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[xbcoupe302]

Was does it matter call it what u want but if the poms and euros called it that.
Thats what it must be after all australia has only been speaking for just over 200 years where europe and uk have been speaking for 1000s.

[Casper]

Originally Posted by xbcoupe302

Was does it matter call it what u want but if the poms and euros called it that.
Thats what it must be after all australia has only been speaking for just over 200 years where europe and uk have been speaking for 1000s.

Ummm, but cars are only 100 years old.......and the US has built more cars than any other continent.

Either way, calling it pinking is stupid, it is not a commonly referred to term (unlike pinging) and simply confuses people.

[xbcoupe302]

easy solution dont let your car pink or ping then u dont have to use the word

[Casper]

Originally Posted by xbcoupe302

easy solution dont let your car pink or ping then u dont have to use the word

lol, both my cars a made for unleaded, ping(k)ing is not an issue

[RED_EL_XR8]

Originally Posted by Casper

Now, lets do a spot survey at a servo....ask 50 people have you ever heard of engines pinging....then ask if they have heard of pinking? Lets see how many have even heard of pinking.

Yes, pinking may be correct but its pointless to put it on customer brochures...less than 0.0001% of people (just those with obscure british merchanics manuals it seems) have ever heard of it.

May as well have written it in polish if thats the case.

I tried your survey today and the only one who said he had heard of it was an elderly asian gentleman, who stated "ress pinking rig shitty in China!"

I am sure those of polish origin who use Mobil, would easily represent more than 0.0001% of the population, so you may well have something there. :Up_to_som

[BTTB]

Originally Posted by 460cixy

yup it sure is pinging to the un educated. before takeing the **** on the work experiance kid. who ever wrote that clearly has more smarts than your self or who ever agreed with your coments. pinking/pinging are the same thing.

Well my 15 years as a mechanic superseeds your 9 years...

You may very well be right...
but Nobody I have ever worked with...
nor been taught by... has ever called it "pinking"

must be a lot of us DUMBASS mechanics out there I guess :

[460cixy]

what rock have they been hideing under or have you only worked at dealerships