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Do you guys across the pond call it 'aquaplaning'?

Because we always call it 'hydroplaning'

It's really amazing how many differences there are between English and American. The structure of the languages is the same, but there are so many words that we use and you guys don't, but you guys have words that mean exactly the same thing.

 

Yeah its aquaplaning in English, or "squeeze your cheeks together and hope for the best" .

 

You mean YOU use words that WE don't, and YOUR words mean the exact same as OURS.

 

I've always called it hydroplaning. That's how I wrote off my first car too, too much speed down a hill and sudden loss of braking due to water...bit of a fill your pants moment isn't it

 

I thought you were driving like an idiot around a corner and crashed into some woman?

 

nah, i crashed after going round the corner, it was the speed down the hill and locking my wheels up that actually made me crash...

 

And we both have words that make absolutely no sense...

Trunk? That's a big case that you use to put stuff in, i.e. steamer trunk.
Boot? Those are the big things on your feet.

Yet they both mean 'the back part of the car'...

 

my first car, i have it now for almost a year and stil works
vw polo 1.4
pics are when i just got it
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to be honest, you guys might have got this one right. i put stuff in the back of my car, like i would a cupboard, chest, or TRUNK

i tend not to wear my cars' arse though

 

But if you've got seats in the back like I do, then it's a seating area, and you don't typically put people in trunks unless you're kidnapping them.

 

kidnapping eh?

i have rear seats AND a boot/trunk/rearstorageandsubwooferarea, go me!

 

R reg 1.2L Renault Clio, just spent 2 hours this morning cleaning and polishing the hell out of it.



Pretty good car for its engine size, beats my friends 1.4L Focus and 1.6L 206 in acceleration

But it looks as I'll be giving this to my bro later this year and I'll be getting a new car, perhaps a Focus or Golf...

 

it's stil a nice car tho, why geting a new one?

 

I test drove a P reg one, the handling and controls were terrible, so I'm guessing thats why.

 

Your friends cant drive very well then

 

No, the handling and controls imo are very good although they can be a little stiff sometimes. It may just be because I have gotten so used to it.

Reason for giving to my bro is because I need a bigger car, and a little more boost in acceleration/speed would be nice, so a bigger engine size too

 

Well i can do my mates Focus 1.8 in my Ka , but its only because hes a crap driver

 

hmm... always need for bigger...
don't blame u, i drive dodge stealth with 3.0 L v6, want a z28 camaro with 350 V8

 

Since I went to boarding school most of my friends live across the UK and Ireland so I do a lot of travelling and most of the time I have a couple of friends with me along with luggage, as you can see its a tight fit in a 3 door Clio! My bro is starting his driving lessons soon so I might as well give the Clio to him...

My dad is planning to buy TWO brand spanking new VW Golfs

 

WW: Race? Clio 1.2s ***.