In case you missed it, it's April 1. Here are our favorite April Fools jokes from around the industry.
BimmerWorld: The Butt Dyno
What's a butt dyno? Simple: It's the seat-of-your-pants feeling you get when your car is faster. BimmerWorld poked some more fun at the already-dubious term by announcing their latest investment: The Butt-Jet 5000. Know anybody that wants to …
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Hagerty had me going for a bit with the LFX V6 powered C8 Corvette dubbed the "XFE," as in "Xtreme Fuel Efficiency" like the Cobalt XFE. The sad part is, I was kind of excited for it, but knew people would kick up a fuss about a v6 Corvette.
T.J.
MegaDork
4/1/19 9:37 a.m.
What is the joke with the Kia Soul one?
That Rally Porsche would sell. I bet we see it in dealerships soon.
Aspen
HalfDork
4/1/19 3:43 p.m.
I wish my new BMW had MTT it sure would make tailgating more worthwhile since I am obligated to do it anyway.
Aspen said:
I wish my new BMW had MTT it sure would make tailgating more worthwhile since I am obligated to do it anyway.
How about BMW pre-cancelling turn signals? You know, just in case you're new to BMW ownership and find yourself accidentally signaling lane changes?
T.J.
MegaDork
4/1/19 6:40 p.m.
BMW is selling turn signal offset credits.
Tyler H said:
Aspen said:
I wish my new BMW had MTT it sure would make tailgating more worthwhile since I am obligated to do it anyway.
How about BMW pre-cancelling turn signals? You know, just in case you're new to BMW ownership and find yourself accidentally signaling lane changes?
I heard that those are the ones that require regular synthetic blinker fluid changes.
Toyota tried to be funny, accidentally introduced a non-appliance people might get excited about. Thread: Toyota's "joke" car is cooler than their entire line up.
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trucke said:
Am I the only one that does not hate this?
dculberson said:
Hagerty had me going for a bit with the LFX V6 powered C8 Corvette dubbed the "XFE," as in "Xtreme Fuel Efficiency" like the Cobalt XFE. The sad part is, I was kind of excited for it, but knew people would kick up a fuss about a v6 Corvette.
My favorite detail was how they'd claimed it was code named Blue Flame.
I love Castle Combe declaring independence from the UK
dean1484 said:
Am I the only one that does not hate this?
The front end probably fits better on that thing than on the Cherokee they stole it from.
On the face of it, seems like a viable invention but the pitcher looks like a Gen2 S10:
https://jalopnik.com/toyota-patents-bedwetter-1833723602
The funny thing is, this very morning I dropped a load of E36 M3 in the dumpster at work and there was a bunch of dirt and crap left behind. This got me to thinking about a way to clean the bed without having to use a broom and hose. I just got the broom and it's supposed to rain today...
This is a great one if you know the back story behind it.
rdcyclist said:
On the face of it, seems like a viable invention but the pitcher looks like a Gen2 S10:
https://jalopnik.com/toyota-patents-bedwetter-1833723602
The funny thing is, this very morning I dropped a load of E36 M3 in the dumpster at work and there was a bunch of dirt and crap left behind. This got me to thinking about a way to clean the bed without having to use a broom and hose. I just got the broom and it's supposed to rain today...
That one's not an April Fools joke, surprisingly.
O-fishy-al US Patent
Google image of the patent with S10 drawings
dean1484 said:
trucke said:
Am I the only one that does not hate this?
You are not although i want them to lift it like the odd AMCs of old too
Antihero said:
dean1484 said:
trucke said:
Am I the only one that does not hate this?
You are not although i want them to lift it like the odd AMCs of old too
Yup amc eagle is what I thought of when I saw this.