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s2ooz

Original Poster:

3,005 posts

305 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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please someone come and help me! in the motley fool (financial site I visit) theres an OT car room, but they just seem against cars!! can you join in and redirect the bias into car loving??

eg - a mail re topgear:
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First off - I enjoy it, it's good fun. JC's tongue-in-cheek rebel stance
is quite appealing - I can't imagine he actually means alot of what he says. But, grannies doing donuts? Fastest Faith? Celebs driving the arse
off a patently unsuitable car? What message is it sending - what will the
NovaBoys (..or me!)take from this?
Then the 'Road' tests - recently on the IoW, JC & co in school-boy smirk
mode were driving (I think) an AM & Jag, comparing notes. Are they really only testing them up to 60mph (the roads looked like unrestricted non-duals
to me) - if so what sort (or use) was the road test - if not i.e. 60+
- well then they're breaking the law. Does the Beeb think that's cool?

Oh, finally - what has TG got against deisels - apart from (for some ears)
a duff engine note, deisels seem superior in every way for real-world
performance & economy. Mway driving with deisel torgue is fun & safe,
BHP-type performance only entertains Novites at traffic grand prix &
those who think the sound is important.

Perhaps they should rename it Top Nova
cheers
chattox
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Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

286 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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Find out where this guy lives and beat him to a pulp.

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

286 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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I've just had a look at the site - your best hope is to have them all killed. There is no reasoning with these people.

danger mouse

3,828 posts

282 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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I just tried, but I can't make head or tail of the Motley fool threading system.

Oh well, let's leave them to being wrong wherever they are...mmmmmm

Mouse

ABBTVR

69,319 posts

279 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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deisels seem superior in every way for real-world performance & economy. Mway driving with deisel torgue is "FUN & SAFE",
BHP-type performance only entertains Novites at traffic grand prix & those who think the sound is important.



What a "SAD" WR. There’s probably a good reason why this FG numpty drives a diesel and not a decent petrol car, and that is the anorak is too busy at the weekends, out train spotting!
BigAl.

nonegreen

7,803 posts

291 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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Looks like they need an unreasonable visit

DrSeuss

323 posts

282 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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ABBTVR said:

deisels seem superior in every way for real-world performance & economy. Mway driving with deisel torgue is "FUN & SAFE",
BHP-type performance only entertains Novites at traffic grand prix & those who think the sound is important.



What a "SAD" WR. There’s probably a good reason why this FG numpty drives a diesel and not a decent petrol car, and that is the anorak is too busy at the weekends, out train spotting!
BigAl.


Quite. And if he's such a fan of diesel, why can't he even spell it properly?

ErnestM

11,621 posts

288 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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nonegreen said: Looks like they need an unreasonable visit


Shades of "hourse and hound" methinks

ErnestM

dazren

22,612 posts

282 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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I used to be active on The Fool, but my new PC won't log into the messages. Blasted computers.

DAZ

agent006

12,058 posts

285 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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http://boards.fool.co.uk/Messages.asp?


The address says it all really...

hertsbiker

6,443 posts

292 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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actually, I drive a diesel car.. and have to agree with that flexibility comment. Most "family" 1.8 petrol car engines are gutless compared to a 2.0TDI.

Anyway, what I save on the dull commute to work (where cars don't often go over 80mph), goes in the bike.. and that only gets 29mph.

But I won't have people knocking cars, so may have to take a visit.

s2ooz

Original Poster:

3,005 posts

305 months

Wednesday 4th December 2002
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OK, who created "petrolfan" ?

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PetrolFan,

I have reported your post as abusive and unnecessary. I trust the TMF will remove it.
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you got pulled....

Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

286 months

Monday 9th December 2002
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s2ooz said: OK, who created "petrolfan" ?

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PetrolFan,

I have reported your post as abusive and unnecessary. I trust the TMF will remove it.
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you got pulled....


I did try to log on but couldn't as they needed a reply from my ficticious e-mail address of "foaming@gash.com"

chimburt

751 posts

280 months

Monday 9th December 2002
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Captain Muppet said:

s2ooz said: OK, who created "petrolfan" ?

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PetrolFan,

I have reported your post as abusive and unnecessary. I trust the TMF will remove it.
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you got pulled....


I did try to log on but couldn't as they needed a reply from my ficticious e-mail address of "foaming@gash.com"



JSG

2,238 posts

304 months

Monday 9th December 2002
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hertsbiker said: ...goes in the bike.. and that only gets 29mph.


Carl, get yourself a faster bike mate - my old moped could best that 25 years ago

hertsbiker

6,443 posts

292 months

Monday 9th December 2002
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JSG said:

hertsbiker said: ...goes in the bike.. and that only gets 29mph.


Carl, get yourself a faster bike mate - my old moped could best that 25 years ago





But I am very relaxed when getting 29mph ... The Thunder Ace & R1 I only used to get 22mpg when "on a mission". And not a track in sight. Ooops.

miniman

29,006 posts

283 months

Monday 9th December 2002
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This may mean nothing to anyone not familiar with Fireman Sam, but because of the way Trevor (yellow Manta 400?) has used uppercase, all I can hear in my head when I read these posts is John Alderton screaming "Trevore!" in a dodgy Welsh/Italian accent.



TreVoR400 is the user name they just don't get. Own up - who is it? I'm just about to post using "ThisrtyV8"...

JSG

2,238 posts

304 months

Thursday 12th December 2002
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please someone come and help me! in the motley fool (financial site I visit) theres an OT car room, but they just seem against cars!! can you join in and redirect the bias into car loving??


S2ooz,

Keep fighting the fight - you may be converting them, I think they may be weakening.

nonegreen

7,803 posts

291 months

Friday 13th December 2002
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response posted.

ultimasimon

9,646 posts

279 months

Friday 13th December 2002
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he he wellsaid nonegreen. I just signed up and posted my views as AKA "numptiebasher", all tho the name might imply a harsh posting, i was as diplomatic and factual as I could be when I roasted him