Kinda related, kinda off-topic...
Do we have a listing of where members live? I've looked at several cars on eBay over the course of time and have always wished I knew someone in the are that could drop by and take a look. In this instance, it could've saved Viperman a lot of suspense, or given him the green light to buy. Thoughts?
Several members have listed the state and sometimes the city where they live in the Members Roll Call thread (
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=43243.0). All members are encouraged to do so. Beyond that, after you've been here awhile, you start to get a feeling for where people live. Sometimes someone will be able to look at a car for another member, sometimes not. While there are currently 6277 members registered, many are people who are not active on the forum on a regular basis (unlike us addicts - "porn site" indeed
). There's probably fewer than 500 who check in on a regular basis - and by regular basis, I mean 2-3 times a month. And, of course, not everyone reads every thread. For example, I probably check out about 25% of new threads and clear them every time I sign out to try to keep the volume down - and I'm on here almost daily.
My suggestion to anyone interested in having an independent inspection of a car is to ask for help on a separate thread in the Other Mopars/Off Topic area. Sometimes it'll work out, sometimes not. On his other Viper thread, Jeff inquired about someone being available to look at a car in L.A. for him, but no one responded except for one member, 67vertman, who lives about 75 miles away. While there are about six members I know of in the Los Angeles region, no one else may have seen his request in a timely enough manner to help him out. Other times, someone can help. I post a thread weekly of interesting Mopars in my area and offer to look at any car someone is interested in and I may go look at a Sweptline Pickup for Wally426ci this weekend. In that case, he started a thread indicating his interest in a Sweptline and several members have responded with possibilities. Someone will find Jeff a good Viper when the time is right.
