It's a shame to see that someone has else feels that the forums just aren't the place for sensible discussion anymore

Despite my low post count there isn't a thread in the motors forum that I haven't read.
There are just too many people ready to jump on the bandwagon and slate everyone else's views and opinions or actively ignore what you've got to say if they think it is wrong (opposed to forming some kind of reasonable argument)
Some people opinions will never be swayed (i.e. I will never consider buying a high-mileage BMW- it just doesn't appeal to me. There's no reasonable argument from my side) but likewise I would no longer consider buying a BRAND new car as sensible (especially on finance).
If it weren't for these forums, I would never have appreciated how large the second hand market was... I would have never even considered the MR2 as a viable purchase @ 21 years of age!
There is only a handful of people that actually show off their pride and joy (especially if it is cosmetically modified) but so many folk will accuse them of wasting money and being plain daft. There's also the handful of people that despite asking for advise- ignore it- and then when it all goes wrong they come skulking back for sympathy and further advice.
Fox, don't change the way you post. Let the other ****** stop posting if they get wound up by you. This thread seems to justify your posting style. Here's a fresh idea folks (and something I'll employ), if you think someone is posting personal insult and derailing a thread- RTM it. If everyone reading the thread RTMs a single post, it should get removed (the post not the thread). Make the Mods do some work
