Kudos to Diamondpilot!

[JDgreen227]

I believe most would feel the quality is there as well. You are still a newbie to this site and haven't learned that many on this site have developed friendships. Heck, you said you don't know if Chris is a man or woman yet you have formed such a strong opinion.

This website has matured into more than just a blanket forum like many in which people pop in an out monthly or only as needs arise. I have more personal life knowledge of certain members than I do of many family members from years of reading post . Many members even form get togethers and I was even offered room and board if my family ever needed a place to stay in California.

I feel, and some others may as well, that it is not appropriate to enter a thread that the OP intended as an act of appreciation and create conflict. Especially someone who doesn't even know the gender of the said person or the camaraderie that exists within this site.

Agree 100% with that statement about entering a thread, with the addition of saying it was WRONG to bash DP when OP obviously wanted to note the contributions Chris has made to the TBN community. Yes, I am one of those members who creates a lot of chit-chat threads, but I also feel I have helped numerous members here and have sincerely TRIED to become one of those members who is a reliable source of information.

With that said, I do apologize to Hay Dude for jumping on him because if I am going to be critical of him, that obviously puts me in the same position he was when he was critical of DP. By PM I will also tell him I am sorry.

 

[Hay Dude]

Agree 100% with that statement about entering a thread, with the addition of saying it was WRONG to bash DP when OP obviously wanted to note the contributions Chris has made to the TBN community. Yes, I am one of those members who creates a lot of chit-chat threads, but I also feel I have helped numerous members here and have sincerely TRIED to become one of those members who is a reliable source of information.

With that said, I do apologize to Hay Dude for jumping on him because if I am going to be critical of him, that obviously puts me in the same position he was when he was critical of DP. By PM I will also tell him I am sorry.

NO worries! I apologize for you being petty or critical of my spelling!
I think some explanation of my disagreeing with the Kudos to diamondpilot is in order here:

I read the thread last week. I noticed that one of the contributors to the thread earlier in post #14 said he wished that diamondpilot would be "less caustic........." Not my words, someone else's words!!

To an ousider like me, it meant that along with the 20 or so members that think he's wonderful, but along with the contributions you mentioned he makes here, there's a few that would like to see the anti other-than-Ford rhetoric from him go away. I also just noticed a bash on BMW! I own a BMW.
I notice he was driving a Ford like me and always said they were the greatest. Then came a Nissan, it was the greatest. His trailer is the greatest brand. Tractor is greatest, too. What about people who read this and don't own the same brands he brags on? Don't some of them have the right to feel put-off or angry?
Now, no disrespect to the guy. I'm sure he's helped many members out with advice, but he's also turned more than a few away with the "caustic" rhetoric . Not my words.....those are the words in post #14 of this thread!

 

[Diamondpilot]

I never bashed my BMW, just said it was a maintenance hog and would not recommend one to my worst enemy when out of warranty. Its never been anything major but sure has a knack for finding the service dept. My 08 Nissan and 06 Ford have needed about 1/10 the stuff this BMW has needed. I love the car and its performance. Nothing like blowing the doors off a so called Muscle Car with a bone stock 335I but I will not keep it past its warranty. It would bleed me dry.

Chris

 

[JDgreen227]

I never bashed my BMW, just said it was a maintenance hog and would not recommend one to my worst enemy when out of warranty. Its never been anything major but sure has a knack for finding the service dept. My 08 Nissan and 06 Ford have needed about 1/10 the stuff this BMW has needed. I love the car and its performance. Nothing like blowing the doors off a so called Muscle Car with a bone stock 335I but I will not keep it past its warranty. It would bleed me dry.

Chris

Sounds like the Corvettes my brother has owned since the late 80's, he has never owned a new one and the used ones he has owned, QUOTE:

"Yes, I love owning a Corvette, but the d*** things cost you a fortune to keep running...."

 

[Diamondpilot]

Sounds like the Corvettes my brother has owned since the late 80's, he has never owned a new one and the used ones he has owned, QUOTE:

"Yes, I love owning a Corvette, but the d*** things cost you a fortune to keep running...."

I know all about that also. My uncle has a 1981 and a 2004. My father has a 1989 and a 2006. They all find there way on my trailer at least once a year or so. My uncle is Corvette though and trough and my dad just loves that 89 and would not get rid of it for the world. I think I have him talked into dumping the 06 for a new Shelby or Challenger. I keep telling him he deserves it. He just retired at 67 and its my inheritance he is spending anyways.

Chris

 

[Hay Dude]

Our BMW has been a fantastic car. Best part is rolling up next to a punk in a Mustang or camaro and waxing them in a stoplight to stoplight. Then picking up the kids from practice and surrounding them in safety and luxury.

Really sad to hear BMW's, Corvettes and all GM and Dodge trucks bashed and called junk here.
BMW's are a true car-enthusiast's car.

 

[Soundguy]

Really sad to hear BMW's, Corvettes and all GM and Dodge trucks bashed and called junk here.
BMW's are a true car-enthusiast's car.

Aside from some gm bashing.. I just havn't seen the dodge, and bmw's bashed. and nothing specifically corvette either? one- of odd comments.. but no tirades. ( gm.. sure.. tirades.. not much different than the anti ford ones. )

 

[Diamondpilot]

Our BMW has been a fantastic car. Best part is rolling up next to a punk in a Mustang or camaro and waxing them in a stoplight to stoplight. Then picking up the kids from practice and surrounding them in safety and luxury.

Really sad to hear BMW's, Corvettes and all GM and Dodge trucks bashed and called junk here.
BMW's are a true car-enthusiast's car.

I agree with you that its fun to drive. So are tge Corvettes. Its just that they always seem to be broken. If my BMW was as trouble free as my Nissan or Ford I would be in hog heaven.

Chris

 

[JDgreen227]

Chris, might be off topic here and I am NOT BASHING YOU, but when you admit what fun it is blowing the doors off a muscle car....don't you think you are a trifle advanced in years for that kind of behavior? :laughing: However, I am sure you are doing that on a closed course where it is perfectly legal to drive that way.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Chris, might be off topic here and I am NOT BASHING YOU, but when you admit what fun it is blowing the doors off a muscle car....don't you think you are a trifle advanced in years for that kind of behavior? :laughing: However, I am sure you are doing that on a closed course where it is perfectly legal to drive that way.

Im 39 but not dead yet. Lol

Chris