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Stealth -> TECHs are here to HELP ! (7/8/2007 5:45:44 PM)
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WHY this note HERE?
Many new visitors 1st stop by in this section.
REASON of this note?
Every site gets a share of visitors that come by, take info and leave w/o as much as a thank you.
Please come back, tell us if the advice worked, and give thanks to the TECH or member that provided it.
Do not be a GRAB-N-RUN person.
We are all volunteers here, TECHs do not get paid, we help for the love of doing it,
but abuse and rudeness begets exhaustion and when we feel exhaustion, we tend to go fishing.
examples of no-way-we-can-help questions:
"my car dont run well, what is wrong with it?"
"my A/C aint working, what do i do?"
"my car stalls, how do I fix it?"
"my car sound like a dirt bike, how do I fix it?"
"my wife didnt come home last night, do you think the car really broke down?"
"i didnt go home last night, how do i convince wife that the car broke down?"
"how do i hide the defects so i can sell it as a great car?"
GUIDELINES -
To make things smoother for both you and us.
It is a request, so that we can help each other.
#1.
State the problem in its completness and correctness, the car model and year, etc.
When it is a driveability mal-fuction relating to engine/trani/drivetrain,
provide the CODES, always provide the CODES! Buy, borrow, rent a code
reader. CODES PLEASE !
#2.
Tell us when the problem occurs: driving, starting, parking, cold weather, hot weather,
when your aunt drives it, when it rains, when you hit 46 mph, when you touch the wipers,
when you sneexe, when the planets are in line, etc .. you get the point?
#3.
NOW, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT .. PLEASE TELL US what you have done so far
in trying to resolve the problem - then read #1 again.
IF nothing, say that. I cannot think of anything more frustrating than we start making suggestions and
we get a "done that." Me for one, usually take a deep breath, walk away, and I dont come back to
that thread again. Other TECHs may be more forgiving or have more time, I dont.
#4.
Return after the problem is fixed and tell us what the problem or solution was. We dont care how you found
the answer or who gave you the solution or what website you found it on, but the other owners do care HOW you fixed it! We spend the time helping you, we ask that you return the favor, help another.
#5.
On some issues, specially with A/C & airbags, we are very reluctant to provide suggestions unless
the owner can convince that he/she knows what he/she does with such devices.
#6.
IF I only got a few minutes to surf the site and type responses, chances are that I'm going to 1st look at
the questions of those that keep coming back or have larger #'s of posts or people I know or people that
i seen helping others. THAT my friends, is simply the human equation. I bet the other TECHs do
the same. Look for ways to help others and the favors are more likely to be returned by those that you helped.
#7.
I start my day at the Off-Topic Forum with a cup of jabba. Anyone I see posting there, I make it a point
to remember the name. I will probably remember you when I see you later asking for help. I seem to remember
a lot of that.
#8
IF you own or you are looking to buy an Allante, you are in luck. A few of us here know that model in detail,
to the last connector, the last bolt, the last anything. I know, I know, we is obsessed, we IS CRAZY!
If you are looking for advice on other other cars, go for it. There is also plenty of that advice around here.
# nth
At any case, we extend our welcome to all that come here for ANY good reason. You dont need to own a car
to join, the Off-Topic is an equal opportunity FORUM. Almost anything goes.
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