To: OldDeckHand
If you’re going to decipher Brit. speak about cars remember the boot is our trunk, the bonnet is our hood, the wind screen is our wind shield, a spanner is our wrench, petrol is our gasoline, left is our right and the manuals incomprehensible.
17 posted on
08/03/2009 10:22:54 PM PDT by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: count-your-change
The Lucas motto: “Get home before dark.”
18 posted on
08/03/2009 10:29:36 PM PDT by
razorback-bert
(We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.)
To: count-your-change
"If you’re going to decipher Brit. speak about cars remember the boot is our trunk, the bonnet is our hood, the wind screen is our wind shield, a spanner is our wrench, petrol is our gasoline, left is our right and the manuals incomprehensible." Don't forget the insufferable electrical problems and the unending oil leaks. My dad used to say, if you want a reliable and unending supply of oil, buy a British car and park in your garage for the weekend.
20 posted on
08/03/2009 10:37:29 PM PDT by
OldDeckHand
(No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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