YOU MIGHT HAVE TO MUCH HORSEPOWER IF ...
1. The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the rollers.
2. You can't drive your car in the rain.
3. Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car.
4. You are afraid to drive your car.
5. You spend more on tires than on food.
6. You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.
7. You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to the dash.
8. You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the hamper.
9. You have to go to the track to buy gas.
10. Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.
11. Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher wave you by.
12. You can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
13. You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office.
14. Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then shift back to red as you're receding.
15. You arrive somewhere before you left.
16. You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go if "they can look under the hood."
17. You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.
18. You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge.
19. You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being in the Cannonball Run.
20. Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive the car.
22. You need parachute braking.
23. Your 'significant other' won't even ride in the car.
24. There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am.
25. Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is opened. (Pets, and all the neighbors...)
26. Family photos throughout the house are replaced with life-sized posters of your car.
27. Fuel is delivered to your home: in 55 gallon drums!
28. You carry earplugs in your car.(doesn't everybody???)
29. The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the windshield. (what else is there to clean???)
30. You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145 mph.
31. Young children cling to their mommies in fear when you round the corner.
32. Birds fall out of their nests from the rumble of your 5" dual exhaust.
33. All the major Tire makers are sending you free slicks in hopes of endorsment deal.
34. The UPS guy took to taking Steroids so he could keep up with your shipments.
35. The Fed Ex guy had a nervous breakdown.
36. All the wildlife within a 800ft radius around your house got the HELLOUT.
37. The nearest Geological Seismic Surveying Station Operator knows your address by heart.
38. A booming voice greets potential passengers with, "That's right ....you paid for the whole seat but you'll only need the EDGE.
39. The earth slows in rotation when you hook up on your new slicks and head east.
40. You have to screw your slicks to the wheels.
41. Your exhaust pipes are larger in diameter than your driveline.
42. Your fuel pump flows enough to water a golf course.
43. Your compression's high enough you could run diesel fuel.
44. The sparks from your wheelie bars start grass fires on the side of the road.
45. Your engine idles at 2800 rpm.
46. You measure the fuel you use in "gallons per mile."
With that said, there is no such thing as to much horsepower.
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Top Ten Reasons To Buy A New Car
10. Your passenger seat is on the National Register of Historic Places.
9. Instead of an air bag, there is a whoopee cushion taped to your steering wheel.
8. You lose the stoplight challenge to a 14 year old on a moped.
7. 15 minute Jiffy Lube needs to keep you car for 3 days.
6. When you gas up, the attendant asks, "Can I re-duct tape that windshield for you?"
5. Thieves repeatedly break in your car just to steal the "Club."
4. While sitting at a stop light, people keep running up to you and asking if anyone was hurt.
3. For the last five years, you've had to settle for making "vroom, vroom" noises while in the driveway.
2. You keep losing dates on left turns.
1. Traffic reporters start referring to you by name when discussing morning tie-ups.
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Top Ten Signs of a SUV Poseur
10. Thinks off-roading is going up his driveway.
9. Pays $30,000+ for a station wagon on a 4x4 pickup truck frame.
8. Thinks "roughing it" is camping at a KOA campground.
7. Dreams he is nearing the peak of a remote mountain whenever he drives over a speed bump.
6. Has sudden urges to follow other SUVs that are driving off steep cliffs.
5. Has a cell-phone in his SUV.
4.Orders an SUV with leather interior (bonus points for white leather).
3. Drives his SUV to the MALL.
2. Shifts into four-wheel-drive whenever the potholes in the city get too big.
1. Tells his friends that he has been off-roading when in fact he just drove down a gravel road.
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What a Car Really Says About Its Owner
Acura Integra- I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars
Acura Legend- I'm too bland for German cars
Acura NSX- I am impotent
Audi 90- I enjoy putting out engine fires
Buick Park Avenue- I am older than 34 of the 50 states
Cadillac Eldorado- I am a very good Mary Kay salesman
Cadillac Seville- I am a pimp
Chevrolet Camaro- I enjoy beating up people
Chevrolet Chevette- I like seeing people's reactions when I tell them I have a 'Vette
Chevrolet Corvette- I'm in a mid-life crisis
Chevrolet El Camino- I am leading a militia to overthrow the government
Chrysler Cordoba- I dig the rich Corinthian leather
Datsun 280Z- I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well
Dodge Dart-I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower
Dodge Daytona- I delivered pizza for four years to get this car
Ford Escort - I'm a red-headed nanny
Ford Fairmont- (See Dodge Dart)
Ford Mustang- I slow down to 85 in school zones
Ford Crown Victoria- I enjoy having people slow to 55mph & change lanes when I pull up behind them
Geo Storm- I will start the 11th grade in the Fall.
Geo Tracker- I will start the 12th grade in the Fall.
Honda del Sol- I have always said, half a convertible is better than no convertible at all
Honda Civic- I have just graduated and have no credit
Honda Accord- I lack any originality and am basically a lemming.
Infiniti Q45- I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending.
Isuzu Impulse-I do not give a rip about J.D. Power or his reports.
Jaguar XJ6-I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is in the shop 280 days per year.
Kia Sephia- I learned nothing from the failure of Diahatsu Corp.
Lincoln Town Car- I live for bingo and covered dish suppers
Mercury Grand Marquis- (See above)
Mercedes 500SL- I will beat you up if you ask me for an autograph.
Mercedes 560SEL- I have a daughter named Bitsy and a son named Cole.
Mazda Miata- I do not fear being decapitated by an 18- wheeler
MGB- I am dating a mechanic
Mitsubishi Diamante- I don't know what it means either
Nissan 300ZX- I have yet to complete my divorce proceedings.
Oldsmobile Cutlass- I just stole this car and I'm going to make a....
Peugeot 505 Diesel- I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List
Plymouth Neon- I sincerely enjoy doing the Macarena
Pontiac Trans AM- I have a switchblade in my sock
Porsche 944- I am dating big haired women that otherwise would be inaccessible to me
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow- I think Pat Buchannon is a tad bit too liberal
Saturn SC2- (See Honda Civic)
Subaru Legacy- I have always wanted a Japanese car even more
Toyota Camry- I am still in the closet
Volkswagon Beetle- I still watch Partridge Family reruns
Volkswagon Cabriolet- I am out of the closet
Volkswagon Microbus- I am tripping right now
Volvo 740 Wagon- I am frightened of my wife
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Classified Ad Translator
Here is a guide to help you decode the real truth behind those classified car ads.
"What the ad says" - "What it actually means."
Must sell - Before it blows up.
Many new parts - I'm sick of dumping money into this broken down heap.
Appraised at $29,000 - By me.
Frame-off Restoration - The body actually rusted right off the frame.
Needs Front-End Alignment - Some serious frame-straightening wouldn't hurt either.
Same Owner For Last 20 Years - I'd never dream of selling it unless it was as bad as it is.
Must See To Appreciate - It's a scientific mystery as to how a car with bad valves, a cracked block, and no bands left in the transmission can still get to the end of the driveway and back.
Needs Minor Work - Needs significant work.
Needs Nothing - Except a tow truck.
All Original - Except for the tunnel ram intake, Pro Stock hoodscoop, KMart sunroof, fender flares by Bondo, Krylon paint job, hurky air shocks, mohair upholstery, Pep Boy stereo, and pawn shop wheels.
Ready To Restore - After 8 years of abuse on the drag strip and 20 years in a yield exposed to the elements, it is ready to be restored.
Easy Project Car - Completely disassembled, bring boxes!
Minor Rust - Don't sit down!
Minor Rust - Major rust you can’t see.
Minor Rust - I though I had it all covered with bondo, but you can still see some rust.
Low Mileage - Only 170,000.
Faster than a 'Vette - A Chevette.
Convertible - After driving under truck.
Runs Great - Too bad it doesn’t roll.
Third Owner - To see the light and get rid of this piece of junk.
Nice Stereo - To overcome exhaust noise.
Good Investment - Can't be worth much less.
California Car - And has been since it arrived from Cleveland three weeks ago.
Numbers-Matching - The price in my ad matches the number of dollars I'd like to get for it.
Original Hemi Engine - Just installed it last week.
Authentic - To bad the VIN doesn't match up.
Fast - Compared to a Geo Metro.
Looks Great - In dim light.
Always Garaged - That's because it would never run long enough for me to get it out of the garage.
Needs Paint - To cover rust.
New Paint - Beautifully covers rust.
Solid as a rock - Rusted solid
Clean - I will vacuum up the 6 month old French Fries 10 minutes before you see the car.
Over $20,000 Invested - And that was just to get it to run.
Restored, With 0 Miles - Won't start.
Restored, With 2 Miles - Won't stay running.
Older Restoration - First owner washed it.
One Owner - I couldn't even give it away.
Fully Loaded - Seller is too.
All Options - 8-track player.
95% Complete - Can't find the other 5%.
95% Complete - Everything except the engine.
Low Miles - Ever since the odometer was turned back.
Only 59,000 Miles - Actually 359,000 miles.
Rare Model - One of only 500,000 made.
Good Transportation - It's ugly as sin.
Must Sell - Before the law finds seller.
Must Sell - Need bail money.
Must Sell - My wife just bought new furniture; again.
Sure to Appreciate - Yeah, that's why I'm selling it.
Summer Fun - Roof leaks in winter.
Summer Fun - Won't make it to fall.
Reliable - Don't leave the neighborhood.
Clean - Homeless dude at 5th and Main did the windows.
Runs fine - I was going to say "runs excellent" but I had a last minute attack of conscience.
Daily Driver - 400 miles a day.
Only Driven Sundays - Sunday is race day.
Engine Rebuilt - Engine degreased to look it.
Doesn’t Smoke - No
oil to burn, or 90wt
oil.
Trans. Rebuilt - Fine sawdust used to make it quiet.
4 Speed Gearbox - 5th gear is dead.
Engine Blueprinted - I don't know what that means either.
Hurry, Won't Last - Neither will the car.
Needs some body work - Was side-swiped by a Winnebago.
New Tires - Retreads years ago.
Or Best Offer - I'm guessing at the price here.
Well Maintained - I occasionally changed the
oil.
Well Maintained - Oil changed every other leap year.
Drives Like a Dream - A nightmare.
No Time To Restore It - Can't find the parts.
Never Smoked In - Unfortunately, that's the best thing I can say about it.
Needs Minor Repair - Doesn't run.
Needs Minor Overhaul - Needs engine.
Needs Major Overhaul - Phone the junkyard.
Car Cover - To help keep out rats.
Always Garaged - Embarrassed to leave it outside.
Looks like new - Just don't try to drive it anywhere.
Rough Condition - Too bad to lie about.
Family Owned - Driven by 6 teenagers.
Restoration Started - The rest of the car has been in boxes since 1992.
Fully Restored - Nothing original.
All Original - I never had anything fixed, adjusted, or replaced.
Desireable Classic - No one wants it.
Rare Classic - No one wanted it, even when it was new.
Stored 20 Years - In a farmer's field.
Ran When Stored - But doesn't start now.
Never Apart - Bolts too rounded to loosen.
Smog Exempt - DMV doesn't think so.
Tags Till Next Year - Stolen year sticker.
Excellent Gas Mileage - It's slow.
Project Car - I can't figure out how to finish it, and I doubt you will either.
Moving, Must Sell - Off to jail, need bail money.
No Disappointments - Once you hand me the cash, I promise I won't be disappointed.
Loaded with Options - None of them work.
Loaded with Options - Each one more troublesome than the last.
Burns No Oil - It all leaks out.
Rebuilt Engine - Cleaned the spark plugs.
Drive It Away - I live on a hill.
Drive It Anywhere - Within 10 miles.
Rare Option - Because the factory never offered it.
Motivated Seller - Motivated to get the hell out of town.
Lots of Potential - To drive you insane.
Engine Quite - Uses 90-weight oil.
Parts Car - Beyond repair.
Immaculate - Recently washed.
Concours Condition - Recently waxed.
95 Point Car - You think that is impressive, you should see the points on my driving record.
Show Winner - Once got third place in the 1983 Eastern Iowa Star Trek Convention - but that was before the rust got really bad.
Other Interests Conflict - Spouse's ultimatum: "Either that #!!@&## thing goes or I do!"