I was just over at the "other" board looking around. I am just realizing how frickin' pathetic it is. We come to these boards to seek advice about our cars. More often it is about challenging issues and how to tackle them. Some of us are mechanics and others are not but have some good experiences to share about specific topics. Generally, if you have a problem with your car you can come here and ask and get good help. We will do everything except turn the wrench for you. (some here have offered though)

My point is, I just read a post about some guy needing advice on where to take his car for an oil change. And in another someone asks how much it should cost to fix a few simple things under his car.

I could go on but then I would just be blowing more hot air. Am I wrong here for feeling like these guys are pathetic? I am nowhere near the ability of others on this board but at least I try. I realize people come to this board for different reasons. I just don't know how to feel about it.

Should I go on medication?

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

You probably need to be on medication just due to the extreme number of vehicles for which you are responsible...

Har-Dee-Har...

That was a good one!

Everything I know about my Benz I learned here from the good members willing to teach, from books and other sites. If the posts I see get repetitive or the pop up blurb doesn't interest me I just don't open the post. It's not a hardship for me to see them posted. After all is said and done this is a finite topic and eventually(a long way off I'm sure) there won't be anything new to say.

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1981 240d
Newport,RI

Leather,

It is funny you should post that. I was in another window trying to get a quote for car insurance from progressive. What a nightmare! That is 20 minutes of my life I will never get back.

Anyone know what it is like having 5 F&%^$ing cars on an insurance policy?
(2 bikes on another)

I'll give someone one of my cars if they can guess how much I pay in car insurance a year.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

"I'll give someone one of my cars "

Which One ? I am partial to Subaru's .....

Well, I'd take you up on that offer but I would start a family problem if I brought home another car!

"Anyone know what it is like having 5 F&%^$ing cars on an insurance policy?"

I have 5 cars also. All insured. I use 21st Century Ins. They didn't have a problem with that. I ain't gonna tell you how much I pay either!

And don;t worry about some fellow whining about looking for a place to get his oil changed. There are some people that will never figure out which end of a wrench to pick up. Let them support an INDY, just tell them not to use JiffyLube and go on to the next dumb thread.

1971 220 (gas) 4-spd manual 106441*
1979 300TD w/ ’85 turbo engine 298446
1983 300D 244626
1985 300TD 226868
1987 300D 262300

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Busy Benz,

you are missing the point. THEY are NOT trying! I would give them credit for trying but they are not.

One poster in particular starts nothing but posts about how his car looks and debates about the color or which model is better. Seems he would rather spend $500 on wheels and bling bling instead of a worthy repair. Then when the repair NEEDS done complains about how much it costs.

DIeseldiehard,

I see you are from CA. Godbless you on the insurance thing.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Personaly I think that people who cannot change their own oil should not own 20 year old cars. I don't feel these cars are practical or make sense to own if you cannot do most of your own work.

Notice I say cannot, not choose not to. Nothing wrong with farming out the unpleasent things like trans fluid changes, yuck.

Other forums can get old because they lack knowledge and pretend not to, or simply do not care.

Just my 2 cents, flame away I'm putting the suit on.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I have the suspicion that the other board has many younger members with vehicles that are significantly newer and much more complex than the folks on this board.

Accordingly, the knowledge base for repairing those vehicles is simply not there and the capability of the individuals on the board is far less than the folks over here.

Furthermore, when you have the capability of spending 15-20K on a M/B, you have the capability of paying someone to fix it when it breaks. You can therefore spend your time on more important matters such as the size of the new wheels or the color of the brake calipers.

There is no satisfaction in the actual repair of such a vehicle by these individuals. Remember, when you get done with the repair, the vehicle looks exactly the same as it did before you started the repair.

We get a lot of personal satisfaction in keeping a 20 year old vehicle in good running and good looking condition. They don't.

Hey thats worth a try. How about $550.00

$3300.00 for all the vehicles and all the bikes.

I'd say an even $3,000 per year. I was pretty close to that when I had that many on the list.

Hey, the heck with guessing. Just let me say that you pay too much, then you could help a brutha out that has, oh let's say, an undrivable smoking mesquito killer. Think of the $ you would save on insuring it!

**edit**
Good Lord I'm getting shameless in my desperation to drive an MB again.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I don't think they are pathetic! There are people out there that cannot change a light bulb because they are not at all inclined. They don't have the foggiest idea of mechanical aptitude and they feel stupid often times, and develop an insecurity left feeling vulnerable.

Many of these same people often try, and try very hard to do what is to you, very simple. I give them credit for trying! To call them pathetic, makes you look kinda pathetic for not understanding their weakness!