AAV = All Activity Vehicle
ABD = Automatic Braking Differential
ABS = Anti-lock Brake System
ACC = Automatic Climate Control
AFAIK = As Far As I Know
ASR = Acceleration Slip Reduction
ATF = Automatic Transmission Fluid
BAS = Braking Assist System
BTDT = Been There, Done That
BTW = By The Way
CAN = Controller Area Network
CAT = Catalytic Converter
CDI = Common (Rail) Direct Injection
CIS = Continuous Injection System
CO = Carbon Monoxide
DAPO= Dumb *ss Previous Owner
DI = Direct Injection
DIY = Do It Yourself
DME = Digital Motor Electronics (DME) engine-management system
DK = Don't Know
DOHC = Dual OverHead Cams
DRL = Daytime Running Lights
ESP = Electronic
Stabilization Program (also 4-ESP on 4-wheel drive vehicles)
ETR = Emergency Tensioning Retractors (seatbelt part)
ETR = Evaporator Temperature Regulator (climate control part)
ETS = Electronic Traction System (also 4-ETS on 4-wheel drive vehicles)
FI = Fuel Injection
FS = For Sale
FSS = Flexible Service System (that little "wrench" light on the dash)
FUBAR = "Fouled" Up Beyond All Repair
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FWD = Front Wheel Drive
FYI = For Your Information
HC = HydroCarbons
HFM = Hot-Film Mass-airflow (sensor)
HP = Horse Power
HTH = Hope This Helps
HTML = HyperText Markup Language (forbidden on this list!)
HTTP = HyperText Transfer Protocol
HVAC = Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer (usually followed by "but" and a legal opinion)
IAW = In Accordance With
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
IOW = In Other Words
IP = Injection Pump
LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LSD = Limited Slip Differential
MFI = Mechanical Fuel Injection
NLA = No Longer Available
NOS = New Old Stock
NOx = Oxides of Nitrogen
OE = Original Equipment
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OBD = On-Board Diagnostics
OD = Outside Diameter
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PITA = Pain In The -- well, you know...
PO = Previous Owner
PM = Preventive Maintenance
PS = Power Steering
RKE = Remote Keyless Entry
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor, Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A$$ Off
RTFM = Read The "Funny" Manual
RTM = Read The Manual
S/B = Should Be
SNAFU = Situation Normal, All "Fouled" Up
SOHC = Single OverHead Cam
SRS = Supplemental Restraint System (airbags & belt tensioners)
SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TDC = Top Dead Center
TDM = Technical Data Manual
TO = Trap Oxidizer
TSB = Technical Service Bulletin
TTO= Trailing Throttle Oversteer (Newbies need to be aware of that one!)
TTYL = Talk (or Type) To You Later
URL = Uniform Resource Locator (website address)
VBG = Very Big Grin
VIN = Vehicle
Identification Number
WOB = Waste of Bandwidth (a message that's irrelevant)
WRT = With Regards To WTB = Want To Buy WTG = Way To Go!
WX = Weather
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

And what about :-) and , you ask?

Because there's no eye contact or voice intonation in e-mail, it's sometimes helpful to punctuate messages with textual emoticons known as "smileys." A smiley can clarify the writer's intention when it might otherwise be misinterpreted.

The semicolon-hyphen-close parenthesis combination at the end of this paragraph is a wink. Tilt your head towards your left shoulder and you'll see a little "smiley face" with its right eye winking. I know it's a pain in the neck, but it's better than making enemies because someone took something you wrote *too* seriously. ;-)

There are literally hundreds of smileys, but here's a short list of the most common ones. Some people use them more than others, but most people use them occasionally.

:-) Smile
;-) Wink
:-D Laughing, big smile
:-( Frown
:-\ Chagrin, puzzlement
:-P Sticking out tongue
:-* Kiss

More here....

http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm

ST SOOMA.....

I dare not tell what this means lest I not have a visit from the jolly old elf tonight......

AC - air conditioning (or) alternating current
ADN - any day now
AFAIK - as far as I know
ALA - as long as (also see DWD)
AX - autocross
BFH - big flippin' hammer
BTDT - been there, done that
BTW - by the way
CCW - counter-clockwise
CHT - cylinder head temp
CSOBOSC - Cheap SOB's of Southern California
CW - concours weenie (also clockwise)
D-jet - Bosch D Jetronic fuel injection
DAPO - dumb a** previous owner, when the DPO really did something stupid... like hiding rust under fiberglass
DDD - Dave Darling Dance (steps for diagnosing FI/ignition problems) or Damp Dave Darling
Dingle - don't ask
DE - drivers education
DCO - dumb current owner
DPO - dumb previous owner
DWD - DirkWright's Disease (if you never get through with a simple repair, due to finding other things to work on as long as you're in there, you have it)
ECR - East Coast Ramble
FAQ - frequently asked questions
FI - fuel injected or fuel injection
FLAPS - friendly local auto parts store
FOB - freight on board (basically means YOU pay shipping)
FWIW - for what its worth
HTH - hope that helps
HTW - How Things Work (a.k.a. Yoder's sad attempt at force-feeding knowledge)
IHA - I hate abbreviations
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IOW - in other words
L-jet - Bosch L Jetronic fuel injection
LWB - long wheel base (used when describing 911 cars)
MFI - mechanical fuel injection
MUSR - Mid US 914 Ramble
NAR6 - Not a real (factory assembled) /6 cylinder car
NARP - not a real Porsche
Nauga - The animal from which 914 upholstery was made
NLA - no longer available
NOS - New-Old-Stock. A never used item, usually in original packaging, that is often NLA
NPC - No Porsche (related) Content
OEM - original equipment manufacturer
PBEG - Pep Boys Engineering Group
PCA - Porsche Club of America
PP - Pelican Parts (or Performance Products)
RBB - Rubber Baby Bumpers
RM - Rennlist member
RSN - real soon now (sooner than ADN)
RTM - read the manual
RTFM - read the fine? manual
SCCA - Sports Car Club of America
SO - significant other
SS - stainless steel
SWB - short wheel base (used for 911 cars)
TIA - thanks in advance
TW - Toolwench (an AFFECTIONATE term for a lady in your life who enthusiastically supports you in 914 habit, to include assisting in car repairs. Like a bar-wench, only for the garage!)
WTEG - White Trash Engineering Group
YMMV - your mileage may vary
YPAF - yellow Porsches are faster

LW-lightweight

Must have's for this BBS
OT - off topic
WOT - way off topic
ZOT - Zois off topic (which is WOT to the 100th degree)

WTF

TANSTAFL

I couldn't pass this up cause it took me a while to figure out what it meant .....but then I read back a few posts and figured it out!!! PUBAR

And one of my favorite ones .....DILLIGAF (do I look like I give a ????)

And sometimes I suffer from CRS (can't remember shit!!)

SOP = Standard Operating Procedure


...but sometimes on a 914 message board when referencing a perceived horsepower measurement based solely on driving a vehicle...

SOP = Seat Of the Pants horsepower, or SOPHP.

TLA Three letter Acronym

WTFGAS whodafugggibbsachit
OTW on the way
ROFLMAO right on flower lay me an orange
WOT wall of text
SOS save our souls/shit on a shingle/my fucking boat is drowning


M

BOHICA
Bend Over Here It Comes Again

BFD=big frggin deal

ESAD=Eat sh*t and Die

GDLU

"God don't like ugly"

FOAD- "F" off and die

Thought it was - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off.

Chris

IJWGL
I just wanna get laid.....

LAGNAF
Let's all get naked and f....

Some items may differ depending what group you're with. For example, FI means "forced induction" in another forum I'm in since the cars come stock with fuel injection.

AT = Automatic Transmission
BTW = By The Way
MAS = Mass Airflow Sensor
MT = Manual Transmission
NB = New Beetle
SB = Super Beetle

Don't get too hung up on using them. Some people use too many or ones that are not common and that can make reading a message difficult.

RUST - 914

ESAL...eat shit and live.

After eating shit dying is easy.

You are one weird dood!

M

MPS
AAR
CHT
TPS

...these are a few of my favorite things...

MILF = Miles is laughably funny

MILF lol!

I just found out what that means the other day.. in mixed company .. my mother also found out what that means.

I hate big mouthed cousins.


M

PW - Post Whore

Gee, let's not forget PW; should be #1 on any acronyn list, alphabetical order or not!