Where did all of the forum traffic go? :-o

[nigel]

To Kaz and all concerned that keep NSXCB site up and going. I’ve only been at NSX owner since 2006 and a huge THANK YOU for all the effort and experience you invest in our cars and helping all the owners keep these very special cars going ! A mate turned me on to NSXCB before I heard of Prime and both sites keep my car the jewel I always wanted it to be. I don’t Facebook or any of the other go fast sites and this place is the dogs danglies, as a wise man once said.
Thank you again and please keep up the great work.

Cheers
nigel

[Papalazarou]

Just a quick thread resurrection. I have checked in to this forum pretty much every day for the best part of 20 years. It was great fun in the early days. At least early days for me. Some of the members had been active way before we muscled in. There was a lot of activity, lots to learn and loads of meetings to arrange and attend. Now it’s maybe a few posts a week if we’re lucky.
I understand that the ‘other’ club has taken much of the traffic away. I think this is regrettable. It matters not that there was no intention to make NSXCB the Mary Celeste. That’s the result.
For what it’s worth, there are a number of forum members that never wanted the club to be a branded entity. But I don’t think this was ever seriously considered. So please, those who value this forum, please continue to post when you can and maybe even organise the odd meet.
I guess I will continue to sign in, in the hope that someone has posted something interesting or new. I will also be trying to organise a mini SW meet sometime this summer, with no facebook and no public liability.

No need to comment and tell me why I’m wrong. I’m just having an overdue rant.

[FlyNavy]

I'll try to come along to your SW meet��(dates permitting vs work)

I have at least found the old threads useful to search through for anything technical!

[britlude]

i don't think the 'other club' has taken anything away from the forum, forums all across the board are dying left right and centre.

social media has pretty much ruined them, everyone wanting a quick response to a (usually stupid) question.

faceache gets bigger groups and quick responses but their search thing makes it hopeless for any kind of archive, and it seems that anyone and their donkey can set up ever narrower targeted interest groups so ultimately it'll be people talking to themselves!

most forums now have the diehard regulars, and the ones that breeze in stealthily for info.

i shall continue to post up stuff when i find new solutions to old problems, eg. aftermarket hatch struts... but after 18 years of ownership, finding 'new' stuff gets harder!

[PeterW]

I much prefer the forum to the FB groups, despite the well intentioned efforts of the group admins. The forum is better in so many ways - better archiving of technical info and tbh better behaviour by the people.

[Papalazarou]

i don't think the 'other club' has taken anything away from the forum, forums all across the board are dying left right and centre.

social media has pretty much ruined them, everyone wanting a quick response to a (usually stupid) question.

faceache gets bigger groups and quick responses but their search thing makes it hopeless for any kind of archive, and it seems that anyone and their donkey can set up ever narrower targeted interest groups so ultimately it'll be people talking to themselves!

most forums now have the diehard regulars, and the ones that breeze in stealthily for info.

i shall continue to post up stuff when i find new solutions to old problems, eg. aftermarket hatch struts... but after 18 years of ownership, finding 'new' stuff gets harder!

I’m definitely in the forum die hard category. I remember when I first got my NSX I joined a JDM car club for SW owners. It had a lot of energy and at that time there were lots of jdm meets. We’d go to events, meet up in car parks and go to Japfest and do track days. We’d also do long cruises.
the first nail in the coffin was the introduction of specific model forums and then facebook. Instead of a convoy of 30 different cars cruising up the motorway at 5am in the morning, on their way to an event, owners chose to congregate with their own brand on and off the road and the forums just fell apart. Overnight I remember.
I understand that things change. It’s just the way they change. I also hate closed groups. It’s as bad as golf clubs or bloody masons. I don’t have an NSX right now, but I’ve had them for most of the last 20 years.

Arguably, as these cars age, this forum is going to be even more important. Jonathan, I know we don’t always/or often agree, but I respect your skills in repairing and updating your car and always read your thread. I think there are a number of people on the forum with expertise in different areas of these cars. That is and will continue to be valuable.

Max, you are very welcome. I’d be interested to see how your car is progressing. Hopefully I will have another car by then.

Cheers.

[Silver Surfer]

Still checking in...now and again but have less time now...
No other forum to go to as they are even quieter than here!

SS

[mutley]

Hi All,

having been a member on this forum for what seems like an eternity, I still log into it as often as I can, but it has certainly got quieter over the years. I am also a member of the "other club" mostly for the Silverstone Classic event (or Silverstone Festival as it is now called for this year).

What doesn't help me is that now I am based in the North of Scotland, all these events are a bit of a trek for me (yes we all remember the year at Japfest when I was living in Northern Ireland now that was a trek).

And as my car has gone through a major rebuild the last couple of years I am hoping to get back out as much as possible and to more meets.

I miss the Japfest years where we would get a lot of us together for the day, and I'd love to see that at Silverstone one year too.

Cheers
Jim