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Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#221248
That is not even funny ! And I am talking about MY car, if I was talking about yours then you could be pissed ...... like .... your car is crap .... it has no wheels and no guards and no engine !

:jesus [/quote]


BINGO!
"if I was talking about yours then you could be pissed...........like........your car is crap"

So why is it that every time someone mentions not liking a particular style of VW, those who own that style take it personally?

3 simple rules of life;
1) Not everyone likes you.
2) Not everyone agrees with you.
3) No matter how strong you think your case is, there are those that will not be swayed.

2 of the 3 will apply on this forum. (I don't beleive you can dislike someone if you haven't met them)

It is well known that I have no time for the NBs, but that's not to say it's Andrew's car or Anthony's car or any other ONE in particular. It's THE car.
Those who own them may disagree, but you'll never sway me.

Which brings me to Flying VW.
If this guy has said he doesn't like "those" ugly things, then he didn't really have a shot at YOUR car.
You haven't said if your baja was entered in this show.
This is important for the " who asked you". If your car was entered, then in a very real way, YOU asked him.
As for the "bring it on" crap, learn to control your temper young man.
You don't want to go where I've been.

[Edited on 19-8-2004 by Spook]
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#221267
stating that you dont like the nb means that all nb owners will take it personally as this is their chosen car...
see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#221286
And saying you don't like commonwhores (oops, crapadores) means their owners will take it personally. There's a hell of a lot of people on here that drive those things more than they do VWs.

If someone says they hate NBs, so what? THEY hate them, doesn't mean that people who like them are wrong.

I hate brussel sprouts but people who do don't get upset when I say so. If this was a vegetable forum I'm sure there would be no people with hurt feeling if I said "I" don't like them. If I said "Brussel sprouts suck and anyone who eats them is a bloody moron" that would be a different thing.

The only people who should (or have a right) to take offence to someone saying they don't like or even hate NBs are the designers (or should I say marketers) responsible for them. Owners choose with their preferences and prejudices.

When I hear people say how they loathe bay buses I don't get upset or take it personally - hell I probably feel the same about their golf or their superbug!

KruizinKombi Seriously Obsessed Cyber Dubber

3,493 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#221303
Then that's THEIR problem.

I don't expect everybody to like kombis just because I do. I also own an International, but I don't expect anyone here to like it. Just to show I really don't care what other people think, I'm about to buy a P76. See how many people think they're a shitbox, then see if I care!!

I don't believe people should criticise other people's cars, especially on this forum. But in real life, if you can't handle people not liking your car, there's not much you can do about it.



I always told friends that the thing I liked most about the VW crowd is how I can go to shows and people don't criticise each others cars. I've been to a lot of other car shows and it just seems like one big testosterone-charged leg-humping exercise, with people all wanting to think that their car is better, even if it is still only an idea in their head. Within the VW fraternity (in my experience) people have seemed to appreciate what they liked about other cars, and ignored the things they dislike. I've always thought the VW crowd was more open-minded and accepting, but I'm starting to wonder....
Kruizin Kol

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#221312
all of what Kol said
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#221353
KruizinKombi wrote:I don't believe people should criticise other people's cars, especially on this forum.


I've always thought the VW crowd was more open-minded and accepting, but I'm starting to wonder....
i totally agree about the criticism
open mindedness??????????????????????????? are you taking the piss???????????????
hahahahahahaha.... this forum proves how "openminded" VW people can be.
see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#221380
I would think it quite open minded of an avowed VW fan to say they don't like one of VWs cars. Openminded behaviour requires the frank discussion of ones opinions and the courage to accept that people will not have the same taste.

Close mindedness is saying people cannot voice an opinion contrary to your own.

CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221383
byronbus wrote:I dont like NBs but I do like brussell sprouts :thumb
Mmmmmm.............. brussell sprouts.
I'm with you byronbus, in regards to both things mentioned.

blutopless2 DAMSLO

2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#221435
open mindedness is also the acceptance of change, differences, alternatives etc etc.
see.... air and water do mix 😉

1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro

CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221437
You can be open to change, differences, alternatives etc etc but you don't have to like them.

$2.63 homebrand baja

0 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#221455
mmmm brusslesprouts, anchovies and bluevein cheese all wrapped up in a chocolate pancake, served on a bed of raw onions......

not may people would agree that's the thing to eat...but somewhere someone may like it.. who cares... but i am sure they would be a very interesting person to talk to if that was thier dish of choice...

can't say many peeps were impressed with my beast, but I like it.. who cares?

It appears that some people are just not reading the posts as thoroughly as they should, in fact it is in some ways amusing.. a little sad, but amusing nonetheless.

Being new to all this dubbin lovin,, I am surprised by all the goings on... :duh sheesh play nicely kiddies.. I am just happy I have a vw???? Call it crap if you want... I will just laugh... because I CAN.

[Edited on 20-8-2004 by $2.63 homebrand baja]

byronbus dsk

4,204 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#221459
im open to different ways of consuming brussell sprouts, you can be quite creative with that sort of thing...if you know what i mean...
www.dsk.com.au

CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221464
I just LOVE brussell sprouts!! As for blue Vein cheese.. YUK!!

CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221481
OMG!!

$2 DON'T DO THAT TO ME!!!! :blush

$2.63 homebrand baja

0 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#221485
(sorry for the flash o' stem there).. now.. what appears to be some kind of sprout orgy.... dissss--gusting little vegies indeed...........

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CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221487
I'm getting hot under the collar now.... Cut it out would you!

LOL

$2.63 homebrand baja

0 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#221489
oops sorry,, wrong smutfiles.... :jesus

nah they aren't my hands byron.. had to get in a model.. mine are to hairy...:P

CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221491
Dilma Tea......

lobus Wolfsburg Wizard

618 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#221518
the only way to eat them is steamed, slice in half with a good squeeze of lemon juice.

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CoopGirl Fat Chicks ROCK!

825 posts · joined Aug 2003 ·

#221522
Hey, I never knew how they actually grew until you posted that pic. I just learnt something new for today!!!

I agree with the steamed and with lemon juice. YUMMO!

Flying VW Wolfsburg Wizard

680 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#221775
Spook wrote:Which brings me to Flying VW.
If this guy has said he doesn't like "those" ugly things, then he didn't really have a shot at YOUR car.
You haven't said if your baja was entered in this show.
This is important for the " who asked you". If your car was entered, then in a very real way, YOU asked him.
As for the "bring it on" crap, learn to control your temper young man.
You don't want to go where I've been.

[Edited on 19-8-2004 by Spook]

OK Spook you got me on the Plural. 😉
I've always said that you're intelligent.

There is alot of prejudice towards Baja's in Melbourne, I get it all the time.
The fact that I'm proberly the only member in the Melbourne club to own one and there is only about 3 others around says it all.
Recently at a Meeting somebody who was asked to speak about Bajas, kit cars and V.W Styles over the last 40 years basicly stood up and said "I hate them all".

(Yeah welcome to our Club).

I could go into great details of the trouble I've had with Baja exceptance, but I'm not prepared to open that tin of worms on here and it's been sorted out anyway.

As for the Bloke your asking about
I don't have a problem with constructive criticism, but I'm not going to sit by and listen to comments like " I hate these ugly things".
I guess you would need to be there to understand the context of what went on.

Since mine was the only Baja there and he had already looked it over, it's fair to say it was directed at mine.

And I know at 34 I'm a few years behind you, and I don't know where you've been. But believe me when I say I've been around.

Also I didn't loose my temper, I was just saying that if that DICK HEAD wanted to have ago, I wouldn't loose any Sleep over it.
And with Dub nut that was a JOKING way of replying to a unrelated U2U he sent me.





[Edited on 20-8-2004 by Flying VW]
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$2.63 homebrand baja

0 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#221778
flying............................ dare to be different .. is all I can say :thumb

don't let it get you down.....baja's are fun fun fun! be happy knowing there are a lot of peeps who think they are sexy!

Flying VW Wolfsburg Wizard

680 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#221784
KruizinKombi wrote:I don't believe people should criticise other people's cars, especially on this forum.



I always told friends that the thing I liked most about the VW crowd is how I can go to shows and people don't criticise each others cars.

I don't think they should Criticise either, NEARLY every car on Show either has a lot of money, time, effort, love or all of the above put into it.


As for what you told your Friends... with all due respect your wrong. It happens every where.
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Flying VW Wolfsburg Wizard

680 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#221798
Spook wrote:You haven't said if your baja was entered in this show.
This is important for the " who asked you". If your car was entered, then in a very real way, YOU asked him.
Sorry Spook, I got carried away and forgot to answer.

No it wasn't entered into a show, it was just parked in a parking spot and minding it's own business after a Cruise.
There wasn't a show on that day.
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