Weird and Fun Car Trivia

October 16^th, 2018

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To break the monotony of typical car repair blogs we wanted to concentrate on some fun car trivia. Some of the facts will put things in perspective and will make you appreciate the amazing invention that the car is.

1. First speeding ticket was issued in 1902 for a whopping 45 mph.
2. Average car contains over 30,000 unique parts. Here is where taking a car to a reputable and experienced mechanic shop is crucial. So much can go wrong.
3. Fist car accident happened back in 1891.
4. The United States has more cars than any other country in the world, at 300 million. Followed by China with 78 million.
5. Not to be outdone China produces 1 out of 4 cars in the world.
6. In Christopher Nolan’s film Batman, Bruce Wayne drives a Lamborghini Murcielago. In Spanish, Murcielago means, “bat.”
7. The first cars didn’t have a steering wheel. People had to steer them with a lever.
8. Approximately 5 months of a person’s life is spent waiting in a car at red lights.
9. Daniel Craig, as a reward for playing James Bond, can take any Aston Martin from the factory for the rest of his life.
10. The largest speeding ticket was €1,000,000. The ticket was issued in Sweeden where speeding fines are proportionate to the amount of driver earnings. The driver was clocked at 180mph.
11. The highest mileage on a single car was recorded at 2,850,00 million.
12. The best selling car of all time is the Toyota Corolla, with over 30 million sales since 2009. One Corolla is sold every 40 seconds around the world.
13. Hyundai Tucson offers a special “The Walking Dead” edition. It contains a zombie survival kit, in case of an apocalypse.
14. Many of Volkswagen’s cars are named after various types of wind. For example, The Passat, is German for “trade wind,” Polo is German for “polar Winds,” and the Jetta means “jet stream.”
15. The most expensive street-legal car in the world is the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, at $4.8 million. It is literally coated in diamonds. There are just 3 in existence.

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