Think you’re a car nut?

Look carefully at these two spark plugs. One of them is brand new and has the appropriate gap of .054″. The other one was carelessly left in use for more than 70,000 miles, creating a gap of .087″, by a mindless idiot who was not diligent in his automotive maintanence schedule. Which is which?

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18 Responses to “Think you’re a car nut?”

  1. Jack
    December 13th, 2005 01:41
    1

    I’m just guessing, but I would say the one on the left is the new one ;-)

    p.s. I ordered my Dog Dazer last night :-) I can’t wait to put it into use. I found myself practicing the line “Go ahead, make my day” on the train this morning ;-)

  2. William
    December 13th, 2005 05:38
    2

    I enjoy doing my maintenance and mine were just as bad. It makes you engine tougher!

  3. LouBob
    December 13th, 2005 11:42
    3

    Show me the gap! Probably the one on the right is yawning more.

  4. Jennifer
    December 13th, 2005 13:16
    4

    am i supposed to be paying attention to stuff like that on my car?

  5. Dawn (aka Pink Lady)
    December 13th, 2005 14:08
    5

    I vote for left = new. But the only gap I know is a dept. store. I’m a shopping nut not a car nut.

  6. Cassie
    December 13th, 2005 14:51
    6

    mind the gap please

    :)

  7. frolicking filly
    December 13th, 2005 15:26
    7

    left i bet. not mindless,,unless it stops working why mess with it!! right
    Heather

  8. jank
    December 13th, 2005 15:52
    8

    Don’t ask me how long it’s been since we took the wife’s car in for service. You really don’t want to know…

  9. runr53
    December 13th, 2005 22:24
    9

    just so you know, since I quit smoking I can smell a car that has bad plugs whenever it is in front of me, now aren’t you glad I shared, hehe!?

  10. Cliff
    December 14th, 2005 14:20
    10

    Those are spark plugs? I thought u use them for weight lifting :)…

  11. jeff
    December 14th, 2005 19:45
    11

    i want to know who the mindless idiot was…

  12. alejandra
    December 15th, 2005 10:24
    12

    hmm. kinda makes me wanna run out and i dunno… get an oil change ‘er something!

  13. Sarah
    December 15th, 2005 11:39
    13

    it’s supposed to be simple. it’s a children’s story.

  14. angela marie
    December 15th, 2005 20:16
    14

    Makes me think I should make sure we change the oil in our car before our 14 hour car trip on Christmas, eh?

    Wait. That’s what husbands are for. ;)

  15. pamalama
    December 15th, 2005 21:19
    15

    geesh…really scraping the bottom of the barrel for blog material aren’t you?
    :P

  16. jeanne
    December 15th, 2005 22:24
    16

    I hate cars. Insides. That’s what men are for.

  17. David
    December 16th, 2005 07:07
    17

    Jon, have you checked the tread on your tires lately? Geesh. Your left rear brake light is out too. And what’s that blue smoke coming out of your tailpipe?
    I hate cars.

  18. Ryan Michael Skelly
    December 23rd, 2005 19:39
    18

    Its clearly the one that says “Motorcraft” on it :P

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