Leonard

do you think the people making these posts are lying? Also i thought you wanted a healthy debate. It is hardly healthy if all you are going to do is theough peoples positive comments back at them! By the way you seem to be in the minority here mate! cheers Paul[/quote:cc805] Hey I really am not I am just pointing out that there are better deals out there to be had. And perhaps the CCGB's purchasing power could be better utilised. I'm not blind I realise there are a lot of people for whom the CCGB in its current state works really well for them (a lot of which are 'old school'). What you are not hearing from (and are unlikely to hear from) is the 'minority' who have tried the CCGB found it lacking and not gone back to it. I think the CCGB should be trying to attract these ex members and new members back into the fold, but I cant see it happening in its current or past format. More members, more money, more representation, more fun :)

I too enjoy meeting fellow Corrado owners I must have been unfortunate with my local meet/had a personality clash, as 90% of the members I did meet seemed more interested on their Sunday lunches than discussing Corrados and those new members like myself who I met did not return.[/color] If your happy with the CCGB as it is then thats fine good luck to you, I just think it could and should be offering a lot more.

Because I did join and didn't experience any savings :( As I said before I already get 10-15% from my local VW garage, although my m8 has started working for another vw garages service department so probably even less now! Plus my insurance is £800 a year full comp on a modified policy with two other people on it (im 29) which was significantly cheaper than any CCGB affiliated insurance schemes. My main gripe is simply that I joined at the Donny show in 2001 and then didn't hear from the CCGB ever again! After I stopped going to my local meet I went twice (wasn't impressed) the only contact i had with CCGB was the website which then one day got taken off line with no explanation of any form :shock: :? I feel if your not in the 'inner circle' of the CCGB then the communication that you get back from them is very poor.

I get a discount on my insurance and I get at least 10% off anything I buy from advantage Volkswagon (dealer). So in my 3+ years of club membership i've saved a few bucks. Plus I've met some really sound people through the club which in my eyes makes the £15 membership a bargin. Sandy G60 VWCCGB 1462 You can definately get cheaper insurance from other sources than Chris Knot and i managed to negotiate a 10-15% discount from my local dealer simply by asking for it. But I can't argue about the meeting great people part.

How does it save you a fortune :?:

Hi John you have e-mail

Of course i should have known :shock: :D

Looks like induction pipe for VR6 to me :?

Your getting completley the wrong idea about my intentions all I am trying to encourage is a bit of healthy debate on the CCGB. Surely people must have some ideas on what they want to see from the club and surely John would want to put people like myselves minds at rest by putting out a statement on this forum or on their website on how the CCGB is going to be taken fwd:? I would have thought this would have been the first thing to do given the clubs chequered past. Until i see something like this or see some mail on my doorstep from the CCGB detailing the same then I won't be re-newing my membership. I mentioned that i am so happy with the MLR (Mitsubishi Lancer Forum) which I am a member of in a previous thread not to rub peoples noses in it but to make a valid point that there are successful car clubs out there that perhaps the CCGB could learn valuable lessons from.

I have got some 'grief' for posting my bad experiences whilst in the CCGB, so here is a new thread for a balanced debate on the benefits/negatives of CCGB membership. Any comments?

I can change Sunday lunch to Xmas Dinner if it helps with the festive mood :wink:

Oh, you will be missed... Excuse me for thinking joining a car club is all about driving and cars. You are obviously one of the many people in the CCGB who are more interested in meeting up at the weekend and talking about their Sunday Lunches :? I can only see positives in openly talking about the CCGB, but hey your right what do I know :roll: With narrow minded people like you in the club it never stood a chance in the 1st place did it. :cry:

If you would like to contact John Munyard (CCGB Chairman) - Forum username corozin I'm sure he would be very happy to discuss any issues with you. I haven't got any issues as such, but I know a lot of people who have had. I gave the CCGB a chance and didn't rate it. If the 'new' CCGB are serious about being considered serious, then perhaps they should be contacting all of the old ex members of the club and telling them how they are going to take the club fwd and what they are offering members. I have had a look at the website and although it is early days it looks to offer exactly the same as the 'old' club ie not a lot :? For now I will be spending most of my time with the MLR (Mitsubishi Lancer Register) who I do rate highly.

So is there a new mission statement?

Yes - around 2 months ago Hi Steve, would you care to elaborate

Was going to replace my VR6 with Type r when they first came out. But after a test drive just couldn't justify the extra outlay. Performance wise they were more or less exactly the same, but I knew the fact that the Civic needs thrashing everywhere to make good pace would just end up pissing me off. I have driven more or less every new sporty hatchback as it has come out Cupra, S3, RS etc and still have the Corrado nuff said.

DOH :!: I read you had a bad experience Leonard but from most other peoples experience it seems it's a good investment, if I'm not impressed I won't renew, but as I said much earlier in this thread I'm going to give the CCGB a chance. stevemac cheers, still waiting for the sticker! :) I hope you are right and i am wrong m8, I really do :) In what way is it a good investment :? Has the infrastructure of the club been changed in any way recently :?:

DOH :!:

He obviously wasn't trying then :lol:

Cheers M8 and I do get a little paranoid on a friday/saturday night when the pubs shut :shock: I'm sure someone will start suppling copy badges though and then every Corrado will have one fitted! I have got some grief off die hard Corrado fans for having a Storm badge on mine before (like I'm depriving an original Storm owner or something :roll: ) however I don't really care and feel it is part of my cars history :)

first off what date of registration is your very very nice looking VR??,also was it supplied new like that(with badges etc) or was it sold 2nd-hand and described as Storm-spec??.....must say that must be some looker in the flesh 8) I was told by previous owner that the original owner bought it as is from the supplying dealer. I have a copy of the advert showing it with that spec on at the dealer. It is a 1995 car. Previous owner replaced ABT suspension as thought it was too harsh, however i have put Koni/Eibach on as I found it impossible to track down original ABT stuff which is a shame.(anyone on here got it?) Thanks for the nice words, I was very lucky to find it, I must have looked at a dozen complete lemons before finding this one. (which is why we should keep the price of the decent ones high) :)

i'm not disputing that jeremy,as the badges must have been available for a while from the parts depts of VW dealers,but what i am saying is its very very highly unlikely for a VW dealer to put storm badges onto a leathered up non-storm VR and try pass it off as one My car was supplied from dealer and advertised as 'Storm Spec' (although it was somewhat better specced) with Aqua paint , ABT carbon storm gearlever surround, ABT carbon glovebox, ABT coil over suspension, Silver Recaro leather seats, oh and the elusive Storm Badge Matt :D

Cheers mate, I think the Scorpion exhaust looks nicely subtle as well, still roars though especially with BMC Carbon filter kit :lol:

I would have to reccomend the Scorpion one :D