[mav1178]

Originally Posted by suaveflooder

Lol, I thought "brah" was pretty nice all things considered. And I was hardly offended, just thought you sounded like a jerk in your response to a guys first post on a forum. Welcome OP!

And "protocol?" What on earth do you do for a living? I went through some of your posts hoping that you weren't like this on all of them. Even mods have basically told you to lighten up in your "Lack of moderation of off-topic threads?" thread.

Stop nitpicking everything you possibly can. It's really not worth it (coming from experience oddly enough). Subaru is going to do what they want to do no matter what you preach here. You think that your one voice is going to have them stop their folly (odd word, but it fits, basically means "a fool in action"...this is not necessarly for Alex, but just those reading) after YEARS of doing it? They will CONTINUE to void warranties, some will be valid, but MOST will be over anything they can do to not have to pay out of pocket. Thankfully, I bought a "Toyota" so I won't have to worry about this.

As far as "spoon feeding" the OP, the answer is "yes" that is EXACTLY you are supposed to do! Post number "one" on a forum that the majority of the memebers are in their early 20's? What did you honestly expect when you joined? A group of highly experienced DIYers? Where in the hell did you get the "protocol" to deal with post number one of someone who made a mistake and is now asking the next direction? I gave him my answer, and it was basically the same as yours, but without calling him a "dumb ass" or getting preachy....sometimes, they don't need to be browbeaten when they are already frustrated.

With you having "been there" (I assume you mean rookie), you whould think that the OP would get a little grace. I know I had A LOT of grace when I was learning. I made a lot of stupid mistakes, as well as got a lot of "spoon feeding." I assume you got some "spoon feeding" yourself in the beginning....pay it forward

I'm glad you have it all figured out for me.

-alex