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<blockquote data-quote="1+2=3" data-source="post: 188857" data-attributes="member: 3028">before i comment, I have no objections to cost of membership, and I do believe it is reasonable.&nbsp;&nbsp; i&#039;m pretty new to this forum, and also to bmw ownership, but i believe passion for bmw&#039;s should not take into account period of ownership.&nbsp; &nbsp;If anything, my choice to be part of this forum, and finally to be part of this club, is my passion for the brand, and the cars and bikes that carry this brand.&nbsp; Similarly, I&#039;m here also because I hope to meet like-minded people, and I have.&nbsp; To me, the club is a physical manisfestation of this passion for bmw and what it stands for that we all love and share.&nbsp; &nbsp;I hope through this club, we can not only have an outlet for us to enjoy our bmw&#039;s, but to also learn more about them at the same time.&nbsp; From the history of the brand, to the specifics of each model, the technology, care for our bmw&#039;s...etc. But most importantly to me, by being part of this club, we should also be ambasaddors for the brand.&nbsp; Promoting not only the benefits of the club, but the positive attributes of what makes us have a passion for bmws.&nbsp;From some of the postings that I have read here, I&#039;m concerned that there is a certain air of &quot;elitism&quot;, &quot;exclusivity&quot;, &quot;special&quot;, &quot;limited&quot;, just some of the words that come to mind.&nbsp; I think of all the attributes that bmw owners are &quot;rumoured&quot; to have that people hate the most, is the &quot;I can afford an expensive bmw, can you?&quot; attitude.&nbsp; To be honest, I have not seen that in anyone i&#039;ve met from the club so far, but I do hope we don&#039;t end up like that.&nbsp; I also get the feeling that, &quot;if you&#039;re not happy with whatever is offered, please go somewhere else&quot;.&nbsp; I also hope i&#039;m wrong about this, because I feel the club is at a crucial point in its life right now, and it will need all the members it can attract rather than turn away people.&nbsp;Are we forgetting that the club is about likeminded people, who have a passion for bmw&#039;s?&nbsp; no matter what race, religion, financial capacity...etc?&nbsp; &nbsp;Like I said before, I have no problems with the fee&#039;s, and will be at MMZ this Friday to learn more about the future and direction of the club before I decide if the club is right for me.&nbsp; Also, I really appreciate the hardwork that the committee has put in to get the club to where it is today.&nbsp; I fully understand the difficulties and personal sacrifice they have faced.&nbsp; I also hope the club takes into consideration every single individual who is still at 2 minds about joining the club proper, me included.&nbsp;cheers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="1+2=3, post: 188857, member: 3028"] before i comment, I have no objections to cost of membership, and I do believe it is reasonable. i'm pretty new to this forum, and also to bmw ownership, but i believe passion for bmw's should not take into account period of ownership. If anything, my choice to be part of this forum, and finally to be part of this club, is my passion for the brand, and the cars and bikes that carry this brand. Similarly, I'm here also because I hope to meet like-minded people, and I have. To me, the club is a physical manisfestation of this passion for bmw and what it stands for that we all love and share. I hope through this club, we can not only have an outlet for us to enjoy our bmw's, but to also learn more about them at the same time. From the history of the brand, to the specifics of each model, the technology, care for our bmw's...etc. But most importantly to me, by being part of this club, we should also be [B]ambasaddors for the brand[/B]. Promoting not only the benefits of the club, but the positive attributes of what makes us have a passion for bmws. From some of the postings that I have read here, I'm concerned that there is a certain air of "elitism", "exclusivity", "special", "limited", just some of the words that come to mind. I think of all the attributes that bmw owners are "rumoured" to have that people hate the most, is the "I can afford an expensive bmw, can you?" attitude. To be honest, I have not seen that in anyone i've met from the club so far, but I do hope we don't end up like that. I also get the feeling that, "if you're not happy with whatever is offered, please go somewhere else". I also hope i'm wrong about this, because I feel the club is at a crucial point in its life right now, and it will need all the members it can attract rather than turn away people. Are we forgetting that the club is about likeminded people, who have a passion for bmw's? no matter what race, religion, financial capacity...etc? Like I said before, I have no problems with the fee's, and will be at MMZ this Friday to learn more about the future and direction of the club before I decide if the club is right for me. Also, I really appreciate the hardwork that the committee has put in to get the club to where it is today. I fully understand the difficulties and personal sacrifice they have faced. I also hope the club takes into consideration every single individual who is still at 2 minds about joining the club proper, me included. cheers. [/QUOTE]

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