No I meant what you pedantically call a flap.
Guess what, I call them wing mirrors too.
Why don't all cars have mudguards?
Jun 25, 2021
Last reply: 5 years ago
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I don't dictate the posts.
I thought fender meant bumper?
You call mud-flaps wing mirrors?
It takes all sorts...
Well, it doesn't.
Haven't you heard of the "four fendered friend" aka "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?
Doesn't your car fly?
The original had fixed wings. Later copies had/have either fixed wings, which create massive drag and try to lift the front of the car at speed, or cycle wings, as they are generally known, which just cover the tyre and turn with the steering. Mine has cycle wings. Neither type is known as a mudguard.
You don't. Peeler does.
I thought the fixed wings were a US thing. The definitely were wings as they started to flap at around 70 mph.
Actually, to be fair, the very first ones did have cycle wings, made of metal, but they were soon changed to fixed wings.
Don't give up the day job.
The covers are a stupid idea, they just fall to bits if you even kick them.
Nobody ever calls that a bumper cover. Except maybe a mechanic.
Bumpers should be like that. A small collision should require nothing more than a lick of paint.
Then explain "fender bender" for small collision.
For what reason? This is like getting blood out of a stone.
Never heard the first phrase.
The internet is pretty cool, but a flying car would have been much more fun -- badly quoted from someone like Steve Wright, can't find it online.
The entire rear bumper of the first Ford Focus in the UK flapped like crazy at only 70mph. I saw so many get all split over the first year or so.
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