How do articles, car of the month and event coverage cost money? I'm sure the writers and photographers don't get paid for their work.
Look at VWVORTEX.COM. That's a HUGE forum that has all that you mention, and manages to get by quite successfully without having to charge their members.
It's one thing to have a fund raising drive, offer products for sale to raise funds or a product raffle, it's quite another to charge for access.
I guess even tho it's not alot of money, I'm still wondering where the funds will be going, as it'll turn into a large sum, even if everyone doesn't donate.
Is dtmpower a forum or a business?
'03 911 Turbo 6MT fun car
'18 Toyota Land Cruiser Daily driver/Ski Machine/Off Roader
'15 Cayenne Diesel Wife's DD
'17 KTM 690 "Adv" 2 wheeled Adventurer
Bandwidth costs money!! I think a lot of sites just are lucky and have access to free or inexpensive bandwidth. I can understand completely why they're charging...but I think there are other options rather than charge the membership...
actually
seeyouonthestreet.com paid me for my event coverage articles
quite considerably too
• ) ) )
1997 BMW 328i | E36 Solo Werks S1 Coilover Review
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Name: Owen Donnelly jr.
On BF.C I go by: owen
Location: Fall River, MA
Age: 20
Car: 1995 M3
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 50+ miles, depending on size the of event.
Best times to meet: When cars without traction control can actually move safely.
Type of place to meet: anywhere, the more action the better!
Looking forward to the next Dyno-day
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Owen
are you from that Fall River VW Crew with Nick?
• ) ) )
1997 BMW 328i | E36 Solo Werks S1 Coilover Review
fifteen52 - Project ST
*notices AIM address
oh, hey Owen!
when did you get an E36?
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1997 BMW 328i | E36 Solo Werks S1 Coilover Review
fifteen52 - Project ST
: wazzup...
HighSpeedDubbin.com was the og VW club for us down here, I was "founder" but sold my GTI last spring, I bought my e36 in May. I still have plenty of love for the VW's though. What about you, you had a red rabbit didn't you?
(sorry for the OT guys)
yes... HAD
gone now.
• ) ) )
1997 BMW 328i | E36 Solo Werks S1 Coilover Review
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Name: Paul
On BF.C I go by: ///PAS or Paul (whatever you like)
Location: S. Kingstown, RI (at the beach)
Age: 32 (senior citizen on this board)
Car: 95 M3, 90 K5Blazer (beater)
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: flexible...depends on how big the meet is
Best times to meet: when I'm not driving my beater
Type of place to meet: Anywhere
Am I the only Rhode Islander on the board?![]()
Bimmer9938: sweet ride!!![]()
Paul
95 Cosmos Black M3
00 Silver 9-3 Viggen
given the size of Rhode Island...
probably
• ) ) )
1997 BMW 328i | E36 Solo Werks S1 Coilover Review
fifteen52 - Project ST
true, true:
Paul
95 Cosmos Black M3
00 Silver 9-3 Viggen
Okay, I'm also late coming to this party. I was wondering where everybody was. Hola all. Happy New Year.![]()
-tony
Name: Steve
On BF.C Turbo ///M50
Location: Methuen Ma
Age: Thirty freakin seven
Car: 1992 325is
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 100-200 miles
Best times to meet: During the summer
Type of place to meet: Parking lot or restaurant
Yup I must be the oldest on the board, but still like to have some fun with the car![]()
here is my info:
Name: Tony K.
On BF.C I go by: sweet///Motion- think Aerosmith
Location:Walpole, MA
Age:33 and no greys yet
Car:85 325e (the new winter beater), 87 325es (the old winter beater), 96 M3
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 1 hour (by myself), 1 hour+ with a bimmer caravan
Best times to meet: weekends
Type of place to meet: no matter
-tony
Name: Dan B.
On BF.C I go by: Don
Location:Somerset/Amherst, ma
Age:20
Car: 95 318ti(yea i know, its barely a bmw)
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 1 hour (by myself), 1 hour+ with a bimmer caravan
Best times to meet: depends on if i'm in school.
Type of place to meet: no matter, preferably a place that doesn't check ID's.
NAME: Rich Tibbitts
HANDLE: WhiteM32
CAR: 94 325is w/ 98 obd1 motor and all sorts of toys!!
DISTANCE I WILL TRAVEL: as many as 300 miles for a big one!
AGE: 21
BEST TIME/PLACE: Weekends, large,open parking garages and lots, with food nearby!!
HOME: Bethel CT
--I am planning a hopefully huge meet in mid april, I'll keep you all posted, it'll be in danbury....we had one this fall and we got tons of NY fellas...just gotta drag the Mass. crew into the mix and we got ourselves a dance!!! I have the roof of a parking garage as well as a possible food and drink hookup as long as some of us patronize for dinner and beer....I can get us the entire upstairs of the bar if enough are intersted.....get those cars ready fellas!!!
"For A Second I Wish The Tide, Would Swallow Every Inch Of This City....."
Name: Chris W
On BF.C I go by: CWash36
Location: Boston (Winchester)
Age: 26
Car: 99e36 m3
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 100-200 miles
Best times to meet: During the spring/summer
Type of place to meet: Parking lot/ restaurant/ venue
Lot of Mods, More to Come... thats
///M Life!!!
Name: Bryan B
On BF.C I go by: Bryan ///M3
Location: Hollis, NH
Age: 28
Cars: 98 M3, 00 M Roadster
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: Not very
Best times to meet: Weekends
Type of place to meet: Any
bryan
'99 Titanium Silver M3 coupe (sold!)
intake, shark, xbrace, TMEs, clears, stop, pedals, guages, euro-rotors, ultimates, ZKW-HIDs, V1 hardwire, LTWs
'97 Jet Black 328ic (sold!)
clears, garage queen, 40,000 miles in 2008
'91 Alpine White 325ic (daily duty)
hardtop, M-tech II wheel, plastic bumpers
"Life's too short to have a roof."
Name: DJ M.
On BF.C I go by: DJ
Location: Manchester, NH
Age: 17
Car: 1995 325is
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 100miles
Best times to meet: During the summer
Type of place to meet: The Beach
edit -- never mind
Last edited by NiTE; 03-26-2003 at 09:24 PM.
-Sid
Name: Todd Heaton
On BF.C I go by: wtheaton
Location: Narragansett, RI
Age: 22
Car: 1999 Titanium Silver M3
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: 100miles
Best times to meet: summer
Type of place to meet: anywhere
Even though i dont think anyone will read this far into this post, ill put this up just for the hell of it:
Name: Sean KF
On BF.C I go by: Analog or Sean, watever doesnt matter to me
Location: Winchester, MA
Age: 17
Car: 2001 330ci w/ sport package *stock*
How far you're willing to drive for a meet: depends on when
Best times to meet: During the summer or weekends
Type of place to meet: where ever
ALSO: please dont think im just some stupid kid who drives a brand new bimmer that daddy bought me. first of all, it was not bought for me, it just kinda ended up in my hands due to a lose of a family member. Second of all, I do NOT take this car for granted. Third of all, I AM NOT RICH, i come from a middle class family, and the family member who bought this car always dreamed of getting a car like this, so after a while they did. And lastly, i can probably drive just as well as all of u out there, and am probably almost just as knowledgeable, if not more about cars. And the same thing goes for my love of cars and racing.
srry i just had to clear that up before anybody passed any judgements about me...
word, welcome to the forum.
Anyone here putting their car in Import Xpression , This April 12 , 2003 ?? @ Bayside ExpoBoston .
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