If I publish a book about owning a car,will u buy?

• caramon

  14 Mar 05, 01:08

  Just a survey.. inside will be the complete guide of owning a car.. like what sound causes it to happen and how to take care.. which part to change.. etc etc.. It will act as a prevention to those scrupulous and shrewd car mechanics too..
  
  Will you buy, if priced at $9.90 ?
• dibilo

  14 Mar 05, 01:43

  i seriously suspect u are a clone of The Hobbit coz both of you love to ask many funny questions in a short period of time. I cant remember how many questions u've asked today but i believe its enough to make u the top thread opener today..
  
  am i right?
• caramon

  14 Mar 05, 01:51

  Originally posted by dibilo:

  i seriously suspect u are a clone of The Hobbit coz both of you love to ask many funny questions in a short period of time. I cant remember how many questions u've asked today but i believe its enough to make u the top thread opener today..
  
  am i right?

  I am sincere with this post.. just wanna get the survey to see if its worth the effort..
• Meet365.com

  14 Mar 05, 02:26

  Yes I will buy
• caramon

  14 Mar 05, 02:28

  Originally posted by Meet365.com:

  Yes I will buy

  Thanks for the support.. If the response is good, hopefully will get it to print in few months time..
• ewoodrovers

  14 Mar 05, 14:25

  Originally posted by caramon:

  Just a survey.. inside will be the complete guide of owning a car.. like what sound causes it to happen and how to take care.. which part to change.. etc etc.. It will act as a prevention to those scrupulous and shrewd car mechanics too..
  
  Will you buy, if priced at $9.90 ?

  Yes I would....... really green in this area.
• houndy

  14 Mar 05, 15:31

  nope....
• wbucket

  14 Mar 05, 15:37

  Originally posted by caramon:

  Just a survey.. inside will be the complete guide of owning a car.. like what sound causes it to happen and how to take care.. which part to change.. etc etc.. It will act as a prevention to those scrupulous and shrewd car mechanics too..
  
  Will you buy, if priced at $9.90 ?

  Hard to say. All these info might be too general to be applicable to everyone. I guess I will wait for the review before I decide. But at $9.90, there is still a chance that I would buy it.
• caramon

  14 Mar 05, 18:22

  Thanks for all replies and the comments.. Owning a car is already so expensive in singapore.. the last thing you want is to get cheated by cunning and shrewd car mechanics.. I am a victim before, hence I hope this book will minimize you of being a victim.. Once again thanks to those who support..
  
  Regards,
  Caramon
• zichuan

  15 Mar 05, 15:02

  disagree. people can search internet forums etc. for informations on buying a car. so if me i would rather not fork out the 9.90 for it. things changes in the future so the book will be outdated somehow for a time being.
  
  check informations on the internet, or some kind souls which posted their comments on buying a car is more practical.
  
  i understand u are doing a biz here, but then this biz dont let u earn much. dont waste your time.
• wbucket

  15 Mar 05, 16:08

  Originally posted by zichuan:

  disagree. people can search internet forums etc. for informations on buying a car. so if me i would rather not fork out the 9.90 for it. things changes in the future so the book will be outdated somehow for a time being.
  
  check informations on the internet, or some kind souls which posted their comments on buying a car is more practical.
  
  i understand u are doing a biz here, but then this biz dont let u earn much. dont waste your time.

  Even though we are at an advance world of internet and science, you will still encounter those who doesn't use internet. Of course selling the book through internet will contradict my example above. If the book can earn its way into the bookstores, then I think it may worth a try.
• pqr

  15 Mar 05, 16:36

  Originally posted by caramon:

  Just a survey.. inside will be the complete guide of owning a car.. like what sound causes it to happen and how to take care.. which part to change.. etc etc.. It will act as a prevention to those scrupulous and shrewd car mechanics too..
  
  

  will be more attractive if there are clear pictures that accompany with the wordings
• caramon

  15 Mar 05, 23:28

  Originally posted by pqr:

  will be more attractive if there are clear pictures that accompany with the wordings

  Yes, A picture paints a thousand words.. will look into it.. thanks for the contribution.
• ditzy

  15 Mar 05, 23:30

  Then I'll write the Oz version of it and price it at SGD$4.90.
• caramon

  15 Mar 05, 23:39

  Originally posted by zichuan:

  disagree. people can search internet forums etc. for informations on buying a car. so if me i would rather not fork out the 9.90 for it. things changes in the future so the book will be outdated somehow for a time being.
  
  check informations on the internet, or some kind souls which posted their comments on buying a car is more practical.
  
  i understand u are doing a biz here, but then this biz dont let u earn much. dont waste your time.

  Yes, those internet savy may not buy, but how many of them are free enough to search for the materials? when it is both time consuming and non-guarantee.. You may not find what you want from the net..
  
  Why the same car but the other have more consumption? Example : more than 100km difference..
  
  Why turning got sound? NOTE: its not the drive shaft..
  
  Why car can't start? NOTE: its not the battery..
  
  Why air-con blower so soft? NOTE: its not low gas..
  
  Why after some distance the car got weird sound from engine compartment? NOTE: its not engine gone case...
  
  I can go on and on, and all these, I doubt you can get it from the net..
  anyway I thank you for the time and I appreciated it.. thanks
  
  Regards,
  Caramon
• caramon

  15 Mar 05, 23:42

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Then I'll write the Oz version of it and price it at SGD$4.90.

  What do you mean by OZ version? cars everywhere are the same.. unless you are talking about the solar version.. Wait, do australia have that?
• free4ever

  17 Mar 05, 01:55

  Originally posted by zichuan:

  disagree. people can search internet forums etc. for informations on buying a car. so if me i would rather not fork out the 9.90 for it. things changes in the future so the book will be outdated somehow for a time being.
  
  check informations on the internet, or some kind souls which posted their comments on buying a car is more practical.
  
  i understand u are doing a biz here, but then this biz dont let u earn much. dont waste your time.

  I beg to differ. Things, esp basic things for cars, don't change too often, so relevancy is still valid.
  
  I agree with caramon and the above contributions that some people either does not surf the net or does not have the effort or time to search for this kind information on the net.
  
  With the correct pricing and marketing, it should sell well. It should probably be something that people are willing to pay when they visit a magazine booth or stall.
  
  Think buy the book $9.90 save the $50 - $100 to go down to your mechanic if you have any minor problems, worth it mah, provided no change of parts and things like that lah.
  
  Caramon, you have my vote too.
  
  PS: How about a small sneak preview of your book?
• caramon

  17 Mar 05, 04:38

  Originally posted by free4ever:

  I beg to differ. Things, esp basic things for cars, don't change too often, so relevancy is still valid.
  
  I agree with caramon and the above contributions that some people either does not surf the net or does not have the effort or time to search for this kind information on the net.
  
  With the correct pricing and marketing, it should sell well. It should probably be something that people are willing to pay when they visit a magazine booth or stall.
  
  Think buy the book $9.90 save the $50 - $100 to go down to your mechanic if you have any minor problems, worth it mah, provided no change of parts and things like that lah.
  
  Caramon, you have my vote too.
  
  PS: How about a small sneak preview of your book?

  Thanks for the support, after I compile everything, I will surely give a sneak preview of the book here.. The contents of the book will not only help you save "unwanted" troubles, but also enlighten your knowledge for cars.. stay tuned.
  
  Regards,
  Caramon
• HENG@

  17 Mar 05, 06:33

  For the record, I will never buy a book on anything Caramon writes about. Seriously, from someone who once told us "The sun is the biggest star in our universe.. " to believe anything he says is pure lunancy.
  
  there are people who are stupid, they are fine. then there are the ones who are stupid but think they are smart, and keep wanting to show off their "intelligence" (or lack thereof). Now those are the ones we should avoid, and I certainly don't think buying any books on any subject written by one of these show-offy dumbAsses is a good idea from any angle u care to look at it from.
• HENG@

  17 Mar 05, 06:35

  here's the full exchange between caramon and the.raven, as recorded helpfully by Otingocni
  
  After reading this, I don't think I need to say more.
  
  

  Originally posted by Otingocni:

  What the topic was about:
  The truth about Universe .
  
  caramon says: The sun is the biggest star in our universe.. its diameter is 1,390,600km compare to moon's diameter of just 3476 km.. On the surface the temp of the sun is 6000'C..
  
  the.raven says: sun is the biggest star in the solar system...not the universe. well its kinda dumb to say it actually considering that sun is the only star in the solar system.
  
  caramon says: hey did you get those from movies? did i say universe is the BIGGEST star? read my post again.. i did say sun is the biggest star thou..
  
  the.raven says: u said sun is biggest star in the universe, so I said thats not correct, what u dun understand simple words? wtf. I mean, why would i say universe is a star? Holy Shit, you lamer, oh, my Fucking god!
  
  caramon says: Haha.. sorry i can't help it.. so to you sun is not the biggest star...keke.. then what is ? EARTH... Wahahahahaha.... sorry sorry, i cant help it..
  
  the.raven says: ok caramon, do u still not get it? sun is the biggest star in the solar system, not the universe, theres no such thing as biggest star in universe. and saying sun is biggest is useless in the first place, sun is the only star in the solar system.
  
  and if u think u just made me look stupid, just look at who people laugh at
  
  Tot4lly pwn3d j00!
  
  

• thinger

  17 Mar 05, 07:28

  never.
• Danisdead101times

  17 Mar 05, 07:38

  i believe in myself..anything i don't know i can learn from mistakes and not not make myself a clown in front of others~
• shandower

  17 Mar 05, 09:06

  Originally posted by HENG@:

  here's the full exchange between caramon and the.raven, as recorded helpfully by Otingocni
  
  After reading this, I don't think I need to say more.
  
  

  Pwnage!
• elindra

  17 Mar 05, 10:01

  Funny.
  Caramon forgot about Cepheid variable stars which have masses between five and twenty times the mass of our Sun.
  
  Anyway he has been ripping off what others say without giving credit. Won't he be infringing lots of copyright laws
• hyuuga neji

  17 Mar 05, 11:43

  if need help can come here ask around wat...
  here ppl very friendly...
  no need waste money buy book lah...