Crickets.....
Bottom line: Keep it civil and helpful REGARDLESS of the lack of awareness of the poster to the abundance of DIY articles that answer his/her question posted years ago.
Current Garage Highlights
2003 525iT TiSilver
2002 M5 TiSilver
1998 528i KASCHMIRBEIGE METALLIC (301) (Goldie)
Former Garage Highlights
2005 X5 4.8is
2004 325iTs (2x)
1973 Pantera L
1971 Dodge Dart Swinger "Lite Package"
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack Alpine White
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack GoManGo Green
1969 Road Runner 383
1968 Barracuda Formula S 340 Sea Foam Green
Meh.
BO-ring!!!! This place would be WAY more fun with just 5% less civility! We need LESS civility not more. That’s my platform for Ombudsman - vote early vote often people.
Also - drastically oversimplifies and mischaracterizes the worst of frustrating posters. “I didn’t bother to search on a FAQ” is a minor misdemeanor on the scale of d-baggery. The threads that get some of us going aren’t just the basic “I didn’t search” typically, they are stuff like “ I want to do a really stupid thing to my car, but I also declare that nobody who disagrees with me can ever post in my thread, then when someone disagrees with me and posts anyway because they are trying to correct factual disinformation I clicked the abuse button.” Or how about n00bz that don’t like hearing facts, and when they are pointed out reply telling me I’m a loser who knows nothing about cars and has never picked up a wrench and why doesn’t somebody who actually knows something reply instead... and THEN clicks the abuse button, despite just having been 10x more abusive to me than I ever was to them.
Good lord “I didn’t bother to search” barely wakes me up from my drunken stupor most of the time. Speaking of which, this beer is warm. Needs more chugging.
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
2003 M3CicM6 TiAg
2002 540iT Sport Vortech S/C 6MT LSD TiAg
2008 Audi A3 2.0T DSG (the daily beater)
2014 BMW X1 xDrive28i (wifemobile)
Former:
1985 MB Euro graymarket 300SL
1995.5 Audi S6 Avant (utility/winter billetturbobattlewagen)
And I get written up for the crap I post....
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
WAAAAAA! That is the trouble of internet access and having a key board. Every IDIOT moves to expert with a click of their little Star Trek mouse. I do enjoy the postings of those who offer up solutions/approaches that are based on a total lack of mechanical or engineering basics. But what the hell, life is short and there are so many of them out there on all the auto focused forums. One man's butchery is another's "art". Some people absorb information and make repairs, others just bang away.... I am a firm believer in: It's your car, your money, your effort, just don't come crying when it all goes wrong at highway+ speeds.
Snotty> you deserve the whackings you get....
Current Garage Highlights
2003 525iT TiSilver
2002 M5 TiSilver
1998 528i KASCHMIRBEIGE METALLIC (301) (Goldie)
Former Garage Highlights
2005 X5 4.8is
2004 325iTs (2x)
1973 Pantera L
1971 Dodge Dart Swinger "Lite Package"
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack Alpine White
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack GoManGo Green
1969 Road Runner 383
1968 Barracuda Formula S 340 Sea Foam Green
Current Garage Highlights
2003 525iT TiSilver
2002 M5 TiSilver
1998 528i KASCHMIRBEIGE METALLIC (301) (Goldie)
Former Garage Highlights
2005 X5 4.8is
2004 325iTs (2x)
1973 Pantera L
1971 Dodge Dart Swinger "Lite Package"
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack Alpine White
1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack GoManGo Green
1969 Road Runner 383
1968 Barracuda Formula S 340 Sea Foam Green
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