Friends of Nissan 4x4, should it be a fiver again?

[(RIP) PLANK]

In the distant past there used to be a facility for those who had been fully paid members (perhaps it could be for 2 or more years if we did it again) to stay on for half price if they sold their Nissan. Would this be a good way to keep old friends here :nenau

 

[stinka]

Nah. It's only a tenner a year

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

It used to work well, and membership seems to be shrinking in the face of social media. having old friends stay with us at a discount has to be a good thing, even if it's at BAt21 or mods discression :thumb2

 

[macabethiel]

Social Membership - good idea

Sounds like a good idea might convince me to stay when my sub has expired.

Trouble is I have been barred from the useless Hyundai Forum seemingly for life unless I change my internet IP !!

 

[larson]

Sounds like a good idea might convince me to stay when my sub has expired.

Trouble is I have been barred from the useless Hyundai Forum seemingly for life unless I change my internet IP !!

can you use a proxy server to hide your ip? im think its possible but clive or jim will know..

my membership is up in feb... ill be done then as i dont own a nissan anymore so the tenner is a waste for me.

 

[macabethiel]

Proxy Server

Whats a proxy server is it like a Ukranian Waitress ?

 

[larson]

Whats a proxy server is it like a Ukranian Waitress ?

yes

 

[larson]

all your stuff goes to a proxy then to were you sent it, including browsing info and all traffic returning takes the same path

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server

 

[rustic]

In the distant past there used to be a facility for those who had been fully paid members (perhaps it could be for 2 or more years if we did it again) to stay on for half price if they sold their Nissan. Would this be a good way to keep old friends here :nenau

Yeah, in fact, we could double it for Ryan, to make sure he doesn't come back...:lol:lol:lol
Now the comment above is a joke, I actually miss Ryan, and so do quite a few of us, especially on modding trucks, removing roof linings and the like.

I think "associate membership" for half price would be a good idea, BUT free access to say some of the forums... say the technical forums should be restricted to prevent misuse of the privilege, unless they are a topic raised by a full member.

There are a lot of past Nissan Owners on here, and we still value their input.
Hearing about other cars and 4x4's only convinces me that I made the right decision when I bought my Maverick over 18 years ago:nenau

This forum needs new members, but we also need owners of new Nissan models of 4x4 to join.

How many of the latest Nissan 4x4 owners are registered? a few Xtrail, but very few threads, the odd Navara, and one or two Path finders, but this site is predominantly Terranos (including Mavericks) and secondly Patrols.

Since the Terrano is no longer manufactured, and the average age over 10 years old (best guess) how long can this club continue with what we have?

 

[solarman216]

Rustic you have made some very valid points here, I do not know the answer, but clearly as you say T2 owners are going to diminish over time, my problem (if it is a problem) is I only know about T2's and that is rather limited, Xtrails, Patrols etc I can only generalise, so what I am trying to say is I will be of limited use, can I see redundancy in the distance Rick

 

[TONUP]

It's interesting that there aren't more X Trail, Pathfinder and Navara owners etc on the site, and that it has a Terrano/Patrol centric user base.

I may be flying in the face of popular opinion here, but I think c85 pence a month is brilliant value for money considering the general quality of the resource.

The site belongs to BAT21, and I understand that he had buy it from the previous owner. I' m guessing that he makes a modest profit on his investment, which is fine by me, as that is the way of commerce.

I would respectfully suggest that a number of members could be provided with (cut-price) premium membership, who in BAT21's opinion provide consistent quality posts, that add true value to the forums. I would even go as far to say that I would not mind paying an additional couple of quid a year extra to support such a scheme.

Needless to say... Just an idea?

Regards

Alan

 

[Bat21]

Frineds of Nisan 4x4, should it be a fiver again?

The difference between the £5 & £10 a year is 42p a month or 1.4p per day.... please tell me things arent that bad in Planksville or any other household for that matter

 

[briggie]

if it aint broke ..... why try to fix it ?

 

[macabethiel]

Terrano ageing demographics

As this is such a good website might it be worth expanding the site to a multi franchise one? In the 70's many makes of car were sold new from under the same roof. I worked for a car dealer who sold Vauxhall Audi Opel and Mercedes. We could include other Japanese or Korean marques. Obviously we could not entertain the likes of Land Rover under any circumstances. Lol

 

[Bat21]

As this is such a good website might it be worth expanding the site to a multi franchise one?....

Nice idea but, I'm sure there are plenty of sites out there catering for just about every type of 4x4 out there.

For your idea to work we would have to 're brand' as I doubt there would be many Toyota/Suzuki/Mitsubishi etc owners out there wanting to join the Nissan4x4OwnersClub :nenau

As others have said, this is predominantly a Terrano/Maverick site and as numbers diminish so will its numbers so many be we need to expand somehow :nenau

 

[macabethiel]

Would it be possible to extend members other vehicles a little so there were sub-categories for males. That might help retention?

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

The difference between the £5 & £10 a year is 42p a month or 1.4p per day.... please tell me things arent that bad in Planksville or any other household for that matter

I'm happy to pay my tenner, I just think it's sad to see old members go. And as they no longer need the technical help and only socialise, plus they have a lot give. A discount to keep them in the gang would be nice, this way you may get a fiver as opposed to losing a tenner :thumbs

 

[Bat21]

.... I just think it's sad to see old members go. And as they no longer need the technical help and only socialise, plus they have a lot give. A discount to keep them in the gang would be nice, this way you may get a fiver as opposed to losing a tenner :thumbs

I hear what you're saying but it would be more trouble than it is worth from an administrative point of view.

The other possible option would be to scrap the subscription fee altogether, but that would mean introducing things like banner ads etc....

 

[micktheshed]

Just a suggestion....

I belonged to the Frontera Owners Club for several years until buying my Terrano 20 months ago, & an excellent site it is. The point being that Fronteras ceased production before the Terrano but the site is still going strong. Maybe something to do with the bigger volume of Fronteras around?

Without intending any offence to this invaluable site, a look at the FOC site will show you why it excels. I've yet to come across a site so well laid out or so comprehensive but it must take an enormous amount of time & effort.

It's the way of the world that interest in this Terrano-specific site will diminish over the years, the Terrano is a relatively rare beast after all. I only hope it lasts longer than my Terrano LOL.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

I hear what you're saying but it would be more trouble than it is worth from an administrative point of view.

The other possible option would be to scrap the subscription fee altogether, but that would mean introducing things like banner ads etc....

I think we also loose ground in the face of social media like Facebook, people only have so much time to have fun on the net. But I don't understand how accepting £5 is any more work that loosing £10 :nenau

it would be nice to keep the old crowd on here (old as in long term not past it lol) even if this was offered on a one to one basis by you or TTT2 and not a blanket policy, nudge nudge :thumbs

I spent a couple of years on here as a half price member with no Nissan (under the old admin) then I came back as a full member :thumb2