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[EdButler]

6D6 - VX NA Fuel Guage (A D6 is a geeky term for a 6 sided die)

[davemate]

eye roll effect- when somone asks "whats the BHP?" and then fail to understand why their corsa/astra/volvo isnt quicker. the bad logic - when someone asks "can you fit in it?" roof shrinkage - when somone says "wow thats a small car" dispite it being longer and wider than the car next to it. names so because the lack of roof high makes people assume it is a match box. mirror OCD - when you keep checking the rear view mirror when you are parked up at lights incase somone rolls into you. ooooooohhhhhshiiii...............errrrr......YEAH!.......phew! - the noises made when the back end steps out. diesel disolusion - when somone writes off their car and puts it down to diesel on the road (also see bad handling disolusion). arse brail - whenyou can read the surface of your road through the car- naimly if you are on road paint, small stone, bottle cap etc. three point work out - the stress involved with doing a turn int he road manouver.

[Muttley]

O fcuk me gently. Coming up to a T junction and the ABS kicks in!

[dannynewport]

Seat Swimming- The motion you make when roling up both windows at the same time in Tescos car park before you get out!

[Mangham54]

"right handed gear changing - inevitable in a right hand drive car after attempting parcelshelf roulette and actually getting your arm stuck in a novel albeit uncomfortable twisted position." Definetly Twist and Drink: The action to get a bottle of anything out of the cup-holder! (Also the brand name of a drink conveniently) Twist and Shake: The action undertaken with the right hand on the hand-brake with a 'Larger-than-should-be-allowed' passenger when sat in slow moving traffic! (This passenger often aggrevates the chassis panic at every pothole and road hump). Then there is the passer-by stare and clap as you manage to get a whole weeks shopping in or out of the boot! Additionally I had a better version of the last one this weekend with my mates wedding as we took the VX and the MG up... All the other guests just stood and watched all the gear come out of the VX including 4 suits hung on the drivers-side "roof bar - clothes rail"

[spuk87]

I do so many of these things, it's so comforting to know that I'm not the only one! My girlfriend gets embarrassed every time I take pictures of the car either side of where I'm parked on a public car park. I suffered my first chassis panic the other day too and regularly engage in pot hole slalom and boot tetris. Brilliant thread

[turbobob]

This thread is Brill! Thought I'd give a bump for newbs. Oh and another addition Soggy Squeeze - the progressive tightening of the bum cheeks as road wetness increases.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Big Dave really is a legend, I love this thread and always give it a fresh read when it pops back up!

[p4cks]

Magpie owner - a term to describe the new breed of VX owner who purchase the shiniest VX they could find, only for them to find out a few weeks into ownership that it is in fact a fcuking dog.

You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.

[loopylou]

'The 3 year itch'.... That moment when you've owned the car for 3 years from new and had every little squeak and rattle investigated for free under warranty, then it's out of warranty and something goes wrong and you start to wonder if now's a good time to get a more sensible car as the £ signs flash in front of your eyes...... Hope this will be cancelled out by the fun drive home when problem fixed...

[simsy]

Quote:- Cadbury’s Flake – the other main ingredient in VX paint, applied by Vauxhall particularly around the front bumper and bonnet region.. Who made your car ?????? (Must be talking about a repair)....

[JDS]

Headlight Headache - The unpleasant blinding sensation caused particularly by new german cars and 4x4s whereby their headlights are directed exactly at head hight for any driver of a VX.

[turbobob]

Time for a bump and the addition of a new one The Ball Buster - the process of holding the door from hitting the car next to you in a tight parking space, then trying to swing your legs out and in doing so, painfully reshaping one or both testicles

[The Batman]

the snigger its the smile that you make when you see someone elses girlfriend/boyfriend (whatever way you swing) stare at your car while there otherhalf is to trying to avoid looking at it

[Yellow_or_black?]

Hitler Salute - blocking out the sun with your hand, on the end of an outstretched arm, having left your shades at home

[Darcini]

NSR - Neurotic Smoke response - as in "Sh*t, I can smell smoke, the f*cking car must be on fire" Can happen at any time of the year, particularly common around the autumn time, seems to reach a peak on or around November the 5th.

[Yellow_or_black?]

Amen to that

[RichieVX220]

Teeth Chattering - Usually related to driving over the painted lines across the road getting closer and closer to slow you down for some junctions. Can sometimes be misdiagnosed as Pot Hole Shock. This is a fantastic read. Thanks to all throughout the years!

[Rickwoo118]

Love it. I can relate to some of these comments and laugh when doing so.

[Darcini]

A 'Duncan', a fluid unit of time, usually understood to be a fortnight (two weeks) but is in practice anytime up to and including 6 months plus. As in - "Hi mate, where's the VX? Ah, it's having some work done, it will be finished in a duncan. Cool can't wait to see it " With apologies to DG