While it is usually better to search first, and look at the threads of old, that can be a double-edged sword.. There was this one time, that a guy posting in the 'Parts for Sale' sub-forum REALLLLLLLLY wanted some Nismo wheels, and boy did he use the search function
Yeah sometimes there is some (mostly) good-natured firm reminders about the search button, I still think we have a pretty awesome forum. Especially when you look at 90% of the other forums out there