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Old 05-05-2004, 05:16 PM
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Why does GermanCarsFans.com suck so badly???

The news articles are actually quite excellent. They are comprehensive and well researched.

It is the people in the forums which I hate.

All they talk about is "looks" and "styling" and how the G Class looks like a box on wheels and needs to be smoothed out to look like a jelly bean to look cool.

These guys are as vain as my young sister who spends time posting about hot looks on "beauty-self improvement-fashion" internet chat boards.

Who are these people and why am I so mad at them....???

Could it be that they value technical gimmickry and the newest and the sleekest to sound engineering and build quality? Are these folks who appear to be in their mid to late twenties (within my age group) the average mindset about automobiles?

Anyone have similar impressions of these "GermanCarFans"...???

Starting to feel lost in life almost...

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Old 05-05-2004, 05:29 PM
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What's the demographic of the participants?
Middle-High class, white male conservatives
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Old 05-05-2004, 05:30 PM
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I would imagine institutional education among these individuals ending after high school...
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Old 05-05-2004, 05:31 PM
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Their fathers maybe!
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Old 05-05-2004, 05:34 PM
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The place sort of strikes me like MBWorld -- no adults allowed.
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Old 05-05-2004, 05:48 PM
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Just about every other MB board has nothing but 19 year olds interested in...
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Old 05-05-2004, 08:07 PM
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Just about every other MB board has nothing but 19 year olds interested in...
Well said. Maybe if I put a gold star on my hood I'll understand.

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