GNX dilema to drive or not to drive / sell or not to sell

[twinvipers]

P.S. On all other forums I do not list my cars for this reason.

I had been asked by a few guys on here to list them.

[Sinical]

[quote=twinvipers;1821463]

Originally Posted by twinvipers

OK


You were the one that jumped on this guy calling him a sissy for no f'n reason at all.

I have also met alot of good guys here and have done business with quite a few of them.

No need to bash someone for asking a question.

Calling a general group a "sissy" is different than singling someone out as a pus-y for expressing an opinion in response to a question that was posed by the orig thread starter.

[Sinical]

Originally Posted by twinvipers

P.S. On all other forums I do not list my cars for this reason.

I had been asked by a few guys on here to list them.

Well, I still don't see how my GN is a "TURD"? B/C it doesn't live life parked in a storage facility or meet your exacting standards? I bought my car for short money and saved it from certain death and am proud to do so. Ive put alot of work into it just to get it to this point with help from fellow Buick enthusiasts that own and DRIVE them. I also own other vehicles but don't feel the need to chronologically list them in my sig with mileage.

Get this, I drive all of them with regularity. We just have different views but there's no need to look "down your nose" at someone else who you feel has inferior automobiles to your own. It only makes you look petty and douche-y.

[twinvipers]

Originally Posted by Sinical

Well, I still don't see how my GN is a "TURD"? B/C it doesn't live life parked in a storage facility or meet your exacting standards? I bought my car for short money and saved it from certain death and am proud to do so. Ive put alot of work into it just to get it to this point with help from fellow Buick enthusiasts that own and DRIVE them. I also own other vehicles but don't feel the need to chronologically list them in my sig with mileage.

Get this, I drive all of them with regularity. We just have different views but there's no need to look "down your nose" at someone else who you feel has inferior automobiles to your own. It only makes you look petty and douche-y.

I don't look down on anyone because of the car they drive.

I look down on you for looking down on a guy that wants to keep a garage queen.

Lets remember, you started this crap.

[SGRIM]

I agree, why put someone down for doing what they want to do with their car... You may not agree but why criticize???

It is negative post that keep alot of people from posting and enjoying the boards...

Is it so hard to be nice

[Sinical]

Originally Posted by twinvipers

I don't look down on anyone because of the car they drive.

I look down on you for looking down on a guy that wants to keep a garage queen.

Lets remember, you started this crap.

You look down on someone who's view differs from yours. Read the thread title, I didn't comment on anything that wsn't pertinent to the topic at hand. Ooooooh I said "sissy". Wow harsh words. Give me a break. You have a guilty conscious and KNOW you fall into this specific/exact category and felt attacked and piped up and tried to start a slugfest with the "turd" comments and wether my car could even make it down the 1/4 mile. I come here for the real Buick guys that buy them b/c they love them and enjoy them and drive them. Definately not b/c of guys like you that add very little. Only to say "I have "x" number car it has "x" number of miles. Whoopee.

[twinvipers]

Originally Posted by Sinical

You look down on someone who's view differs from yours. Read the thread title, I didn't comment on anything that wsn't pertinent to the topic at hand. Ooooooh I said "sissy". Wow harsh words. Give me a break. You have a guilty conscious and KNOW you fall into this specific/exact category and felt attacked and piped up and tried to start a slugfest with the "turd" comments and wether my car could even make it down the 1/4 mile. I come here for the real Buick guys that buy them b/c they love them and enjoy them and drive them. Definately not b/c of guys like you that add very little. Only to say "I have "x" number car it has "x" number of miles. Whoopee.

OK

You win

I LOVE YOU !!!! Your a REAL Buick guy,I'm not.

Have a TURD of a day I'm done with you.

[Sinical]

Originally Posted by SGRIM

I agree, why put someone down for doing what they want to do with their car... You may not agree but why criticize???

It is negative post that keep alot of people from posting and enjoying the boards...

Is it so hard to be nice

SGRIM, was my original post honestly that offensive? I really don't think it was. Sure it's a strong opinion but it's an opinion I feel strongly about. Nothing more. The thread topic is about exactly this. Twinvipers seems to be really offended by the word "sissy" for some reason. I post very little here but I read ALOT and learn ALOT about these cars. When there is a topic I have an opinion about I post it. That's all.

[twinvipers]

Originally Posted by SGRIM

I agree, why put someone down for doing what they want to do with their car... You may not agree but why criticize???

It is negative post that keep alot of people from posting and enjoying the boards...

Is it so hard to be nice

Exactly

Thank you

[Sinical]

In the future, let's make sure to emphasize that alternative points of view are not welcome and I'll be sure not to post my thoughts.

[cruzn57]

I have a t shirt thats says that also,
my fleet is
37 chevy 2dr sedan 350/350
57 chevy 2 dr 210, 383/700r4
86 t type, lo 11's, hi 10's
87 WE4
87GN 13k mi
87 GNX 60k mi

so driving all of em is a chore, but somebody has to do it!!!!

[Sinical]

Originally Posted by cruzn57

I have a t shirt thats says that also,
my fleet is
37 chevy 2dr sedan 350/350
57 chevy 2 dr 210, 383/700r4
86 t type, lo 11's, hi 10's
87 WE4
87GN 13k mi
87 GNX 60k mi

so driving all of em is a chore, but somebody has to do it!!!!

I bought it at the Peterson museum in LA.

Nice fleet you have going on there. You have almost all your Buick bases covered (T,WE4,GN,GNX). You need a Limited now.

[SGRIM]

Originally Posted by Sinical

In the future, let's make sure to emphasize that alternative points of view are not welcome and I'll be sure not to post my thoughts.

I didn't say alternative points of views weren't welcome. There are ways to make a point without being "Sinical"

That was the point!

[Sinical]

Originally Posted by SGRIM

I didn't say alternative points of views weren't welcome. There are ways to make a point without being "Sinical"

That was the point!

My comment was directed moreso @ twinvipers.

I see now that people take offense to my point of view and the word "sissy" so I'll be sure to word my thoughts more carefully next time. I still stand behind my opinion though. Performance cars should be driven. Not just "looked at".

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

X2 !!!! remember live it up while your here !!! Never know when your time is up !!! I got sick a few years ago and while waiting in a hall to go into surgery I started thinking about my cars A minute later I realized cars didn't mean anything to me at that point .. I never thought I could think like that

this sums it up.

[GNX243]

I purchased the car in 1990 and used to drive it because I enjoyed doing so. Of course, I was always careful with it as I try to treat all of my cars properly. About 1995, in Reading PA, at 10AM Sunday morning, as I usually did, I parked way on the empty end of a huge lot of a busy shopping center (Vanity Fair) and someone had to walk out of their way to key my door. So I became more careful about taking it out. Another time when I parked at the end of a lot, an old dude parked next to me and of course, when he opened the door, it banged my car....with the hundreds of empty spots around my car at the far end of the lot, you would think he must have done it intentionally. A few years after that, a friend who lives about 2 miles away told me thieves pushed a boulder out of the way to steal his GN (I always parked in a garage) but recently at a show around the corner, one guy told me they now rip garage doors off to get the car. With the increased value of the wheels & other parts, the car is now a prime target. Last summer, I was driving along minding my own business when the brake light came on. Fortunately there was no one in front of me. The accumulator was tested and was OK so I just changed the switch. Now when I drive its one eye on the road and one eye on the brake light. Unfortunately these are real concerns with this car and certainly hamper that free spirit to just go & do what you want to do.

[gnx017]

Precisely the point that I tried to raise in the first place, it was a simple question. Unfortunately; auctions and collectors have made the value of these vehicles out or reach. Would I have modified my car in 1999, ( all bolt on stuff), knowing the value would be what it is today. NO, most definetly not. One of the reasons this car stays on lift, is because its the safest place to protect the "paint". There are other cars in the garage more valuable, but keeping in air away from the kids is prudent.

Most people outside the Buick community have not a clue as to what a GNX is or what it means to be the current care taker of on.

THanks to everyone has repsonded, everyone is entitled to their opinions however eloquently stated or rudely pronounced.

Regards,