Fchat= best car blog?

The first thing you should consider is this: FerrariChat is not a blog.

 

No.

Because it is NOT a blog.

{Edit: Scott beat me to it!}

 

No because its not the best. This place is contaminated with more wanabees than any other car site I frequent. This tips the reality scale in the wrong direction. The best part of F-chat is the technical help, the second best part is the racing section. What's left is mostly a lot of noise.

 

whatever it is, it's pretty cool

 

What car do you race ?

 

OOh, OOh, I wannabeee a car racer too. How do I do that, technically speaking???

BT

 

I've recently been visiting http://thetruthaboutcars.com for automotive related news. Seems to do a pretty good job of telling it like it is.

 

This is the only car site I visit anymore.

 

Rob sorry if I don't think F-Chat is the best. That's my opinion and as I mentioned in the post it has more to do with the amount of non-owners that frequent this site. I have the same username on Benzworld and find their community to be a bit more mature. I have rarely if ever encountered a worthless wannabee post on that site. To me, its about relevance about Ferraris. Investments, local watering holes, blustering, etc, are noise to me. And if it doesn't cost anything to subscribe to F-Chat, I must have missed that email so please resend it and I will be glad to "subscribe".

Happy Holidays,

Andy

 

I think it's $15 a year to subscribe. Not big money (well, maybe for wannabes...)

Yes, there's a lot of noise. But if you post a question you will almost always get a real answer from an owner, mixed in with the usual b.s., mixed in with ten smiley posts from Pap . Exotic cars seem to attract a lot of poseurs, so you're going to have to sift through it. When you get into the specific model sections, especially, I don't think there's a better source for information from owners around the country and world.

If you hang out here long enough it's pretty easy to separate the owners from the talkers, IMO.

 

90% of everything on FerrariChat.com is free and doesn't require a subscription. My point was imply you have enjoyed over 1,000 posts without cost (and I have no issue with that), so it can't be all that bad for you.[/QUOTE]

Well said.
MB

 

The Yahoo Groups Lotus Europa site is the only other car site I visit, and it's far less comprehensive than here as far as catagories. It's mainly for technical help which is invaluble for owners, and pretty boring unless you are considering buying one. Everyone there works on their own car so you get a lot more posts with technical expartice for each question than FChat, which relies on a far fewer number of actual mechanics for advice. But of course, FChat covers many models and that site is really just three.

Naturally we have no posers....who would be sick enough to pretend to own a Lotus Europa???

Ken

 

I don't think its fair to lump all of us non-owners together in a group. Sure, there are some bad apples but there are plenty of owners on this site who contribute equally or less than some of the passionate non-owners..Just my $00.02 .

I do love this site though. Very informative if you can pick through some of the garbage.

 

I am a total Fchat addict. I also keep up with:

audiworld: Good info for model specific, but not much action there. The R8 section is like a big empty warehouse.
GT40s: 'cause I am building one. Mature, lots of great info, obviously a smaller crowd.
Lotustalk: Now that I don't have one, I don't go there.
FFCobra.com: Again, now that we are long done building, I never go there. Why....?

Fchat is more than just a forum for finding out technical stuff or model specific info. I have found it to be the best bunch of like-minded (or at least similar) enthusiasts on any of the online forums. Sure, it's a big group, so you have a lot of "noise", but to me it is more like the noise at a giant gathering of car nuts: lots of tall tales and stories and likes and dislikes. The background banter is what keeps people around so that when you are stuck under the car with a wrench, there is somebody around to help. There aren't too many people who just want to sit online and wait for another timing belt question. You see a lot of folks who don't yet or don't still own a ferrari; I don't think they are posers or a nuisance, but a testament to the strength of the site.

And while I am thinking about it, what is the final word on how often I should have my timing belt changed?

 

I'm fresh out of Lambos or Porsches so I don't have a reason to frequent their sites. But in addition to the four Benzes, I have a Nissan in the family as well as a Dodge Neon and have used sites associated with them. Not too many wannabees on the Neon site I can assure you If your point is that Porsche and Lambo sites have just as many wannabees, you might be right but I wouldn't know; I'm only commenting from the sites I use but would be interested in hearing from Rennlist users as to the wannabe presence there.

I didn't know this so maybe there is a chance I might subscribe one day.

I'm not sure where I left the impression its been bad - my opinion was that it wasn't the best. Admittedly however, I have used F-Chat to post over 1,000 times, but a review will reveal that my "enjoyment" of F-chat includes providing advice - both technical and non-technical. And I'm fine with that.

So have a great holiday season and I hope Santa leaves the keys to a long nose 275 GTB4 on the mantle.

 

Many of us have been here way before there was a charge to be a member. It has been discussed and argued to death whether it is better now vs then. I understand the name Ferrari stirs up certain passions and jelousy, so as the site grew it changed IMO from a current-owner/currently-looking-to-buy site to more-or-less an exotic car site. The people I have met are all from years ago and this without question is the best part of this site.

Rob, to you I would imagine it is now a better business. I like it, but I agree there is an extreme amount of interference.

I also am a member of the GT40 site which is very professional and informative as i gather info on different mfgs + Jaglovers which is very focused.

 

No, not the best forum, not even close. But however it is good.

 

WADR. The capital of Nebraska is Lincoln, NE. The Capitol is in Lincoln. One is a city and the other is a building. Sorry about that.

 

Well considering we are the most comprehensive on Ferraris that means we have to be the best

 

So true. Anyone who doubts it should go to that other site. It's sort of like walking through Virginia City, NV in a snow storm.