Am I the only one who heard a customer call a fender a 'bumper wing'?

It was at the parts counter yesterday and the guy was totally serious. Makes you wonder what other wild names for parts are out there... anyone else got a good one?

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webb.victor6d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly people get car parts wrong all the time. It's not that deep. My uncle still calls the transmission a "gearbox" and the hood a "bonnet" from his old country. As long as the parts person figures it out, who cares what it's called?

joseph_hunt6d ago

You know what, I used to be the guy who'd correct people on this stuff. But your uncle's gearbox thing made me realize how pointless that is. I once spent ten minutes arguing with a buddy that it's a "strut," not a "shock," on his car. He got the right part anyway and I just looked like a jerk.