[SOLD] WTB Stock Series 1 240Z

[Mike]

Hey guys, I just reviewed this thread because it was reported to me.  There were a few violations of the rules, but, most of it was on topic.  One thing I ask is that you please try to be civil with each other as if you were standing in the same room.  I am not going to go through and give violations this evening because I think you can figure out how and when you can be good to each other.  The main objective of our club is to help others and collect information for the car.  Debates can sometimes get heated, so I trust that you guys can keep it civil.  We can only survive this modern world of media websites if we do these things..  We need people and a welcoming environment for all..  Thanks guys.

Mike

[Zed Head]

Never mind.  And you may find yourself in a beautiful house...

Edited February 11, 2018 by Zed Head

[87mj]

9 hours ago, 240260280 said:

Waiting for you  or someone in 2019

 

HLS30-00249

This post is really getting out of hand.  Now it has pornographic images. 

Orange or butterscotch?  Appliance wheels?  What kind of exhaust?   Dang.

[HS30-H]

9 hours ago, Zed Head said:

Actually, I was serious.  There should be a separation between the hobbyists and modifiers like us, and the collectors, who appreciate the originality and provenance of the "marque".

Those who want to enjoy a mellow conversation can do that, and those who want to do battle with words can do their thing.  Each to his own.

I suggest you create a dedicated thread to see if this idea would fly.

All sorts of hilarity might well ensue, but at least we will find out exactly who would step up onto the stage and profess to being "a purist". Our new friend 'pazt2prezent' certainly 'came out' up-thread, so he could be Member Number One. Any other volunteers? Who's going to administrate? Someone will have to play the part of Torquemada and decide who is a proper purist and who isn't, and when will we have our first auto-da-fé...?

 

To be serious for a moment - this is a marque and series/model-dedicated automotive-themed forum. Nobody should be surprised, let alone scared of a little robust debate every now and then. Maybe it would help to think of it as a Wild West saloon bar occasionally? If Florida Fred bursts in with his green alligator boots on, starts twirling his pearl-handled guns around and asking for a hot lady to be served up on a plate, I'd expect someone to knock his silly hat off. Instead we have a bunch of cowboys buying him drinks and asking him for a date. What happened...!?

No, the truth is we actually get along with all this very well. That's probably one of the reasons that 'pazt2prezent' chose to drop in here, despite his professed antipathy towards forums. We know our onions here, don't we? It didn't get that way by meek acceptance of mistakes, falsehoods and revisionist schmistory. There's nothing wrong in trying to get it right. Anyone who pitches up from nowhere and tries to teach Grandma how to suck eggs should have their hide handed to them on a plate. That's really the way all of this works.          

 

 

[240260280]

4 hours ago, 87mj said:

This post is really getting out of hand.  Now it has pornographic images. 

Orange or butterscotch?  Appliance wheels?  What kind of exhaust?   Dang.

It is Safari Gold.

[Guest pazt2prezent]

HS30-H, I'll let the rest of the guys decide if this is "really the way all of this works," either on this forum or in the real world. The car gods have always smiled on me and I've been very lucky to find cars I can enjoy with and preserve for the next generation through personal contacts, face to face interaction, or by picking up the phone. When I needed a replacement OEM bulb for a blown Everwing foglight on my roadster, the internet was useless, but a few phone calls to friends and patience over 6 months led me to the only guy left standing who had them.

Figured I'd try the forum route to see what it had to offer...just isn't for me. No commentary on why it is or isn't right for someone else. So with the famous breakup line, "it's not you, it's me," I'm out. I can't even say that I'm sure you'll claim some sort of victory, notch your stick, have a toast in your imaginary saloon, etc. because I don't know you so I won't make any broad-sweeping assumptions. 

Thanks to Mike for maintaining what is clearly a great resource and to the other guys who were helpful.

[HS30-H]

40 minutes ago, pazt2prezent said:

Figured I'd try the forum route to see what it had to offer...just isn't for me. No commentary on why it is or isn't right for someone else. So with the famous breakup line, "it's not you, it's me," I'm out. I can't even say that I'm sure you'll claim some sort of victory, notch your stick, have a toast in your imaginary saloon, etc. because I don't know you so I won't make any broad-sweeping assumptions.

Assumptions? Your comeback to a friendly correction included the line "...and to truly clarify further for those whose only reference for these particular cars is Wikipedia...". Pitching up as a newbie on a specialist forum and assuming that its members rely on Wikipedia is - and I'm being polite here - slightly gauche, don't you think? QED. That's what started this.

All the stuff about personal contacts, face to face interaction and picking up the phone is nice, but it is not exclusive to non-forum people. I'm guessing it's the same for 99% of the people who inhabit this forum, because it's all part of the same world. We may laugh at the short attention span of Facebook users, but they are by and large the same people we interact with here, elsewhere and yes....in 'real life'. 

 

[Captain Obvious]

Oy.

How bout them    E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!!

Captain Out.  

[Mark Maras]

 Maybe it would help by not thinking of it as a wild west saloon.

[HS30-H]

22 minutes ago, Mark Maras said:

 Maybe it would help by not thinking of it as a wild west saloon.

Too late. I've already invested in my outfit.

Only other alternative that would work for me is Roman Empire.

[Patcon]

12 hours ago, Zed Head said:

  And you may find yourself in a beautiful house...

...with a beautiful wife...

[Patcon]

2 hours ago, pazt2prezent said:

Figured I'd try the forum route to see what it had to offer...just isn't for me. No commentary on why it is or isn't right for someone else. So with the famous breakup line, "it's not you, it's me," I'm out. I can't even say that I'm sure you'll claim some sort of victory, notch your stick, have a toast in your imaginary saloon, etc. because I don't know you so I won't make any broad-sweeping assumptions. 

That is unfortunate!!! Maybe it was not what the forum had to offer you in the way of links or network but what you had to offer the forum...