What is it with men and cars?

[Bathsheba]

Just got to share this- my exhaust is making a terrible noise, and it obviously needs some or all of it replacing, but my husband, bless him, has just got home from work, put my car on ramps, and is currently underneath it doing god knows what. Now I know, + he knows, that I'm going to have to make a trip to KwikFit tomorrow, so why does he feel the need to go through this charade? Is it the same as not asking for directions when he's lost?

[sleepyj]

men think they know everything ...maybe he is hoping to save you some money ..

[cazzz1975]

he is probably patching it up for the journey

[khao_san]

He's under there texting his lover ;o))

[Caribeing]

Is it not your husband that's making a terrible noise!

[cazzz1975]

for all you know it may be very loose or the fumes may be leaking into the car.

it may also be something that he could fix (like a broken clamp)

I would certainly want to investigate what was wrong before I let the likes of "kwik fit" get their greedy hands on it

[cazzz1975]

I agree with you clever!

[The Builder]

............women are quite happy to go into Kwik Fit and vaguely point............"I think me thingy has dropped off..........it's making a terrible noise".................

Men have to KNOW the names of things, and what, exactly has gone wrong..................................".........me overflange has de-flanked from me outer gusset ..................mate.......................pig of a job mate............I know about these things........."

[khao_san]

... and that you need a couple of tyres... and your rear shocks need replacing...

[sleepyj]

and your rear needs looking at lol

[weeal]

my mate once went into a garage complaining that her peemen werent working lol

she meant the wee pee men that squirted up the windscreen haha

[gina32]

i want to know why is it that you can have a car park completely empty except for 2 cars with a space inbetween and men, well mine anyway, has to park in the middle of them?????

[imhotep]

I could manage to put new wheels on,but when it comes to electronics like placing new music speakers in the car I have to go to the local garage, or to my eldest brother who knows every single thing about fixing cars.I can also change a headlamp bulb,and change the windscreen wipers.
Talking of cars,I'll have to go to N.T.S. to have a couple of new tyres put on soon.They have an offer on at the moment.Buy One tyre get another free,on selected tyres only though.Plus,I'll have to see about my rear shocks sometime soon.Don't worry folks,my car is not an old banger as you might think.It's a P reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i.
It goes pretty well.But,being a red colour it is fading a bit.
So, I'll have to get something called T-cut (I think) to restore the colour.Give it a good rub down!!

[Bathsheba]

Oops! You were right cazzz, something had come loose! A stud on the manifold, or summat.
Tee hee weeal ! Good one.
I remember years ago, before I knew better, I went to a tyre + exhaust place with a puncture, + came away with 2 new tyres, coz they told me mine were illegal!

[puss_boots]

Hiya Bathsheba glad your hubby has saved you a few quid
mrpuss is good with cars he once rebuilt an engine after we had an oil blockage.

[Bathsheba]

Hi puss . Wow, I'm impressed! x

[Bathsheba]

Spot on cptn !