Then the vendor should just shut up and not say anything, as opposed to 'trust me, it will work this time'.
Why should we believe that? Most of us are adults and 'because I said so' isn't good enough, especially when many of the adults involved in this discussion are car guys with years of experience, welders, actual metallurgists, or engineers.
If you want to do business using the Internet, then you had better be prepared to use it as your communication medium. There aren't any Catch-22s - that's a copout.
Posters say 'all due respect' to convey that the post is not an attack on YOU because written media doesn't convey tone and expression that you get with a talk.
If you can't grow a thicker skin, I'd recommend staying off the interwebz.
Why should we believe that? Most of us are adults and 'because I said so' isn't good enough, especially when many of the adults involved in this discussion are car guys with years of experience, welders, actual metallurgists, or engineers.
If you want to do business using the Internet, then you had better be prepared to use it as your communication medium. There aren't any Catch-22s - that's a copout.
Posters say 'all due respect' to convey that the post is not an attack on YOU because written media doesn't convey tone and expression that you get with a talk.
If you can't grow a thicker skin, I'd recommend staying off the interwebz.