Bashing etc.

[Belair62]

No real harm...and no new standards...seems like once a year we need to remind ourselves is all...and no Joe...you can't have any.

[Keith Tedford]

Look on the brighter side. If your car can run the gauntlet here and come out unscathed, it is a real winner. You might even learn of a few mistakes done during the restoration. For the perfectionist, your car may come out the better from the experience. There are some pretty keen minds and sharp eyes here. Not much gets by and this is good. The nit picking helps keep people honest and the fraudsters gun shy.

[Hylton]

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Look on the brighter side. If your car can run the gauntlet here and come out unscathed, it is a real winner. You might even learn of a few mistakes done during the restoration. For the perfectionist, your car may come out the better from the experience. There are some pretty keen minds and sharp eyes here. Not much gets by and this is good. The nit picking helps keep people honest and the fraudsters gun shy.

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Common Keith - did you ever think for a moment that most people do not want their vehicle to be scrutinized? Do you believe that every member on this site wants their car to be "The ultimate garage/trailer queen"? Is having an incorrect or less than perfect car illegal, immoral or just plain wrong? How many 900+ point cars on this site get driven? Maybe, just maybe - some guys want to put more than 10 miles a year on a car.

Truth is, there are many different types of people in this hobby and on this site. Your post assumes that only perfect cars are allowed to be owned and/or sold and that people on this site have the right to critique someones car. How is that so?

Some people here feel the need to show everyone what vast amounts of knowledge they have on a certain model so they play a little game with themselves called "let's see how many incorrect things I can find on someone's pride and joy and then let the world know what I found so they can see how smart I am"

Most members of this site can pick apart a car blind-folded. Yet, they are respectful enough to keep out of someone elses business. Do you ever see Jim M., Kurt S., Ed C., Rich F.or Jerry M. posting comments about someone's Camaro? They are on this site frequently but have no desire to show the world how knowledgeable they are.

Maybe we can get Tom to start a Forum called "Go ahead, pick apart my car" to satisfy all you guys who feel the need to butt in on someone elses business.

[Salvatore]

Hylto, Hylton, Hylton You are taking this thing way out of contex. America IS a free country. With anything else people evaluate homes, cars, other people, clothes, attitudes and so forth. Thats life. You have a very nice car. RELAX and take it for a ride!

[Hylton]

You may be quite right Sam but I just find all this critiqing does nothing to increase the participation or enjoyment in this hobby.

[Salvatore]

Its just the way it is. I am sure you have thick skin living in Canada.

[Hylton]

There are 3 things I try to instill into my kids:

If you fool around long enough without protection, it's gonna come back and bite you;

The Toronto Maple Leafs suck;

and cars are to be enjoyed.

[COPO427]

There just has to be one answer to the bashing on this site. I get the impression that a major bunch here never grew up during the Muscle Car days of the 60's to 1970. I'll admit it, I'm a baby boomer and I believe there's alot of snotty little immature people on this site. I asked one question about a 70 SS 396 Chevelle and got my rude answers back. There's just no respect with kids these days, cause they think they know it all. I was driving muscle cars when some of the people here were just a twinkle in their Father's eyes. I just have to say one thing and it's "GROW UP".

[COPO427]

Just a rant above, don't mind me. Must be my X pissing me off these days.

[SamLBInj]

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Just a rant above, don't mind me. Must be my X pissing me off these days.

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Always better to be pissed off than pissed on..