Quote Originally Posted by britlude View Post
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.