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Harry Potter 4; Goblet of Fire
Topic Started: Nov 18 2005, 08:09 PM (581 Views)
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Nov 19 2005, 09:17 PM
I've never had interest in Harry Potter. It always seemed like something for kids 5-10. I don't remember where I was but I watched the first 5 minutes of it once. And it was pretty much what I expected. I can't watch movies like that.

your black, of course you cant :yes:
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I think it's pretty silly to make fun of someone for putting USEFUL upgrades on a car.....if you aren't into that hobby, you wouldn't understand.

ricers are pathetic though, muscle cars own :rock:

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Nov 19 2005, 09:17 PM
I've never had interest in Harry Potter. It always seemed like something for kids 5-10. I don't remember where I was but I watched the first 5 minutes of it once. And it was pretty much what I expected. I can't watch movies like that.

You should try reading the books, there better. The last few have been darker, edgier. They are the only books I read outside of school
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Nov 19 2005, 12:02 PM
The only thing I get poked fun at for is Star Trek

How could anybody not like this:

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or this:

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Your friends know not of what they speak (i.e. their fools or gay).
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I think it's pretty silly to make fun of someone for putting USEFUL upgrades on a car.....if you aren't into that hobby, you wouldn't understand.

If you aren't into Harry Potter or Star Wars, I guess you wouldn't understand either. I've never read or seen a Harry Potter movie and I haven't been really into Star Wars since I was maybe 13 years old, but as usual, you're starting to make the other person's point (in this case, Floyd's).

As for putting a supercharger or whatever into a car, explain how that's useful. Explain to me why people who buy $10,000 cars, then put in $5,000-10,000 of extras into them, think it is worth it. Why not just buy a better car with all that money? If it's about speed, buy a better car that has more HP in the first place. It's all silliness.

You don't understand it and I'm not about to explain it to you.

Of course you wouldn't see sense in that. You're not into that hobby.

Adding expensive equipment to a somewhat crappy car is a hobby? I've heard sometimes the equipment added is worth more money than the car was without all of it. How is that a hobby? That's stupidity. Collecting or restoring classic cars could be considered a hobby. Wasting money on run of the mill used cars is not a hobby.
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I think it's pretty silly to make fun of someone for putting USEFUL upgrades on a car.....if you aren't into that hobby, you wouldn't understand.

If you aren't into Harry Potter or Star Wars, I guess you wouldn't understand either. I've never read or seen a Harry Potter movie and I haven't been really into Star Wars since I was maybe 13 years old, but as usual, you're starting to make the other person's point (in this case, Floyd's).

As for putting a supercharger or whatever into a car, explain how that's useful. Explain to me why people who buy $10,000 cars, then put in $5,000-10,000 of extras into them, think it is worth it. Why not just buy a better car with all that money? If it's about speed, buy a better car that has more HP in the first place. It's all silliness.

You don't understand it and I'm not about to explain it to you.

Of course you wouldn't see sense in that. You're not into that hobby.

Adding expensive equipment to a somewhat crappy car is a hobby? I've heard sometimes the equipment added is worth more money than the car was without all of it. How is that a hobby? That's stupidity. Collecting or restoring classic cars could be considered a hobby. Wasting money on run of the mill used cars is not a hobby.

I'm not talking about crappy cars.

I'm talking about adding performance modifications on, let's say, a 2000 Mustang....or a 2005 GTO.

Not just restoring classic cars.

Now, if you're going to spend $2500 on a turbo kit for your 1990 Honda Civic.....yes, that's stupid.
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How about on a mid 1990s Camaro worth about $5000? Is it dumb to add expensive things to that car?
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Nov 20 2005, 01:30 AM
How about on a mid 1990s Camaro worth about $5000? Is it dumb to add expensive things to that car?

No....you can make them surprisingly fast. That's a hobby.

Again, you don't get it because you're not into that sort of thing. So don't even bother.
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How fast is surprisingly fast? Will you ever use these new additions to their fullest capacities? Will you ever actually drive 130 mph? These cars should go 100 no problem without any additions. How much faster are you going to drive?
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Nov 20 2005, 01:40 AM
How fast is surprisingly fast? Will you ever use these new additions to their fullest capacities? Will you ever actually drive 130 mph? These cars should go 100 no problem without any additions. How much faster are you going to drive?

If you're into the hobby seriously and you race at a drag strip for awards and money, that's a different story.

Did I ever say I was going to spend $5000 on my car? I wish I had that kind of money right now, to use for anything.

I know people that have very fast Mustangs and Camaros and Firebirds that race them, some are streetable and some aren't.

That's why it's a hobby. It's something you do.
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What's your take on silly window decals?

By the way, a 2000 Mustang GT could be had for about $10,000-12,000. You think it's worth putting thousands of dollars of extras into it? Why not just buy a better car from the get go?
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Nov 20 2005, 01:51 AM
What's your take on silly window decals?

By the way, a 2000 Mustang GT could be had for about $10,000-12,000. You think it's worth putting thousands of dollars of extras into it? Why not just buy a better car from the get go?

Duhhh, it doesn't go fast enough.
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Honestly, who has THAT much time to take all those pictures of a car?
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Nov 20 2005, 02:29 AM

Wow! What a toolbox!
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I think it's pretty silly to make fun of someone for putting USEFUL upgrades on a car.....if you aren't into that hobby, you wouldn't understand.

If you aren't into Harry Potter or Star Wars, I guess you wouldn't understand either. I've never read or seen a Harry Potter movie and I haven't been really into Star Wars since I was maybe 13 years old, but as usual, you're starting to make the other person's point (in this case, Floyd's).

As for putting a supercharger or whatever into a car, explain how that's useful. Explain to me why people who buy $10,000 cars, then put in $5,000-10,000 of extras into them, think it is worth it. Why not just buy a better car with all that money? If it's about speed, buy a better car that has more HP in the first place. It's all silliness.

You don't understand it and I'm not about to explain it to you.

Of course you wouldn't see sense in that. You're not into that hobby.

Adding expensive equipment to a somewhat crappy car is a hobby? I've heard sometimes the equipment added is worth more money than the car was without all of it. How is that a hobby? That's stupidity. Collecting or restoring classic cars could be considered a hobby. Wasting money on run of the mill used cars is not a hobby.

I'm not talking about crappy cars.

I'm talking about adding performance modifications on, let's say, a 2000 Mustang....or a 2005 GTO.

Not just restoring classic cars.

Now, if you're going to spend $2500 on a turbo kit for your 1990 Honda Civic.....yes, that's stupid.

my dad has an 04 GTO, its an animal. Alot of fun to drive. I like the old GTOs better though, nothing like old school muscle.
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Nov 20 2005, 01:51 AM
What's your take on silly window decals?

By the way, a 2000 Mustang GT could be had for about $10,000-12,000. You think it's worth putting thousands of dollars of extras into it? Why not just buy a better car from the get go?

Silly window decals? Nobody I know has them on their "real" cars.

Usually people that flood their car with decals are ricers with Civics and Integras.

And about the Mustang........this is why you just don't get it. If someone likes a Mustang and wants to race it or just modify it up, then they're going to do that. Just because you can get a different car for the money you'd put into the Mustang, doesn't mean that these Mustang enthusiasts want to do that. If you're into Mustangs, then you're gonna own a Mustang. That's just how it is.....

Again, you don't get it because you aren't a car enthusiast. So it's worthless for me to try and explain. I'm not trying to be a dick but there's nothing else I can say. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
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It doesn't get any gayer than Star Wars or Harry Potter - Harry Potter is for fat girls with extra thick lenses....
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Nov 20 2005, 12:04 PM
It doesn't get any gayer than Star Wars or Harry Potter - Harry Potter is for fat girls with extra thick lenses....

Wow, what a tool you are

Star Wars is a cultural phenomena and Harry Potter is loved by BILLIONS of people all over the world
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Nov 20 2005, 11:13 AM
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What's your take on silly window decals?

By the way, a 2000 Mustang GT could be had for about $10,000-12,000.  You think it's worth putting thousands of dollars of extras into it?  Why not just buy a better car from the get go?

Silly window decals? Nobody I know has them on their "real" cars.

Usually people that flood their car with decals are ricers with Civics and Integras.

Did you forget you used to have a link to a website with a bunch of pictures of your car? There was a silly big Chevy logo window decal on the back window.

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And about the Mustang........this is why you just don't get it.  If someone likes a Mustang and wants to race it or just modify it up, then they're going to do that.  Just because you  can get a different car for the money you'd put into the Mustang, doesn't mean that these Mustang enthusiasts want to do that.  If you're into Mustangs, then you're gonna own a Mustang.  That's just how it is.....


I DO understand the point, but they could buy a newer Mustang with more HP, and race it. Those early 2000s Mustangs were crap anyway. Or buy an old school Mustang, something over 25 years old, which is a classic and worth putting money into. Putting thousands of dollars into dime a dozen, mass produced 5-10 year old Mustangs is a waste. It's flushing money down the drain. At least if it's a classic, it's worth something. Old school Mustangs and the very new ones are pretty cool (not my style, but for guidos and "Mustang enthusiasts" anyway), but the last time they were actually cool cars were the early 1990s versions. Once they went to the newer look, which I think was around 1994, it was the beginning of the end of the Mustang.
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Nov 20 2005, 12:54 PM
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It doesn't get any gayer than Star Wars or Harry Potter - Harry Potter is for fat girls with extra thick lenses....

Wow, what a tool you are

Star Wars is a cultural phenomena and Harry Potter is loved by BILLIONS of people all over the world

Theres only 6 billion people in the world...

rip on potter, whatever, but dont talk bad about the greatness that is star wars
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What's your take on silly window decals?

By the way, a 2000 Mustang GT could be had for about $10,000-12,000.  You think it's worth putting thousands of dollars of extras into it?  Why not just buy a better car from the get go?

Silly window decals? Nobody I know has them on their "real" cars.

Usually people that flood their car with decals are ricers with Civics and Integras.

Did you forget you used to have a link to a website with a bunch of pictures of your car? There was a silly big Chevy logo window decal on the back window.

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And about the Mustang........this is why you just don't get it.  If someone likes a Mustang and wants to race it or just modify it up, then they're going to do that.  Just because you  can get a different car for the money you'd put into the Mustang, doesn't mean that these Mustang enthusiasts want to do that.  If you're into Mustangs, then you're gonna own a Mustang.  That's just how it is.....


I DO understand the point, but they could buy a newer Mustang with more HP, and race it. Those early 2000s Mustangs were crap anyway. Or buy an old school Mustang, something over 25 years old, which is a classic and worth putting money into. Putting thousands of dollars into dime a dozen, mass produced 5-10 year old Mustangs is a waste. It's flushing money down the drain. At least if it's a classic, it's worth something. Old school Mustangs and the very new ones are pretty cool (not my style, but for guidos and "Mustang enthusiasts" anyway), but the last time they were actually cool cars were the early 1990s versions. Once they went to the newer look, which I think was around 1994, it was the beginning of the end of the Mustang.

Are you aware of the 2003 and 2004 supercharged Mustangs? Those were considered one of the best and fastest Mustangs ever made.

And that's your opinion......there are other Mustang and car enthusiasts in general who differ on your year opinion......I for one do not agree that 1994 was the beginning of the end of the Mustang......the later 5.0 liter Mustangs (only '94-'95) were just pretty much like the 80's-90's Mustangs....except a different body. The later 4.6 liter Mustangs ('96-present) are faster and more efficient than any other Mustang. I know for a fact other car enthusiasts agree with me. But you are entitled to your opinion.

And another note about why people purchase older cars and spend money modifying them when they can just go out and buy a newer, faster car-- something called insurance costs, repair costs, and maintenance costs. If I own a 1995 Mustang GT, replacement factory parts and routine maintenance work cost next to nothing....and you can even do most of the work yourself (my friend owns a '95 and we both rebuilt his engine by ourselves). If you took the money you'd spend on a '95 Mustang and the performance parts for it, and then bought a 2004 GTO instead (a newer and much faster car), you'd still be paying through the nose for insurance premiums and repair costs, and good luck finding cheap replacement parts from the factory. If you scratch up your front fender on the '04 GTO, you're going to need to take out a loan just to get a new fender from Pontiac. And of course new engines are not easy to keep after....everything is harder to get to so the labor costs of a simple tune-up are going to be astronomical compared to what you'd pay for the '95 Mustang to recieve a tune-up.

And about the decal on my car--that was there when I bought it. I've since removed it.
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It was definitely a good idea to remove that decal.

One thing I will give you is that newer engines are tougher to work on yourself with all of the computerized components involved now. One thing I will not agree on is the point about replacement parts on, say, a 2004 GTO. Have you ever heard of a factory warranty? You shouldn't even need replacement parts for the most part on a new car. If you scratch up your front fender, you either pay your insurance deductible and get a new one, or you have a body shop buff it out without replacing it, paying cash and avoiding making an insurance claim (like I did when my front fender was bashed in while parked in front of my apartment).
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It was definitely a good idea to remove that decal.

One thing I will give you is that newer engines are tougher to work on yourself with all of the computerized components involved now.  One thing I will not agree on is the point about replacement parts on, say, a 2004 GTO.  Have you ever heard of a factory warranty?  You shouldn't even need replacement parts for the most part on a new car.  If you scratch up your front fender, you either pay your insurance deductible and get a new one, or you have a body shop buff it out without replacing it, paying cash and avoiding making an insurance claim (like I did when my front fender was bashed in while parked in front of my apartment).

Ok, then let's say, a 2001 Mustang Cobra (there's one for sale in a specialized car dealer by my house). I doubt there's any warranty left for that, especially if the mileage is high. Now, if you own this Cobra and scratch something or blow out the clutch or tranny.....you need to sell your house to fix it. On a mid-'90's Mustang Cobra, you could probably find a good part at a junkyard or on eBay.
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and so this turns into a discussion about cars....
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and so this turns into a discussion about cars....

It did a long time ago. Where have you been?
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I don't have much experience with that stuff, but I have found that junkyards usually have parts for almost all cars. 2001 Mustangs are junked too, just not as often as a mid '90s version. My Dad always recommends people to check out the junkyard for parts and most of the time the parts are found, regardless of the year. You're right though, that warranty would most likely be up, unless you were buying it from a dealership as a certified pre-owned, in which case they'd probably offer an extended warranty.

Somehow I don't think these points are the ones that go into the decision making process of people who buy 10 year old cars and put thousands of dollars into them. You're making logical points. I don't think a lot of these decisions involve logic. They consist of someone having enough money to buy a certain car now, then putting all their money from subsequent paychecks into the car in the form of upgrades, some of which will make a difference, but many of which are just added for discussion or bragging purposes.
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I don't have much experience with that stuff, but I have found that junkyards usually have parts for almost all cars. 2001 Mustangs are junked too, just not as often as a mid '90s version. My Dad always recommends people to check out the junkyard for parts and most of the time the parts are found, regardless of the year. You're right though, that warranty would most likely be up, unless you were buying it from a dealership as a certified pre-owned, in which case they'd probably offer an extended warranty.

Somehow I don't think these points are the ones that go into the decision making process of people who buy 10 year old cars and put thousands of dollars into them. You're making logical points. I don't think a lot of these decisions involve logic. They consist of someone having enough money to buy a certain car now, then putting all their money from subsequent paychecks into the car in the form of upgrades, some of which will make a difference, but many of which are just added for discussion or bragging purposes.

It all depends on what you're into and what you like....if you're a Camaro fan, you buy one and spend money on it. If you're a Mustang fan, you do the same. It may not make a ton of sense to do, but that's why it's a hobby and it's something to do.
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I've never had interest in Harry Potter. It always seemed like something for kids 5-10. I don't remember where I was but I watched the first 5 minutes of it once. And it was pretty much what I expected. I can't watch movies like that.

your black, of course you cant :yes:

I saw the first two Harry Potter Movies, I found the 4th dissapointing. My house mate is black and he is really into Potter, he was one of the people most excited to see the midnight showing...

Anyhow they kept in too much uninportant teenages sexual tension and left out a lot of good action (The quidditch match). The main bad guy didn't really do much.
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i was just joshing strider
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