mic_VR 3 Posted July 9, 2011 So imagine the scene, the wife and I are driving up to the in-laws in Manchester when we come off the M62 to join the M66 heading to Bury and we pull up to a set of traffic lights just as a Corrado crosses in front of us....... and the following conversation takes place..... Wife 'was it that corrado making that stupid noise?' Me 'yes, and its not a stupid noise' Wife 'yours doesn't sound like that' Me 'well no but that's a G60, its meant to sound like that' Wife 'it sounds like its got a cat being mangled in it' Not much else you can say to that, plus I was too busy laughing...... girls eh? :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Sands 0 Posted July 9, 2011 Brilliant! What I love is that the preview of this thread mentioned pulling up at the lights and I genuinely thought that you were going to have pulled up alongside a G60 and had an impromptu drag race to settle the argument! How wrong I was...loving the wife's description of supercharger whine! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toohottotrot 10 Posted July 9, 2011 Gotta love that supercharger whine! My mk1 'rocco never fails to turn heads as I crawl through busy streets....although it's more small tiger being mangled! ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted July 9, 2011 Wait. You have a wife?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted July 9, 2011 I sure do, I think she was first attracted to my large collection of polo-neck jumpers and from there marriage was the next logical step...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted July 10, 2011 priceless!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted July 10, 2011 Not entirely that clearcut though.. who knows what goes on in the minds of non-petrolhead women. A few years back, on holiday in Cornwall, came to a hill just in time for a VR6 with an induction kit to turn past me and proceed to welly it past us. I revelled in the sound... my partner simply said "Sounds broken..." ! So from this I vote their opinions on these matters be stricken from the record! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim1 1 Posted July 10, 2011 That's brilliant, absolute classic!!! Sent from my HTC Desire S using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 10, 2011 I sure do, I think she was first attracted to my large collection of polo-neck jumpers and from there marriage was the next logical step...... Keep talking... I'm getting hard... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted July 11, 2011 Keep talking... I'm getting hard... Jesus christ, you been drinking again? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 11, 2011 I don't actually remember typing that... bit of a worry at 11.21 am! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted July 11, 2011 Keep talking... I'm getting hard... You'll have to at least buy me a drink first..... like Toad does..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 11, 2011 Not entirely that clearcut though.. who knows what goes on in the minds of non-petrolhead women. A few years back, on holiday in Cornwall, came to a hill just in time for a VR6 with an induction kit to turn past me and proceed to welly it past us. I revelled in the sound... my partner simply said "Sounds broken..." ! So from this I vote their opinions on these matters be stricken from the record! They just don't understand the inner workings of finely balanced bits of metal and how it excites the primitive side of our brains, bless 'em :D And neither do a lot of men I know either! So in response to Clarkson saying the McLaren had more power than the Ferrari on TG last night, the GF says "What's the point of having all that power in a road car?", to which I replied "What's the point of a 2 carat diamond ring when you can buy 0.5 carat diamond rings?". And thereth the debate ended :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boost monkey 0 Posted July 11, 2011 ^^^ great response!!! Once when Jo asked me why I need the Corrado AND the golf, I asked her why she needed more than one pair of shoes. But I just ended up getting confused by her use of "matching outfits" and "colour co-ordinating" so I don't really feel I won that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
