forum/owners club

[Taz]

is there a difference between a forum and an owners club or is it basically the same thing?

[Number5]

I would preume a Club would normally meet at regular weekly/monthly times and have an AGM, whereas a Forum is more of a discussion board ?
A club would also have a formal list of its members and a subsscirption perhaps ?

Only guessing !

[jaRED]

Sounds about right

There are quite a few Lotus owners clubs meeting monthly in different areas, think that's been happening for years and the Internet part is a fairly new part

The advantage of the Forum is you can be anywhere and still join in.

[Taz]

so now we have forums i wonder why there are still owners clubs

[original guvnor]

If it's anything like the BMW car club they have an 'official' designation with the manufacturer, which means they can offer things a forum can't - like discounted parts etc. Owners clubs also run track day calendars, proper shows (as opposed to drives out) etc.

There's a place for both really.

[Marlon]

A quick google would suggest that there isn't actually an official 'Z4 Owners Club' I'm surprised really.

[original guvnor]

A quick google would suggest that there isn't actually an official 'Z4 Owners Club' I'm surprised really.

I think that's because the BMW one is a good one. No need for a separate Zed version - a bit like Porsche.

[Taz]

It think it would be nicer to have a specific z4 owners club rather than be with a bmw owners club

[thepits]

If it's anything like the BMW car club they have an 'official' designation with the manufacturer, which means they can offer things a forum can't - like discounted parts etc.

I'm sure the BMWCC offer members things they want [otherwise they wouldn't join], but you don't have to be a member to get a dealer discount

[WLH]

BMWCCA has direct support from BMW and offers a 10% discount on parts and accessories in the US as well as a host of other benefits.
ZSCCA is a SIG (Special Interest Group) of the BMWCCA.

See: http://www.zscca.org/

I am a member of Eastern PA ZSCCA which is a club and a chapter of ZSCCA.
See: http://www.eastpazscca.org/

[Marlon]

Joining a generic BMW owners club just doesn't appeal to me, I don't feel there's much in common between, for instance, a Z4 owner and a X5 owner other than the badge. If there was a specific Z4 owners club I would definitely be interested.

[Taz]

Joining a generic BMW owners club just doesn't appeal to me, I don't feel there's much in common between, for instance, a Z4 owner and a X5 owner other than the badge. If there was a specific Z4 owners club I would definitely be interested.

ditto

[original guvnor]

That's your choice but they organise a load of good stuff - like the Zed parade lap at the Silverstone Classic etc. Unless you've tried it and joined you'll never know.

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

[Marlon]

That's your choice but they organise a load of good stuff - like the Zed parade lap at the Silverstone Classic etc. Unless you've tried it and joined you'll never know.

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

No doubt. I guess I'm a bit myopic when it comes to the Z4

[mr wilks]

It's nice to be a member of a club wider than just Z4's.

I dunno about that , ive had 10/15 different BMWs & never felt the urge to join the club or for that matter meet up with other owners of 3,5,6 & Xseries cars that ive owned , the Z has a bit more character about it , possibly down to being a 2 seater ?