Movie car myths...

[joeranger]

I think these are all obvious but it was a fun post to read
I thought the last one was interesting, Gas is a perishable item. If you eave gas in your mower, it might not start next season...let alone left for years in an apocalypse

You Shouldn’t Really Believe All These Movie Myths About Cars (20 pics)

 

[dbuck]

Gas can last a couple of years if in a proper container/gas tank. Even then you can usually still use it after that. You can smell it and tell if you shouldn’t.
So in an apocalypse you’d have dead batteries long before bad gas.

 

[Riceball]

Gas can last a couple of years if in a proper container/gas tank. Even then you can usually still use it after that. You can smell it and tell if you shouldn’t.
So in an apocalypse you’d have dead batteries long before bad gas.

A couple of years, but in the timeline of The Walking Dead it's been more than a couple of years and cars are still running just fine somehow; long after its gas, battery, oil, and everything else should have long since died/gone bad.

 

[Richard Baker]

I remember there was a chase scene in San Francisco in the 70's- two cars running down those famous rolling hill streets. the lead car was supposed to run against parked cars on both sides during the chase- they had to rebuild the LTD with iron beams in the corners because even a glancing collision crumpled the car's body around the front tires and stopped it.

 

[Halliwax]

Horn on the center of the steering wheel on a delorean

Erks me every time!!

 

[ajaxjones]

FWIW , just pulled a motorbike out of the shed that last ran in 2005 and it still works ! Petrol still in it, battery looks a bit cloudy but keeps a charge for a little bit

 

[Laspector]

Never actually been in a Delorean. Where is the horn?

 

[BTTUK]

Never actually been in a Delorean. Where is the horn?

Originally on the left hand indicator stalk.

Though some upgraded it to the centre of the steering wheel to stop them from accidentally triggering it. Especially at night in the UK where it is illegal to sound a horn for anything except dangerous situations.

 

[Halliwax]

Never actually been in a Delorean. Where is the horn?

On the end of the turner directional lever

 

[Laspector]

"Turner directional lever"??? "Left Hand indicator stalk"??? Are you guys kidding me? I assume you mean the blinker?

 

[Halliwax]

"Turner directional lever"??? "Left Hand indicator stalk"??? Are you guys kidding me? I assume you mean the blinker?

I was going to say blinker but thought that was a “new England” term

“ hay hay, use ya blinkaah!!”

 

[BTTUK]

"Turner directional lever"??? "Left Hand indicator stalk"??? Are you guys kidding me? I assume you mean the blinker?

I tend to forget US usage of english differs from ours here in the UK . They are called indicators here in the UK.

Though depending on what make of car you drive, seems to either make them optional or non-existent on roundabouts

 

[Halliwax]

"Turner directional lever"??? "Left Hand indicator stalk"??? Are you guys kidding me? I assume you mean the blinker?

Just realized it must have been autospell, I didn’t mean to put “turner”

 

[PHArchivist]

On the end of the turner directional lever

Never knew that. Fuckung bizarre...

 

[Zombie_61]

Never actually been in a Delorean...

You aren't missing anything.

 

[BTTUK]

Never knew that. Fuckung bizarre...

It's common on old cars on this side of the atlantic. The old Mini also had it on the indicator stalk.

Mind you, to my mind it is bizzare having the driver's seat on the wrong side of the car like you guys

 

[ajaxjones]

On the end of the turner directional lever

Winkers