I am thinking it may be useful to have some member testimonials available to people that are thinking about signing up. Some people turn away as soon as they see there is a $10 membership fee.

If you would like to write a brief testimonial as to "Why I am a paying member of C3VR" please reply to this thread with your testimonial and I will make them a part of a new page.

Thanks!

Top Ten reasons for paying $10 to the C3Vette Registry.

1. It's only $10.00 a year.
2. If you have or want a C3, it's the place with all the answers to all your questions.
3. In one answer to one question, you can save ten times the $10.00.
4. You couldn't find a nicer group of Vette enthusists.
5. There are additional leads and links to information about C3s, all vettes, all vehicles and all subjects.
6. There is a direct link to C3's on Ebay.
7. You can post pictures of your Vette.
8. There are on-line car shows.
9. There are sponsored events where you can meet the people you communicate with on a regular basis.
10. C'mon, it's only $10.00. You spent that on gas today just cruisin around town.

Save the Wave

you could also say that not being free keeps out the trolls..

you have a more devout base of c3 fans

C3VR is simply the friendly and best people with the most need advice and information on the web. There is no such thing as a dumb question, or repair trivia too small. It's an international family sharing a love of C3 Corvettes. It doesn't get better than this.

I like this place because there is no flaming of other members, none at all. Things might be different if this were a web site with thousands of members.

Big Fish said: I like this place because there is no flaming of other members, none at all. Things might be different if this were a web site with thousands of members.

well thousands of paying members should be a goal.. but i dont think it is the smaller size that does it..

i originally was against paying in principle but have come around.. Ken was gracious enough to start a collection for my membership.. so I technically cant say I paid.. (I did start ken's collection though..) however I had every intention of paying once the free part was over..

I think when you have a group that is willing to pay a measly ten bucks to talk and learn about corvettes you are less likely to get people who sign up for free and want to post garbage all over the place. i know a guy who for fun signs up on different forums to make people mad.. he signs on sites he cares nothing about and posts crap to make people mad... its his hobby.. we have less of that here because he would never pay to join any site to do this.. and others like him wont do it either.. he and the other trolls hang out at free places just to make people angry.

I think its easy for people get along when they talk about their great cars..

I,ve been a member for three years. It don't get any better than the people on this site. Thanks to everyone. Vettebeige81

I joined this forum before there was any charge for being "just" a standard member.... But when the decision was made to charge a whopping 10 bucks (less then a quarter tank of gasoline) for a standard membership I went straight to my wallet and Purchased a lifetime membership...

I honestly felt that I had gotten enough tips, etc from being a standard member to justify the expense...(I can not even remewmber what it cost BUT I can tell you that
it was a good...no make that a great investment...

THe Been There Done That Knowledge of the membership
can save you a hell of a lot of frustration,wasted time and money...

Need advice ...ask
Need parts sources ... ask
Need opinions on Mods etc.. ask
Need anything except the winning lottery number .. ask

I own 5 Corvettes (3 are C3's) plus a 68 Chevelle
and I can tell you that getting any kind of information
on the C3's is a 100 times easier then on any of the other cars...simply because of this forum...

Spend the 10 bucks for a years membership . If you do not think you have gotten 10 bucks worth of Information out of the C3 Registry after a year then just do not renew...

I bet that will not happen.

Bob Griffiths

I found this site before I even bought the vette. I can truly say that everything I know about the car I learned here. This membership is the cheapest item and the most usefull one I have bought. The time and money saved through this membership is a hard thing to put a value on. I went from free to Gold because nothing is free, someone has to keep this site up and running and it just seems right to support something I use so much. Anytime I have asked what may seem like a simple question I get several approaches to the problem and have had members send pictures and drawings to help me out. I could buy all the books and magazines out there and still not touch the depth of knowledge here. The people here a great. Thanks for the help

I started out as a gold member to check things out. My second year was a gift for tied for 1st place in the car show. This site has been invaluable to me,and I am very grateful for the knowledge the many individuals in the club bring to it. This year because of that knowledge I have become a lifetime member. Again, I want to thank all of the members of c3vr and mostly Adam for his unwavering quest to make this club what it is today and what it will be down the road.