You mean by my subscribing to this list I am not a member of a club?! One with
unlimited technical knowledge, a vast parts assortment at my disposal (often at
a
price that is better than anywhere else) and every time we get together I know
that my favorite brew is a hand whenever needed. Best of all, we don't need to
stick to only Spridget topics. If someone gets mad and steps out of the room for
a bit quietly to cool off about whatever topic it is that inflamed them, we
don't
have a problem with that as the thread still moves on. What other club affords
you the opportunity to know ALL the members as well as we know each other (if
only you speak up, you lurkers, you)?
Dues, let me tell you about dues. Just say something that Ed Kaler can give you
a
red ass about and you will know all about the paying of dues <BFG>.
For those of you that have been around for a while, you know how I feel about
the
west coast club. This group here is the best club to be in IMHO. You get fresh,
often pertinent information (about Spridgets no less!!!!), notices on cars for
sale and jokes, all more frequently than once every two months. So you need a
club, here it is........ How about A.T.N.S.C. Autox. Team. Net. Spridget
Club. Anyone care to second this motion???
Daniel1312@aol.com wrote:
> I am lapsed (from a long while back) member of many clubs. In most cases I
> found that the people that went down the pub knew almost nothing about their
> car other than what wax polish worked the best. Nor were they really
> interested in finding out much more about their car. Those that had a little
> technical knowledge were often convinced they knew so much they never need
> listen to anyone else.
>
> People that raced Spridgets NEVER, EVER went to the pub to talk about cars.
> Some of the club magazines were ok but often biased to their advertisers (I
> suppose I can forgive them for that) and had some features that I did not
> consider were accurate or useful - same goes for a lot, but not all you can
> buy at any high street newsagent.
>
> So, given that I get my cheap insurance from an independant source I decided
> I would be better off spending my membership subscription on something else -
> like decent books or tools.
>
> Obviously your mileage may vary, mine didn't and I didn't give up after the
> first club, year. I guess the newer you are to ownership the more there is
> learn. Sadly, clubs and their members seem on occasion, less than keen to
> learn.
>
> Having said all that this Spridgets list and to a lesser extent the MG BBS
> has been a far better experience and one that I really enjoy. The best car
> meet I ever went to was the Sprite Rush 98 and I am looking forward to the
> meet in 2003. I really liked Carlisle Imports too. I try to get to the
> racetrack as a spectator once a year and this year re-discovered the
> excitement of a British hill Climb meet at Prescott despite the route their
> being riddled with speed cameras.
>
> Daniel 1312 - my 2 quid worth
>
> In a message dated 07/09/00 03:16:22 GMT Daylight Time, JustBrits@aol.com
> writes:
>
> << In a message dated 09/06/2000 7:45:34 PM Central Daylight Time,
> mgman@optonline.net writes:
>
> << I find it baffling, but the overwhelming majority of
> people on the list are NOT NAMGBR members >>
> >>
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