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Random rant

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:27 pm
by Graham
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My friend bought a car a few months ago.

1994 Toyota Celica (ZR) with 170,000km on the clock.
4 speed auto gearbox.
NA (No turbo) with completely stock engine.

He talks up his car, how fast it is, how he beats everyone taking off from the lights and that sort of stuff.

Now don't get me wrong I was happy for him, definately an upgrade from a Ford. He has planned all this and that he wants to do with his car and I've tried helping where i can, giving him advice and showing him sites etc. Never really get any appreciation but I dont mind since I'm only showing him how to go about getting stuff for his car.

Today he asks me for advice about stuff because his air intake filter box is broken and has a massive crack through it so for the meanwhile he has taped it up, I recommended that he try a Cold air intake and he asked me how, i suggested making his own or browsing toyota forums to see if there's any available for his car or even ebay and stuff.
he goes looking for stuff and decides he might try to make his own.
He then informs me he's going to spend $180 on a blow off valve for his NON TURBO car.

I ask him why he wants one for a NA car and how pointless it is. I even point out that people will most probably laugh at him when he shows it off (and trust me, he WOULD show it off every chance he gets). I tell him that it's a waste of money and even explain exactly how a BOV works (Thanks wikipedia for that extra bit of info :P) he then informs me that this is for a turbo or 'standard car' so I ask him how it works and he gets angry and says "whatever" - didn't answer that question either for some reason.
He then starts insulting me and my Lancer and mods I've done to my car and my previous car and saying how stupid I am to have bought a NEW car for X amount of $$ including interest.
my response was simply
"FYI most of that difference is interest & it was my choice to buy a new car and I don't regret it"
then I decide I can't be bothered with arguing over something so stupid when i am trying to save him money and looking like an idiot, so i just tell him it could be worse and that I could be driving a NA 4spd auto "sports car" & block him.

He normally makes Lancer jokes (as jokes...I would think/hope) about how slow they are yet he's never driven one.
We have gone from 0-100km/h in a "mini-race" on a freeway (speed limit was 100..) and I won by a great margin, his excuse? wheelspin (BS, a chrip is not wheelspin) and he had it in "D".

I'm sick of stuff like this, I try helping him and he starts abusing me when I say it's not a good idea yet he always asks me for car advice.. Last time I EVER give him any advice about a car.. It's not like he's ever thanked me for any advice before anyway.

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Sorry for typo's grammar or any other weird stuff, after this I was pretty angry, but I'm also at work (in an incoming call center) so typing has been interrupted a few times. :P

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:53 pm
by tadz0rz
Yeah people like that are idiots. My mates sometimes poke fun at my lancer but at the end of the day, their just jealous! :wink:

Hardly worth the effort, everyone tries to get my worked up over my car but they dont know crap compared to me. I would hope anyway :P

CALL CENTER? DONT CALL ME DURING DINNER!

Re: Random rant

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:45 pm
by Cottonfoot
Graham wrote:He then informs me he's going to spend $180 on a blow off valve for his NON TURBO car.


LOL.....next time don't say anything and let him embarrass himself :twisted:

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:10 pm
by Peanut
Sounds exactly like the guy who gives me a lift to work in his excel lol he just informed he is putting a boost gauge in and its NA so his going to run it of vaccum, i just shook my head and put my head phones in, over all the crap he put on my about my car and what not, so i just let him go and embarres himself, cause i know he will get someone that isnt as gentle as me pulling him up one day and wham punch in the face lol

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:09 am
by squala
What does he wanna put next, an intercooler?

That's the good thing about friends. Unlike relatives, you can walk away and forget about them. He isn't worth your wrath. Go help those who are logical and willing to learn.

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:37 am
by LZY_EYE
Speaking of intercoolers... I saw a CJ on evilbay a few weeks back when I was trawling looking for interesting parts... it was an ES with an intercooler!!! Why do people need to go and make fools of themselves.

It is any wonder people call others ricers!!!

I give up talking to the uninformed about cars now... you try and do the right thing and help them out and they don't respect your opinion... let him sink and learn the hard way!!!

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:46 pm
by Graham
inbound call center :P I dont make outbound calls lol + im tech support nto a sales person from the phillipines :)

yeah i'll let him do his own thing, he will more than probably get every gauge imaginable in his car.

The only gauge I really need is voltage gauge because I run extra electronics in my car. My mum (07 CJ ES) wanted a water temp gauge because the display on the dash wasn't clear enough :P but I accidently bought her an oil temp one, whoops.

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:45 pm
by Tenchi
He has an automatic celica.

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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:34 pm
by spareparts
dont waist your time.... i get customers at work (i work in a spare parts shop) and same thing i tri help they dont listen.... like my job is to give advise and yea i just give up

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:36 pm
by LZY_EYE
It doesn't matter what industry you work in. I am in IT and no one listens to me... I must be just some chump that knows nothing!!

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:45 pm
by Graham
lzy_eye wrote:It doesn't matter what industry you work in. I am in IT and no one listens to me... I must be just some chump that knows nothing!!


the chump that knows nothing who you call to fix stuff when it breaks :P

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:50 pm
by LZY_EYE
Yeah thats the one, and asks your opinion and completely throw it out the window!!