i knew it was only a matter of time before you popped back in this thread SuperSCrew820 I knew you were a bmw man

 

I would run a Ford GT-40 and whip your **** ***


How do you think the gov tests are a joke? They are different than the tests done for the IIHS. IIHS tests the cars by running the driver's side head on into a wall and the Gov tests by running the entire front of the truck into a wall. Different safety features prevent these different crashes which seem to contradict eachother. Look at many of the crash tests...if the do good in one...they usually do bad in the other. Also, like I previously said, we have the weight advantage. Run a 325lb guy into a wall...and it's gunna hurt. Run a 325lb guy into a 150lb guy...and he'll barely feel a thing.

The End.

 

Yeah, I got sick of all the bashing and bad-mouthing on this board and left. As with anything, there is always that 10% that screw it up for everybody. We are having some problems with our brakes (AGAIN!!), so I thought I would check back in to this site to see if anyone else has the same problems. I'm not a "BMW man." I loathe brand loyalty. We bought was best for us at the time. I still have my Merc SL500 on order and my wife wants to dump the HD, due to all the problems we've had with it. This is probably the last time I will visit this site. The 10% of hicks, good-ole boys, and morons ruins it for me. Hell, Cuba and Iraq would be nice places, if not for two men.

You seem to enjoy the vehicle itself and don't bother with bashing other brands or posting negatively. You stick to the subject/nature of this site - love for F150's. Though you are probably the youngest here, some of these older guys could take lessons from you.

We own an F150, too. Why won't you also whip my honkey/cracker hick *** as well? I'm glad you would run a vehicle that is not even built or tested yet and out of your price range. Good to see you have grown since the 1800's. Let's see, since you live in Florida, you must either be old or Puerto Rican (****..if not for some of the greatest Germans, you'd probably be speaking Japanese right now). Your choice of words speaks greatly about your character - ignorant.

You should have paid more attention in physics. Force equal mass times acceleration. You are confusing the objects mass with its structural rigidity. To help you out, take a 5 gram bullet and send it at a 300lb person. That bullet is going to be toast! NOT!! When two cars collide head-on, the force involved is common between both vehicles. The vehicle with the greater kinetic energy will "seem" to overpower the lesser one, but in reality the BMW's structural cage, airbags, and advanced crumple zones will absorb this energy and displace it throughout the safety zones. You must calculate the force exerted on the driver itself. Thus, the BMW's driver has a much greater chance of survival. You'll have exerted more vectored force on the BMW, but your knees will be in your stomach and your face full of glass, not to mention how that steering wheel feels in your chest and neck. I will give you the courtesy to walk away from the Bimmer to see if you are still alive.

I hope for your sake, and the sake of your passengers, that whatever you hit you hit at a perfect 90-degrees. The offset head-on collision is to simulate the most prevalent type of crash - the driver that strays across the median and plows into you. I hope he is cordial enough to square up before hitting you. Your insurance company doesn't rate your car from the govt test. They use the IIHS results. As with anything from the govt, it only serves as a guideline. Good luck while they peel you out of your newly converted Geo metro cabin.

This is the 21st century. They make cars with softer crumple zones and more rigid passenger compartments to absorb the energy and protect the occupants. The F150's compartment also became the crumple zone. So, why didn't the extended cab Tundra have the same results using the same tests? Look at the link on the F150 IIHS test page for "Photos of vehicles with highest and lowest ratings in this class." That's how it's supposed to look. You need .

 

Well sorry to see ya go, and to hear ya haven't gotten the breaks squealing issue worked out. I havent' heard of any body else with that problem on this or the other site or any fixes though. Anyway, i didn't want to get into the bashes on certain brands and stuff, cuz while i am VERY brand loyal to ford, if another company makes a car that catches my eye, i make exceptions. One chevy that i do like the looks of is the new montiecarlo's for some reason. love the taillights. And i like the bimmer M3 and M5 and 7 series, and the Mercedes benz S class. But i don't even really feel like bother getting into flames or post negative unless its just too good to resist
well good luck with selling the HD. maybe stop back once after you sell it and post what you got for it and what kind of vehicle you replaced it with

 

I was not at all planning to post a reply and waste my energy, but seeing all the bashing made me wonder.

Bashing or maybe some sort of competition is normal among us humans ain't it?

Never in my dreams did I envision that a kill story would elicit such discussion. As it stands that M3 owner that I ran with before, him and I now know each other. We met at a store and he spoke of how he wants to run again. In an undisclosed and safe location we did, results M3 lost four times straight in a 1/4 run. It could be his driving skills or his car was not in tip top shape.

If I am reading this right, is this not considered bashing?

As you well know, the board is a very diverse community. This diversity even with the cheap shots thrown make the community a little more interesting. It is inevitable that somebody's toes will be stepped upon, but in the end we all come here to read and even share funny, informative and even technical stories.

 

more good points chester
thats just why i try to advoid bashing and flame threads completely, everything people say can get twisted around or misinterpreted or whatever and it just goes down hill from there.
o well, i'm done with this thread before i even start

 

I give folks on this board a hard time (joking) when they post info about non-Ford/Harley or F150 brands but it's all in good fun. I have owned Fords, Chevys, Dodges, BMWs, Hondas, pretty much the whole spectrum to try them all out and see what all the fuss is about. I have come full circle and own nothing but Fords again and that is my decision as a citizen of this free country.

Though some get a little more nasty with their posts it's pretty much their right to do so as long as the moderator does not feel it is too negative or too offensive just as it is SuperSCrew_820's right to not visit this site.

It is F150 online, not BMW or Chevy, or anything else last time I looked.

And BTW, I would think your reference to this board being made up of 10% of hicks, good-ole boys, and morons can be quite offensive to some as well.

 

It was meant to be offensive to the 10%, and we all know who they are and the ones that are have no clue they are doing anything that could be construed as wrong. As with anything, if it does not pertain to you then disregard it. If there are any military people here, they know what is meant by the "10% rule." The other 90% don't care for them and try to distance themselves from them as much as possible. Even punishment for murder is murder itself - Texans, you know what I mean! Hatred is based off punishment (or wish for) for those we don't like. The punishment for this hatred is usually thwarted with further punishment (i.e. racial crimes).

There are no exceptions to the negative posts. That is why there is a link at the end of every thread to "report to moderator." There is no way for the moderators to catch all of them. Competition is good and bad. Without competition, Ford would never improve on their products. Why improve when there is nothing else to buy? Isn't there competition between extreme muslims and Jews/Christians? It's all just harmless fun...or is it?

As I stated myself numerous times, this is an F150 site. Not a bash imports or Chevys, etc. I don't care to see that someone posted that they outran an M3, but to bash the car by saying it is garbage is ludicrous. You might have heard of many anti-defamation cases for brand bashing. In Cali, it is your right to smoke, but don't do it around those that don't care for it. The same should go for negativity.

 

SuperSCrew_820,
I'm sorry you take everything posted on this site so seriously.

I myself like to add a little humor now and then and most of those I poke fun at also poke a little fun at me. Doesn't bother me none. I can handle it. For God's sake it's a forum to talk trucks not a courtroom or an editorial column!

As far as those threads where other vehicles were outrun in a street race, that's pretty much what many folks are modifying these trucks to do, right or wrong. Don't read them. The thread title can pretty much tell you if you're going to like the content or not. No different than reading editorials in the paper. If you don't like or agree with the content don't read it.

Seems pretty simple to me, but then maybe I'm just a good ole boy or hick. America is about choice and freedom of speech although there seems to be many who are trying to reduce/eliminate those rights.

If you read any of my posts to this board or the 'other' forum you would hopefully see they are done in jest and not to be taken seriously.

 

BillP,

I take nothing seriously. You see what a rise you get from people when you try to "inform" them about things they don't understand. What difference does it make whether or not a posting was politically correct, derogatory, or out of context? As I stated, opinions are like a-holes. I enjoy fun as much as the next guy. At least when you pick and prod, you make it known in your postings. Others are not so obvious. If you think that 10% was projected towards you, then you must think lowly of yourself. You have pretty good "online etiquette." I'm one of those guys who likes to point out the inconsistencies in a "snap judgement" statement. To say a car is safer due to its weight, or that it is more expensive because it is popular, is sophomoric. Hopefully, any info I have passed on regarding crumple zones and compartment rigidity might help someone someday.

This is just a forum... but hey, napster was just a site that offered storage space and an application that allowed users to "browse" its contents. Things are not always what they seem. The owners of these boards can be held liable for harmful content. I know 'cause I came from a similar Dot-Com that is under litigation for content from a user. When your buddy runs a camera redlight in your car, you are responsible for the ticket.

Freedom of speech does not include saying whatever you feel like just because you can. Go ahead and mention a bomb on a flight, while exercising your freedom of speech. There are limits to everything. Hick or good ole boy is a stereotype given to "backwoods," ignorant people. Hell, I'm originally from the depths of WV (a town with only 2000 people and one grocery store).

 

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