slojoe said:
Actually it was a rhetorical question. Your hypothetical responses to my question are themselves specious. Your patronizing dictionary definitions and rolling eyes reveal you as arrogant. Attempting to hide your own antagonism by calling someone else vitriolic is pure hypocrisy.
I resent being quoted out of context by someone who is simply grinding an axe of agenda. For hard facts on the issue at hand, I need look no further than at internal engine parts from greaser engines, blown or not. All greaser internals that I have seen either in person or online reveal critical parts exhibiting significant levels of trash that have no place in a TDI engine. Abundant posts on this topic from highly experienced wrenches here abound, not the least of which opens this thread.
Until you show us otherwise, i.e. clean engine internals from a greaser with significant mileage on VO, anything that you have to say to the contrary represents the pinnacle of speciousness. Not to put too fine a point on it, put up or shut up. Additionally, there exists a helpful matter of etiquette on Internet forums. Have the discipline, or the courtesy, to limit yourself to two posts per thread when you are strictly venting opinion, responding to others' vitriol, or dispensing it yourself.
Hold on there bubbie, you got things a bit mixed up.
First and foremost, I did not quote you out of context. In fact, I didn't quote you in the post you referenced at all!
This all stems back a ways to where you actually did say, and I quote:
slojoe said:
I wonder how many WVO tdi owners that "disappear" simply sell the cars that they have turned into ticking time bombs... i wonder how many remove all traces of a grease conversion and say nothing to the new buyers.
Please reference post #81 where I called this statement specious.
After that, TornadoRed ran with your comment and I chose to engage him as I take great offense to a specious comment which disparages both myself and all the "WVO tdi owners" that I know. His comments were indeed vitriolic at times. Simple as that.
Now if you scan my posts here, you'll see that I would love to submit my car to a full wear analysis. I certainly will not do it for free, but I'm just as curious as anyone. How is that specious?
I have not made any comments regarding the viability of WVO that are not in direct reference to my own vehicle. I do not pretend to speak for anyone else, or in general, and I tend to make that very clear at every opportunity. How is that specious?
So I've made it clear that I will "put up", as you say, as soon as someone wants to foot the bill. That's fair, right?
And man, if you have to sink to the level of insulting me for using my intelligence and vocabulary to win a debate (with someone other than you, no less), you need to seriously check yourself.
I'm happy to debate you on this topic to the best of my ability. But I will not engage you in a simplistic flame war filled with personal insults.