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[lagos]

over the last few days ive been dealing with some personal issues and the last thing that i want to do, is think about cars when i get online.

every second that somone spots me online, i get an AIM with some form of car realated question. its getting out of hand. i dont mind helping anyone out, but please.. think about what you want to ask, and just post it in the forums. ill try to help as best as i can when i read the post and have some time. most questions range from the very basic stuff.... that you can just find with a google search ... or none stop 24/7 car tech support. im sure that most of you guys dont dont realize that there is more then one person asking me this type of stuff on a daily basis.

bottom line is... im glad to help, but please... give me a little room to beath. if you have a question, post it on the site. that way youll get more then just my help. i dont want to have to change my AIM name or anything like that, so just please realize that at least 10 people a day ask me something car ralated, when im trying to deal with my own personal life.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

I encourage others to heed Art's advice- PLEASE just do at least a little bit of research before you put others out of their way to do it for you.

I know if I have a question I don't get on the phone right away and call people from 6GC, or message everyone to get my answers. The only way you'll learn about anything is by being your own problem solver and digging for answers for yourself....the internet is overflowing with answers to just about every question you may have. It certainly doesn't hurt to ask somebody elses opinion on what they think, but thats really only neccesary after you've exhausted all other resources or are in serious doubt. Buy a manual, download the BGB, search this or other forums, Google search, etc......thats how EVERYBODY here that knows a thing or two about what they're doing learned their stuff.

Remember, the members here with the 3SGTE swaps, 5SFTE projects, 4AGE swaps etc have lives too....they want to be able to talk to carry on their normal lives without having to do everyones leg work for them. I just feel bad because i see and hear this happen all the time, and it bugs me. Be self sufficient, and you'll be glad you are in the long run.