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Originally Posted by strych9
I apologize if my reference to age offends you. The only point I was trying to make is that a person of that age hasn't had as many opportunities to own or drive as many vehicles as the majority of the 5th Gen demographic.
I have many friends my age that have not owned, and have not driven nearly as many vehicles as myself. As a former Ford/Lincoln/Mercury/Mazda/Porsche/Suzuki tech, and dealer service manager, I have driven literally thousands of different cars. 2006 Porsche Carrara GT, Vipers, Vettes, Shelbys, and everything in-between. So, I stand by my original statement, and make no apologies for that.
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But you don't know that man, you know nothing about me lol. On average with the general population sure, but when it comes to car enthusiasts the age thing goes out the window. I have not owned as many cars as you, but that doesn't mean I don't know cars as well as you. Or rather, it doesn't mean I'm not an enthusiast who spends a lot of his free time doing various car enthusiast related things.
I've been to the track countless times, I race regularly up near me at a circuit racing track. I've probably seen every Top Gear episode 100,000 times. I've done most of my mods myself. My old car was all done myself except for the exhaust welding. At 17 I gutted it myself, built a custom intake and installed a wet nitrous kit entirely myself with many custom pieces. To the point where I even brought it to a mechanic that used to run nitrous and at an initial look through he couldn't spot it. Raced that car 100s of times and never broke it.
Does that make me an expert? Absolutely not, but I definitely know more than the average person. AS DOES everyone else on this website. I bet almost everyone on here can do mundane tasks like change a tire. The average person in the general population can't change a tire. Some people don't even know how to pump their own gas! LOL
All I'm trying to say is, on this site, unless the person proves otherwise, you should afford them the respect that they are an enthusiast and aren't brain dead.