Apparently Oppo is dead?

"facw" (facw) 05/06/2020 at 14:15 • Filed to: RIP Oppositelock

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Jalopnik has always been about the readers who come here every day, write comments, contribute to Oppo (RIP) 

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Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:18

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Foreshadowing or outdated information? I hope the latter.

facw > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 05/06/2020 at 14:19

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Same here! 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:20

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Before I saw who it was, I assumed it was Westbrook making another threat.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:25

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jimz > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2020 at 14:26

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eh?

For Sweden > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:27

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No Gods

No Masters

No Editors

We Live Free

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > For Sweden 05/06/2020 at 14:29

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No herbs

No mods

No ads

CompactLuxuryFan > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:30

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I also read that and was like

For Sweden > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 05/06/2020 at 14:30

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I am familiar with Swedish cooking yes.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > jimz 05/06/2020 at 14:30

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LastFirstMI is my name > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:36

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I feel like I’m yelling at my phone as I drive into a tunnel and am about to lose the connection ... ok I love you guys even though half of you are crazy and I’ll let you guess which half and where else are we going to get posts on cars and music and food and politics and folding whatever that is  and puffalumps and everything the internet is so scary and it’s all going dark.....

lone_liberal > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:36

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CalzoneGolem > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:37

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Long live Oppo then.

phenotyp > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:38

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ClassicDatsunDebate > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:38

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It’s rather telling that the majority of good comments in that post are from OppO s.

Tekamul > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:39

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Tongue>cheek 

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:44

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Honestly since Ballaban went mid April, FP took a nose dive. I’ve had enough of the errors and hot takes just from articles, in addition the comments not loading and ad spam.

I ’d rather chill out here and have a good time.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > facw 05/06/2020 at 14:45

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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/06/2020 at 15:00

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I posted this on the FP article at the same time. Only two people starred it:

RallyWrench > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/06/2020 at 15:03

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This is good Oppo. Undead Oppo. 

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > facw 05/06/2020 at 15:09

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The RIP seems to be gone now...the plot thickens.

facw > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 05/06/2020 at 15:11

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Seems like he’s learning!

Thomas Donohue > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 05/06/2020 at 15:31

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So.....we’re not shit- posting enough????

My bird IS the word > facw 05/06/2020 at 15:33

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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 05/06/2020 at 15:42

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I think he thought we were dead from that kerfuffle awhile back - a few of us commented on the article and he fixed it :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > LastFirstMI is my name 05/06/2020 at 15:44

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Naw, it’s fine - was a misunderstanding - he thought Oppo went down in that big kerfuffle awhile back, he’s removed ‘RIP’ from the article now and knows we’re still kickin’ :)

Stef Schrader > LastFirstMI is my name 05/06/2020 at 15:56

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The Puffalumps love you, too.

*group hug*

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/06/2020 at 15:57

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Thats the way it goes sometimes. If you start your own thread, the comment usually just gets buried.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ClassicDatsunDebate 05/06/2020 at 15:59

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I almost regret painting links to Oppo there lest some of the FP crazies cross over.

Stef Schrader > My bird IS the word 05/06/2020 at 16:00

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(fun fact: I first heard this going out to film the V8 944, so I’m pretty sure I’m the dead one here)

Stef Schrader > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/06/2020 at 16:06

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I SHALL DRAW AN OCTAGON .

Rory let me write about my parsh at Autoweek, so I’m not sure if that makes him tough or gullible. He could take at least eight of us until someone bonks him on the head with a bag of meatballs. 

My bird IS the word > Stef Schrader 05/06/2020 at 16:07

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This is really nice, not my usual genre. Thanks for sharing.

DipodomysDeserti > facw 05/06/2020 at 16:11

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LastFirstMI is my name > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/06/2020 at 16:20

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This is like that awkward time when you’ve said goodbye, then  the flight is delayed and you have to sit there another hour with nothing else to say. So, I’m gonna go ahead and go, bye 

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Stef Schrader 05/06/2020 at 16:55

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WHICH V8 went into a 944 ?  P-Car V8?  Or, an great-unwashed-masses V8?

For Sweden > Stef Schrader 05/06/2020 at 16:56

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Did he pay the invoice in a timely manner?

jeepoftheseus > facw 05/06/2020 at 17:27

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“Dead”

pip bip - choose Corrour > facw 05/07/2020 at 03:39

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better not be

facw > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/07/2020 at 08:50

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He’s recanted, so we’re good.

pip bip - choose Corrour > facw 05/07/2020 at 08:56

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yet another bullet dodged then

A Boy and His Longtail > facw 05/07/2020 at 08:58

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When the front page says Oppo is dead but in actuality Oppo is more alive than the front page.

Stef Schrader > For Sweden 05/07/2020 at 10:50

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Yes. Good dude.

Stef Schrader > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/07/2020 at 10:54

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I have made peace with the 944 V8 swap. It can be good. It’s one of my favorite cars when stock, but if you asplode an engine, why not?

https://jalopnik.com/this-tire-smoking-porsche-944-showed-me-why-you-basic-b-1829705701

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Stef Schrader 05/08/2020 at 15:17

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Awesome. I made peace with it (but not with the Beemer zealots) when I put an LS6 in my E46 wagon. Now? Sans VANOS? Suddenly the engine is the most reliable component on that cars... Well, and the T-56.

Stef Schrader > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/08/2020 at 19:35

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That’s the thing with LS swaps—everything around it tends to break, heh.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Stef Schrader 05/08/2020 at 20:49

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I wish I could “LS swap” the kraappy window regulators. That E46 scored the trifecta of BMW Window Weepiness — a majority of the regulators are shot, the majority of the UP_Down buttons are shot and the “window controller” (conveniently placed where the papier mache cowl seal rot s to drain water behind the glovebox) is non-functional due to water damage from the aforementioned water-solu ble water seal...

Stef Schrader > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/10/2020 at 07:31

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Reminds me of the GM units for, uh, my entire life. My mom had to tape over the rear controls because those windows would get stuck. No water damage, though, but still all suck.

Is there no replacement cowl that doesn’t let water in?

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Stef Schrader 05/10/2020 at 08:27

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Yeah, I assume the after-market units aren’t made of tissue paper bound together with Elmer’s glue. That car has a nasty windshield crack, so it needs a complete re-do... it’s safe and dry in the shop currently.

That “window electronic controller” placement is apparently a standing joke in the E46 community--  being mounted in EXACTLY the wrong placement for wet, rainy climates.

I can’t defend the GM regulators either. I’ve got a B-Body (Impala SS) with a Grand Sport engine and T-56... and three windows that go down, fall off the track and won’t go back up. Embarrassing at the drive-through, especially as we can’t go into restaurants these days. Those regulators are a real pain in the neck to do, since the rivets (thanks! GM!) all have to be drilled out.

Stef Schrader > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 05/10/2020 at 22:05

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Oh yeah. I remember my parents giving me a Sonic gift card in college........right as my Grand Am’s drivers’ side window got stuck in the up position. I will forever curse GM’s electronic window regulators. Forever. I am curse, but t hey are even more cursed (somehow).