I know this might sound a little pretentious but...

"404 Name Not Found" (404namenotfound)
08/23/2013 at 19:09 • Filed to: None

Jagvar's post down below about the Bugatti and his replies just shows how many new people have come to Oppo and how many have left. Things have really changed around here.

DISCUSSION (31)

PatBateman > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:10

You misspelled "Lambo".

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:13

Definitely been alot of turnover in my 3 or so years around here

scoob > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:17

Kinja'd!!!

Check out my Lambercati GT500!

404 Name Not Found > PatBateman
08/23/2013 at 19:21

We still have that "one" guy.

404 Name Not Found > scoob
08/23/2013 at 19:22

Yep. We still got that "one" guy.

404 Name Not Found > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ
08/23/2013 at 19:22

It's pretty crazy really. I think that I've been here almost 5 years, and almost nobody from back then is still here.

desertdog5051 > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:23

As I said earlier, That is definitely a Ferrari. Yes, turnover and additions, but we still seem to keep a great crowd that are witty, knowledgeable and ready to help or teach or advise anybody who asks. That is the key to Oppo.

Sparf > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:26

I'm adding an Oppo decal on my car, mark my words.

That's like getting a tattoo on your soul, bro, lasts forever and stuff.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:27

Yeah, that's a good chunk of time though. Besides the people who refused to adapt to the changes there is probably a number who just moved on or other life changes ended their contributing. When I first started commenting I was bored as shit at work all the time and Jalop gave me something to do. Now, 2 jobs later I'm only on at night after work or late on weekends while I'm chillin.

404 Name Not Found > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ
08/23/2013 at 19:29

Yeah I don't post on here as often, but back then I was in high school and I had all the time in the world to post. But it pains me to think that some of the people that left, had really good content.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:32

Had a ton more hardcore gear heads back then, as in could tell you how to take an engine apart off their head, which I admired because I'm not one. That's life though, going to actually meet some Jalops 2moro for first time. Get together going on at a C&C near DC. I'm guessing someone will make a post out of it at some point.

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:38

Yeah. I've been around for a while, and I miss a lot of the old guys. I miss the epic, 5-page debates Pauljones and I would have over the merits and demerits of swingwings (really, they aren't that great). I miss the always correct, but always polite, assertions made by that one guy whose name I forget but who had a Phallanx as his profile pic. *sighs* the good old days.

404 Name Not Found > KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb
08/23/2013 at 19:41

I totally forgot about Pauljones. That guy was crazy, but he would put up some of the best arguments.

GreenN_Gold > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 19:48

He's still around.

Frank Grimes > Sparf
08/23/2013 at 20:21

I want! Maybe people will talk to me and i can have freinds. Freinds who like cars.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 20:27

I would have loved to have known about Jalopnik and oppo a few years ago. Alas, I missed the glory days and arrived among all of you only very recently (the end of June is when I got oppo authorship). Even though I was never around to see some of these people, it is still sad that they are gone.

. . > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
08/23/2013 at 20:34

I feel the same. I've only been an author for about 3 months (and started looking at Oppo a few months prior) and I feel like I've missed a lot.

Still, can't say I didn't appreciate the warm welcome and fantastic atmosphere. And hey, old Oppo may be gone, but it's still pretty damn great around here.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > . .
08/23/2013 at 20:36

That's true. Who knows, with all these new authors we might be on the brink of another golden age for Oppo.

. . > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
08/23/2013 at 20:37

As long as we don't turn it into 9gag...

Sparf > Frank Grimes
08/23/2013 at 20:38

If parking wasn't restricted to 2 hours only (it is free though, which is nice) at the University I'm starting at within like two weeks time (-ish), I'd drive my car there for every damn lecture and see if I manage to catch any gearheads in my proverbial net.

Even with the huge (factory) decals on the rear of my car which clearly say CELICA TURBO 4WD, not even people driving modified rides check it out even a little. I drove it for a bit today and got stuck in traffic, and maybe just 2-3 guys gave it so much as a look during the 10-15 minutes of standing still and sometimes going slightly-faster-than-walking-speed. When I got back to my neighborhood I got plenty of stares from a group of little kids though, but they were kids and they always stare.

I can understand why most people don't give it so much as a look, but you'd think anyone with even a bit of gearhead in them would lock their eyes on it the moment they see that it A) has pop-ups B) is turbocharged C) is goddamn AWD/4WD D) is pretty damn clean and rice-free E) purrs like a tame lioness at low revs.

Jagvar > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 20:44

A lot of them ended up on G+. But yes, it's been more than 5 years for me too. It's a community like any other, and while I do miss a lot of the insightful people who've gone, there are great new additions to Oppo all the time.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > . .
08/23/2013 at 20:45

As long as Oppo is populated by gearheads, I don't think that will happen.

Frank Grimes > Sparf
08/23/2013 at 20:46

I am jealous of your car. Maybe add mud flaps rally tires and some lights?

desertdog5051 > Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
08/23/2013 at 20:46

Things change and we move to the next level. But, the quality of the posts is the main thing. And we have maintained that. Not to mention, we have no trolls to speak of.

MountainCommand > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 20:56

They sure have. I just really miss the 'chilled back' flavor of old pre 5.no. I miss the ease of posting, without having to put in so much blog like style writing. This new stuff makes me work, and i get deterred from posting things i find.

That, and i miss being able to hit that 'replies' drop down, especially when there were like 50 replies. Then you knew it was gonna get interesting haha.

404 Name Not Found > MountainCommand
08/23/2013 at 21:05

I think the record that I've seen is about 105 replies. It was the biggest shitstorm ever hahaha.

404 Name Not Found > Jagvar
08/23/2013 at 21:05

But there was serious quality material back in the day. People that were titans in whatever they did, they had class.

MountainCommand > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 21:12

hahahah, those storms were hilarious. I wonder if its still in that "archive" gawker keeps telling us that they say still has all the old content. That archive we've never actually seen or gotten proof of its existence....

Remember when you could add a random page number at the end of the oppo url, and search from months and months ago. I liked that.

404 Name Not Found > MountainCommand
08/23/2013 at 21:15

Those were the days...

PatBateman > 404 Name Not Found
08/23/2013 at 21:18

If it's any consolation, I've been a big fan of that video since the event.

Sparf > Frank Grimes
08/24/2013 at 06:25

I've thought about it, but I'm really thinking of going the full street car route. I might be buying a parts car any day now, and I'm thinking of (among other things) taking the fenders off it and widening them with fender flares (I don't want to do anything irrevocable, so modifying the fenders on my car is a no-no).