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Old 23-08-2020, 23:31   #16
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Hi folks,

Well, I am still impressed with this forum, and the help and support I've received from many....

I drop in and out from time to time, and like Davey Boy, have been a bit manic with 4x4 Response stuff, and still am as it seems to take over my aged life.........

But, this forum hopefully will survive the trials of fluctuation membership and keep going....like our trusty T2's and Patrols......

Kindest regards to all.....
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Old 26-08-2020, 21:23   #17
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This virus shit has devastated a very large portion of peoples lives and the knock on effect is what we are seeing now.

On the good side we are departing for Bournemouth with the tin tent on the 21st to stay at a nice site for 4 days, thereafter heading to CAT at Machynlleth for a few days to have a look at the latest developments after which we will head home, but open ended we can stay longer if anyone wants to do some lanes while we are around it will be welcomed with open arms, Makeitfit, Fez etc
Well site was great but CV shit spoiled it, not supposed to interact with other campers, everybody walking around like zombies with masks on effing crap, then could not book further sites towards wales so back home now and relaxing as the people that need me do not know I am here, I will never wear an effing mask, fed up with this shit, Rick
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Old 04-09-2020, 08:12   #18
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Morning all.

I feel the same as others and would hate the forum to die, but at the same time feel unenthused about updating my threads. Most of that is because I've not done anything on either of the trucks and the other, Zac has already touched on... Pictures.

When I lost all the pictures in my thread, (Making it pretty useless) I spent the time going thru the whole thing and hosting them a different way. I found the last time I logged in the buggers had all gone again!

I still prefer this forum to FB groups... As Davey has already said, we know eachother and most of us have spent at least one weekend together. FB is full of unknows to quick to throw you under the bus with their negatvity!

I take everything on FB with a pinch of salt, unless it comes from one of you guys on here... Then I know I can trust whats being said!

I've just renewed my subscription after letting it lapse for a couple of weeks, (Accident) but I'm still not 100% sure the Patrol is staying. My work van has gone now, and a side project that I started during lockdown really benifits from having a van!

I really hope that the forum does pick up again like how it was a couple of years ago. Patrol or no Patrol, I'd still like to stick around for the banter!
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Old 06-09-2020, 19:36   #19
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ssssshhhh i'm from Northern Ireland, giving Englishmen compliments is not really allowed....
What about ye?

I was in a niche car club mid 90's, not so much a club but a register of names with V8 Opels and a forum like this would have been a perfect platform to keep in touch which we did via a newsletter every two months. I ended up running the register and newsletter for quite some time and during one of the committee meetings a point was raised about diminishing numbers and what could we do to increase memberships. I pointed out the obvious, the cars were getting rustier and thinner on the ground as were the donor cars plus fuel prices were rising.

Moving on to today and a few of us are still in touch but mostly those who attended camping weekends or events such as Santa Pod and some still have their cars. Lives change, circumstances etc and people move on from a particular vehicle for a variety of reasons, I would not be here had my friend not offered me the truck for stupid money and sold it on.

I came here and joined as I could not find a manual, factory or otherwise for my 2.4 Terrano and have a hankering to do a bit of offroading so saw joining a good choice to cover both needs. That hankering is still there but has changed due to changing jobs twice and Covid 19 having affected my circumstances and priorities. I did look at joining a few years ago but could not justify the joining fee and it simply isn't in me to act like a leach for information and bugger off even if I paid to join, I prefer to give something back if I can. I did similar with another car club and spent several years as an administrator on their forum, the car has been gone 13 years but I am still a member and work on other members vehicles.

Is there a desperate need to increase footfall or membership? I know little of the forum background, past history or even who owns it let alone the running costs of hosting, is there a need to turn a profit or just cover costs.

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Old 06-09-2020, 20:20   #20
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Is there a desperate need to increase footfall or membership? I know little of the forum background, past history or even who owns it let alone the running costs of hosting, is there a need to turn a profit or just cover costs.

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Neither, I'd just personally like to read other content and for it to be as busy as it used to be in 2012 when I first joined
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Old 06-09-2020, 21:31   #21
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Neither, I'd just personally like to read other content and for it to be as busy as it used to be in 2012 when I first joined
It would be nice to turn back time and repopulate the roads with Patrols and Terranos, Opels too. A lot of vehicles have disappeared in 8 years (I think Elty has dismantled most of them! ) and the youngest will be around 14 years old now so there is bound to be less interest or need for information.

I have nothing much to add as Nissan content unless I carry out a repair but can in other areas vehicle or engineering related. Posting photos puts me off as it is laborious posting one at a time unless I want to host them elsewhere and that is not much better so perhaps a change in that aspect would help. A Google search may bring people in looking at 4x4 or even something welding or engineering related.

EDIT: I just had a look on the members page and there are 1775 people who have posted on the forum out of 5364 so 3589 have joined and not contributed since 2004.
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