forum/owners club

[Taz]

is there a difference between a forum and an owners club or is it basically the same thing?

 

[Number5]

I would preume a Club would normally meet at regular weekly/monthly times and have an AGM, whereas a Forum is more of a discussion board ?
A club would also have a formal list of its members and a subsscirption perhaps ?

Only guessing !

 

[jaRED]

Sounds about right

There are quite a few Lotus owners clubs meeting monthly in different areas, think that's been happening for years and the Internet part is a fairly new part

The advantage of the Forum is you can be anywhere and still join in.

 

[Taz]

so now we have forums i wonder why there are still owners clubs

 

[original guvnor]

If it's anything like the BMW car club they have an 'official' designation with the manufacturer, which means they can offer things a forum can't - like discounted parts etc. Owners clubs also run track day calendars, proper shows (as opposed to drives out) etc.

There's a place for both really.

 

[Marlon]

A quick google would suggest that there isn't actually an official 'Z4 Owners Club' I'm surprised really.

 

[original guvnor]

A quick google would suggest that there isn't actually an official 'Z4 Owners Club' I'm surprised really.

I think that's because the BMW one is a good one. No need for a separate Zed version - a bit like Porsche.

 

[Taz]

It think it would be nicer to have a specific z4 owners club rather than be with a bmw owners club

 

[thepits]

If it's anything like the BMW car club they have an 'official' designation with the manufacturer, which means they can offer things a forum can't - like discounted parts etc.

I'm sure the BMWCC offer members things they want [otherwise they wouldn't join], but you don't have to be a member to get a dealer discount :wink:

 

[WLH]

BMWCCA has direct support from BMW and offers a 10% discount on parts and accessories in the US as well as a host of other benefits.
ZSCCA is a SIG (Special Interest Group) of the BMWCCA.

See: http://www.zscca.org/

I am a member of Eastern PA ZSCCA which is a club and a chapter of ZSCCA.
See: http://www.eastpazscca.org/

 

[Marlon]

Joining a generic BMW owners club just doesn't appeal to me, I don't feel there's much in common between, for instance, a Z4 owner and a X5 owner other than the badge. If there was a specific Z4 owners club I would definitely be interested.

 

[Taz]

Joining a generic BMW owners club just doesn't appeal to me, I don't feel there's much in common between, for instance, a Z4 owner and a X5 owner other than the badge. If there was a specific Z4 owners club I would definitely be interested.

ditto

 

[original guvnor]

That's your choice but they organise a load of good stuff - like the Zed parade lap at the Silverstone Classic etc. Unless you've tried it and joined you'll never know.

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

 

[Marlon]

That's your choice but they organise a load of good stuff - like the Zed parade lap at the Silverstone Classic etc. Unless you've tried it and joined you'll never know.

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

No doubt. I guess I'm a bit myopic when it comes to the Z4 :wink:

 

[mr wilks]

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

I dunno about that , ive had 10/15 different BMWs & never felt the urge to join the club or for that matter meet up with other owners of 3,5,6 & Xseries cars that ive owned , the Z has a bit more character about it , possibly down to being a 2 seater ?

 

[thepits]

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

Why? :?

 

[buzyg]

The Fiat Coupe forum, I'm still on after all these years. Has a club along side it. There is a fee, an annual dinner, AGM a club chairman, secretary etc. Amazing for such a small community. I never bothered with any of that. Just enjoyed posting and driving my 20vt Nothing has changed with me except the car.

 

[original guvnor]

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

Why? :?

Because I like lots of other BMW's too.

How specific do you get? If it was model specific do you then have several Z4 owners clubs - one for Coupes, one for Roadsters, one for E89, one for Z4M's etc.

 

[original guvnor]

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

I dunno about that , ive had 10/15 different BMWs & never felt the urge to join the club or for that matter meet up with other owners of 3,5,6 & Xseries cars that ive owned , the Z has a bit more character about it , possibly down to being a 2 seater ?

You've conviently ignored M Coupe, M Roadster, Z1, Z8, E30 M3, any M5, M3 CSL, M3 GTS, M1, 1M etc. I'm interested in seeing all of these cars and chatting to their owners.

There's a world outside the Z4.

 

[thepits]

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

Why? :?

Because I like lots of other BMW's too. How specific do you get? If it was model specific do you then have several Z4 owners clubs - one for Coupes, one for Roadsters, one for E89, one for Z4M's etc.

I like lots of other BMW's as well. I've owned various E30's [incl. an M3 ], E36 ..... and I think the i8 is really cool if a bit overpriced and impractical, but I don't need to be a member of a BMW club to do this.

I have in the past been a member of the BMWOC & BMWCC, but now I see no point.