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[BeEP]

I made what I believe to be a valid point in a polite tone.  No mod has replied to it, yet one has implied that anyone who disagrees with them is saying "FUCK DA MODS",  I am not mod-bashing; I am on the committee of a real life car club and keeping everyone happy is an arduous task, but I can't see how a response like this helps. 

 

As per my earlier post I feel the renaming of this thread has robbed Autoshite of some of its inclusiveness (ie we're here to help even if you may think your question stupid).

[The Moog]

 

 

I made what I believe to be a valid point in a polite tone. No mod has replied to it, yet one has implied that anyone who disagrees with them is saying "FUCK DA MODS", I am not mod-bashing; I am on the committee of a real life car club and keeping everyone happy is an arduous task, but I can't see how a response like this helps.

 

As per my earlier post I feel the renaming of this thread has robbed Autoshite of some of its inclusiveness (ie we're here to help even if you may think your question stupid).

I think it was a bit tongue in cheek. Many many moons ago it would take months to be authorised on here. I think it was about 4 months for me to get in 10 years ago.

 

I didn't reply because I logged off to do some work for tomorrow. I think yournpoint it is valid to a certain degree but also think we needed the change. Doesn't make you wrong in any way - just a difference on outlook.

 

I would hope the whole site is pretty inclusive - people seem to feel that way and share a lot on here. Would hate to see that part of it disappear.

[Split_Pin]

Richard Lawson (Electric Leyland I believe) was the regular on RIP in PC. I twigged initially because of his refreshing writing style ("check out this rusty old crock" etc etc) which reminded me of a lot of the posts on here.

[somewhatfoolish]

Might be obvious to you because you started it.

When I came on I thought it was for stupid questions, and thus avoided it because I'm not stupid.

They're only stupid questions if you know the answer; they may be trivial but that's irrelevant. RIP SQA, etc. As a rule to live by when driving old chod or moderating, if things are not actually broken resist mightily the temptation to fiddle.

[Jim Bell]

I dare someone to start a rival thread called Stupid Question Amnesty so the two rival threads can go to war with each other like when Wimbledon split and became both MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon. Then we could see which is the best thread title.

Then everyone could be happy.

[bramz7]

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/29898198

 

Seriously. Can anyone help me out bidding on this? Yeah yeah copart etc but this is the legendary former IoW taxi that did over 400k on the island and was still plated until 2015 or so...

[artdjones]

I can see why you would want this.However,where do Copart get an estimated retail value of £5200 from?

[AlabamaShrimp]

The construction looks a bunch like an old Parker Knoll chair or folding deck chair - so I'd be seeking out some furniture reupholsterers or suppliers thereof for a piece of sturdy fabric to replace the torn bit.

I'd thought about that but the black bit is rubber and when I've looked I can only find webbing.

 

Anyway the seat guy has come back to me says he can do it for £45. Not cheap but it'll be better than anything I can do.

[warren t claim]

I think just returning the thread back to its original title and not pandering to the lowest common denominator is the way forward and then we can just get on with our lives. I'm thoroughly pissed off with barbed comments off a moderator whenever I question and as an adult I'd rather just draw a line under it. OK?

[Inspector Morose]

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/29898198

Seriously. Can anyone help me out bidding on this? Yeah yeah copart etc but this is the legendary former IoW taxi that did over 400k on the island and was still plated until 2015 or so...

If there was ever a car that should be here, it's that one. I photographed it a couple of years back at Shanklin station and thought how nice it was considering the HUGE mileage it had done.

[AMC Rebel]

Why was it changed? The suggestion was made by a member that calling it the stupid question amnesty implied it was only for stupid questions, and renaming it would make it clearer what the thread was for. This seemed pretty reasonable.

 

Now I ask, why do you (whoever you may be) care that it has been renamed?

It wasn’t called stupid question thread. It was called stupid question amnesty - which gave a clue to the jovial nature in which “stupid” was intended.

 

Why fuck about with something that wasn’t broken at the behest of a single person?

[Mally]

There's at least 2 of us    

[Cavcraft]

Because it wasn’t a single person and it’s the same thread with the same content, just a slightly different title?

I’m genuinely jealous of people who’s only problem in life is a slightly altered heading on an Internet car forum thread.

[castros_bro]

Stop trying to upset the MODS or they'll  rearrange your deck chairs.

 

 

[AMC Rebel]

Because it wasn’t a single person and it’s the same thread with the same content, just a slightly different title?

I’m genuinely jealous of people who’s only problem in life is a slightly altered heading on an Internet car forum thread.

 

It's far from my only problem - but that doesn't mean I don't care.  If the majority feel it they are unable to cope with the word "stupid" in the title of a long running thread on here then fair enough I suppose, but I'm not convinced that's the case.

 

BTW I wouldn't have found the need to be posting on this at all if someone with equally too much time on their hands hadn't seen the need to fuck about with something that was working fine.

[warren t claim]

Because it wasn’t a single person and it’s the same thread with the same content, just a slightly different title?

I’m genuinely jealous of people who’s only problem in life is a slightly altered heading on an Internet car forum thread.

I can assure you that I wish it was my only problem in life!

 

A couple of points to ponder.

 

It's been told to me that the thread isn't my private property, fair enough but maybe I have a little pride of ownership in having a 600 page thread that's been popular and ongoing for many years? Would it of been totally unreasonable to of been asked or consulted about it first? Judging by the responses on here the majority opinion was to leave it well alone and even yourself posted a sticky about new members reading before posting so it's pretty obvious what the thread was about. I don't want to fall out with anyone on here regardless of what colour their user name is but is it really grown up for a mod to answer back with "maybe this site isn't for you" or "feel free to start your own blog" when questioning a decision ? Maybe I've read the rules wrong and contrition isn't in the admins vocabulary but even you must realise that you've made an error of judgment and misread the thoughts of not just myself but other posters as well. I honestly don't want to cause trouble and would never consider myself to be Conan the Librarian keyboard warrior and want nothing more than a happy Autoshite which I think is something we can all agree on. In my many years on here I've made friends and had laughs and car deals with many members both on and off the forum, yourself included. I have always appreciated the camaraderie and was genuinely in tears at the heartfelt messages of support I got of other members on here when my mum died and would never want to see a forum where we fall out over not thinking through a decision or respecting another's opinion. Anyway that's my final word on the matter. Can we all just be friends now?

 

Mark x

[D Spares & Tyres]

Because it wasn’t a single person and it’s the same thread with the same content, just a slightly different title?

I’m genuinely jealous of people who’s only problem in life is a slightly altered heading on an Internet car forum thread.

I'm genuinely jealous of people who can find the time to be a mod. ☺

[Cavcraft]

We are all friends, mate. Opinions are like arseholes, we’ve all got them and most of them stink, we just have to try and understand that (as a group) we aren’t always going to agree.

 

I still want Liverpool to lose tonight though.

[Cavcraft]

I'm genuinely jealous of people who can find the time to be a mod. ☺

Hahaha, that comes from not having a life!

[warren t claim]

We are all friends, mate. Opinions are like arseholes, we’ve all got them and most of them stink, we just have to try and understand that (as a group) we aren’t always going to agree.

 

I still want Liverpool to lose tonight though.

That's something we fucking agree on!

[Inspector Morose]

It was constantly drummed into me, as a child that "It's not all about you".

Sometimes people need to heed this pearl of wisdom occasionally. I know I do.

Then again, if everyone did maybe FaceBook (or inset social media of choice) probably wouldn't exist.

[tooSavvy]

There's no 'I' in 'Team'.... An exhortation of an ex-boss!

 

I once got a freebie, coincidentally at a 'team building' bash...

 

From the 'Tack Organisation' = keyfob in a triangular shape, point down, printed and enamelled :-

 

YOU

 

WE

 

I

 

You.. big at the top of the triangle

We.. smaller across the mid range

I.. smallest at the pointed base.

 

FcukMe! .... Here it is!!

 

https://goo.gl/images/QRMSpr

[Datsuncog]

Tell me - am I going to get utterly shafted, tax-wise, on a 2003 Subaru Forester 2.0 Turbo?

 

CO2 emissions are rated at 232g/km, and it's Euro 3 standard.

 

I don't really pay attention to this sort of variable tax rate eejitry, as since the Great Alfa Disaster of 2013 I've deliberately eschewed any vehicle this side of the Millennium Bug scare.

 

However. If all pans out with my Fairy Chodfather on Saturday, I may be thinking of procuring something slightly more modern.

 

(Okay, that sounds wrong - see the Datsuncog thread for details of what's transpired over the past 24 hrs)

 

I'm currently paying the old 'higher rate' of £280 a year or whatever for the sLag. Is a Forester going to be significantly more? By that, I mean more than double. DVLA won't tell me the VED rate without entering the V5 number, for some tortuous reason.

 

A tidy-looking non-farmer example has come up locally, cheap and with the timing belt, water pump, brakes, tyres etc all just replaced.

 

I'm interested.

 

 

 

 

Also - if I were to view it, is there anything I really need to know about these? Mrs DC's horsey set loves them as being comfy and bombproof, that's why she suggested one. I know they're a bit thirsty, but I don't do many miles so that's not a massive concern.

[bramz7]

Is it worth me:

A) buying a banger which looks like a decent car behind the neglect?

buy something for top money (for me) and mollycoddle it forever

 

Or

C) don't worry about the above as I'll probably sell them both shortly.

 

Price difference is £700...

[BeEP]

Tell me - am I going to get utterly shafted, tax-wise, on a 2003 Subaru Forester 2.0 Turbo?

 

CO2 emissions are rated at 232g/km, and it's Euro 3 standard.

 

 

The 'old' higher rate is currently £255

 

The Forester would be £315 (woud be even higher if registered after March 06!)

 

see : https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001

[Datsuncog]

^^^ Cheers for that - not too heinous, then.

 

I tend to buy my tax in six month blocks, because skint, hence thinking it's around £140 twice a year.

 

Planning on giving blokey a bell at lunchtime, and seeing if I can view tonight.

 

As long as the insurance isn't horrific... checking that now.

 

EDIT: okay, it's not looking overly awful - about £100 more than I'm paying for the Laguna. I could wear that.

[warren t claim]

Is it true that a Transit plated in the UK for 3.5 tonnes is rated for 4 tonnes elsewhere in Europe? Someone (here?) told me it was and I can't remember who. I'm having a twitter argument with a copper and I don't want to look more of a prick than I am.

[cort16]

^^^ Cheers for that - not too heinous, then.

 

I tend to buy my tax in six month blocks, because skint, hence thinking it's around £140 twice a year.

 

Planning on giving blokey a bell at lunchtime, and seeing if I can view tonight.

 

As long as the insurance isn't horrific... checking that now.

I do miss the days of buying a car that had tax on it. Picking one up that had 9 months tax on it was like winning the lottery .

[SiC]

Tell me - am I going to get utterly shafted, tax-wise, on a 2003 Subaru Forester 2.0 Turbo?

 

CO2 emissions are rated at 232g/km, and it's Euro 3 standard.

 

I don't really pay attention to this sort of variable tax rate eejitry, as since the Great Alfa Disaster of 2013 I've deliberately eschewed any vehicle this side of the Millennium Bug scare.

 

However. If all pans out with my Fairy Chodfather on Saturday, I may be thinking of procuring something slightly more modern.

 

(Okay, that sounds wrong - see the Datsuncog thread for details of what's transpired over the past 24 hrs)

 

I'm currently paying the old 'higher rate' of £280 a year or whatever for the sLag. Is a Forester going to be significantly more? By that, I mean more than double. DVLA won't tell me the VED rate without entering the V5 number, for some tortuous reason.

 

A tidy-looking non-farmer example has come up locally, cheap and with the timing belt, water pump, brakes, tyres etc all just replaced.

 

I'm interested.

 

2003 Subaru Forester 2.0Turbo 1.jpg

 

2003 Subaru Forester 2.0Turbo 2.jpg

 

2003 Subaru Forester 2.0Turbo 3.jpg

 

Also - if I were to view it, is there anything I really need to know about these? Mrs DC's horsey set loves them as being comfy and bombproof, that's why she suggested one. I know they're a bit thirsty, but I don't do many miles so that's not a massive concern.

Pre 2006, so the maximum is not the £550 band. At current rates that forester is £315 per year. www.totalcarcheck.co.uk is a useful site that consolidates all this information (does require a free account to see it all).

 

Belts cost a lot to replace. So ideally get one that has been done. Most at this age are playing cambelt roulette due to the costs.

 

Pretty darn bullet proof power-trains.

 

Won't be any more complex electronically than your Laguna really. Mechanically there is a bit more as its AWD, but its built tough and pretty simple/straightforward.

 

Interiors are pretty grim. But then its Japanese.

 

Get friendly with your local fuel station as you'll be going there a lot. Expect high teens, low twenties if you're running this around town.

[Datsuncog]

Pre 2006, so the maximum is not the £550 band. At current rates that forester is £315 per year. www.totalcarcheck.co.uk is a useful site that consolidates all this information (does require a free account to see it all).

 

Belts cost a lot to replace. So ideally get one that has been done. Most at this age are playing cambelt roulette due to the costs.

 

Pretty darn bullet proof power-trains.

 

Interiors are pretty grim.

 

Get friendly with your local fuel station as you'll be going there a lot. Expect high teens, low twenties if you're running this around town.

 

 

From the ad:

 

2003 Subaru Forester Xt

2.0 turbo petrol (same engine as impreza) 4 wheel drive

121k with full service history, all old vosa certificates (English mot) and a full printout of old mots to back up mileage .

Motd to October

Very clean and tidy car only downside is the driver seat bolster on the leather part is a bit worn.

Last month the car had new discs, pads, front tyres, timing belt & water pump kit.

Drives and pulls really well & everything works as it should

Heated seats, elec sunroof, Windows & mirrors, cruise control, alloy wheels, tinted windows etc. Looking £1195 ono, no swaps or time wasters, Text if interested, Belfast area

 

£1195 ono

 

Sounds fairly good to me...

 

I'd be using it mostly on motorway runs, not really urban. It's unusual if I put more than 10k on a car annually.

 

I'll not lie, I like it.

 

Grim interior? It has cupholders! Given that a few years ago I was driving a Polo Fox, this yoke looks like a Bentley!

 

EDIT: Waiting on the vendor to message me back re. a viewing. If it's as good as it appears (no towbar, so hopefully hasn't been used as a surrogate tractor as the majority of them appear to be) and a nice enough drive, then the money from TAZ and KAZ should provide a reasonable deposit while I rustle up the balance.