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*McLaren*And now, it's 3:06AM, so I must really be getting back to sleep.
3:06AM? thats when I normally go to bed! Anyway, that's off topic.
*McLaren*And now, it's 3:06AM, so I must really be getting back to sleep.
Are you saying I don't know anything about cars? Eh?Taurinec) have no previous car experiences (IE: Owning a '97 Z28 Camaro does not mean you are a reliable source of knowledge, neither does the fact that you've driven an S2000 for 30 minutes and an Evo 8 MR for a few)
That made me laugh!... But i agree, I think that posting stuff like that in this forum that wants to stop it.MistaXAre you saying I don't know anything about cars? Eh?
I take offense
I feel theres a lack of tolerence in that post. Be more tolerable.
MistaXI take offense
You do that and I'll run a Mazda B4000 through your house.TaurineYou better watch out or I might back across that fence of yours.
This is a very good example of what's wrong with many of the car debates. Personally, I liked Blazin, mainly for the debates we had in the auto forums. I know he had that big red X over his past but I never let that come into any of the debates we had, and we had a lot of debates because we dissagreed on just about every automotive trend, style, culture, preference, the lot. But neither of us ever resorted to insulting each other for being different, infact in the course of our debates, Blazin gave me a hell of a lot of knowledge on Corvettesand a few other American cars we don't get of see much of over here, which in turn led to me having more respect for thoes cars even though my preference stayed the same at the end of the debate. And I'd like to think I gave him good info on a few cars as well.SwiftNow, I want to bring up a specific reference here because he's gone anyway.
But BX had a truck that he modified the way most people would modify a sports car/coupe. He was ragged on to the point that he left. Now, he should've had a thicker skin, but why did we have to hound on him so hardly about his truck? Yeah, he lied before about major things and he was probably too proud of his truck. But that's no reason to cop the attitude "Lowering a truck is stupid".
I don't agree with what BX did to his truck as I think it's a waste of time and money. However, I'm not going to JUDGE him just because he took HIS time and money to do what he wanted to do. If he did the same thing to say, an old school Camaro, everyone would've been loving it. But it was a truck, so he got the flame thrower no matter where he posted. That is the very definition of intolerance.
Good thread Dan 👍
danoffThe beauty of capitalism is that it gives us variety, so we can pick and choose between the multitudes of cars out there to find the one that fits us just right. I'm not saying that you have to agree with everyone. Certainly not. Just try to keep in mind that cars are like beautiful women or art - there is no right answer. Everybody has different preferences and you have to respect that because yours aren't inherently better than theirs. This isn't math or logic, there is no objective truth here.
High-TestPoverty, I might disagree with you on quite a few things, but you've gotten me to shed my thick american skull about cars and things. I might still not be warmed over yet to the "new" look of the Audis, but the R series are some unbelieveable machines. Plus, you balanced out all of the detroit stuff that Blazin posted with all of your German news. (Which was all top notch stuff)
This forum would kinda suck if we didn't have people that thougt differently about things. But we should still respect each other. I might think a beat up Model A is cooler than a 240SX, but that doesn't make me any more wrong than the next guy.
Sidenote: Blazin left? I must be under a rock. I need to get out of this forum more often..
Even if you meant this jokingly - and I'm not convinced you did - posts like this are out of bounds.TaurineI don't actually like you danoff, I think you're a prick to be honest but for once I agree with your whining.
But the Z06 sucks, pushrods are outdated, the 2JZ and RB26 are king, look no further then the almighty GTR and American cars are fat - ugly - slow and pointless.
That is all.
DukeEven if you meant this jokingly - and I'm not convinced you did - posts like this are out of bounds.
"Speaking the truth" can be used as an excuse for being offensive. It's not an acceptable excuse. There are plenty of ways to speak the truth without being offensive. This excuse is generally used by people who actually do want to be offensive, but who also want an excuse behind which they can hide if they get called out for their offensiveness.TaurineSorry to be blunt and straight to the point and I'm sorry if I offended someone but that tends to happen because the truth hurts.
This implies that there are no Japanese-car fanboys, there are no egos behind Japanese cars (or European cars, etc.), and that these are all American failings.Oh and I find the Z06 very sexy, I just hate it's fanboys... and I really have nothing against American cars at all, just the egos behind them.
YSSMANTolerance would be nice some times, but if we were all tolerant of eachother, we wouldnt have debates over our ideas and opinions. Sure, some people need to cool their jets (myself included) on particular subjects, but that can be said of anyone. No one is going to be completely right, and no one is going to be completely wrong either. But if we do not debate it, can we not attempt to prove eachother right or wrong?
TaurineI just find this thread extremely ironic thats all.
Some people need to learn to lighten up, this is the internet, go outside catch some sunlight, swing some o's, screw your missus senseless whatever floats your boat as long as it isnt whining on the internet like a little ***** whos just had their icecream stolen in the neighbourhood playground.
I use the internet for gathering information, I don't ask for people opinions here because they are either
a) control freaks rejected by their families so resort to the one place they can live out their use of the control stick
b) jealous of my position or somebody elses so therefore tend to act 'with little tolerance'
c) have no previous car experiences (IE: Owning a '97 Z28 Camaro does not mean you are a reliable source of knowledge, neither does the fact that you've driven an S2000 for 30 minutes and an Evo 8 MR for a few)
d) simply nobodies, who are they? They're real people I wont deny that but I can bet you they have a dead end job doing sweet **** all and with nothing else to occupy their time they sit on the internet bagging other people who think outside the square.
That is all.
danoffThere's nothing wrong with having a debate about what's better - but in the end there is no right answer, and the people doing the debating have to be aware of that.
danoffYou see the internet as some sort of fake reality where nothing really happens and nobody really exists. When discussing things in this forum I see the exact same opinions and reasoning that I see from people I spend time with at work and socially. You're talking to real people, and it would help you to realize that. The only difference between interacting with someone here and talking to your buddies is anonymity.
luftroflThe internet is a fake reality because of that anonymity. Example: You can say whatever you want without fear of real consequence.