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fastball · 03-15-2009, 01:37 PM

I think you both have really overexaggerated my criticism as if I'm some 19 year old ricer. I have been professional, stated nothing but facts and truths, and never once did I attack Fbodfather or Number3 personally - I only state objective ideas to support the truth.

One of my past times is reading in depth about all the different car companies, not just in the States but companies all over the world. Any chance I have to drive different cars I take it. I just love cars. Not any one specific either. If I was a millionaire, I would have so many different cars from different vintages in my garage I wouldn't be able to drive the same one twice in a month. I love the high reving whail of a well engineered Japanese 4 cylinder at 8500 RPM or German inline 6 at 5000 RPM as much as I love the grumble of classic American small block muscle at idle. There's the low end torque that will pull you into your seat with American V8s, but there's also high reving power of Japanese and German engines that will do just the same if you know how to drive it. The most fun I ever had driving was on a track with a Honda S2000. The most fun I ever had at a streetlight was waving bye-bye to a prick of a kid in a riced out Honda Civic Si in my cousin's Firebird Formula. My experiences have left me with a very open minded and broad view of how a car should be made today. Trust me, there's plenty of criticism for them to go around as well..... don't even get me started as to why Honda refused to make a RWD V8 engine, especially for the Acura line.

Maybe I want to have my cake and eat it too. But not once have I said anything personal to anyone here. I have kept my arguements objective and backed them with facts. Besides, I give plenty of credit where it is due. Just go read the thread about the open letter to the Oshawa employees before you criticize my comments one more time.

Take off the blinders and you might see. I want GM to get out of the mess they are in as badly as anyone else here, but drinking coolaid and living with the status quo as if it is "good enough" is NOT the way to do it.

You know what the common thread is between all World Series winning general managers is? When they think they have enough pitching, they go out and get more pitching. And when they think they have too much pitching, they find a way to get more pitching.

03-15-2009, 01:37 PM	#336
fastball Banned Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 4,361	I think you both have really overexaggerated my criticism as if I'm some 19 year old ricer. I have been professional, stated nothing but facts and truths, and never once did I attack Fbodfather or Number3 personally - I only state objective ideas to support the truth. One of my past times is reading in depth about all the different car companies, not just in the States but companies all over the world. Any chance I have to drive different cars I take it. I just love cars. Not any one specific either. If I was a millionaire, I would have so many different cars from different vintages in my garage I wouldn't be able to drive the same one twice in a month. I love the high reving whail of a well engineered Japanese 4 cylinder at 8500 RPM or German inline 6 at 5000 RPM as much as I love the grumble of classic American small block muscle at idle. There's the low end torque that will pull you into your seat with American V8s, but there's also high reving power of Japanese and German engines that will do just the same if you know how to drive it. The most fun I ever had driving was on a track with a Honda S2000. The most fun I ever had at a streetlight was waving bye-bye to a prick of a kid in a riced out Honda Civic Si in my cousin's Firebird Formula. My experiences have left me with a very open minded and broad view of how a car should be made today. Trust me, there's plenty of criticism for them to go around as well..... don't even get me started as to why Honda refused to make a RWD V8 engine, especially for the Acura line. Maybe I want to have my cake and eat it too. But not once have I said anything personal to anyone here. I have kept my arguements objective and backed them with facts. Besides, I give plenty of credit where it is due. Just go read the thread about the open letter to the Oshawa employees before you criticize my comments one more time. Take off the blinders and you might see. I want GM to get out of the mess they are in as badly as anyone else here, but drinking coolaid and living with the status quo as if it is "good enough" is NOT the way to do it. You know what the common thread is between all World Series winning general managers is? When they think they have enough pitching, they go out and get more pitching. And when they think they have too much pitching, they find a way to get more pitching. Last edited by fastball; 03-15-2009 at 01:57 PM.