More internet douchebaggery

[CrazyRussian540]

This 19year old Marylandian claimed to own a CLS55 AMG.... too bad he turned out to be a moron.

http://www.mdstreetscene.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=15536

quick summery from Autoblog

Some people are just pathological. At first, it was amusing that Fresh C280, a member of the MDStreetScene forums, would claim to own a Mercedes CLS55 AMG. How a 19-year-old affords a car that normally retails for around $100,000 is the first thing that made everyone on the forum suspicious. A story about a digital camera becoming a sewage buoy was also an immediate head scratcher, since the pic he posted supposedly came from said camera. Further cementing the obvious dementia was the claim that the picture was taken during a dyno run in New York. It could be New York, except right now it's chilly early spring in the Empire State, and the dyno run picture clearly shows garage bays with the doors flung open and leaves on trees. It gets better as it becomes clear how many balls this kid's trying to juggle to hold up his story. There's a nice little synopsis that debunks the girlfriend angle – even though it's supposedly her car.

It didn't take long for total pwnage to occur when Fresh C280s fellow Maryland car enthusiasts did a little detective work. The car is actually owned by a CarDomain member named Xavier, who hails from Florida and showed up with proof of ownership around 30 pages in. All of the pictures posted to the MDStreetScene bulletin board were stolen from the actual owner's CarDomain page. This is weirder than the guy who thought up direct exhaust injection. The makings of a character study are all there – apparent delusional schizophrenia, a longing to be somebody, a sad little existence, and completely self-inflicted massive public humiliation. There's even a cameo by a famous lolcat. It doesn't get better than this, folks, the thread is only a day old so far. Check it out for yourself, it gets good around page 6. Oh, and Fresh C280's quote at the bottom of his posts is oddly prescient. Thanks for the tip, Terry!

Also on a similar note
http://culturegarage.com/2008/02/20/...r-of-my-tires/

[Dins]

Both links already lead to nowhere.

[Blind_Io]

I love that Direct Exhaust Injection is mentioned

Fix the first link please?

[CrazyRussian540]

Both links already lead to nowhere.

The Culture|Garage link works fine for me....
http://culturegarage.com/2008/02/20/...r-of-my-tires/

but it seems like the whole MDStreetScene forum has been taken down... hopefully thats temporary because this thread was priceless (as was the "sand-blasting my engine" thread, and the 75w90ns oil thread.)

[Dins]

The Culture|Garage link works fine for me....
http://culturegarage.com/2008/02/20/...r-of-my-tires/

but it seems like the whole MDStreetScene forum has been taken down... hopefully thats temporary because this thread was priceless (as was the "sand-blasting my engine" thread, and the 75w90ns oil thread.)

Yes, but the actual thread listed on the site won't work. Fuckin' internet-tubes all filled with junk again. And clowns.

[prizrak]

Pfft I could totally take him in my Carrera GT with a Veyron drivetrain/engine swap

[smib]

MoparMan?

[swek]

I don't get the drama. This sort of thing happens daily on every automotive forum. Heck, does no one remember Mopar Man? Impressive what happens to pass as interesting news theese days.

On another note: It's much more classy to have impressive cars and not to brag about them. Like me for instance. Do I mention the Ferraris I own? Nope, I want you to like me for my charming personality.

[MattD1zzl3]

On another note: It's much more classy to have impressive cars and not to brag about them. Like me for instance. Do I mention the Ferraris I own? Nope, I want you to like me for my charming personality.

I have absolutely no idea who you are. Do you not post in Gen Auto or something?

[vikiradTG2007]

MoparMan?

That's the first thing that popped into my head when I read it. I wonder if it's the same guy...

[MattD1zzl3]

I miss moparman It was always so much fun "owning" him in arguments

(edit: oh my, i seem to have passed my 1,000th post on finalgear without even noticing)

[No Boss]

Edit: IT'S BACK UP!!!!

Do I mention the Ferraris I own? Nope, I want you to like me for my charming personality.

I always liked you for your sweet baby blues...

[Silverstar]

I....



....that thread.

Genius.

[Cobol74]

What a wally.

[No Boss]

I was reading it before and it said:

"Members viewing this thread: 6. Guests viewing this thread: 182"

WIN.

[Silverstar]

I was reading it before and it said:

"Members viewing this thread: 6. Guests viewing this thread: 182"

WIN.

Didn't somewhere in there it said they broke 1000 when it got posted on Autoblog?

That must have been the reason for that forum taking a dump for a while.

[American TG Man]

Hai guys I have a maserati but i cant post pics of it yet lol.

Epic lulz were found in that thread.

[watto]

hahaha, the MDSS forums have crapped their pants again...

Probably a good thing Mopar Man didn't get too public, be annoying having the forums crash because some n00b wanted to be cool.

[_HighVoltage_]

The number of people like this keeps growing and growing...
One thing though:

How a 19-year-old affords a car that normally retails for around $100,000 is the first thing that made everyone on the forum suspicious.

This is not impossible, especially if the guy is from some eastern european coutry.
Reason - the Mafia! Mafia kids can have whatever they want.
Believe it or not, I used to know kids like this who had S Class Mercs and etc when they were 17!

[prizrak]

The number of people like this keeps growing and growing...
One thing though:


This is not impossible, especially if the guy is from some eastern european coutry.
Reason - the Mafia! Mafia kids can have whatever they want.
Believe it or not, I used to know kids like this who had S Class Mercs and etc when they were 17!

That has nothing to do with mafia. I had a friend back in college who was from a certain area of Boston where people with means lived. He mentioned a buddy of his wrapping a Ferrari around a tree and getting another from his parents. It is unlikely for a 19 year old to be able to afford a car like that on their own but there are plenty of people who have enough money and not enough sense to get their kid something along those lines/price tag.