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"D. Hall" <dale@bmi.net> wrote:

>jws@mail.ni.net (Jim Stephens) wrote:
>>smale@ix.netcom.com(http://www.ix.netcom.com/~smale) wrote:
>>
>>>New Newsgroup <alt.auto.parts.wanted>
>>
>>Isn't Hemmings Motor News more efficient?  I know it costs but it is
>>likely that the commercial portion of it is more efficient in a
>>printed form than a news group.  
>>
>>Of course if Hemmings were to have a web site with the info there all
>>the time that would work.
>>


>Let me say this about that;

>I think it would be great: New Newsgroup<alt.auto.parts.wanted>

>I don't think we need more commercial sites, after all this was suppose
>to be FREE trade of information. Hemmings is a great, valuable source of
>info as well as classifeds, but only once a month. Then you also have the
>hassle of snail-mail,dead lines,payments.... Besides, it costs both seller
>and prospective buyer whether the transaction is made or not. This forum
>also allows for the exchange of more detailed information, as it is a
>given that both parties have e-mail.

>After thought: New Newsgroup<alt.auto.parts.swapmeet>



>There is my $.02 1/2



>Dale


The major problem with any vehicle enthusiast benefitting from the NET
is multi-facited.  The first problem starts with the nature of news
groups not being associated with specific areas of interest.  The
second is the lack of enthusiast clubs participation on the net
largely due to the expense and lack of manpower to update a club site.
Commercial sites have the problem of being overly focused on either
product or publication.  When we add to this the fact that WEB sites
are like flies, they come and they go because they cannot generate
sufficient income to justify the expense we can get a good scope on
the problem.

With respect to the specific of locating hard to find parts on the
NET, the mere fact that navigating the NET is like driving a dirt back
road after a rain discourages many new "motorhead" users at the very
outset which certainly serves to reduce the number of user postings,
the number of WEB sites etc. where such might be accomplished.

The simple fact is that unless vehicle enthusiasts and the clubs they
may belong to can come together in a single online arena there is
never going to be a great deal of success in enthusiasts finding
parts, selling parts or vehicles, or exchanging ideas.  The commercial
advertising needed to sustain any concept of online services for
vehicle enthusiasts can only be attracted when the advertisers feel
they are getting enough of the right exposures for their advertising
dollar.  Frankly they cannot do this by just creating a WEB site or
Home Page on the NET.  We have been attempting to address these issues
via a direct access system called ROUTE 66 On-Line, 713-342-3650
modem.  

We will be happy to setup specific areas for any recognized vehicle
club free.  We cannot be accessed at this time via the net because of
graphic protocol incompatibility, however we do have online color
photo ads, stereo sound and are we much easier to navigate since there
is nothing on the system that is not vehicle related.