A rant!!

[retcav1sg]

Woke up early this morning and read many threads...lots of them compalining about one issue or the other. Many on the premise that we own a very expensive well made "ultimate driving machine" that should not have "issues." First off...A F1 car costs many millions and can break on the first lap of a race, most routinely break because they are driven at their limits...always. We own very very nice vehicles, that drive better and are engineered better that most vehicles on the road. What do most do????? Treat them like shit, abuse them, only fix them if something breaks and then complain like hell because this "ultimate driving machine" won't hold up. I just spent a boatload of money (posted a thread on work done) on things that were prevenative in nature. At 100,000 miles things need to be addressed and replaced/fixed because if they break bigger "issues" will arise. I appreciate what I own and will do what is neccessary to maintain it. I like to think I did much research before I bought (maintance history, carfax, I even found out who the previous owner was and spoke to him). What amazes me is people will drive all over town and do much research to pay 5 cnets less for a gallon of gas but let a very nice vehicle go to shit out of sheer laziness. And "oh by the way" if you drive the X like a bat out of hell all the time (even though it is a tank) it will break!! I've driven real tanks and when driven at their limits they break. I could go on and on but I will stop. I think this board is amazing; it's one of the most knowledgeable communities I've ever encountered so please don't take this as an inditement against the board. I just had to unload...MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLES AND THEY WILL BREAK LESS.

Sorry for the rant so early
Mac