! He he he

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: pottymouth
These guys go hand-in-hand with the clowns who argue how great/terrible different cars are and have never driven any of them.


Thankfully there's none of those types on this site.

 

[Johnny]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: pottymouth
These guys go hand-in-hand with the clowns who argue how great/terrible different cars are and have never driven any of them.


Thankfully there's none of those types on this site.

 

[rat]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: pottymouth
These guys go hand-in-hand with the clowns who argue how great/terrible different cars are and have never driven any of them.


Thankfully there's none of those types on this site.




See shadowscraps post in the vehicles section about the 2010 Mustang.

 

[jstutz]

Originally Posted By: Kaboomba
If you're a cheapskate with an old Buick, you tend to become a "one-model expert" pretty quick! He he he


Yep, im a cheapscate with 4 oldler chevy trucks from 93 to 01. All have over 190k on them. Needless to say im getting pretty good at working on them. I sure wish a little less experience will be comming my way.

 

[SLCraig]

Originally Posted By: pottymouth
These guys go hand-in-hand with the clowns who argue how great/terrible different cars are and have never driven any of them.


I make a point to test drive lots of cars (not too recently) because I like having first hand experience when stuff gets brought up in conversation. No arguing experience

 

[M1Accord]

Quote:
Yep, im a cheapscate with 4 oldler chevy trucks from 93 to 01. All have over 190k on them. Needless to say im getting pretty good at working on them. I sure wish a little less experience will be comming my way.


93-01 models!!! Someone is being a big fancy with new cars. Try having 1 car earlier than 93, non-truck/suv/wagon, and must use it for everything then we'll talk. I haul more stuffs with my Corolla than people with their trucks and I do it weekly.

 

[sciphi]

Originally Posted By: Kaboomba
If you're a cheapskate with an old Buick, you tend to become a "one-model expert" pretty quick! He he he


Agreed!

 

[jstutz]

Originally Posted By: M1Accord
Quote:
Yep, im a cheapscate with 4 oldler chevy trucks from 93 to 01. All have over 190k on them. Needless to say im getting pretty good at working on them. I sure wish a little less experience will be comming my way.


93-01 models!!! Someone is being a big fancy with new cars. Try having 1 car earlier than 93, non-truck/suv/wagon, and must use it for everything then we'll talk. I haul more stuffs with my Corolla than people with their trucks and I do it weekly.


Ive been trumped! you need to look for a little truck man. I would hate not having my old pickup.

 

[MCompact]

Originally Posted By: pottymouth
These guys go hand-in-hand with the clowns who argue how great/terrible different cars are and have never driven any of them.


There are a couple of real "experts" over on the Edmunds Inside Line blogs. One poor fool defends his chosen brands to the death- he has virtually no experience driving any of them of course, but he has sat in them at the auto show and he's read all the car magazines. Recently he disparaged one car because he said that the engine's power curve was like that of a motorcycle. I asked if he'd driven that particular car or ever ridden a motorcycle. The guy responded with a bitter diatribe that avoided my questions. removed content that is not allowed on this site

 

[M1Accord]

Originally Posted By: jstutz
Originally Posted By: M1Accord
Quote:
Yep, im a cheapscate with 4 oldler chevy trucks from 93 to 01. All have over 190k on them. Needless to say im getting pretty good at working on them. I sure wish a little less experience will be comming my way.


93-01 models!!! Someone is being a big fancy with new cars. Try having 1 car earlier than 93, non-truck/suv/wagon, and must use it for everything then we'll talk. I haul more stuffs with my Corolla than people with their trucks and I do it weekly.


Ive been trumped! you need to look for a little truck man. I would hate not having my old pickup.


I drive my 92 Corolla to work 5 days a week for my normal job. On Saturday, I use it to work at the farmer market. That includes 3 folding tables, the type you use at gun show or farmer market, 1 folding chair, a giant folding tent (biggest one you can get at Walmart), a folding rack, and 3 medium size boxes to keep things such as knives, utensils, table clothes, plastic bags, paper bags, calculators, and all of the other tools. I sell high end bread for a friend's business. I want truck or a station wagon but has been cheap to pick one up. The reason is the cost associating with a another vehicle and not the vehicle price itself. Due to the Class for Clunker program, it is much harder to find a good used truck for under $5k now.

I just spent 1600 dollars to replace:

1) 2 axles
2) 2 output shaft/transmission seals
3) front brakes pads and rotors
4) rebuilt front calipers
5) alternator
6) starter
7) running light
8) 4 new tires

and had the thing completely put back by a master mechanic friend of mine. The only thing I need is the new suspension system but I am not going to do that to be selling breads for someone else business. When he gets another help, I'll put new suspension system in and keep the car for 15 more years. It gets 38 mpg, which is 4 miles less than a Smart but it is a lot more useful and comfortable than a Smart. It does doesn't spell Rob/Rape Me when I go to the watering holes where people tends to drive big pickups, SUV, or something that are road hazard (old junkers.)

When you're a bread (no pun intended) sucker of the family, you don't get to drive fancy cars or things that are horrible in gas. I take my Corolla from VA/DC to Florida 6 times a year and sleep in or near it. My buddy and I will use it to go out on Labor Day weekend for a little Man-Up Road Trip.

 

[M1Accord]

And I also use it transport stuffs for gun show too.

 

[Schmoe]

What I really enjoy is reading up on, say, a new model I'm interested in, like the Accords. Go to the dealership and "quiz" the sales guy. Ask him about timing belts or chains? HP of the engine, what kind of oil does it use and why...etc. etc. That way, if the guy knows his stuff, I'll believe him when he tells me things about the car that I didn't know. If not, look for another person. Learned that lesson the hard way....fresh out of college and looking to buy my first car. Slick sales guy, actually a retired Colonel from Fort Campbell KY and formerly my Dad's boss, told me that the defroster on the Cutlass Ciera I was looking at, didn't have to wait for the engine to warm up, it was electric. I thought that was cool and would come in handy.....NOT. It was standard heat from the engine as all other cars do.