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Blokes and cars

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notnagging · 12/12/2012 16:20

I know I am being unseasonable but my dh does not have a clue about cars!! We have had so many bangers. He doesn't know where to start with an engine & we have wasted £1000's. we are currently sat freezing in the car as his has broken down but he can't find where the battery is. I thought Everyman knew about cars?!

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cozietoesie · 12/12/2012 16:21

Sadly, so do most men! 'tisn't so.

DoingitOnTheRoofTopWithSanta · 12/12/2012 16:21

I am pretty sure there is no "secret to cars" tattooed on the penis of most men I have known.

Read up about them next time yourself!

BettySwollocksandaCrustyRack · 12/12/2012 16:22

Well I am pretty sure everyone knows where the car battery is...even I do although admittedly thats about it.

A battery isnt the only reason for breakdowns though - hence companies like the AA/RAC

Of course not every man knows about cars, thats a bit like saying every woman knows how to cook.

Next time you buy a car, get it checked out by someone who knows what they are looking at!

EuroShagmore · 12/12/2012 16:22

Why should he know about cars? Why don't you? You don't need a penis to learn about an engine.

(NB. I don't know anything about engines. That's why I pay a garage to service it and the RAC to bail me out if anything goes wrong.)

WorraLorraTurkey · 12/12/2012 16:25

So I take it you know all about them because you've decided to learn?

Good, you can sort it out then.

notnagging · 12/12/2012 16:40

Wow some men defending on mumsnet!Smile
I do know about cars but was feeding my ds in the back and he couldn't hear me shouting at himSmile

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LRDtheFeministDude · 12/12/2012 16:44

Don't be so daft. It's a willy, not a car maintenance handbook.

FWIW there is less and less point to trying to learn about cars as so much these days is controlled by the car's computer.

Purplemonster · 12/12/2012 16:48

My OH's brilliant with cars (he should be, he's a mechanic Wink
) , he's just bloody useless with loads of other things, there are much more useful skills to wish for!

notnagging · 12/12/2012 17:03

True lrd. I also know more about DIY then him but I suspect he's done this on purpose so he doesn't have to do any

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Collaborate · 12/12/2012 17:15

Gross over generalisation (these things usually are) but if I ask 2 people for a description of a car, and one gives me the make and model, and the other gives me the colour, the first one's usually a man and the other a woman.

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