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Old 03-14-2011 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by smcandrew08
i was just making a point for you guys to try not to scare away future mopar lovers...
I don't own shares in or work for the company, and those are the only rational reasons to give a damn whether or not someone develops (an irrational) brand loyalty.

It's been my experience that a guy who'll deceive you to get your esteem will be even quicker to deceive you to when something more tangible is to be had. I'm not saying that every liar is a thief, or that every scorpion is of a mind to sting, but I'm quick to shuttle either out of my house as soon as I've detected one.

All that said: If the boy's parents either screwed him up or failed through no fault of their own to correct a character defect he was born with, then it's up to the society in which the boy operates to at least try to nudge him into line. If he learned his lesson here then we've done a service to the rest of the world; if he didn't, then we've done a service to ourselves. It's a win for us either way. What was that thing Hillary said? "It takes a village to raise a child".
 
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Old 03-14-2011 | 10:18 PM
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Well i was just saying mopars are a dying breed and without the younger generations to keep them going theyre bound to go extinct more so then they are already. Which could economically mean no more repo parts for older cars or trucks, no after market parts for these cars or trucks, and not as many sweet looking cudas, challangers, coronets, darts ect. That would be a sad day for me.
 
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Old 03-14-2011 | 10:18 PM
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you're nicer about it than I am unreg- every liar is a thief, even if the only theft is that of truth.. outside of that, the two are often in close company..

furthermore- anytime you placate a lie, you enter a non-written, non-verbalized contract with that person.. and the lies continue.. if you call them, you set the record straight and become known as a straight shooter and one not to be taken lightly..

I can deal with liars, so long as I know what they are.. everything from their mouths will be under scrutiny from that point forward.. thieves, on the other hand.. playground rules rule- and that is that..

roger out.
 
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Old 03-14-2011 | 10:26 PM
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Well, his last post was the tenth, his last visit was the 11th. My guess is, he read the rest of this thread, and decided that this was not the place for him to be. Not like he made a real good impression here......

I will not miss him.

That said, if he wants to come back, participate, LOSE the arrogance, and be truthful, so far as I am concerned, he would be welcome.
 
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Old 03-14-2011 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by smcandrew08
Well i was just saying mopars are a dying breed and without the younger generations to keep them going theyre bound to go extinct more so then they are already.
You'd be surprised at how the market steps up. I drove a '69 IH Scout until about six years ago and though I might have had to wait a bit, I could get any part I wanted even though IH washed their hands of their passenger vehicle lines long ago. A former client of mine specialized in parts for classic Fords -- from '57 to '79, pretty much every passenger car they made except Mustang. He had a lot of the original Ford tooling on which to make parts that you just weren't going to get anywhere else. There's a lot of Chinese crap in that market, but this guy was building new parts on original tooling and to Ford specs -- had to keep to their specs to keep his license from the factory. He sold the company last year to another outfit that as far as I know is still the only source of, say, North American made '65 Galaxie fenders.

As long as there's a buck to be made, someone's gonna make it. We're in the aftermarket lull right now, but in another five or ten years when those who are still nursing these old beasties along are mostly enthusiasts instead of mostly broke-*** kids, the aftermarket will have a second bloom.

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furthermore- anytime you placate a lie, you enter a non-written, non-verbalized contract with that person.. and the lies continue.. if you call them, you set the record straight and become known as a straight shooter and one not to be taken lightly..
Eh, that really depends upon the specific liar in question. Some just don't care whether or not you're going to call them out because they have an entire arsenal of BS they'll use to make you look bad for doing it. I call them out anyway, then boot their butts over the horizon regardless of how they respond. It limits the size of my circle of acquaintances, but it increases my circle of friends. It's a good trade.
 
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Old 03-14-2011 | 11:49 PM
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man this kid just kept digging a hole... ok so as for raising driving age till 25 thats just non sense.. but perhaps there should be an I.Q. test cause saying you drove a semi at 4 yeah i drove plenty of "toy cars when i was four".. but you wouldnt be able to even see out of the semi or hit the gas and brake at four your making yourself sound dumb.. im sorry to say but your going to be that kid that thinks hes jeff gordon and flip your truck doin 80 on a country raod.
 
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Old 03-15-2011 | 12:06 AM
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When I got my license way back when... at 16 you had to show that you needed it for work otherwise no way until you were 18. My out was I worked on the farm. But that was just to make it legal.. I was driving when I was 11 in my Dad's '66 Dodge crew cab.

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Old 03-15-2011 | 12:25 AM
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[quote=UnregisteredUser;2447228]
As long as there's a buck to be made, someone's gonna make it. We're in the aftermarket lull right now, but in another five or ten years when those who are still nursing these old beasties along are mostly enthusiasts instead of mostly broke-*** kids, the aftermarket will have a second bloom.quote]


But at the same time you need a younger generation (my generation) to be enthusiasts of these cars or else there wont be a buck to be made. The mopar parts that people specialize in are usually so expensive that it keeps most people out of owning a mopar anyways, we dont need anymore help defeating ourselves. I do agree that mopars are not a broke kid car to restore but at the same time like i said you have to have enthusiasts or else my generation is not going to want to have anything to do with expensive *** mopars in 10 years when we start getting some disposable income coming our way..its just a thought my dad keeps preeching..
 
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Old 03-15-2011 | 12:31 AM
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thats why every kid at my high school has hondas and such.. you can build a decently quick car for close to nothiing compared to other brands(granted most do the ricer setup.. Fail!)
 
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Old 03-15-2011 | 12:36 AM
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shoot these days im lookin at all my options with gas the way it is. Having a turboed 4banger and getting 25mpg looks pretty good right about now haha. Doubt it will ever happen though i have an octane addiction.
 


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