RE: Automotive Annoyances
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RE: Automotive Annoyances - 3/25/2008 1:06:47 PM
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Lupae3s
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what youve shared is mostly agreeable. though, youre writing seems a bit overly biased.
not everyone with an exhaust system on their car is a "fast and ferocious" wannabe. personally, i have a catback exhaust system on my I-4 mazda3 wagon and feel that it serves its purpose well on the autocross track by offering superb throttle response (also, i think my system has a deep, aggressive/pleasing tone and would definitely not be considered a "fart can"). no, i am not small-minded, thanks.
also, AWD and 4WD may be very helpful in slippery situations. i know from first hand experience that an awd audi a6 avant or infiniti m35x is much more proper at handling itself in snowy conditions than my fwd m3 wagon. on dry surfaces at speed though, the opposite holds true. i agree that the key is to drive in accordance with the weather and conditions of road surfaces no matter what vehicle is being driven, but an awd vehicle will handle snow much better than and fwd if both are driven properly.
once again, nice job on the editorial. i am in agreement with a lot of what you stated. i feel, however, that your profane language might hurt the cause a bit...it distracts from your passion on the subject you are writing about.
congratulations on the new magazine.
for further articles, consider touching upon both positive and negative aspects of the automotive spectrum such as legal racing (auto-x, drag strip, etc), driving while talking on cell phones, and maybe automotive technologies (safety, performance, etc.)
good luck.
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RE: Automotive Annoyances - 3/25/2008 3:57:20 PM
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virgin1
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ORIGINAL: 87 turbo II
You didn't even touch on cell phone users WTF! (good read though, and true)
I despise; cell phone talkers, make-up putter-oners, newspaper readers, the in-my-new-suit-and-need-to-impress writers, the "I just got my McD's and can't wait for a french fry while I drive home to work," and anyone who does not pay attention to their driving and the road that takes my life, and the lives of my passengers in their incapable hands, while wielding a 2-4,000 lb vehicle down any road @ 20mph or better.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!! Non-negotiable.
< Message edited by virgin1 -- 3/25/2008 3:59:29 PM >
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RE: Automotive Annoyances - 3/25/2008 6:17:59 PM
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VB
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Lupae3s
what youve shared is mostly agreeable. though, youre writing seems a bit overly biased.
not everyone with an exhaust system on their car is a "fast and ferocious" wannabe. personally, i have a catback exhaust system on my I-4 mazda3 wagon and feel that it serves its purpose well on the autocross track by offering superb throttle response (also, i think my system has a deep, aggressive/pleasing tone and would definitely not be considered a "fart can"). no, i am not small-minded, thanks.
also, AWD and 4WD may be very helpful in slippery situations. i know from first hand experience that an awd audi a6 avant or infiniti m35x is much more proper at handling itself in snowy conditions than my fwd m3 wagon. on dry surfaces at speed though, the opposite holds true. i agree that the key is to drive in accordance with the weather and conditions of road surfaces no matter what vehicle is being driven, but an awd vehicle will handle snow much better than and fwd if both are driven properly.
once again, nice job on the editorial. i am in agreement with a lot of what you stated. i feel, however, that your profane language might hurt the cause a bit...it distracts from your passion on the subject you are writing about.
congratulations on the new magazine.
for further articles, consider touching upon both positive and negative aspects of the automotive spectrum such as legal racing (auto-x, drag strip, etc), driving while talking on cell phones, and maybe automotive technologies (safety, performance, etc.)
good luck.
I kept all this in mind; however, I wrote the article with the intended audience being my area. In Staten Island, we don't have dirt roads, or twisty roads for that matter. We rarely get more that traces of snow, and it doesn't even rain that much at any one time. Therefore, the majority of the 4WD soccermobiles out here are pointless.
And I use the "fart can" term simply because it holds the predominance in the area. I don't mean it as an overview of the tuning community, just the posers here.
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