Pistonheads - Shed of the Week

[kevin 900]

Oh yes...

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=22700

 

I'm sure this is someone's on here?

 

(I can't put a piccy up - I'm at work)

[messerschmitt owner]

it's the dollywobbler bus

[garethj]

A few top quality replies along the lines of "I don't like it, therefore it's shit". As one poster says, mostly from people who've never been in one, never mind owned one.

 

Way to open your minds, lads

[scooters]

lol!

 

DW' join the club....

 

My Sherpa was the Christmas special SOTW

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=21258

 

funnily enough at the £500 he was looking for it was a complete bargain - apart from one or two electrical gremlins when it is geeshing with rain it has turned into a superb old bus. The boy and I popped up to Glenrothes this morning to recover our property from the GTi - we took the van - 70 miles in the pissing rain - only issue is the front offside indicator is shorting

[Station]

A few top quality replies along the lines of "I don't like it, therefore it's shit". As one poster says, mostly from people who've never been in one, never mind owned one.

 

Way to open your minds, lads

 

You're talking about people who religiously watch Top Gear and their favourite car is the latest Ferrari/Porsche. You think that's harsh, you should see the shite they came out with when they had a Skoda Estelle up.

[Mr Lobster]

Was going to say the same myself, what do you really expect from Pistonheads?

[Mr Lobster]

Agreed, it was. More the comments of the PH users that can't see beyond the latest Porsche / Audi offering was what I meant.

[dollywobbler]

BADGE OF HONOUR! Have been wafting around in the beast today actually - got the nod about it from someone on RR when I was parked up in town. Makes me feel better about declining £500 from some Euro-hero who will reject the car if there's any rust on it. I said solid, not pristine!

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

A few top quality replies along the lines of "I don't like it, therefore it's shit". As one poster says, mostly from people who've never been in one, never mind owned one.

 

Way to open your minds, lads

 

You're talking about people who religiously watch Top Gear and their favourite car is the latest Ferrari/Porsche. You think that's harsh, you should see the shite they came out with when they had a Skoda Estelle up.

 

I believe 'dickheads' was the word you were looking for Young Man.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

I would have said at least half the people commenting about on the CX on Piston Heads liked it. Maybe I'm a just glass half full kinda guy!!

[Negative Creep]

I would have said at least half the people commenting about on the CX on Piston Heads liked it. Maybe I'm a just glass half full kinda guy!!

 

 

I can see lots of positive comments as well. Not sure why it's customary to bash Pistonheads on here every time there's a link to SOTW; there are always plenty of people defending them

[Station]

Pistonheads is decent and well written stuff, it's just some of the knuckleheads that occupy the forums.

[Mr Lobster]

I actually don't mind Pistonheads tbh. Theres some right old bollocks spouted of course in some parts of the forums but there are also some VERY knowledgeable people on there, especially if you get onto the non motoring stuff. It can be very interesting. The main editorial stuff - no the forums - are generally very good and quite varied.

 

Whilst I was still an employee - ie when someone else paid me I was spending most of my 'working' day split between here, RR and Pistonheads.

[Spiny Norman]

My Royale was their SOTW a couple of weeks back, and I was quite pleased with the reception it got, even if half the discussion afterwards centred around what it was and its exact place in the Vauxhall/Opel model range.

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22572

 

Didn't generate one single genuine enquiry though!

[Autoplas]

Nothing wrong with Pistonheads

[DCLane]

BADGE OF HONOUR! Have been wafting around in the beast today actually - got the nod about it from someone on RR when I was parked up in town. Makes me feel better about declining £500 from some Euro-hero who will reject the car if there's any rust on it. I said solid, not pristine!

 

Aha ... me!

[garethj]

I can see lots of positive comments as well. Not sure why it's customary to bash Pistonheads on here

Far from it. I'm just bashing the ill-informed but loud mouthed mongs who shout there opinions like it's fact. I'll make fun of them wherever they are

 

Agreed there are some knowledgeable people on there but they have more than their fair share of cretins.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Far from it. I'm just bashing the ill-informed but loud mouthed mongs who shout there opinions like it's fact. I'll make fun of them wherever they are

 

Agreed there are some knowledgeable people on there but they have more than their fair share of cretins.

 

 

So true. Pistonheads is a very big forum, so I guess it is inevitable that the quality of posts will vary. I sometimes wonder if some of the very rabid one make fans are school kids though, by some of their comments.

 

I only very rarely stray into the "Pie and Piston", but many of the comments in the politics and economics section shock me. I have seen more wisdom, reason and insight on Fox news.

[Guest EccentricRichard]

A few top quality replies along the lines of "I don't like it, therefore it's shit". As one poster says, mostly from people who've never been in one, never mind owned one.

 

Way to open your minds, lads

 

You're talking about people who religiously watch Top Gear and their favourite car is the latest Ferrari/Porsche. You think that's harsh, you should see the shite they came out with when they had a Skoda Estelle up.

 

I watch TG religiously. I also believe (like at least Clarkson and May) that the CX is a wonderful car...

[pogweasel]

I watch TG religiously.

We would never have guessed.

[Guest EccentricRichard]

I watch TG religiously.

We would never have guessed.

 

You might have noticed, if you watched it, that the TG boys are all bona fide Shiters...

[Negative Creep]

I like it for the non car forums, there's enough people on there to encompass pretty much any interest

[trigger]

I've just be having a quick look through the PH thread, I think the last page is the best, Anyone seen this CX before?.

 

The OP bought it 20 years ago like this:

 

 

Now it looks a little something like this

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Station]

I don't think I like that paint scheme.

[Guest EccentricRichard]

I don't think I like that paint scheme.

 

Me neither. It's a bit too Max Power. Not the worst I've ever seen, but not exactly tasteful.

[myglaren]

CGAT is quite impressive 'in the flesh'. It's officially black