Okay, admit it guys...............

[jwillis]

You all saw the movie, "The Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen and I know you remember the part where he goes down into the engine room and says, "Hello engine, I'm Jake Holman." So, admit it. How many of you talk to your cars? Not even a litle bit? How about the time you told that baby she was one pretty little girl. Or the time you said, "Pal, you are one kick a$$ SOB!!" Cm'on. We won't tell. How many of you guys talk to you cars? After all, they do understand you, don't they?

 

[copterdoctor]

Got caught this summer by my wife talking to my 46' Ford truck.... I was on a creeper, elbows deep under the truck, and had already done the usual cuss out, and had moved on to the sweet talk. I see my wifes little feet come in the man door, stop for about 3 seconds, heard a giggle, then right back out the door she went... when I finally got back in the house she had a funny smirk on her face... she just doesn't get it.... lol

 

[v7guy]

I do it, regularly, with pretty much anything i'm working on. the misses is used to it.

 

[thdewey]

Ok First there are two issues here..

First, yes I talk to the car when working on it or trying to get it to do what I want. Sometimes sweet talk will do what an 18" breaker bar won't.

Second, as in the example you give boats are different. You are constantly doing maintenance on them and trying to keep them running. I was a mechanic in the Navy and let me tell you that they all girls and are very high 'maintenance'. Only constant love and attention keep her running the way you want. I also know that if all else fails use a little voodoo.

 

[blackice]

I talk to my trucks once in a while, but lately I fine more and more I catch myself talking to my dog.... I think I might be loosing my mind.......

 

[Al B]

Of course I talk to my cars. They talk back to me as well. Is there something wrong with that?

 

[Benw455]

The question is Who doesnt talk to thier car?

 

[ddawg16]

The question is Who doesnt talk to thier car?

Notice how quiet this thread is now?

 

[Ray-CA]

I talk to my trucks once in a while, but lately I fine more and more I catch myself talking to my dog.... I think I might be loosing my mind.......

But the dog understands and will respond.

Ray

 

[Andy4639]

All the time... all the time!!!!

 

[Skin]

i swear at stuff i work on, does that count?

 

[bazzateer]

All the time, dogs too. Never been let down or lied to as a result. Now women on the other hand .................................................

 

[ecotec]

All the time, dogs too. Never been let down or lied to as a result. Now women on the other hand .................................................

that is just all too true.

 

[TONE]

Ummmm, I dont talk to my cars.

 

[e-tek]

There's things I can say to my cars that I couldn't - or wouldn't - say to the wife. Not so much the other way 'round though! Like last week I was installing a new header on the galaxie and it started with easy talk while I was getting the tools ready, the blanket over the fender, the header prepped, then turned to cussing the ***** out as the old one wouldn't come off easily, then like we wuz having a go as I got the new one to fit, then back the easy talk as it was getting tightened up.....

 

[dirttracker18]

Yes and my wife is just used to it now. I think it weired her out the first time we got sliding on ice and I started talking to the car to help me pull it back. After we got it back under control she turned to me and said "What was that?"
Now she is just used to it. I think she might even talk to her car when I am not around but I have yet to prove it.

 

[ZRX61]

after we got it back under control she turned to me and said "what was that?"

lol!!........

 

[TheGrooveking]

All of my vehicles have names, my mother always named her cars, so to me its normal, as strange as it sounds and it might be all pyschological in my own head but I swear sometimes it helps.

TheGrooveking

 

[xcgates]

Oh, yeah, I tend to talk to the bikes a lot when working, less so with the car. It runs the range of sweet-talking to straight-up foul, sailor lagnuage, but it makes sense to me, and that is all that matters.

When actually riding/driving I'm more likely to talk to the car than the bike. And most of the time when I talk while driving was whenever I'd have traction trouble, either due to snow/ice, or being off-road. And yes, some people get quiet when I sweet-talk my way though a slide. Gave a ride home to a friend from school (200 miles), on bald summer tires in an early, nasty, snowstorm. He had never heard such a range of way to talk, poke, prod, and generally interact with a car before, many of which would get a restraining order if she was a real person..

 

[Axe Man]

Sweet talk, nasty talk, and I pat her on the dashboard too!

 

[Rockey]

You all saw the movie, "The Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen and I know you remember the part where he goes down into the engine room and says, "Hello engine, I'm Jake Holman." So, admit it. How many of you talk to your cars? Not even a litle bit? How about the time you told that baby she was one pretty little girl. Or the time you said, "Pal, you are one kick a$$ SOB!!" Cm'on. We won't tell. How many of you guys talk to you cars? After all, they do understand you, don't they?

Whatchou talkin bout Willis????

 

[jay50]

i talk to my car when i'm drunk....

 

[RPH]

Alway's, there my babies. Some of them been longer with me than the wife. Less trouble too!

 

[Torque1st]

If a vehicle is acting up and you want to keep your vehicles trouble free just get out the sales brochure for a new car and read it out loud next to the afore mentioned vehicle. You never even have to lift a wrench...

 

[James E]

It's a good thing that vehicles are inanimate objects and can't understand me--I only ever curse at them.

 

[Abbott]

Yes and my wife is just used to it now. I think it weired her out the first time we got sliding on ice and I started talking to the car to help me pull it back. After we got it back under control she turned to me and said "What was that?"
Now she is just used to it. I think she might even talk to her car when I am not around but I have yet to prove it.

LOL, the last time I did a couple of 360s on an icy highway my wife didn't say a word for about 20 minutes

 

[NUTTSGT]

I talk to my mustang, to the dog and to myself.

 

[Kevin54]

I talk to my vehicle but it's mainly "You sumbitch"

 

[supertooljunkie]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I'm schizophrenic,
And so am I.
Of course I talk to my truck, and my cat, and just about everything else. They..........understand.

 

[commonut]

Never EVER talk about replacing a car where it can hear. No good has ever come from that. Driving home from work, talking to a mate about keeping his eye out for a particular new car to replace mine, all of a sudden..."I'll call you back mate, somethings not right here". Split a bore, just like that, no warning, nothing. I only speak nice to my babies while driving them.

 

[dirttracker18]

Ditto on the dash pat as well, when she's been a good girl.

 

[woody2136]

I tend to have a foul mouth talking to my cars. But even found myself cussing out drywall this weekend... haha

 

[kc-steve]

If a vehicle is acting up and you want to keep your vehicles trouble free just get out the sales brochure for a new car and read it out loud next to the afore mentioned vehicle. You never even have to lift a wrench...

He-he, that's what I do! It must work, my primary car is 18 years old now.

Steve

 

[A1an]

Typically the only time I would talk to my car is if something is going wrong.

As the problem starts:
"Come on baby...make it one more mile. Please baby I'll treat you real good."

And when it doesn't make it home:
"Stupid ************* you left me stranded again. I think I should tell you that I've been looking at other cars...I think we need to spend some time apart."

 

[LAROKE]

Had a routine with my '55 chebby truck "BillyBob" before I started working on it myself. If I was at the repair shop and they had a new kid, the shop owner would task him with putting the truck in the shop bay. We would watch as the kid got in the truck and tried to start it . . . Turn the ignition key and . . . nothing.

Sometimes, I'd tell him he had to tell the truck to start. He try it a time or two before giving up. I would crawl into the cab and, with my hands in the air, say "Start up, BillyBob, old boy." The rookie couldn't see me stompin' on the foot starter button and the truck would start up! We'd let him in on the joke later.

 

[Falcon67]

Dash pat? More like pounding on the dash yellin' FASTER DAMMIT! in the lights at 90 MPH. Usually followed by "you stupid Ford, you broke out".

 

[willymakeit]

My wife says I talk toeverything but here. As far as talking to myself I remind everyone that I'm talking to the smartest person I know.