what happened to automotive forums?

She could just buy a Blazer instead of taking online classes. You wouldn't believe how many people I've seen buy a Blazer, and come here with absolutely no automotive experience asking remedial questions. Those same people in no time all become advanced backyard mechanics from just trying to keep it on the road. :naughty:


x eleventy billion! Yeah, been there - done that :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Now that would be hard to do. You can't learn basic mechanical skills without getting your hands dirty and a couple of bloody knuckles in the process and the advanced classes are available online, for a price.

I have looked into auto mechanic classes at my local community college, but it hasn't fit into my schedule.
Where are advanced online AM courses?

She could just buy a Blazer instead of taking online classes. You wouldn't believe how many people I've seen buy a Blazer, and come here with absolutely no automotive experience asking remedial questions. Those same people in no time all become advanced backyard mechanics from just trying to keep it on the road. :naughty:

But I would probably take it to my mechanic to fix because I wouldn't have the time to do it myself:cwm27:

i've been asking the same question as the one in the title of this thread for a while now. this is only like...the second time i've been on here in about 2-3 years. i used to average 15-20 posts a day at my peak, maybe more (can't remember). back in those days, AF (but COT in particular) was BOOMING! i would spend hours in COT, sometimes hours in one THREAD, because so many people were making so many posts, and so quickly! i'd type a reply to something, only to find out 7 people had already beat me to it in the minute-and-a-half i spent typing my post. and every decent thread made it to at least 4 pages. now? the newest post in COT is 2 days old, and 90% of the posts on page 1 have less than 5 replies. it's sad...i miss the old days of AF. (just noticed my moderator status got revoked because of my inactivity as well)

i think the main reason why i faded away was when i moved out of my parent's place in 2006. i didn't have an internet connection for a long time, and when i got it back...somehow i completely forgot about AF.

it's also partly what was said before...i've been a member for what, 7 years? i was a completely different person back then, only 17 years old, with alot less responsibilities and alot more free time.

i made some good friends on here, some of which i've sadly fallen out of touch with (Oz, Heep) and some that i've thankfully kept (Toksin, J_Swigz). but it's not the same as it used to be.

i'll say it again: i miss the old AF.

Geez Brian I had no idea they dropped you off the mod list:shakehead

I am suprised to still be a mod I average maybe 5 posts a year and more than half of those are piss posts at best.

Geez Brian I had no idea they dropped you off the mod list:shakehead

I am suprised to still be a mod I average maybe 5 posts a year and more than half of those are piss posts at best.Who dis is? :dunno:

*sigh* I miss the olf AF too. I was a proud and productive postwhore a couple years ago. Now I am but a shell of a whore, struggling to make 1 post per month compared to my 15-20 per day of old. I agree growing up has taken many members away. I used to spend about 20 hours a week on AF, but that has been supplanted by 50 hours a week at work. I hope I left an impression on the members here, either positive or negative (TS, BLU, 97Venture, LadyNRed, AG93DS, 2.2, Grifter, BrodyP, Naki, TSC, and many others that I am forgetting). I really do wish this site was buzzing with noobs to be schooled and vets to guide/bash them ;)

I learned a ton of stuff here and wish I could devote more time to it, but life goes on. I hope young tuners and enthusiasts stumble upon AF and realize what a great place it can be.

I'll try to appear more often, and I hope others will join/beat me to it. Thanks for a great site now/then/always

00 Out... mimicking our leader ;)

I hope young tuners and enthusiasts stumble upon AF and realize what a great place it can be.

We need another movie like Gone in 60 Seconds or The Fast and The Furious to bring the kiddies in. :grinyes:

luckily we have fast and furious coming out soon ;)

I hope I left an impression on the members here, either positive or negative (TS, BLU, 97Venture, LadyNRed, AG93DS, 2.2, Grifter, BrodyP, Naki, TSC, and many others that I am forgetting). Actually you have left an impression. You will always have a special place in my heart . Much like a clog artery. :icon16:

00 Out... mimicking our leader ;)Hey , cut that out. I am going to have to start charging you for the use. :p

TS out

*sigh* I miss the olf AF too. I was a proud and productive postwhore a couple years ago. Now I am but a shell of a whore, struggling to make 1 post per month compared to my 15-20 per day of old. I agree growing up has taken many members away. I used to spend about 20 hours a week on AF, but that has been supplanted by 50 hours a week at work. I hope I left an impression on the members here, either positive or negative (TS, BLU, 97Venture, LadyNRed, AG93DS, 2.2, Grifter, BrodyP, Naki, TSC, and many others that I am forgetting). I really do wish this site was buzzing with noobs to be schooled and vets to guide/bash them ;)

I learned a ton of stuff here and wish I could devote more time to it, but life goes on. I hope young tuners and enthusiasts stumble upon AF and realize what a great place it can be.

I'll try to appear more often, and I hope others will join/beat me to it. Thanks for a great site now/then/always

00 Out... mimicking our leader ;)

So who's going to take over leadership of Banlandia now that you're not around much??? :eek:

I am suprised to still be a mod I average maybe 5 posts a year and more than half of those are piss posts at best.

We love our shatbus. :lol2:

i've been asking the same question as the one in the title of this thread for a while now. this is only like...the second time i've been on here in about 2-3 years. i used to average 15-20 posts a day at my peak, maybe more (can't remember). back in those days, AF (but COT in particular) was BOOMING! i would spend hours in COT, sometimes hours in one THREAD, because so many people were making so many posts, and so quickly! i'd type a reply to something, only to find out 7 people had already beat me to it in the minute-and-a-half i spent typing my post. and every decent thread made it to at least 4 pages. now? the newest post in COT is 2 days old, and 90% of the posts on page 1 have less than 5 replies. it's sad...i miss the old days of AF. (just noticed my moderator status got revoked because of my inactivity as well)

i think the main reason why i faded away was when i moved out of my parent's place in 2006. i didn't have an internet connection for a long time, and when i got it back...somehow i completely forgot about AF.

it's also partly what was said before...i've been a member for what, 7 years? i was a completely different person back then, only 17 years old, with alot less responsibilities and alot more free time.

i made some good friends on here, some of which i've sadly fallen out of touch with (Oz, Heep) and some that i've thankfully kept (Toksin, J_Swigz). but it's not the same as it used to be.

i'll say it again: i miss the old AF.

I couldn't agree more!

it does seem like this thread has attracted the good ol' crew.

The nature of internet communities is such that it's a beast in itself - no one can really control it - we can try to guide it in terms of direction, but in the end it's composed of thousands and thousands of individuals.

I have been absent for a long time from participating in discussions on AF as also from the back-end scene directing the community.

I will be doing a better job at this this year.

If anyone plans on visiting Japan give me a shout, as I am spending a lot of time there right now.

luckily we have fast and furious coming out soon ;)
It's already starting :lol:
Let the fun begin: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=947622

I usually check every 3-4 days and it seems like nobody has said anything between visits.

Agree with everyone who misses spending hours on here doing nothing.

I should bring my oil burner, wonder if they'd mind.

Something happened?

yea some bastards stopped post-whoring.

:rofl:

I started post whoring on bike forums instead. :D

well comon people... let's get a little bit of that warm and fuzzy whoring going in the OT....

well comon people... let's get a little bit of that warm and fuzzy whoring going in the OT....


Did someone say whoring in OT?

If theres to be whoring afoot Im definitely going to have to sneak in...

To prove my whorethiness I'm going to double post with reckless abandon in front of the AFA

:evillol:


...its almost like chewing gum in front of the principal but without the paddling

:uhoh:

We love our shatbus. :lol2:

HaHa:rofl: I remember when Dave started that. Funny stuff. It also made me think of the time Igor changed his user name from Toksin to Toskin. That was funny as hell. It didn't take him long to notice it.:iceslolan

Sorry link won't work for the regular members... It's just a thread in the mods corner about Dave freaking out about the name change.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=183479&highlight=toskin

To prove my whorethiness I'm going to double post with reckless abandon in front of the AFA

WOW, like that will make everything all better

Too prove my worhtiyness I'm going to dfrag up the piis post therad.

there you go

i Did it i said Id'e do it

I wanna make a piss post, but I'm not pissed. Is 6am too early to get started? :(

I wanna make a piss post, but I'm not pissed. Is 6am too early to get started? :(

Never! Especially before that first cup of coffee in the morning :lol:.

I wanna make a piss post, but I'm not pissed. Is 6am too early to get started? :(

Sun's over the yardarm somewhere....I say go for it.

:cwm27:

Never! Especially before that first cup of coffee in the morning :lol:.
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/940/whisper.gif Pissed means drunk.

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/940/whisper.gif Pissed means drunk.

:thumbsup: Gotcha. I guess I was taking it too literally the word "pissed". I hate these words with multiple slang meanings.:lol:

In that case, 6 am is never too early, or never too late to be exact to make a piss post.

:lol: You should watch the BBC more. It helps you learn the screwed up English that the Queen worshipers use. :naughty:

A lot of the members started out here at a young age , and as time goes on , commitments such as schooling , jobs, marriage and family demand more time from them as they get older. So they end up spending less time here than they previously have done. Also, there are more forums out there now than in the past , and some are more manufacturer or model specifics, so that could draw away traffic from a site as well.

wheeeee for trolling, or just for not visiting.... I last visited here like 6 months ago and its been far longer than that since a post. I started out here in my early teen years and I'm now on into my 20's. I still post on forums every day, but seem to have found ones that better fit my posting habits. I never really posted that much about cars here anyways.....

ROFL at the Toksin/Toskin thing.

what i remember that was even funnier was us calling him Susan all the time...although i don't necessarily remember how that started...:lol2:

i'll have to shoot him a line on Facebook and get him to weigh in on this thread for old time's sake haha.

I remember Toksin lecturing me about many of my posts during my college years on this board, he was mad about my lack of morals from some of the stuff i posted on here...then he gets to college and tells similar stories!

lol...It was a lot of fun back in the day, i became a mod though and started to take things way to seriously, took a break after some childish behavior and i'm trying to get back in the habit..unfortunately i'm joining the military so i might take a 4 year hiatus.

It's kind of crazy to think that AF's been around since November of 2000....

It's kind of crazy to think that AF's been around since November of 2000....

Didn't it used to be a part of honda tech?

Never associated with honda-tech...
We absorbed SuperHonda.com's community when that site had issues.

Never associated with honda-tech...
We absorbed SuperHonda.com's community when that site had issues.

I knew it was something like that, i know a lot of guys came over here from a lot of the different sites, the internet is just getting to big i guess.

It's kind of crazy to think that AF's been around since November of 2000....

Next year will be the Big 1 - 0 :lol:(Not many forums can say they've been around a decade on the Net.)

It's kind of crazy to think that AF's been around since November of 2000....


crazy to think i've been a member for 7 of those years too...

we have to have a big 10th birthday bash!

i think the only site i've been a member with for longer than AF (and that i am still a member with) is Hotmail :cwm27:

I remember Toksin lecturing me about many of my posts during my college years on this board, he was mad about my lack of morals from some of the stuff i posted on here...then he gets to college and tells similar stories!

lol...It was a lot of fun back in the day, i became a mod though and started to take things way to seriously, took a break after some childish behavior and i'm trying to get back in the habit..unfortunately i'm joining the military so i might take a 4 year hiatus.
You're still a goofy bastard.

Good God - I've been here for HOW long?

You're still a goofy bastard.

Good God - I've been here for HOW long?


You postwhored your way to moderator status...it was quite amazing really...You're welcome for this site :p

I wonder how hard it would be for me to get banned around here? I suppose I could just post some hard-core porn and call it good...

I wonder how hard it would be for me to get banned around here? I suppose I could just post some hard-core porn and call it good...


No need to post up the porn, at AF we aim to please.

I'm your Huckleberry. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx1TWk-V4P0)


How long of a ban did you have in mind? :evillol:

I've been here for almost 8 glorious years. :D Igor - thank you for helping me waste countless hours making fun of other people, learning about cars and letting me totally procrastinate on all kinds of assignments and work activities.

How do I get more sweet green orbs under my name like Tangie? Can I get red ones for my many bannings???

You postwhored your way to moderator status...it was quite amazing really...You're welcome for this site :p
postwhored with some of the best content you could ASK FOR!

Don't hate.

How do I get more sweet green orbs under my name like Tangie?

Lie, Cheat, and Steal my friend.:iceslolan