John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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What a stupid site.
Can't view anything, including cars for sale unless you register.
Limiting the prospective audience just a bit is it not.
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Yeah i hate sites you have to sign upto to view the classifieds.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Not a bad forum tbh. Well put together and moderated.
Fair enough on the for sale comment, i think that's stupid too. As the site could get more people registering just to view / get in touch with an owner of the car.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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this is quite recent though, a few months ago you could look at most (but not all) sections without registering
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I made the effort to sign up. Seems like a good site 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Its like that for a reason do you not think?
Primarily it prevents random people scouting for cars to steal etc.
Good site ful off info and it only takes 5 mins to sign up.
Use your noggin....
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I used my noggin, it's still a shit system.
If you are worried about somebody scouting to steal your car how the fuck do you expect to sell it.
Some sections fair enough but not them all including classifieds.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Remind me why you stick a car for sale on a particular forum? In the hope a member on a forum expresses an interest.
You will find most forums employ this method such as E38 and that one popular forum...no one has criticised that?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I've not looked on E38 for a car or I would have.
Who are the majority of people who join specialist forums?
I would say people who already have them, this is limiting the amount of people looking at the car.
If my way of thinking is totally off I apologise but it just seems stupid to me.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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to be honest, if someone is gonna be serious about buying something on the site, they're gonna be willing to register.
I think only time wasters i.e. 'I'm v.interested!' and then dropping out will be typical people who won't want to register imo.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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What about if you hadn't thought of them before, got a wee thought of buying one, fancied a look after looking on pistonheads and autotrader, go to cliosport to see who's got what for sale, find out that you need to register then don't bother?
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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tbh, even though i am a member, i still think its stupid
puts me off wanting to be a member of the community straight away
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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quote:
Originally posted by John
find out that you need to register then don't bother?
say i click on three different renault forums from google. if two pop up where you need to register and one doesnt ill instantly shut the ones down that need registering without even bothering to look furthur
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