User:Karrmann

Hi, I'm Karrmann. I'm 15, but don't let my young age fool you. I am very knowledgable about cars and I take my editing seriously, and I may know more about cars than some adults. I was born and raised in Detroit, so you can say I am a pure bred car enthusiast!

I am a fanatic of the Gran Turismo series of games and I am very fluent at playing them.

I decided to join WikiProject Automobiles because I noticed that there are a lot of car articles that should be expanded.

Things I never understood about Automobiles

• Why does the Toyota Camry station wagon have two rear wipers?
• Why were the Dodge Neon and Plymouth Neon sold in the same place with the same equipment and the same name? Talk about pointless badge engineering.....
• Why when GM tried to revitalize the Oldsmobile brand did they let quality slip significantly?
• What was the point of the Eagle brand? Really....
• Why does The CEO of Ford drive a Lexus?
• Why does Ford keep naming their cars stupid names, like Edge and Flex?
• Why did Chrysler add value minded cars to the Dodge line back in the early 90s? Wasn't that what Plymouth was supposed to be for?
• Why does Ford feature Taylor Hicks in their ads? Everybody knows that outside of the Soul Patrol, (Proud member myself) everybody hates him.
• Why does the Vector W8 have a 3 speed automatic transmission?
• Why did Ford launch the Merkur brand at the same time of the Taurus?
• Why did Ford discontinue the Taurus, just to bring it back 2 months later?
• Why are the new Cadillacs' interiors so cheap and plasticy?
• Why did GM advertise the Oldsmobile Intrigue without telling anyone that it was an Oldsmobile?
• Why did Ford know that the Taurus SHO had a catastrophic defect, and did nothing about it?
• Why did Saturn jack up the price of the Sky when it started selling well, if they are supposed to be a customer minded organization?
• Why did Chrysler aim the Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser at the same market demographic?
• Why did Chrysler make the square Dodge Dynasty their main midsized competitor when the aero designed Ford Taurus was launched just a year before?

Images

I also am a photographer for Wikiproject Automobiles. All the images I have taken thus far can be found here They may or may not have been inserted to their proper articles. Although I took over 100 candid automobile images, I have retired from taking car pictures outside of car shows due to concerns over the legal status. I have been told that when taking candid pictures of automobiles, I can be mistaken for a terrorist.

Interests and articles I edit

Although I mainly edit articles related to automobiles, I edit a large number of articles. These are subjects that I am interested in, and edit articles related to.

• Automobiles
• Video games
• Celebrities
• Murderers
• Disasters
• Murder victims

Articles that I have created, expanded, or fixed up

• Vector Supercars (created)
• The Vector (created)
• Vector W2 (created)
• Vector W8 (created)
• Vector WX-3 (created)
• Gerald Wiegert (created)
• Gran Turismo 2 (was redirect, I made it into a proper article)
• Plymouth Laser (Was redirect, made it into a proper article)
• Dodge Copperhead (created)
• Universal Mall (created)
• Angela Watson (created)
• Joseph Hinrichs (created)
• Ford Taurus (Done a ton of work on, I am determined to get that article featured)
• Mercury Sable (Did a expanded it from just a paragraph and gallery)
• Mercury Mountaineer (expanded it to more than just a stub)
• Ford Festiva (Made it into a proper article.
• Saturn Aura (Redid and referenced)
• Everything (Michael Bublé song) (created)
• Dave's Farm (created)

Awards & Honors

I just wanted to say that it is really nice how you campaign - repeatedly - for other people's articles to get featured. I really appreciate it. Evenprime	I present you this barnstar as a token of my gratitude for your absolutely awesome reworking of the Mercury Sable article. SchuminWeb	I have to give you loads of credit, because I am also a teenager who is an automotive nut on Wikipedia. It seems that on most auto articles that I come across, you've contributed something. You help keep the culture alive for our generation! VonShroom	For never forgetting this old friend, And wishing me well when I needed the most, Thank you, dear K! :) Phaedriel
In recognition of your efforts to uphold the main page's integrity, I hereby present this barnstar. —David Levy 11:11, 19 April 2007 (UTC)	For watching over my User and Talk pages like a hawk, and defending me from all evil, you've more than earned this starry gift, my dear friend! :) Love, Phaedriel - 23:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)	For your excellent and informative Car of the day section, not to mention your extensive and fantastic work with automobile related topics, I award you this Tireless Contributor Barnstar! Keep it up! :) Love, Phaedriel - 04:12, 7 June 2007 (UTC)