Is it just me, or does it seem like web forums centered around older cars seem to have more people that understand how cars work, and the best upgrade paths to take to achieve a certain goal.
Case in point, the Saturn Astra forum at saturnfans.net can't seem to grasp why you would need to upgrade the shocks and struts when lowering the car. I brought up the point that I've killed a pair of front struts and 2 pair of rear shocks within 60,000 miles on the stock sport package springs. One guy keeps asking me to tell him which set of dampers he needs to install Eibach springs, I mentioned that Tire Rack carries Koni Yellows, and I told him to call up both companies to find out. The kid is looking for a handout, and he's not the only one.
I've seen this exact trend on other site where newer cars are supported, such as Honda-Tech. It seems like most of these kids just want to go for a certain look that just happens to be in this 15 minutes, damn the consequences.
On forums that tend to be populated by more mature people, this is almost a non-issue completely. Does the ability to think for yourself only come once you've realized you're an idiot and change your ways? I know I've been on the handout side before, but now I'm the guy that calls up companies to have these questions answered.
