Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General Death of CEG?????????????

I am not sure I may post here, for my membership here doesn't feature more than 4 months or something, but that's what I am thinkin':

1. Car-not-in-production is not an issue. There are enthusiast groups for everything ever manufactured or made on Earth, and them numbers seem to be stable.

2. The Forum - well, my experience with other Forums/Message Boards is that individual involvement alsmost never survives for more than 3 years, with all dedication and devotion possible. New members are coming in, but the veterans are leaving it, being tired to answer for the 1,235th time the same questions about CAI intake, painted dash or mesh grille. That's natural. Ppl move on.

I personally like the site, ya'll fellas seem to be kewl peoplez, so I guess I got some couple of years in store be4 I quit

not a chance! definitely not any time soon will this site suddenly cease to exist, especially not because of smaller meet turnout. I'd also have to disagree about the turnout of local meets, but perhaps my region is a special case.

It is apparent that money is tight for people across the nation, especially in the past couple years. Definitely a big factor in people not being able to take big road trips. I know it's a factor for me.
Unexpected lay-offs, struggle for re-employment, settling for lesser paying jobs just to make due, and being hit by other big expenses has hit a number of people pretty hard.

The enthusiasm will never diminish though, merely the means to express that enthusiasm.
I'm patient. I keep my eyes set on better days to come.
The site will die only if you let it.

I think the negative feelings of people in general on general things (aka look at economy downturn) has made people not so anxious about doing things that would constitute a lot of time and energy and money.

CEG will be very old when it comes to an end.
This online community has shown the ability to come together when needed most. To put all "other" issues aside and worry about the one common thing that most of us are here for to begin with - our car and our enthusiasm for this platform.

Fact is, in my case, local meets are more likely to fit my schedule than national meets or long distance meets.

This pre-death worrying sounds like my 95 year old grandmother. She still does her finances and looks more than 5 years into the future!

Get a grip and don't start worrying about the death of CEG after only a few years. It could go on for another 10 for all we know.

okay that might be the worst pic i've ever seen....

i dont know that the site is dying but as was said...vets of the site have moved on while i've noticed many new members just this yr alone

personally i have been completely burned out on ceg and actually stayed away for quite awhile...now that i check in regularly again i post waaaaay less than i used to...common interests was my fave section but now im tired of the political and racial posts and the debates that go with them and dont have much need to post elsewhere

as far as the meets,justseems llike they are a thing of the past, except locally......even regional seems out of the question considering how tough it can be to get a local meet together......the socal guys do a good job of hooking up far as ican tell buti've never been to a meet personally

the site will live til lance burns it to the ground...its gotta live cuz my next car will be an svt when the time comes.....if i cant swing an a4

I do remember that it seemeed like people expected any sort of National Meet to happen in their neighborhood. But, the recession has put a crimp in people's spending and long trips are first to go.

As time goes on and as long as there's enthusiastic drivers CEG will stay.