Sad end to Toyota project

fangsport · Post by **fangsport** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:37 pm

gut-wrenching.
even if he had a 2kg handheld available to him............... they don't do diddly. i used 3-4kg to put out a fuel fire that barely melted the paint in the engine bay.

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:39 pm

Also objectivity isnt required...how about plain old compassion? I'm sure people here wouldnt tell you to harden up if your cat got killed?

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:41 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:Also objectivity isnt required...how about plain old compassion? I'm sure people here wouldnt tell you to harden up if your cat got killed?

Family member vs inanimate object...

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:44 pm

Its not a family member, its an animal?

RomanV · Post by **RomanV** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:50 pm

Anyone with any shred of compassion can feel the pain of someone losing their irreplacable labour of love. Whether it's a boat, car, sculpture, painting, novel they were writing, or what ever else that they have put a lot of hard work and time into.

Although I'm sure you're just trolling to some extent Snwtoy.

thegreatestben · Post by **thegreatestben** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:51 pm

fangsport wrote:gut-wrenching.
even if he had a 2kg handheld available to him............... they don't do diddly. i used 3-4kg to put out a fuel fire that barely melted the paint in the engine bay.

Using a fire extinguisher the correct way makes a huge difference to the effectiveness of it. I can't imagine how gutted you'd be after 10 years of work to see it go up in flames

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:52 pm

Well we're getting into semantics here (not to mention OT), but most cat/dog owners would consider their pets family members, as they eat/sleep/express emotion etc as well if not better than many humans

I'm sorry if my stance on this car offends you enthusiasts out there, but I do find it amusing, and more so given the reactions here.

DexGT · Post by **DexGT** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:54 pm

snwtoy wrote:It's only a starlet...

and your "only" a tool , show some compassion .

He clearly used the 2kg extinguisher , it's on the ground behind the car in the photo .

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:54 pm

RomanV wrote:Anyone with any shred of compassion can feel the pain of someone losing their irreplacable labour of love. Whether it's a boat, car, sculpture, painting, novel they were writing, or what ever else that they have put a lot of hard work and time into.

Although I'm sure you're just trolling to some extent Snwtoy.

Well yeah ok, the labour of love thing you got me, but still, it's just a starlet - I'm sure the guy will get over it and move on to bigger and better things.

fangsport · Post by **fangsport** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:01 pm

thegreatestben wrote:
fangsport wrote:gut-wrenching.
even if he had a 2kg handheld available to him............... they don't do diddly. i used 3-4kg to put out a fuel fire that barely melted the paint in the engine bay.

Using a fire extinguisher the correct way makes a huge difference to the effectiveness of it. I can't imagine how gutted you'd be after 10 years of work to see it go up in flames

hard to get to the seat of the fire when there sumpgaurds in the way, further to that, it took twice that amount to put Will Cook's car out when the oil line ruptured onto the turbo at Timaru.
unsure about your second remark, i thought i was gonna lose a lot of hard work when my rally wanted to burn.
end of the day, the "PC" firebombs are crap....... bring back Halon.

Akane · Post by **Akane** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:11 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:Sweet, so if I come over and burn all your cactii, and kick your cats, that's cool cause they're just plants and an animal, which arent good investments either?

ACTUAL LOL!!!!

If there's a moment that is okay for a man to break down and cry like a little biarch, this would be it. If it was me I'd cry myself a river.

Stott69 · Post by **Stott69** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:18 pm

This looked like a good thread till snwtoy started posting. ANY WAY........
That looks gutting! I had mags and stereo stolen out of my car and I wanted to cry, can only feel the tip of the iceburg that he would be right now :cry:

thegreatestben · Post by **thegreatestben** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:25 pm

I'm sure I posted something and it's now gone.

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:00 pm

That was a seriously cool car.... And it's had a lot done to it since I saw it...
Bugger :cry:

Congratulations snwtoy, you have attained grandmaster level in being a dickhead.

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:18 pm

Mr Revhead wrote::? That was a seriously cool car.... And it's had a lot done to it since I saw it...
Bugger

Congratulations snwtoy, you have attained grandmaster level in being a dickhead.

I do try

Apparently opinions about poor financial decisions aren't allowed around here

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:20 pm

In case you've forgotten, this is a car forum...99.9% of people here enjoy wasting time and money on cars.

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:22 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:In case you've forgotten, this is a car forum...99.9% of people here enjoy wasting time and money on cars.

And car enthusiasts make up a tiny percentage of the population. Not everyone who comes here enjoys wasting money, in fact many are looking to find the best way to spend it without wasting it.

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:24 pm

How about you and your opinion do us all a favour and piss off? Seriously, the forum would be better without comments like yours.

It doesn't matter what is lost, if you've had it as an interest in your life for the last 10 years, its clearly going to be pretty important to you. Get a life man, just because somethings not an investment doesn't make it any less important to someone than something that is an investment.

Doors that way --->

snwtoy · Post by **snwtoy** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:27 pm

That's your opinion and I don't mind if you share it. How about you don't mind if I have one too?

I did say it would be a bummer for the guy, but I can still laugh if I want.

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:29 pm

And very very few are here looking for trolls, so.... Yeah, pull your head in.

Whilst everyone is entitled to their opinion, not everyone is entitled to voicing it how ever they wish on here especially if it involves being a cock and making stupid comments with the intention of being a troll.
Like it or not, this is not a democracy.
So if you want to be a troll. Bugger off and do it somewhere else.

That, snwtoy is that. No more from you here please.