The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

Dave - keep reading, maybe if it swings back the other way you'll have some tales of that time you rebuilt a gearbox using a BMX crank, some bailing twine and a scotch egg. There's some decent engineering in your posts and they're always a pleasure to read.

 

And whilst we're at it, I know I'm borderline non-shiter. I know I contribute more to the techy threads on Open than anything else. Hopefully the current feeling of how all the car threads are dropping off isn't aggravated by people like me - I try not to be a dickhead to anyone, but when my daily driver is newer than most of my shoes (and I have nowhere to put anything else vehicular) I sometimes find it hard to contribute much to the main forum.

Same here, I never have any proper vehicle content, so try not to get in the way too much.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Don't go Dave, the world (and particularly this site) needs more people who can do a DIY head skim, ghetto MGF steering conversion and Mini floorpan transplant. Your content is as good as we ever get on here, I'll be gutted if that's the end of it. Keep on shitin'!!

[danthecapriman]

Yeah, can we just clear something up here..... i didnt flounce of because of the death penalty thread. Unlike what three or four members here seem to assume, Im not a thin skinned little girl. I said my piece there and had nothing to do with it being closed.

 How about I repost what I last wrote on this thread just to be clear?

 

 

I am giving up on Autoshite because it just doesnt interest me any more - the ratio of posts I personally find interesting to posts I think are drivel has tipped too far the wrong way for my liking. I have visited this site pretty much every day since I joined, but the last couple of months I only read a small handful of posts about things that interest me and skim the rest to see if any good new content has come up. Those that give a fuck will have noticed my own posting has likely dropped off sharply in that time. Its not just the open forum, its the site generally.

I will still visit to read the things that interest me, but I wont be likely to be contributing further. Call me a vain cunt for this if you like, but it tires me when myself and several others put effort into making interesting threads and see them usually tumble down the board while masterpieces like "hurrdurr what [X] should i [Y]?" keep floating to the top like unflushable turds.

Dave,

 

I'd assumed (wrongly by the sounds of it) that the thread in the open forum had touched a nerve and pissed you off. I see now that wasn't the case so sorry for suggesting otherwise.

 

 

I'm with you on your real issue however.

I had a bit of a moan myself on the News24 (or was it on this one?) thread not long ago about content so I know what your on about.

It can be a bit disheartening sometimes to post up in one of your own threads about something your doing or done only to see it get no interest at all and just roll of the page.

Bollocks to it though, I like coming on here and I know some people like what I post about on my shit heaps so I'll just continue to do it regardless. Nobody (so far!) has outright come out and said I'm a twat and stop posting stuff about shitty old Fords nobody can afford anymore, or American crap that's just ridiculous to own in this country or battered old Volvo's... so until that happens I'll carry on!

 

All the best Dave, whatever you decide.

[fordperv]

[chaseracer]

99.999% of the time, we do... 

[fordperv]

I know I just wanted to add something constructive, plus look how happy he looks

[320touring]

£94 for two Renault handbrake cables..

[strangeangel]

Mostly just to annoy you

Don't flatter yourself Alan, I just take you off 'ignore' every few months to see if you've grown up any.

 

See you in the New Year then.

[chaseracer]

£94 for two Renault handbrake cables..

 

That's twice what it cost to fly down to collect the thing!

[alf892]

How about we have a 'prat' button.......the poster with the most pushes gets banned for a month??

 

Or we set fire to his/ her house?

[beko1987]

That's twice what it cost to fly down to collect the thing!

You could buy several whole lagunii for that

[BorniteIdentity]

Don't flatter yourself Alan, I just take you off 'ignore' every few months to see if you've grown up any.

 

See you in the New Year then.

Thing is, that ‘insult’ is actually seen as a compliment by most. I, genuinely, love it.

 

I’m not sure why I’m immature; most of the posts this year have been about improving a shit old Sierra, trying to save an Audi for a grieving woman and trying to help my mate into a car when the government saw fit to remove hers.

 

But, whatever.

 

Sorry you take objection to my life.

[Guest Hooli]

£94 for two Renault handbrake cables..

 

I assume those come attached to two renaults?

[Craig the Princess]

Can we move on from the arguments now?

[trigger]

To be fair there's a number of "contributors" on here who don't contribute fuck all other than cheap snipes and bitching, I've found myself posting less and less in the last 6 months mostly because of life being busy and having to use my phone to visit the forum and finding I can't be arsed to read though pages of unrelated content that should just stay in ones head and not online.

 

Regardless of all this we need people like Dave and the recently left Michael to keep posting proper car content before this forum ends up getting named Dadsnet.

[DodgeRover]

I assume those come attached to two renaults?

That was exactly my thought process as well

[SiC]

Same here, I never have any proper vehicle content, so try not to get in the way too much.

Interesting you say that, as Laguna II should for the most part be the current generation of "Autoshite". Cheap because bad reputation for reliability, too old (and French) to be desirable and decreasing at a fast rate. Also I (and others) find your threads interesting.

 

My MGB is probably far less "Autoshite", as it's plentiful and common still. Also still desirable and popular. However I carry on posting as others are interested. Also it's useful for me in learning how to run and maintain an old car. Something I've become interested in recently and love learning about.

 

The great thing about this forum and people who frequent it all have a wide range of interest in cars. So pretty much all threads about cars are welcome here. I bet if someone came on here and posted about a extremely expensive exotic supercar and running it, there would be an enthusiastic and interested response by many here.

 

Autoshite: For those who are obsessed with cars (and other vehicles).

[Guest Hooli]

 I bet if someone came on here and posted about a extremely expensive exotic supercar and running it, there would be an enthusiastic and interested response by many here.

 

 

Look at the likes on Skizzer's Lotus, hardly shite in the traditional sense.

[320touring]

I assume those come attached to two renaults?

Alas, just the one.

 

And there appears to be 3 potential lengths for each side ( as is to be expected, they're different lengths and routes on each side)

[SiC]

Look at the likes on Skizzer's Lotus, hardly shite in the traditional sense.

True! That and six-cylinders lovely E-Type.

 

Hopefully one day we'll get a Ferrari on here.

 

Saying that, we nearly have with Wack Maserati!

[Guest Hooli]

I don't think I've ever seen the E-type on here, but then I've not normally bothered with Six cylinder's thread as I only knew of him owning horrible french things.

[Guest Hooli]

Can we move on from the arguments now?

 

No, why should we?

[SiC]

I don't think I've ever seen the E-type on here, but then I've not normally bothered with Six cylinder's thread as I only knew of him owning horrible french things.

Wash your mouth out!

[Pillock]

beko, me old mate.... anyone who replaces a knackered Laguna II with a Laguna II is definitely living the shite dream.

[Craig the Princess]

No, why should we?

That's typical of you

[Guest Hooli]

Oh no it isn't

[chaseracer]

Look at the likes on Skizzer's Lotus, hardly shite in the traditional sense.

 

Oh, I dunno...

 

Vauxhall engine block?  Maxi gearbox internals?  And isn't there some Triumph Herald in the front suspension?

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Attention Dave and other interesting shiters:

 

Just because I don't comment on your threads doesn't mean I am not interested! There's only so much I can say on a Granada restoration thread or a long distance fucked Ranger collection thread. Doesn't mean I'm not interested, I'm sure many feel the same. Should we just have page after page of 'well done mate' replies just to keep them on the front page? Because I can think of nothing constructive to add on most.

[Craig the Princess]

I will just add while I don't like the idea of splitting the forum I think there should be a separate bit for cars you own/work on to the general car chat, grin/grump, should I buy this etc threads so content would be more visible.

 

But I won't be arguing with anyone about it.

[Bucketeer]

. . . the ratio of posts I personally find interesting to posts I think are drivel has tipped too far the wrong way for my liking. . . . it tires me when myself and several others put effort into making interesting threads and see them usually tumble down the board while masterpieces like "hurrdurr what [X] should i [Y]?" keep floating to the top like unflushable turds.

HALLELUJAH!!

I have a rant about this every few months but lately my annoyance has been replaced by antipathy. I'm just losing the will to care about this place anymore. The sheer volume of worthless threads is overwhelming. Whether it be the 'what should I buy' threads or the single statement threads (I'm getting a bit tired of/have too many/not enough old cars) or the threads with just a link to something or the threads which are a question (eg; why is my car making this noise/why isn't my car making this noise), this place is now full of people who just like to hear/see their own voices/words. Try fucking off these non-threads into the threads that were designed for them (News24, stupid question, etc,) or even better, just try fucking off and take your self importance with you.