when i first joined i was caught up in all the 'potential supra' ownership hype/excitment and then purchased one and was on here regularly as all i wanted to talk about and read about was supras. i was new so didnt want to cause or be part of any arguments so kept a lowish profile and was overly polite and thankfull for pretty much everything despite wanting to air my views numerous times but didnt as i had seen how others who did got shot down.
That original enthusiasm lasted id say for the first 2 years then slowly started to wear off. During that time i would frequent other forums and also notice the difference in regards to personalities of the users, interests, forms of humour etc etc and realised (this is my own opinion btw) that this site seems to revolve around supras (obviously) and not upsetting the regs.
If a newbie posted something with the smallest bit of text speak members would be down on them like a tonne of bricks, if newbies even think of answering back a reg then again they would be driven out or to the point where they end up getting banned for retaliating. Ive never insulted anyone on here, unless in retaliation, but have had numerous insults thrown at me just for having an opinion on a particular subject. That has been one of the most annoying things.
This then caused me to use this site less and less and only really came on here to have debates about subjects that interested me albeit my views were always greeted with disgust and uproar.
I no longer own a supra so dont use this site for that side of things anymore but still like having a read of various other threads, it kills time. However that pompousness is still there regarding a handfull of regs. Proof of this was clear when a member came to view my car (i will not mention who) and went on to say pretty much my excact views on the club so im obvioulsy not the only one to think this way.
On a plus side though, for some of you, my membership runs out on the 26th and i wont be renewing it so you can all bask in the fact that il be gone soon.
Ive tried to be as honest as i can in this post and havent posted it in the hope of annoying people or getting a response, its just my opinion which i have formed from my time on here.