g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted January 30, 2014 glad you men make mistakes too!!! lol, im driving a car i dont know because ive given my b/f my rado to drive for the week, whilst his is having an operation at the car hospital, thats my excuse anyway and im sticking to it ha ha :smug: & i appreciate the warm bum heated seats on these cold mornings!! hopefully my VR will be well again soon & back to being peachy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted January 30, 2014 Haha I did the same with my mk4 when I first got it. I pulled up to the pump, got out and spent 5 mins trying to work it out. I even opened the boot looking for a manual release handle. This was in 2004 so well before the days of having a smartphone in your pocket to google it so I had to carry on home to find the user manual. I felt a right idiot. I had the opposite when I got the mk6. I spent several minutes looking for a button inside the cabin until I realised you just push the flap in and it pops out again. And a year on I still get out of the car, pick up the pump nozzle and realise I forgot to hit the flap button! Too used to the Corrado's manual flap still! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullfinch 0 Posted January 30, 2014 I parked as usual in the work car park in my daily and opened the boot to get my bag and coat. A female colleague had just parked her Lexus and called across to me - "has your car got a problem?" "Why" I replied. She said "You've got the bonnet open". I then had to explain the engine in a 911 is at the rear:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted January 30, 2014 hahahaha some of the stories on here are brilliant! Fortunately, I dont have this problem as she doesnt have a license! the 3 motors are for me and me only to make mistakes with! I dread the day she gets her arse into gear and gets a license though - fingers are crossed it wont happen, cant bear the thought of letting her drive the vr! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Chatfield 0 Posted January 30, 2014 And a year on I still get out of the car, pick up the pump nozzle and realise I forgot to hit the flap button! Too used to the Corrado's manual flap still! It's god's way of telling you to buy another Raddo....lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stereoflaver 0 Posted January 31, 2014 Monday night I walked in to " Do you know where my petrol cap is ?" off her indoors. She could never work the cabby petrol cap so I just left it unlocked for her, now she's left it on the roof n drove off, so she's rocking a push in temporary cap from the garage. Women, know your limits ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7onny 0 Posted February 3, 2014 What you all seem to forget is that this is a car forum where most people generally have a healthy interest in all things Cars. Believe me there are as many fella's exactly the same as the girls you mention above. A good few of my mates are really clever lads in fantastic jobs but would not know how to check their oil for example because they don't have to. I don't think this is a 'gender' specific' issue. Oops, sorry to be so serious for a mo, doh! I work on the service desk in a main dealer (and have a decent grasp of mechanics, which is rare in this job) and this man speaks the truth. I genuinely had this the other day, old boy comes in for a service, when he collects his car he started shouting and balling that his car won't start now, so I go outside and he says "look, I put the clutch in, press start and nothing happens" at this point I made him aware he was pressing the throttle, cue 5mins of arguing which pedal is which before he left with a red face and his tail between his legs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
