lol, welcome to the cloistered world of car forums
it doesnt matter what one you are on, for whatever make of car, except maybe the merc ones, cos most of them are mechanical noobs anyway
but everyone seems to flame new members for asking any question thats been answered.
If I see a repeat several times, I usually dont bother answering unless no one else chimes in, or give a shorter answer. At the end of the day, we all wanted to join in with like-minded (we think) individuals who share a common interest in a particular car, and ask questions we dont know the answer to, or to solicit opinion on something, not to get flamed. If people know a lot about a car, and they know the same things are going to get asked again and again, why bother answering at all, or what are THEY here for then, if not to share their knowledge?
sorry lads, no disrespect meant to the longer serving members, but everyone hopes to speak to somone who has done what they are considering, and get some varied views on it. They'll still make up their own mind anyway, and are just looking for pointers.
What do we do when all the questions have been asked, turn the forum into a searchable dictionary where no one asks anything any more...?
