Good point! I feel like I'm caught in a storyline of Joseph Heller...

>Well isn't your mate following that tradition perfectly then? :-)
>
>>He wasn't actually talking about cars, but rather how a question never gets answered directly, or rarely anyway. The car was just an example.
>>
>>>people likes ridicule with some cars. I have a fiat stilo and when I asked some questions about my car on some car forums I got some messages "don't buy a fiat, because they made by can"
>>>
>>>If you asked about these cars you can got some strange answers:
>>>-fiat
>>>-kia
>>>-peugeot
>>>-chevrolet (In Turkey chevrolet not a good car, these are not chevrolets in like american films, these chevrolets are small terrible cars)
>>>
>>>these viewpoints for Turkey people only. I don't know what think the others...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I've been a member of the UT since its inception and I've noticed a pattern over the years that just amazes me. That pattern? the non-answer.
>>>>
>>>>A user posts: I have a Kia that makes a noise when I turn left, what should I do?
>>>>
>>>>The answers then fly:
>>>>1. Why do you need to turn left?
>>>>2. Heres a link to the Saturn web site, they might be able to help.
>>>>3. Turn slower when you go left so it might not grind.
>>>>4. Don't turn left .. you can accomplish the same thing with 4 right hand turns and it'd be safer to.
>>>>5. Check the oil in your transmission, I've heard that it helps.
>>>>6. Trade the car in on another one right now.
>>>>
>>>>None of the answers directly address the question and it will then generate and degenerate into another thread:
>>>>
>>>>1. I heard that turning right can cause problems too.
>>>>2. Which oil should I use
>>>>3. Only liberals would drive a Kia
>>>>
>>>>What causes this phenomenon?