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VegasACF wrote:

What you hate about others is often what you hate about yourself. 

debbiedowner wrote:

But further is permissible usage in the context above:

No it's not.  This is an attempt to apply your phony-baloney-plastic-banana-good-times-rock-and-roll-nothing-is-incorrect-so-everybody-can-feel-good-about-themselves mentality to the rules of grammar.  I'm sorry (not really), but it's just not right.  What you describe is an adjective.  Further, so used, is an adverb.  The context of the sentence above requires "farther" not "further."  Please do not further bastardize the English language with your faux rules.

Oh, and by the way, the feeling is mutual. 

I just performed the linguistic equivalent of August 6, 1945 and debbiedowner would be Hiroshima.

Nope. 'Cause you missed the target.  (and were wrong)

What I said above re further/farther is absolutely correct. Learn the rules so you know when to break them. 

(And I do know the rules of grammar and definitely do break them when it serves the purpose of language, i.e. communication.)

You have a dictionary-reliant, high school understanding of English grammar, and your pedantic, arrogant screed indicates that you don't understand linguistics. So you really shouldn't go around attacking others when they know as much or more than you. (Not that you can imgine that scenario.)


Sorry about the Focus's breakdown, Razorworst. It must be frustrating.

Last edited by debbiedowner (2005-09-05 3:41 pm)

F - Found
O - On
R - Road
D - Dead

I will always remember the ad that appeared on Jay Leno one night that was a misprint. I read "Ford Fucus". I'm not a Ford guy but I'm really sorry to hear about your break down. If it's any consolation, my old boss had his new Neon (a few years ago) break down on the way home from the dealer, so it happens to all makes. I drive a 2002 Sunfire, I'm no better off.

It must have felt the vibe of my evil homosexual thoughts.

Tria wrote:

razorworst wrote:

Damn Ford Focus!  Last night, after waiting tables for 4 freaken hours, my car broke down on the on ramp from Washington Avenue to I-90-94-39.  I was so pissed!  People were pointing at me and laughing, I think somebody mouthed what'd you think, it's a Ford.  After holding up traffic for an hour or so, the tow truck along with the help of the Wisconsin Highway Patrol pulled me off to the side of the road.  Now I'm stuck taking the bus from my apartment to the campus.  This SUX!  Don't buy a Ford!

Oddly enough, mine's never broken down with me in it.

*knock on cheap IKEA desk*

[desk brakes]

tomfoolery wrote:

the W'rkncacnter wrote:

bloomsday wrote:

and i dig the SVT Focus.

Me too.  My father has a Focus SVT 5 door, I like it a lot, it's an acceptable substitute to my Cooper S when I'm back home.

"acceptable substitute..." - you're joking, right?

Unless you are talking about an original Cooper S, I don't see how you can prefer the Mini. However, that may be because I just really don't like the BMW Mini. I like beemers, I like (real) Minis, but they are totally different cars, and IMO the mix just feels wrong. However, I've never seen a SVT in the flesh - don't think we have them here.

They're pretty evenly matched cars, I think they might even have the exact same transmission.  170hp in the SVT vs 163 (maybe 165 with my CAI) in the MCS.  The 5 door SVT weighs more, I've never driven the 3 door so I can't say how it stacks up.  From my own driving experiences I've noticed that the SVT is somewhat slower off the line and personally I don't think it handles as well. 

There's a good comparison here.  It was close but they picked the SVT, but they didn't consider things that I found important, such as the interior (the MINI is much nicer inside than the Focus), and gas milage (the Focus has a tiny gas tank, and the SVT's 25 hwy mpg sucks it down very fast, for that reason my father never travels in his.).  Of course, the biggest thing is that it's a Ford, and I think the originator of this thread showed why I wouldn't get a ford.  MINI offers 24 hour road side assistance for 4 years or 50k miles.  Oh but I will say that the stock exhaust on the SVT blows the MCS out of the water.

macnuke wrote:

heh
my little taurus runs like a champ..
started driving the speed limit for a change.
gas mileage is actually 28-29.
but I will probably continue to speed whenever the mood strikes me.

my daughter has a Focus.
~60K miles on it.
no problems.
runs like a top.

sorry yours crapped out tho.

F uqued
O ver
R ebuilt
D odge

i drive em.. and I like em.

You need another F-150

I want a full sized Hummer, just to go to the corner store in.

peepl_r_dum wrote:

I want a full sized Hummer, just to go to the corner store in.

ideal choice for a starbucks run in cities such as Boston

razorworst wrote:

Damn Ford Focus!  Last night, after waiting tables for 4 freaken hours, my car broke down on the on ramp from Washington Avenue to I-90-94-39.  I was so pissed!  People were pointing at me and laughing, I think somebody mouthed what'd you think, it's a Ford.  After holding up traffic for an hour or so, the tow truck along with the help of the Wisconsin Highway Patrol pulled me off to the side of the road.  Now I'm stuck taking the bus from my apartment to the campus.  This SUX!  Don't buy a Ford!

So, what happened?

Interesting, my focus has the exact opposite problem.  The reserve light comes on when you have about 25-33% of a tank left.

Tria wrote:

Interesting, my focus has the exact opposite problem.  The reserve light comes on when you have about 25-33% of a tank left.

Yes, but both of those problems stem from one... The problematic blue oval. 

...Not to mention the loose nut behind the wheel. 

BearsFan34 wrote:

Hopefully a Toyota Corolla, if they're not $20k in about 5 years.

Best car ever.