Is Pistonheads a forum for car people?
Discussion
....because some of the chatter on here, particularly after Rowan Atkinsons smash, suggests it's a haven for Guardian and Daily Mail readers who have never driven anything faster than a Montego Countryman.
Here's a decent bloke, car mad, who has had an 'off', however serious, and he walked away from it. So far, we've had a stack of comments saying 'he can't drive' (when the Top Gear thing clearly demonstrates he can - those last two corners were race-driver quality!), he deserved it, or the car is rubbish and it was only a matter of time before this happened.
Shouldn't we be giving total and absolute respect for A driving a Maclaren F1 as a 'daily', B being able to walk away from an 'off' and C for generally being one of the greatest ambassadors for being a petrolhead that there is??
I despair sometimes, I really do
Here's a decent bloke, car mad, who has had an 'off', however serious, and he walked away from it. So far, we've had a stack of comments saying 'he can't drive' (when the Top Gear thing clearly demonstrates he can - those last two corners were race-driver quality!), he deserved it, or the car is rubbish and it was only a matter of time before this happened.
Shouldn't we be giving total and absolute respect for A driving a Maclaren F1 as a 'daily', B being able to walk away from an 'off' and C for generally being one of the greatest ambassadors for being a petrolhead that there is??
I despair sometimes, I really do
ds. I'm going to write to my MP.bqf said:
Shouldn't we be giving total and absolute respect for A driving a Maclaren F1 as a 'daily', B being able to walk away from an 'off' and C for generally being one of the greatest ambassadors for being a petrolhead that there is??
I drove like a plum once, fell off the road and smashed up a very nice car. I deserved no respect for walking away from that. The other two points you mention, yes, respect for Mr Atkinson. But there is no shortage of schadenfreude here. Odd how such a British condition needed a German word to describe it.bqf said:
....because some of the chatter on here, particularly after Rowan Atkinsons smash, suggests it's a haven for Guardian and Daily Mail readers who have never driven anything faster than a Montego Countryman.
Here's a decent bloke, car mad, who has had an 'off', however serious, and he walked away from it. So far, we've had a stack of comments saying 'he can't drive' (when the Top Gear thing clearly demonstrates he can - those last two corners were race-driver quality!), he deserved it, or the car is rubbish and it was only a matter of time before this happened.
Shouldn't we be giving total and absolute respect for A driving a Maclaren F1 as a 'daily', B being able to walk away from an 'off' and C for generally being one of the greatest ambassadors for being a petrolhead that there is??
I despair sometimes, I really do
I haven't really read that thread but i'm very suprised there were those comments in there to be honest.Here's a decent bloke, car mad, who has had an 'off', however serious, and he walked away from it. So far, we've had a stack of comments saying 'he can't drive' (when the Top Gear thing clearly demonstrates he can - those last two corners were race-driver quality!), he deserved it, or the car is rubbish and it was only a matter of time before this happened.
Shouldn't we be giving total and absolute respect for A driving a Maclaren F1 as a 'daily', B being able to walk away from an 'off' and C for generally being one of the greatest ambassadors for being a petrolhead that there is??
I despair sometimes, I really do
Oh and by the way, I find the Montego Countryman fast enough, and that if you had read this weeks SOTW, you would know that PHers do respect great Ambassadors
MartyPubes said:
EDLT said:
People have opinions and a forum is designed for discussion. If you don't like it, leave.
I don't think he's disputing that it's a place for opinions, more that the opinions expressed aren't particularly 'petrolhead'. I'd have to agree.I think the real problem are the ones who start "This forum has gone to the dogs" threads every time someone disagrees with them. I've been here for a few years now, and nothing has changed.
Yes you have a point.
This particular section has more than its fair share of non petrolheads that should be on another site altogether, however there are so many forums on here that have a great many knowledgable people on them that if you avoid this section it is indeed a Petrolheads haven.
This particular section has more than its fair share of non petrolheads that should be on another site altogether, however there are so many forums on here that have a great many knowledgable people on them that if you avoid this section it is indeed a Petrolheads haven.
Errr - It's a forum for the opinionated - Haven't you noticed that? 
If everyone said "Oh yes, every car is pretty good these days" or "All the F1 drivers are equally talented" it'd get a bit boring, I suspect.
Some people will think crashing a McLaren F1 marks you as an idiot, whatever the circumstances.
Clearly they're wrong, but so what? They're as entitled to their opinion as the rest of us!
How's it any different from all those people who say "Every FWD is crap and every RWD one is great"?
M.
If everyone said "Oh yes, every car is pretty good these days" or "All the F1 drivers are equally talented" it'd get a bit boring, I suspect.
Some people will think crashing a McLaren F1 marks you as an idiot, whatever the circumstances.
Clearly they're wrong, but so what? They're as entitled to their opinion as the rest of us!
How's it any different from all those people who say "Every FWD is crap and every RWD one is great"?
M.
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