A question about your boots and bonnets from the U.S.

Stateside, our engines are usually under the hood (bonnet) while the trunk (boot) is for storage.
When referring to a vehicle such as an old VW Beetle, the trunk and the hood become one in the same. We say "the trunk is in the front, under the hood", while the rear is then simply referred to as "the engine compartment".
Tell me, how does it work with your boots and bonnets? Do they remain constant- bonnet in front/boot in rear, regardless of engine placement?

Thank you for your time.

 

I refer to mine as the engine bay, or the engine room. The lid is the engine lid. Or the bonnet. Or the boot.


It depends on what day you catch me on.


This is just another example of how the US ruined our language. At least there isn't a zed in it
;D

 

in my beetle the (limited) storage is under the bonnet, and the engine is in the engine bay.


in the camper the engine is in the noisy cupboard.

 

lighten up. All said with a smile. You're not gonna go all samba on me and tell me I have the wrong airfilter bracket and incorrect fuel hose size are you?


organiZe. the Z (your zee) is a zed. Nice tits btw - I wish English women had VW Roundels like that
;D

 

I wasn't having a dig at you about being American. I love America (and most of its people that i've met)


If I was having a dig at you i'd have called you a Septic. As in Septic Tank (Yank)
;D


I like the samba, especially reading the Jake Raby threads where people have a dig at him about the camper special, and then he throws his toys out the pram and just tells them all to feck off. He is the put down king
;D


Anyhow, enough of this banter, haven't you got some warmongering to do?
:lol

 

boot lid engine lid owen n w

 

Now listen hear, In England boots are what chaps wear for a weekend in the country and bonnets are what ladies wear when promenading on the sea front. With regards to the samba lot , i got a right slating for putting my bay in a signwritten vans post cos i was the only bay amongst the elder statesmen. Tossers!!!!It was nice to upset them
nick

 

Glad ive never joined up on the samba

 

Back on topic, I would call the hatch at the back of a car the boot and the hatch at the front a bonnet regardless of the engine location. on a bay however its the engine bay and engine lid, as it doesn't have a boot. oh and the other rear opening is the rear hatch or tailgate. wordiness according to Majorhangover

 

Hey Baywatcher dont get the ache ,us herberts in the uk get all excited when we meet a johnny foreigner and cant stop ourselves from being a bit cheeky. Honestly mate these folk on here are great, better than any other forum i,ve been on, some just like to poke a bit of fun but its all harmless.
|BTW i have a friend lives in texas, runs a museum, names Wendy, do you know her?
Stay with us buddy
nick

 

OK. So we have boot, bonnet, room, bay, lid, compartment, cupboard, boot lid, engine lid and just lid.
This has been informative.
I'm pleased to see you're all as mixed up about it as I am.