Rhytid

Hahaha... that's funny b/c I read it when I woke up in the middle of the night and then when I just got up in the morning, I thought I had dreamt it. A BAD dream.....

M3 Montreal

What were his results? Im assuming they were not so good?

voltrons_head

Ugh. I know how Prime felt last week. Can't wait for him to get back from the track today. It gives me hope that my issue will be resolved as well.

voltrons_head

Things got ugly in the B8 section real quick. Bruce was kind enough to bring me up to speed on the tuner warz that I haven't been around for in the past.

DrVolkl

I think that a thread that was meant to be a "joke" turned into a serious war in insecurities on both sides. Pretty damn pathetic.

Idiots pick the car (B5 or B8) the car doesn't pick the idiots. Oh well.... for anyone who thought "we" were better than the BMW crowd... lol

If a Stage 3+ B5 was a little larger, a little more comfortable and a little more reliable, I could definitely see myself driving one as a daily. Unfortunately that's not a B5.

voltrons_head

You know what? Written communication is tough sometimes. It is so easy for something to be misinterpreted or for people to project their own emotions and "read between the lines" when there is nothing to read. It is also easy for people to "miss the joke" as sarcasm and humor are sometimes challenging to convey in writing.

I've also noticed that the common practice is to go into a thread and post about current posts without going back and reading the whole thread. This never ends well.

I've had to address this numerous times at work as well. It's to the point where I have hosted multiple meetings about changing the way we communicate with the group on certain topics.

DrVolkl

Exactly... it's hard to pick up things like sarcasm when you write it... that's why you use those stupid little emoticons. But some people still get all bent out of shape over anything.... some people must think the Lord himself drives a B5, or conversely the B8 is the greatest vehicle that ever had a super charger, laying waste to whatever it races.

Personally I think it's ok to get excited about this new platform... yeah, lets not get carried away with dreams of beating super cars, but I also think the B5 speaks for itself, no need for the owners to be so defensive. Half of them would come across so much cooler if they just kept their mouths shut.

Now it's turning into a "class war". Great. I guess we can all drive Audi's but we can't all get along. Lets not even bring the RS4 people into it. lol

voltrons_head

I take solace in knowing that if a BMW owner had popped in and said that all Audi's suck the Audi brotherhood would have been reunited right on the spot.

rktskicar

DrV- lol at the RS4 guys comment!

Bruce

DrVolkl

Saying "RS4" is about the only thing that brings more furry than saying "B5" in a thread. I'm already looking over my shoulder.