Pet Peve Wheels called "Rims"

[wingnutt]

ah-hahahaha the engine vs. motor conundrum…

ford MOTOR company
general MOTORS
department of MOTOR vehicles

…shall I go on

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[dpAtlanta]

ah-hahahaha the engine vs. motor conundrum…

ford MOTOR company
general MOTORS
department of MOTOR vehicles

…shall I go on

That might just come from the old term "motorcar", not from the word or reference to an engine.
Let's see if it fits:
Ford ENGINE company
General ENGINES
Department of ENGINE vehicles

...shall I go on

I win... I attached twice as many smiling thingies!!!







Linguistic Observation
"conundrum".... a word rarely used, but is just plain cool.

 

[cerbomark]

The thought was that they were super thin, like a pizza cutter.

I agree . (Pizza cutter wheel)

 

[GT 550]

Proper word choice is part of grammar, Gandalf.

 

[Crowd Hunter]

The sudden use by EVERYONE of the word "fitment"... that's my pet peeve. I found a comment by a guy who says it much better than I do, but I agree with him.

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FITMENT INDUSTRY


February 02, 2021
By Julian Spender
0 Comment
There are numerous words I hate in the tuning "scene". Stance being one of the worst. Closely followed by Spacers. However the real winner is the misuse of the word Fitment. There is even a company called Fitment Industries that has created their own meaning of the word Fitment.
Just for clarity let's make the issue simple.

And this is something entirely different. Many search engines seems fixated with this new definition. Don't use this word, your price could rise quickly.
Acceptable words are: Offset, ET, Width, Tyres, Rolling Radius, Arch Gap, Scrub Radius - BUT NOT FITMENT

 

[Caballus]

My pet peeve is people misspelling pet peeve.

Not really, but why not?

 

[wingnutt]

That might just come from the old term "motorcar", not from the word or reference to an engine.

lol…sure about that?

motor car

• n.
  An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile specially designed for passengers and propelled by an internal combustion engine.

and three smilies

 

[GT 550]

Department of ENGINE vehicles made me laught-wheeze

Rincewind?

Another....typical...student

 

[BigR4444]

*Raises hand*
Sorry, I do this...

But to be fair, if I'm on a forum like this, or talking to someone knowledgeable about cars, I'll say "wheels" but if I'm talking to someone who doesn't know much about cars, I say "rims."

My mother a few weeks back said she "needed new wheels".. took me a few confused texts to figure out she was talking about her hubcaps...

I think if I was to tell her I'm buying new wheels, she wouldn't be sure if that meant tires as well... But if I told her, "Mom, I bought new rims," she would know exactly what I'm talking about.

I think rims is a pop culture word... people understand it

 

[dpAtlanta]

lol…sure about that?

motor car

• n.
  An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile specially designed for passengers and propelled by an internal combustion engine.

and three smilies

Well lets just find out what the definition of "engine" is shall we:

engine

• n.
  Of or pertaining to that of which "wingnutt" aka Michael tries to one-up "dpAtlanta": esp., when the correct definition is as follows: a device to propel a motorcar utilizing an internal combustion engine.

and four smilies

 

[wingnutt]

Well lets just find out what the definition of "engine" is shall we:

engine

• n.
  Of or pertaining to that of which "wingnutt" aka Michael tries to one-up "dpAtlanta": esp., when the correct definition is as follows: a device to propel a motorcar utilizing an internal combustion engine.

and four smilies

lol…I feel like we are trying to say the same thing here

 

[GT 550]

Well lets just find out what the definition of "engine" is shall we:

engine

• n.
  Of or pertaining to that of which "wingnutt" aka Michael tries to one-up "dpAtlanta": esp., when the correct definition is as follows: a device to propel a motorcar utilizing an internal combustion engine.

and four smilies

Motorcar.

 

[GT 550]

Not a thing.

 

[Bikeman315]

Not a thing.

It is if Mik says it is.

 

[MD18EcoStang]

Rim is the outer edge of a wheel that holds the beads for tire mounting. Traditionally, the rim was welded or riveted to the wheel center or "disc. Together they are a wheel. A wheel & tire is a wheel assembly. Many newer wheels are formed as one piece, instead or two pieces. Rim is not the correct term for a wheel, but it is gaining social acceptance amongst the younger crowd.

The same crowd that refers to records as... vinyls. Nooooo! Makes my skin crawl...

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