>
> >After all, once I'm done, I'll be able to say that even with a simple
body
> left, I'll still have more rover in my ford than you have in that restored
> beauty of yours.
>
> Let's see....You have a vehicle that has a Land Rover body but a different
> engine, drivetrain, frame, etc., etc., etc. The other guy has a restored
> stock Land Rover in perfect condition. But you claim your vehicle
> is more a Land Rover than his. I'd love to know what you've been
> smoking (or injecting) to come up with that logic, as it sounds like
> something that could get me through my workday a hell of a lot easier.
Marin, I am tiring of this debate. We are obviously not getting anywhere. I
personally thought I might gain something by discussing this with you, but I
am not gaining anything. You are right, I know that. Technically, of course
you are right. You were right all along. We all know that.
But life is not technical. Those who dwell on technicalities waste their
lives. Life is color, not numbers. In the end, I know I am right, and that's
all that matters to me. I have spent an enormous amount of time reading your
replies in the last little while, but I regret it now, as I have not
profited from them at all, other than reinforcing my desire to continue
modifying rovers to suit my needs, instead of paying homage to a vehicle.
Marin, I'm sorry if I have offended you in any way, didn't mean to do it.
Your aggressive attacks on young people did get to me a bit, not because I
feel singled out, but they reinforce the notion that I will have to prepare
myself in order to deal with you when I enter the real workforce. I forgive
you as you obviously have never come into contact with smart young people,
and I feel sorry for you. It must be hell living when you think everything
you do is to benefit a generation that is without value.
I am now wondering if this whole debate thing was simply a contest, to see
who would come out winning. To see if the restoration crowd would be able to
shut up the kids and their damn new ideas. If you are so petty as to think
the point of a debate is to crown a winner, if it takes this to make you
feel better, you win. You won.
You won the round, and you are winning the race at keeping your precious
little Land-Rover hobby away from the kids. The real truth is, I'm twenty.
This is my first Land-Rover, not my last. I will have many more. By trying
to alienate all newcomers, you are assuring that the numbers of enthusiasts
will dwindle. Junk trucks will stay in fields, as no one will want to
rebuild them, because they think all Land-Rovers have to be bone stock. They
will never have the chance to modify an old vehicle because they'll always
have some old person telling them that by cutting up a rotted out old junk
III, they are destroying history. They will tire of all this crap, and move
on to other vehicles. And they will never get older and appreciate Land
rovers long enough to restore one of them.
J-L
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