1. Sedan
   Convertible
2. SUV

A drophead is a convertible, according to British auto slang. This word is most commonly used to refer to a Rolls-Royce.

1. The roof
   Just below the bottom edge of the glass
2. The wheel line

The beltline refers to the edge just below all the glass on your car. This line around the circumference of your car is the beltline.

1. Fast curve
   Turn line
2. Slip angle

The slip angle refers to the difference between where you turned your steering wheel and where your wheels are actually going. Knowing your slip angle makes you a better driver.

1. Past steering
   Oversteering
2. Fall pointing

Oversteer is experienced when your back tires lose traction around a corner. The back end slips out, and you start to go sideways.

1. Countersteering
   Front-footing
2. Falling out

Countersteering, or opposite lock, is when you crank the steering wheel in the opposite direction of a turn. This means that you will scoot sideways.

1. The original manufacturer
2. Someone other than your manufacturer

Aftermarket parts are made by someone other than your manufacturer. Every mechanic knows that!

1. Rims
   Worn tires
2. Torn steering wheels

Heavily worn or bald tires are called baldinis. You definitely don't want a set of baldinis on your vehicle.

1. A jimmy
   A clutch
2. A bench

A bench is what is used to restore your car's geometry to factory settings. A bench is a heavy metal platform.

1. Hoisters
   Pillars
2. Mortars

Your car has a set of A, B and C pillars. These are different structural components of the car. Longer cars have D pillars.

1. Engine
   Brakes
2. Steering wheel

Lockup is something that you experience with the brakes. When lockup occurs, you feel your tires start to skid.

1. Throttle burn
   Slant head
2. Torque steer

Torque steer is what occurs when your car naturally angles to one direction or the other when you give it some gas. This is more common with FWD cars.

1. Pound-foot
   Lb.-ft.
2. Either

These are two ways of describing the measurement of your torque. It can also be called pound-feet or foot-pounds.

1. Brake bias
   Brake prejudice
2. Brake balance

Brake bias refers to the distribution of braking power from the front to the back of your vehicle. Ideally, you'll like perfect balance.

1. The windows
   The brakes
2. The engine

The engine breathes, similar in fashion to how humans breathe. It fills the cylinders with air-fuel mix and then expels exhaust.

1. Wrench
   Tire hose
2. Engine hoist

The crane-like engine hoist is referred to as the cherry picker. If you say this to your mechanic, he'll be impressed.

1. Wire cutters
   Bolts
2. Grooves in the engine

Dikes are wire cutters. The term is short for "diagonal cutters."

1. Diving
   Dropping
2. Sinking

The dive is the dipping of your car's nose when brakes are applied. Diving is natural for most cars.

1. The Eliminator
   Gas axe
2. Fire mouth

The cutting torch used on vehicles is called the gas axe. It's a seriously powerful tool.

1. Holistic
   HEMI
2. Holio

A HEMI engine is any engine that has hemispherical combustion chambers on its cylinder head. Everyone should know what a HEMI is.

1. Tyrant
   Grease Monkey​
2. Car doctor

A grease monkey is another name for a mechanic. Just don't call him that to his face.

1. The dinosaur
   The horsey
2. The dyno

The dynometer is otherwise known as the dyno. It's the meter that is used to measure horsepower.

1. Lower kilometer quote
   Last killing queen
2. Like kind and quality

LKQ refers to like kind and quality. This is in reference to a salvaged replacement part that is as good in quality as the original.

1. Knock
   Detonation​
2. Either

Knock and detonation are the same thing. It is what happens when the air/fuel mix in the combustion chamber explodes just after the spark is lit.

1. Burning the candle
   Hobbling the brakes
2. Bedding the brake pads

Bedding the brake pads is a process of purposely burning off the impurities from the surface. This makes the brakes work better.

1. OMG
   OBD
2. C123

The OBD is the on-board diagnostic tool. It's a computer that you'll find in pretty much every modern vehicle.

1. AC system
   Engine
2. Wheels

A naturally aspirated engine takes in air to mix with fuel on its own. There are no modifications to the engine to make this process better.

1. Sucks in more air
2. Shoots off sparks

A supercharged engine sucks in more air, using a compressor. The extra air makes a small engine more powerful.

1. Similar to a supercharger
   Has nothing to do with supercharging​
2. Increase in aerodynamics

A turbocharger is similar to a supercharger, but slightly different. The difference is that it uses an exhaust-driven turbine to force more air into the engine.

1. Blipping
   Massaging
2. Manicuring

When you blip the throttle, you apply a short stab of throttle. This temporarily raises the engine revs.

1. Kickdown
   Depression
2. Snowball effect

A kickdown is the downshift in an automatic transmission that is caused by depressing the accelerator. It's not a wrestling move.

1. Price of buying a new car
   Cost of repairs
2. Blue book value

Menu pricing is basically the mechanic's fees for both time and parts. Menu pricing can give you heartburn.

1. Hypostroke
   Oversquare
2. Platypus​

An oversquare engine has a bore that is larger than the stroke. Stroke ratio applies to reciprocating piston engines.

1. Ticklers
   Backscratchers
2. Pickle forks

Pickle forks are the mechanics' term for ball-joint separators. It's always good to nickname your tools.

1. Waste-gate
   Hellhole
2. Bermuda triangle

The waste-gate is the name for the valve that controls boost in a turbocharger. More specifically, it limits boost.

1. Hoovering
   Wrenching
2. Pitching

The art of the mechanic is referred to as wrenching. A mechanic can be referred to as a wrench.