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Boring Car Trivia 3
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Which Bond girl helped to develop the Volvo XC90?
Where was the last place on earth to let you fill up with leaded petrol?
Why did engineers sneak a top secret Range Rover prototype out of the back gate of their engineering centre in the dead of night?
The answers to all these questions and many more can be found inside this, the third instalment of Boring Car Trivia. It’s longer, it’s more detailed, and by crikey it’s more tedious. This book doesn’t have a sub-title but if it did, it would be BORE HARDER.
Where was the last place on earth to let you fill up with leaded petrol?
Why did engineers sneak a top secret Range Rover prototype out of the back gate of their engineering centre in the dead of night?
The answers to all these questions and many more can be found inside this, the third instalment of Boring Car Trivia. It’s longer, it’s more detailed, and by crikey it’s more tedious. This book doesn’t have a sub-title but if it did, it would be BORE HARDER.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Independently published (21 Oct. 2021) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 109 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8750679676 |
| Dimensions | 13.34 x 0.71 x 20.32 cm |
by jimwintersgill
If you enjoyed the compendiums of tedium that are volumes 1 and 2 in this series then you need help, but before seeking it I suggest you read this excellent follow up. Saying this book is a ‘must have’ addition to the downstairs lavatory of any car bore is really selling it short, it should be given pride of place on your onyx coffee table, at least whilst it’s being read, after which it can go to the charity shop or be thrown on a fire.
Looking forward to volume 4, on that side of things.
by o
The brilliance ascends to an even higher level. Have worked in car development business for two decades now and Richard Porter knows more about the detail that matters than anyone I’ve worked with. Bravo sir, bravo
by RA
If you are the sort of person who reads something interesting, and immediately rues “I wish that was something frivolous that I could amuse my boring friends with”, then this book is for you.
In fact, this book is packed full of such nonsense and you probably won’t be able to put it down. And when you finally do, you’ll soon pick it up again to fact-check yourself, because you’d look quite the fool if you forgot which famously compact car doesn’t intact have the same wheelbase as a famously larger car.
by Ian Barker
Once again Mr Petrol delves deep into the dark and dusty corners of the car industry to come up with a book of boring car trivia.
If anything this is even more boring and more trivial than the previous volumes. For car nerds that means fewer ‘yes I knew that’ moments but more opportunities to impress your petrolhead friends and see everyone else’s eyes glaze over. Priceless.
by Amazon Customer
A good read
by BOC
If you were that child that knew the make, model and engine size of your friends parents cars at the age of eight, than this book is for you. Richard is a car nerd of the highest order, and deserves plaudits for his relentless pursuit of inane facts.
To the mere non car nerd mortal, this book would be better used as an extravagant fire lighter. But for those of us who like to ponder the reason why Nissan placed a ripple in the roof of the 2010 Micra, or are fascinated about the impact the automotive industry has on the seasonal size of Arjeplog a town in Sweden, then this is the book for you.
Fantastically written, with a huge dollop of Richard’s acerbic wit. Definitely buy all three, you won’t be disappointed.
by Hercules J. Thundercock
This is a book that contains Boring Car Trivia that had not appeared in the previous two volumes of Boring Car Trivia.
by Spatch
Who hasn’t idly wondered how many feet of welding were in a standard Metro bodyshell compared to the 6R4 rally cars ? I know I haven’t , but I found the answer in this book . Go on , ‘pull the trigger’ and buy it , pour yourself a glass of best ‘reading wine’ and let the trivia seep in.