ezapar Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Not very often, but sometimes, we get a thread with complaints about folks not paying up or not producing parts. Minimal dishonesty, infrequently. Check this out Last Saturday, had a bunch of Subaru folks meet up at my house, seenig that it's close to I-5 and roughly half way between Eugene OR and Vancouver B.C. Qman, Mike W, Mudrat, two of his buddies, Jim and Greg from B.C. Brian? from the board with the pretty black Brat, Tex, Syphon and Dante in attendance. Mee too. John Mudrat brought up two cars to sell, a gen one Brat, and the lifted wagon. Dante (who we all met in person for the first time that day) bought the wagon from Mudrat. Good old John realized after he'd taken the $ that he'd brought up the wrong title. Dante, without really knowing us, left to go home and get his wife so he could take the wagon home. Get this, trusting me with the keys, and John with a pile of his dough. Came back, got his wagon, it's all good. John also brought up a Brat for Greg from B.C. But, Geg's Dad wasn't able to get the dolly which had been reserved, and didn't have a way to transport the Brat to home. So, they left the Brat in my yard for the week till they can come back, I posess the keys. (Can't drive it, can't bend my leg enough to even get in its little rump roast cab) But still, left a pressious possession in the hands of a stranger. My point being, without knowing us or our reputations, these guys put their trust in us to not disappear with either their money or their Soobs. I think it has to do with the type of cars we deal in, I think trust and good nature just tends to go in hand with Subaru. (now if that one guy would just pay me for the video I seet him and reminded him about after weeks of no payment, weeks ago. . .) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWX Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 on a kind of related note you. did get my MO for the subrubacon vid, right? and this is what we need more positve storys about good business deals, not business deals gone bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATBRAT Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Gives you that warm fuzzy feeling, doesn't it? You guys are the best group of people that I never met, and same with the ones I did meet. My wife wonders why I am addicted to the board, It's not just about Subes. To bad they don't just herd us together and make us all live in the same sate.....ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobme Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 This is the 2nd bigest reason I am now driving soobs insted of Ford trucks! Back in my Baja days the VW comunity was the same way, and I loved it! every other Baja/air cooled VW driver U met wer all top notch people. When I went to the truck world I missed that ALOT! Now that I'm in the soob world life is good and happy agen:D All the people I have met from the board have been great, and the people I meet just drivin' around the valley are cool 2:-) HAPPIENES IS DRIVING A SUBARU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 The point is, it is a community...It's sort of like a small town. I may have been naive, but I'd been lurking around here long enough to know none of the people at EZ's place would want me bitchin' and moaning about being ripped off on the board. I still have not received the title for John's wagon (no mail on veteran's day), but I have no doubt that I will. I know I took a chance, but I haven't regretted it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam N.D.J. Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Yeah, how many honda owners would go home and pull and axle out of a car and bring it to you if you didn't have one in your car and couldn't go anywhere??!! (Thanks Tony!). And everyone I've met are great. I mean, on a will and whim me n the wife drove like 500 miles one way to go stay at a house of a person that we had only met for fleeting moments in the past. I figure that as long as I've known you all here on the board, I could trust my hands in driving clear to Connecticut to stay with Paul for a night or two without any problems. We aren't just a bunch of people on the internet, we are a world wide community, but we treat each other as if we all live in the same town on the same side of the street. It's great, you don't see that very often nowadays, specially on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 It's true - this is a great place. Hope it never changes. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobme Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Originally posted by Adam N.D.J. Yeah, how many honda owners would go home and pull and axle out of a car and bring it to you if you didn't have one in your car and couldn't go anywhere??!! (Thanks Tony!). No problem buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88rxsedan Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 im kinda new to the board, but seems like you guys are a bunch of nice caring induviduals.. what kind of age range are you folks in? Im 23.. a little kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 We cover a large range.. from Austin, who just recently turned 21 to Corky, Rob and Ed who are.. well... older than me:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTrooper Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 because of this board, I have gained a wealth of knowledge that i will use for eons to come, but most importantly, i have met some cool heads, well only one in person so far. Hopefully I can make it up north some day. Hey, Ezap, could you e-mail or PM me with your snail-mail addy? I'd like to pickup a subarubicon video (vhs) if ya got one. still owe ya $10 from like 2 yrs. ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 As much as i love my subaru, i don't think that i would have been so excited about it and lifted it and put swampers beneath it if it wasn't for the folks on the board. its like cheers, some times you want to go where everyone knows your (board)name. The seattle croud has helped me with the car so much, i was going to do individual shout outs but i figured after the 10th person it was time to stop. so here's a howdy to all you on the left coast:wave: On a similar note the diff i got from toybuilder is already in the mail, hows that for prompt, its been a day and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hey it's in this spirit that the first WCSS happened and it's because of this excellent and diverse group of people that I know the get-togethers will continue long into the future...with or without PNWSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSoob Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 I'm starting to feel all warm and fuzzy inside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaroonDuneDoom Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Originally posted by calebz We cover a large range.. from Austin, who just recently turned 21 to Corky, Rob and Ed who are.. well... older than me:D hell, i'm only 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 hell, i'm only 17 Is'nt it a little late for you to be still up? And watch your language! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSNRG Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Never met anybody in a Soobie I didn't like:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATBRAT Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 "I'm starting to feel all warm and fuzzy inside.... Amanda" Is that all it takes, Just a little bit of Subaru sweet talk?? Well, Alriiiiiiight!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTrain Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 yep, soob owners are definitely stellar. before i bought the loyale, i had the chevy truck from hell with waaay too many gremlins. Every time i was stranded on the side of the road, broken down, it was ALWAYS a soob owner that stopped first to help me out. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subu luvr Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 might i hijack this thread to nominate McBrat as an includee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTrain Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 oops, almost forgot the toyota owners. have had a few of those guys stop to help me out at times.. not the newer ones, but usually the older pickups, cruisers and 4runners.. cats drivin those are usually pretty cool too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electryc_monk Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Its just keen how things work out. Community is a multi-spectrum experience. How one raises their kids in a neighborhood of other familys that actually care about the safety of ALL the kids and "Watchout for them all" its akin to this. I grew up in a neighborhood like this which I'm refering too currently. So this was in Michigan. Then when we moved to deep uber rural michigan farm land the community got a little more specialized and the care became more family like(not quite like Arkansas) but dare assume you knwo what I'm meaning here? Then wit this summers experience with Burningman coomunity regained a larger mouch more positive perspective. And this USMB community speaks volumes in concert with the previous versions of the same idea. I may naturally be a trusting soul but, i feel it equally returned in this community right from the gitgo. Speaking of... One of my roomies might be going to college at Eastern Wash. State in January..... and he may ask for me to help him get there:>) more warm and fuzzys anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 When I got my first turbo brat from South Dakota, it was a 5 hour drive there, and I had a problem witha tow hook coming off, so I had to leave the brat at the guys parents house for a week, because he was moving to San Diego the next day!!! Went back up a week later with a truck and tow dolly, and all was good.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSoob Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 Phatbrat: "Is that all it takes, Just a little bit of Subaru sweet talk?? Well, Alriiiiiiight!!!!!" Ohhhh baby.... you really know how to get my turbo wound up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATBRAT Posted November 13, 2003 Share Posted November 13, 2003 lol, Don't get me started on the sexual side of auto talk, I could go on for days.....literally:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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