"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
"Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.
"Torque is how far you move the wall."
Originally Posted by Rob Connolly on the MG-Rover forum.
Boat has dead bulb in galley - sailor decides to change bulb.
Sailor notices socket is corroded, decides to change socket.
Sailor notices wiring to socket is frayed - decides to change wiring.
Sailor notices galley ceiling slats are rotted while changing wiring - decides galley ceiling slats need changing.
Sailor notices ...
This goes on and on and on and on, and pretty soon Sailor is undertaking a major renovation of his boat because of a burned out lightbulb.
The following terms, plus a few, have been extracted from the very excellent 'Guide to Purchase and DIY Restoration of the MGB' by Lindsay Porter, republished by the same author as 'MGB Restoration Manual'. My 'Virtual Bookcase' lists these and many other MG books which can be ordered on-line from companies like WH Smith Online and Amazon.
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The Scions Of Lucas 'SOL Vocabulary' seems to have vanished, so try these 17,951 definitions from Motor Era instead.