@ Neil;
discounts at 2 insurers if you tell them your membership number.
many insurers will 'do a deal' irrespective of membership status. Hell, i used to get asked for membership numbers for that purpose and folks just used to make their own number up.
trying to get anyone to meet up or contribute to the mag is like pulling teeth.
magazines (imho) from a club have even less appeal than a forum. Given that mainstream mags suffer from content issues.
You need a few people prepared to really work at it, IMO
. I disagree. Its not events that need to be worked on, its the folks that own the cars. Like most things in life people are happy to sit back and let others propose and arrange things and then make a decision; which often gets changed at the last minute; the sun isn't shinning, the dog looks fed up, oh i forgot its little masies birthday ( silly me whi did i sign up to this all those weeks ago without checking my diary)...the list goes on.
Reality is that anyone can arrange a meet up/event/whatever - but without 'buy in' it is pretty pointless.
Kit owners ( if they want to meet others) need to get it into their heads that it isnt like owning a BMW/Ford where there are hundreds of similar owners within a 5 mile radius. Meeting in the kit world generally means getting in the car and driving a distance. Moreover with the exception of caterham, most single marque clubs do not have sufficient ownership to warrant monthly meet ups.....in a sustainable way.
@ Chris;
They have a forum but no one uses it and there is a WhatsApp group but again limited traffic.
As a very peronal observation. Social apps kill forums and are not inclusive. How do newer members know of run outs etc that are arranged 'off grid'. On top of which its not an age thibg - but my phone alerts me every few mins to work emails, personal emails, and a few texts/whatsapp stuff. Last thing i'd need is more 'pings' from a club.
the difficulty is that the kit scene is small, then take out those that want to polish it, drive it 5 miles and put away again ( dry), take out the fact that few people build these days ( so not much interest in build diaries etc ), divide into those that are happy to drive for 50miles - but only at a time that suits their schedule.....you get the picture. Out of a small group you get a fewer in each sub category.
I used to reckon that for every 20-25 new members, about half would do a sensible 'intro' and start to have a go at getting integrated into the club, of those around 30% might come on a run out or 'post' a new thread about 'something', and out of the 20-25 around 1 might actually get involved in drive outs etc.
I hold my hands up. The last 18mths has been shite for various reasons, and having time to drive interest in this forum has been way down the list. Reality is that everyone who is a member has the opportunity to 'talk', arrange, promote......and am glad that you instigated such a topic Chris