Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians

paranoidAndroid · 9th July 2008, 13:42

Hi,
I just thought a thread on simple DIY's might be a good idea. I tried to search and could only find it in the ICE section.
The thread can hold simple stuff you can tinker around with in your car/bike, like changing the oil, or cleaning out carbs (on bikes or old cars), cleaning out or installing air filters.
Just a thought.

benkey2 · 9th July 2008, 23:18

After reading the posts of a civic owner who got a repainted car and another ford owner's story of getting a car with mechanical defect, why cant teambhp give legal advices through a lawyer in the forum (or appointing a lawyer if the concerned person wishes) to help the bhpians facing problem like this. alternatively a weekly answer to members queries can be posted with the help of the experts in the concerned fields.

A car owner right from purchase till he is disposing it, faces several problems with dealers, manufacturers, banks-financing the loans, insurance agencies, police, service stations, natural calamaties,etc. the service is like what newspapers doing in their editions but w.r.t automobiles TeamBHP site is doing great and so this suggestion. this i am writing after reading this site for three months and found that in any issue/any post there are several views regarding a particular point and members discussing themselves, agreeing/disagreeing with one person but the same point is counter corrected by another.. like dragging too much, i feel. for any thread (the name itself tells what it is for),a detailed discussion is good, i know but 6 persons discussing somepoint and seventh one correcting it, is something like.. sorry if i am wrong

) ofcourse money would be an hurdle for this, but with contribution from fellow bhpians something can be done, i hope.

(P.S. if i know something regarding cars, that is because of this site and i am not hurting anyone).

bhp1 · 9th July 2008, 23:43

Very valid point, correct legal guidance would help a lot of victimised customers. Now that consumer courts are really helping consumers, awareness & knowledge of proper laws is a must to knock at their doors.

married2speed · 10th July 2008, 02:52

This one is for GTO
We get a lot of people writing in, suggesting all sorts of things to various bhpians, whenever there's any dillemma that faces them. "Metallic Bonding" is it?

. Having said that, what would you say if there was a contribution from you as well, to people who contribute significantly. For eg: Just saw a post from dadu about ECU (TechSpec® : Understanding On-Board Diagnostics, also known as ECU, ECM, EMS). It's a huge and i mean huge and detailed write up. Must have taken him a couple of hours, even if it were copied and pasted.

( Just kidding here dadu). Won't it be nice if a suprise "gift" came for him in the e mail or at his home address as a "Thank you". Doesn't have to be expensive. (perhaps a pair of glasses for dadu after his post). And this doesn't necessarily apply to dadu. Could be for anyone, who's contribution has a "telling" effect on someone & since this if implemented would be a suprise factor, it won't be a "greed" or "motivating" factor but a sweet gesture & worth the smile when the present/ token of apprecaition is received.
Your thoughts on this?
Cheers!
M2S

Cyrus43 · 10th July 2008, 03:23

This is about the wierd and whacky mods thread.
I honestly think that stupid stickering on cars should be allowed in this thread. I for one love clicking pictures of anything whacky on the road from body kits to slogans and posting it here. It gives you a good laugh. Please let us restart posting funny things that we see on the roads again!!

Also I honestly think that one liners that people use in that thread should be deleted and dealt as spam. It ruins the continuity of the thread.

GTO - Touring · 10th July 2008, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by paranoidAndroid

Hi,
I just thought a thread on simple DIY's might be a good idea. I tried to search and could only find it in the ICE section.

We could certainly have one, probably as an extension of the ADVICE section itself. However, common problems and the relevant solutions have already been discussed in the Technical forum. In fact, answers to the most frequent automotive issues are already present on our archive. We may consider this at a later stage.

Quote:

Originally Posted by benkey2

After reading the posts of a civic owner who got a repainted car and another ford owner's story of getting a car with mechanical defect, why cant teambhp give legal advices through a lawyer in the forum (or appointing a lawyer if the concerned person wishes) to help the bhpians facing problem like this.

There are several limitations to Team-BHP offering specialised legal advice, liabilities notwithstanding. I have already created an article on what to do in case of a problem with the car, dealer or manufacturer. Further procedural advice is best left to experts in the legal field. We have provided links to non-profit consumer forums too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by married2speed

This one is for GTO
We get a lot of people writing in, suggesting all sorts of things to various bhpians, whenever there's any dillemma that faces them. "Metallic Bonding" is it?

.

M2S, Thats the spirit of a community, isn't it? Team-BHPians have always come forward to help one another. I think its simply beautiful how we go out of the way to help absolute strangers with issues that they may be facing. I am confident that no one is doing this for gifts and freebies.....a collaborative community, thats what we are!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

This is about the wierd and whacky mods thread.
I honestly think that stupid stickering on cars should be allowed in this thread. I for one love clicking pictures of anything whacky on the road from body kits to slogans and posting it here. It gives you a good laugh.

Stickers aren't really weird & wacky modifications, are they? Feel free to start a new thread on weird stickers. Your comment on spam / one-liners has been noted.

Rehaan · 10th July 2008, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by paranoidAndroid

Hi,
I just thought a thread on simple DIY's might be a good idea. I tried to search and could only find it in the ICE section.
The thread can hold simple stuff you can tinker around with in your car/bike, like changing the oil, or cleaning out carbs (on bikes or old cars), cleaning out or installing air filters.
Just a thought.

Hi paranoidAndroid,

I like this idea and have thought about it a lot in the past as well.

It would be like our current ARTICLES/ADVICE section - but with more hands-on/technical instructions and activities you can D I Y. Simple stuff, but with details that most people might have overlooked. Eg. How to check oil level, how to jumpstart a car etc etc.

Would definitely love to include these in the near future.

cya
R

condor · 10th July 2008, 22:00

Quote:

GTO - Touring

: Stickers aren't really weird & wacky modifications, are they? Feel free to start a new thread on weird stickers.

A similar thread that we already have is here :
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...kers-cars.html

Also, I guess the Weird and Whacky modification thread is not moderated much. May be because the thread is one where TBHP-ians get to have a bit of fun. But if you look at the thread, we have so many pics of similar spoilers on similar cars, some small tweak here, a twist there. And like Cyrsu said, there's lots of posts there that would normally have counted as spam. For me, it's actually gotten boring there.

Cyrus43 · 14th July 2008, 01:21

Hey guy, If you dont mind, I would like to know what OT is??

Sam Kapasi · 14th July 2008, 01:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

Hey guy, If you dont mind, I would like to know what OT is??

Only you Cyrus could ask this question with well over 2000 posts under your belt. OT stands for Off Topic. We even have an off-topic smiley.

Cyrus43 · 14th July 2008, 01:30

Ohh ok!! I didnt know that one...You dont miss an opportunity do you sam?

Rehaan · 14th July 2008, 01:48

Cyrus, take a look at this for more : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/announ...-team-bhp.html

cya
R

diabloo · 15th July 2008, 11:55

Was the TBHP font changed?

GTO · 15th July 2008, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by diabloo

Was the TBHP font changed?

Nope, Diabloo. Not that we know of.

ramie2400 · 15th July 2008, 17:27

In the Market Place section on TBHP,could we please have the "SOLD" items advt. and posts removed.

Thankyou,Ramie

9th July 2008, 13:42	#1441
paranoidAndroid BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 34 Thanked: 2 Times	A DYI Thread (Non-ICE) Hi, I just thought a thread on simple DIY's might be a good idea. I tried to search and could only find it in the ICE section. The thread can hold simple stuff you can tinker around with in your car/bike, like changing the oil, or cleaning out carbs (on bikes or old cars), cleaning out or installing air filters. Just a thought.
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9th July 2008, 23:18	#1442
benkey2 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: chennai Posts: 96 Thanked: Once	Legal advice from Team-BHP? After reading the posts of a civic owner who got a repainted car and another ford owner's story of getting a car with mechanical defect, why cant teambhp give legal advices through a lawyer in the forum (or appointing a lawyer if the concerned person wishes) to help the bhpians facing problem like this. alternatively a weekly answer to members queries can be posted with the help of the experts in the concerned fields. A car owner right from purchase till he is disposing it, faces several problems with dealers, manufacturers, banks-financing the loans, insurance agencies, police, service stations, natural calamaties,etc. the service is like what newspapers doing in their editions but w.r.t automobiles TeamBHP site is doing great and so this suggestion. this i am writing after reading this site for three months and found that in any issue/any post there are several views regarding a particular point and members discussing themselves, agreeing/disagreeing with one person but the same point is counter corrected by another.. like dragging too much, i feel. for any thread (the name itself tells what it is for),a detailed discussion is good, i know but 6 persons discussing somepoint and seventh one correcting it, is something like.. sorry if i am wrong ) ofcourse money would be an hurdle for this, but with contribution from fellow bhpians something can be done, i hope. (P.S. if i know something regarding cars, that is because of this site and i am not hurting anyone). Last edited by aah78 : 10th July 2008 at 02:06. Reason: Thread merged with existing.
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9th July 2008, 23:43	#1443
bhp1 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NA Posts: 513 Thanked: 4 Times	Very valid point, correct legal guidance would help a lot of victimised customers. Now that consumer courts are really helping consumers, awareness & knowledge of proper laws is a must to knock at their doors.
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10th July 2008, 02:52	#1444
married2speed BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: gurgaon Posts: 215 Thanked: 9 Times	How about a contribution from team-bhp This one is for GTO We get a lot of people writing in, suggesting all sorts of things to various bhpians, whenever there's any dillemma that faces them. "Metallic Bonding" is it? . Having said that, what would you say if there was a contribution from you as well, to people who contribute significantly. For eg: Just saw a post from dadu about ECU (TechSpec® : Understanding On-Board Diagnostics, also known as ECU, ECM, EMS). It's a huge and i mean huge and detailed write up. Must have taken him a couple of hours, even if it were copied and pasted. ( Just kidding here dadu). Won't it be nice if a suprise "gift" came for him in the e mail or at his home address as a "Thank you". Doesn't have to be expensive. (perhaps a pair of glasses for dadu after his post). And this doesn't necessarily apply to dadu. Could be for anyone, who's contribution has a "telling" effect on someone & since this if implemented would be a suprise factor, it won't be a "greed" or "motivating" factor but a sweet gesture & worth the smile when the present/ token of apprecaition is received. Your thoughts on this? Cheers! M2S Last edited by married2speed : 10th July 2008 at 02:55.
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10th July 2008, 03:23	#1445
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	This is about the wierd and whacky mods thread. I honestly think that stupid stickering on cars should be allowed in this thread. I for one love clicking pictures of anything whacky on the road from body kits to slogans and posting it here. It gives you a good laugh. Please let us restart posting funny things that we see on the roads again!! Also I honestly think that one liners that people use in that thread should be deleted and dealt as spam. It ruins the continuity of the thread.
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14th July 2008, 01:21	#1449
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	Hey guy, If you dont mind, I would like to know what OT is?? Attached Thumbnails
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14th July 2008, 01:30	#1451
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	Ohh ok!! I didnt know that one...You dont miss an opportunity do you sam?
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14th July 2008, 01:48	#1452
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,323 Thanked: 35,513 Times	Cyrus, take a look at this for more : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/announ...-team-bhp.html cya R
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15th July 2008, 11:55	#1453
diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	Was the TBHP font changed?
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15th July 2008, 17:27	#1455
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	In the Market Place section on TBHP,could we please have the "SOLD" items advt. and posts removed. Thankyou,Ramie
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