Car slang you’ve probably never heard of
If you are in the same group Spend enough time with people and you will develop your own language with them. Even though you all speak English, the unique words you and your group members use may not be recognizable to outsiders. To car enthusiasts, a "10-footer" refers to a vehicle that looks good from 10 feet away but looks terrible when you get up close; to a baker, it might conjure up an epic line French bread. There are many sources of this word, such as beater, hooptie, jalopy, econobox, etc. I think we’ve all heard these terms before. The list below contains words that may not be commonly used. If you use any of these regularly, feel free to let me know in the comments section. jiki Photo courtesy of Jaguar About 20 years ago I heard about this method being used by a salesman at an exotic car dealership in San Antonio, Texas. My buddy Jack and…
Alfa Romeo 4C with over 600 miles on the clock
A good friend of mineDan is not a car guy. He is a talented cartoonist with a love for nature, theater, and Legos. Although he now lives in Texas, he also loves the food of his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, especially a sandwich chain there. A few years ago, when we were roommates in Austin, Texas, I happened to be reviewing the 2018 Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe one week. Dan doesn't get to visit his family and favorite haunts much, so I wanted to give him a taste of his hometown. The 4C was a poor choice for the upcoming trip, but it made for a story I'll never forget. A few months before we set out on this pilgrimage, Dan told me that the one place he’d miss most about Cincinnati was the East Coast Subs restaurant in Penn Station. A quick online search revealed three locations in Texas, but they were all in the Dallas area, about three…
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