Great forum posters?

Housey

Housey

Housey

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I am a member of many motoring forums, some public some not and like most forums they have their characters. So who is your favourite forum poster and why across the varied world of motoring forums? I go for Derestricor on Pistonheads, a man who speaks in a language that Stephen Fry would aspire to and once you are on his wavelength really is rather clever with his use of words. Not everyone's cup of tea but makes me smile!

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0&memberId=17602&t=651734&f=48&mid=46840

Some of his posts...

Der on the X6 and peoples views of its ugliness said:
The problem with 'hating' the behemoth is succumbing to the zeitgeist which in other mindsets, similarly condemns the trapezoidal majesty of a Lamborghini rear deck...

It is indeed 'shocking,' quite literally but in this suffocatingly judgemental epoch of info overload, objectivity and reflection rarely get a look in.

Wrt to eminent PHers, I honestly believe that mass opinion in such considerations is unconsciously coloured by perpetual media and 'virtual' chatter and it's weight upon the weak minded can and does overwhelm.
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I'd just say "following the masses" but I am not at his level of wordsmithing!

derestrictor said:
Ah, yes, 'brake testing:' the last redoubt of those who in former times wore the shelled suit and thought it acceptable out of doors.
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On the quality of his 996

derestrictor said:
Ah, woe is me.

Bloody bean counters.

Specifically, the vermin who diluted the Teutonic spannerwerks of the blessed beetles from the late 90s, to wit, the infernal 996.

Took El Porkenwurst up the local ferret way for a quick shakedown, it having had a new battery and very little exercise of late.

Great, fast and unique. You all knew that anyway.

But how does anyone cope with that mound of scratch and squeakfesting masquerading as the centre console and in all probability, the whole dashboard?

I mean, even at Mach HSP* with the TTP exhaust bellowing it's end orf, the sheer symphony of cack grade plastic squealage was even in that maelstrom, a low level source of immense frustration.

I have enquired with Dr Fearns concerning internal trim based amputation and we shall see but before I rip the whole ******* interior oot, do any venerable members/fellow sufferers have any cunning tips/experience of such irritation - and solutions?



Scum. Scum of The North.

(*Hereditary Speeding Peerage.)
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As I say not everyones cuppa but clever stuff and all makes total sense too when you get inside his head :D
 
Fox, simply for a post that he did recently which I'm currently trying to find.

Ahh screw it. Someone said the BMW 530i was boring to drive, yet they drove a 1.2 Clio.
 
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My favourite poster on these forums used to be Flibster, he had had some amazing experiences and a great posting style but some people doubted him and he only appears every now and again unfortunately to the detriment of these boards.
 
peterattheboro said:
Ahh screw it. Someone said the BMW 530i was boring to drive, yet they drove a 1.2 Clio.
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I know what you mean, was flyingears2002 who got slagged for saying his own opinion and then people not believing about the C70 that had around 350BHP.

And i am the one with the 1.2 clio he has a 1.3 mini lol
 
Mine has to be housey. Dont think ive seen any of his posts come across as one sided, and usually backed up by experience.

I dont think ive seen a wishy-washy-maybe sort of post from him ... ever.
 
Mine had to be Oracle for his sheer imaginative prowess, the constant bullhooks and his super power ability to test drive cars that didn’t even exist.

Next to that is Fox because there is a boy who understands women.
 
That Piston Heads guy overly complicates his sentences and use of words, to the point where it becomes unreadable and doesn't flow. People that try that hard in every sentence to be funny are very dull and repetitive.
 
When I see threads that fox will be intersted in, I always scroll down the page to see if there are any silver bmws in the sig. Useful in Vauxhall threads.
 
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