Been watching wheeler dealers and getting the UK lingo

[ngc414]

Hood- bonnet
Fenders-wings
To buff- to mop
Tranmission- gear box
Gear shifter- gear selector
High maint car- hair dressers car
Junk yard- damage yard
Parts- bits
Windsheild- wind screen
Core support- slam panel
Clean- tidy up
Small parts- fiddly bits

 

[notacarlo]

My favorite from an old Brit racer.

"If it isn't leaking oil, it doesn't have oil in it. "

spanner - wrench

 

[slow305]

The one that confuses me the most: dear = expensive.

"That's the dearest car on the lot."

 

[notacarlo]

Bonnet is the engine cover.

Boot is the trunk - whether it's in the front or back .

 

[ngc414]

Bonnet is the engine cover.

Boot is the trunk - whether it's in the front or back .

I almost forgot about "Boot"

 

[Gothmog]

perished= worn out

as in "change those bushings, they're perished"

Also "hood" means convertible soft top

 

[ngc414]

"hair dressers car" is my favorite. I never heard that term before.

 

[ngc414]

Why do old women over there have blue hair?? Why do they drink so much tea? What's wrong with coffee?