Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
How many times, in your Craig's list searches, have cars turned up in the search results? I'm so tired of people saying their used cars "run like a sewing machine"! What's up with that, anyway? I sure wouldn't want to drive something that ran like a sewing machine! When did this become such a cliche for a good-running old car? Crazy.
This saying goes back to the early days of the automobile. Remember the sewing machine came into play about 40 years before the automobile and was a major item to own. So they always compared the smooth running motor to the sound of a sewing machine. If you ever have sewn with a Vibrating Shuttle machine you know what I am talking about.
Billy