Disco

I parked up outside the newsagent earlier today, and as I was getting out two young lads on their way to school walked past.
I reckon they must have been only about 10-11yrs old, and as they went past one asked...
"Is that a 10 second car?"
On the basis that I had no idea what he was talking about I replied
"Cant tell you mate, its top secret"
Cunningly avoided I thought!
"Well it looks like a 10 second car to me mister!" he responded
"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't" I said, before dissapearing into the shop!

10 seconds is a bit quick for a 1/4mile (and I'm not sure 10yr olds are into 1/4miles already!) and hellishly slow for 0-60, any ideas what he was talking about?

cw42

iTrader: (1)

Was he talking about the time it takes to nick it! I think kids who are "down" with the street talk in those sorts of terms these days, LOL,
chris.

P1Fanatic

You obviously havent seen The Fast and the Furious then?

Simon.

Disco

Everyones seen it, few remember it LOL

damian666

He means 1/4 mile obviously

Disco

Being 10 he's obviously not tried tuning a Scoob to do that then!!!!

5 Type R

Cheesiest lines in a movie ever????????

"I live my life a quarter mile at a time" FATF

also

"U owe me a 10sec car" FATF

damian666

I live my life a quater mile at a time, and for those 45 seconds or less, I'm free.

Damian, on his 125

SJ_Skyline

Disco:

10 seconds - the time taken to jack your car up, stick bricks unders it and nick your wheels!

Richard Askew

SJ - nah he was in Essex so its gotta be sub 7 seconds for the wheels to disappear

KevMac

I thought Nic Cage talked about doing a ton in 10 seconds and not the quarter mile?

I could be wrong though and I aint going to watch it again!

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

AFAIK If your 1/4 mile time slip starts with a 10 then you have a 10 second car, hence if you do a 10.99 then you are "in the 10's".

I hope to see some 10 second scoobs at Elvington

DaveR

I'm also sure that in the movie, 10secs was the time they had to achieve 100mph - nothing to do with a quarter mile

windyboy

On a similar vein...

My 8 year old nephew was in Halfords a while ago with my Dad and he asked the Halfords fella if he sold NOS kits & turbo chargers.

LOL.

Ciaran

iTrader: (16)

has to be the 1/4 mile time just as said above as in the tftf he owed vin diesel a 10 second car.

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

I only saw TFATF once, a long time ago. I don't even remember that Cage fellow being in it, let alone what the 10 seconds refer to.

lpski1

Cage isnt in it, and i think they are referring to a 10sec 1/4 mile as when they race in the desert at Race Wars ! they race over a 1/4 mile.

I've seen it too many times. The second one looks midly better.

Disco

Cage is in "Gone in 60 Seconds", and may mention a ton in 10 seconds when refering to one of the cars in that.

damian666

Surely 10 flat is slow

[Edited by damian666 - 5/12/2003 9:30:47 AM]