Things I've learned about cars from movies

[Jack]

There was en episode of Star Trek Voyager where they found an old pickup truck floating in space.  Out in the absolute zero, vacuum of space.  They beamed it aboard and, need I say it?  It started right up.  That is just wrong on soooooo many levels 

[asimpson2006]

If an American made car flies 40 feet in the air, and flips during that process it will explode when it hits the ground. 

If you roll a car over and then roll it back so you can drive away in it, any damage done to the car during the roll over will automatically be fixed and look good as new. 

[Neville]

With all its flaws, "The peacemaker" had this right, Clooney had to shoot at the windshield a few times before he made a hole big enough to shove the barrel of his gun throgh it. It was supposed to be a bulletproof windshield, though.

[SynapticBoomstick]

There was en episode of Star Trek Voyager where they found an old pickup truck floating in space.  Out in the absolute zero, vacuum of space.  They beamed it aboard and, need I say it?  It started right up.  That is just wrong on soooooo many levels 

I remember that

[akiratubo]

LOL, that's one of my favorites.  Apparently the wires are hooked up to the starter, but once the car starts, the two wires are twisted together.  But, um, wouldn't than mean the starter would be running the whole time the car is?  You sort of want those things to turn off once the car starts.  And how about the actual ignition system of the car that sends electricity to the spark plugs?  That's apparently somehow magically run through that same wire.  Maybe it's just the on/off wire for the car.

Tying the two wires together closes the ignition circuit.  Touching a third wire to them activates the starter solenoid.  Once started, you leave the ignition wires together and let the solenoid wire hang loose.

On old cars that only have three or four wires on the ignition switch, you probably wouldn't get it right the first try.  And on a newer car that has about 6.022*10^23 wires on the switch AND all sorts of anti-theft features, forget it unless you know what you're doing.

[AndyC]

What I'd really like to see in a movie is some guy hotwiring a newer car, touching two wires together and setting off the airbag 

[BoyScoutKevin]

The Jag XKE is a boy scout magnet. Wait! That didn't come out right.

[ghouck]

ALL cars have positraction.

The smug school bully has the nicest car, but if he's part of the main plot, he will lose it somehow (wreck, stolen)

Even a worn-out 72 pinto can lay 80 feet of rubber if you slam the accelerator down hard enough.

Superchargers, even roots-type, can be turned on and off with the flick of a switch.

Cars that are going 180+ MPH stop dead in their tracks when they explode.

Nitrous Oxide doubles the speed of your car, and is only used when already at top speed.

If you see a Lamborghini crash and burn, its aluminum will burn remarkably like fiberglass. Same with Ferraris.

Tough anti-heros are often scared of the only real car around (Eyes Vin Diesel).

[AndyC]

When cars travel at speeds upwards of 100mph, everything around them starts to move faster as well.

[ghouck]

There was en episode of Star Trek Voyager where they found an old pickup truck floating in space.  Out in the absolute zero, vacuum of space.  They beamed it aboard and, need I say it?  It started right up.  That is just wrong on soooooo many levels 

Obviously they "beamed" a full battery charge and a tank of fuel into it before beaming it aboard, oh, and the teleporter replaced any corrosion with it's native, uncorroded material. 

[AndyC]

There was en episode of Star Trek Voyager where they found an old pickup truck floating in space.  Out in the absolute zero, vacuum of space.  They beamed it aboard and, need I say it?  It started right up.  That is just wrong on soooooo many levels 

Obviously they "beamed" a full battery charge and a tank of fuel into it before beaming it aboard, oh, and the teleporter replaced any corrosion with it's native, uncorroded material. 

I must have missed that episode. Sounds like the plot of a battery commercial. Beam the truck aboard, put a bunny under the hood...you know the rest.

[ghouck]

Lol, WHEN they try it, you can point out this site and collect some royalties maybe.