"Kailand09" (kailand09)
04/12/2014 at 11:56 • Filed to: None
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"Kailand09" (kailand09)
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Every single corvette article just seems to devolve into bashing each other. Holy cow. Our FP article about the Z06 vert, even caranddriver has the same trend...
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What the hell people? lol
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 12:02 |
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That's because all the people who claim the Vette is still driven by balding old men that go 5 under the limit don't want to accept the fact that it's actually a good performance car now. So they bash everyone who says it's good, then they bash their "euro crap" then everything goes to shit.
lone_liberal
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 12:04 |
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I'm not sure why. It starts with the usual old-guy remarks and "all American cars are shit" stuff and then the old guys and American car fans rush in and start slamming other cars and younger people. Then it's all over. Neither group is blameless and neither group end up looking good. How about we drive the cars that we like and try to understand the enthusiasm other people have for other cars?
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Kailand09
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
04/12/2014 at 12:04 |
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Yeah pretty sad. I wanted to see meaningful conversation about the car and ended up with exactly as you said.
though I did see one good point, I wonder what the roll protection plan is on that car.
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Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 12:06 |
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They'll probably offer roll-bars in place of the pop-up protection for a little bit of an up-charge for those who are really serious about taking it to the track.
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Kailand09
> lone_liberal
04/12/2014 at 12:19 |
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Right? It's annoying and petty.
Even at the car show, I don't like stanced cars... but they were there and it was fine, especially since they used bags so that it could be raised back up for normal driving. I can respect they at least did it in a logical way.
And, if they really wanted to bash all these cars so much I wish they would at least point out the actual problems instead of random shit like age of the driver? lol
Victorious Secret
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 12:19 |
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This is what you get on the FP:
1. Sarcastic assholes whose sarcasm is so wonderfully missed they get labelled as 2.
2. Genuine assholes. These guys just need to shit on everything.
3. Kids
4. People with experience in such matters
5. Everyone else who joins in because, why the hell not?
In that article you got a special #6. Or 2.A) Genuine assholes who berate others based on their financial status because they missed the tired but valid jokes that are being thrown around.
So in other words, the FP keeps you on your toes. Adapt or die.
Adapt or get flamed.
Adapt, still get flamed.
You don't win. You just lose in varying degrees.
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Kailand09
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
04/12/2014 at 12:25 |
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That's likely true. Would make sense for a car with that power.
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Kailand09
> Victorious Secret
04/12/2014 at 12:33 |
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yeah, pretty annoying. Almost every article has some sort of devolution that is absurd.
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Victorious Secret
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 12:34 |
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Its the internet.
We're either experts, idiots, savants or dumbasses. Or all the above at the same time.
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lone_liberal
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 12:38 |
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Criticizing a car because of the people who drive it drives me nuts. Especially since it's usually nonsense stereotypes anyway. Bashing Camaros because people who drove them in the 80s had mullets is my favorite one. Guess what? People who drove BMWs in the 80s had mullets too. Bash Corvettes because old guys drive them? Not many young guys can buy $60k two seat sports cars. Bash Hondas because young guys drive them? Young guys don't have a lot of money so they build cars that are affordable to drive and then modify them as they go. Maybe not to your taste but to their taste and it's their damn car so they can build it as they like.
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Kailand09
> lone_liberal
04/12/2014 at 12:41 |
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Yup. Totally agree. It's not so much that I'm offended or anything, it's more just annoying to read and riddled with stupidity when they make the same tired arguments/ "jokes" despite them not actually meaning to be joking. I get it, everyone has made the same joke, move on now to something different. lol
Textured Soy Protein
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 13:30 |
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Yup. I'm still going to get one when I can afford it.
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/fp-jimmies-hav…
pdthedeuce
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 17:31 |
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oh , I see your problem ... you were looking for civility and logic on the FP .
Axial
> Kailand09
04/12/2014 at 19:35 |
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You know, Corvette threads go to hell all the time on the Corvette Forums as well. The teasing leading up to the C7's release and then the subsequent flood of info? I have never seen so many grown men act so childish in my life.
But, honestly, that happens on any enthusiast forum.