SVX Owners, Unite!

[eddycat2000]

Originally posted by svxistentialist

3) Antipodeans

Joe, I cannot in good conscience become a member that includes people that are against feet. I myself have two feet. And while dancing they both seem like left feet, and are not attractive to boot, I certainly am not an antipod. But I can understand where some people might not like feet, people that use rowboats a lot may not have a use for their feet for instance. But that is no excuse for being an antipodean. What this world needs is a little more understanding....hang on a sec...


What?.....Ohhhhhh...never mind.

[svxistentialist]

Originally posted by eddycat2000


Joe, I cannot in good conscience become a member that includes people that are against feet. I myself have two feet. And while dancing they both seem like left feet, and are not attractive to boot, I certainly am not an antipod. But I can understand where some people might not like feet, people that use rowboats a lot may not have a use for their feet for instance. But that is no excuse for being an antipodean. What this world needs is a little more understanding....hang on a sec...


What?.....Ohhhhhh...never mind.

Eddycat

I was just lumping all those semi-English speaking Whizzers from Oz together for marketing purposes.

You being from Idaho instead of Kansas, plus having a cat instead of a Toto, you wouldn't understand the logic.

Joe

[Jamsvx]

Re the DeLorean:

I should have put in the post that the moulds were, apparently, always the propert of a German company, Thyssen - something and it was they who got rid of the moulds by selling them as scrap to a merchant who then was the one that dumped them.

Joe, I would agree with the comments on the actual 'reality' of the DeLorean and would love to get my hands on an A610 - I think there is one here in Oz (it was on the Maserati Owners Club photo page) and it seems to have flopped also, despite quite stunning performance.

Funnily enough, it has twice been compared to the SVX in magazine comparisons, one of which is on my site and the other one should be up there by weeks end.

Re the Club:
The only thing that I would have to add re: dues etc is that I would agree that the central focus be FHI rather than SOA for the fact that there are a few of us here outside CONUS: ie; perhaps a reduced series of fees apply to us since we would not be able to avail ourselves of the same product/services as our US counterparts.

Whatever the result, I agree wholeheartedly with the suggestion that the motive force/s behind this website be given whatever support (and of whatever kind) to keep what is quite simply, a brilliant format, up and running.

On a final note Aredubjay, I can empathise with your comments re: expressions of interest. With my little idea of an SVX specific keyring, I have only had a few replies - and if that is the response to a keyring, what would be the response towards jackets, umbrellas etc etc etc......just a thought when considering what the 'offerings' would be when trying to convince people that dues/fees should apply.

My 2.2cents (inc GST) (a new tax we just got last year....booooo, hissssssssssss)

Jamsvx

[svxxx26]

Regarding the lack of participation in this discussion on the new club/organization: call it human nature, for want of a better term.
Hate to continually drag out the BMW club as an example, but in my stay there (4+ years) it was usually - with little exeption - the same people year in and year out that participated in the events and operations of the club. Beyond that was the great silent majority that paid thir dues, got the magazine/newsletter and were never seen or heard from.
The real down side to this was burnout. Eventually club office holders - me included - just got tired of carrying everyone else. This all happened on the local level, the national organization seemed to be better, but even so, you tended to see the same people at the national events.
The upside? The small minority of us "active" participants can pretty much reap the benefits of the silent majority's dues!

[svxter]

Good ideas, all, keep them coming. Joe has a good point about any potential names - it shouldn't imply that ownership is required; only an interest. Also, based in part on his comments, I am feeling more comfortable with a notion I raised some time back - that it should be international in scope. Maybe step one of getting the horse out of the stable, and ready to be harnessed, is to think of a name. Maybe if we can settle that issue, we can try for step two. Giddyup!

[Aredubjay]

"SVX Enthusiast Network" ?

Anybody got a contact at FHI?

How 'bout "paddysvx?" Over in GUNMA? Think you can find one of the old engineers? Be nice to chat with 'em and maybe get some insider's views on how to get some support.

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by eddycat2000


Joe, I cannot in good conscience become a member that includes people that are against feet. I myself have two feet. And while dancing they both seem like left feet, and are not attractive to boot, I certainly am not an antipod. But I can understand where some people might not like feet, people that use rowboats a lot may not have a use for their feet for instance. But that is no excuse for being an antipodean. What this world needs is a little more understanding....hang on a sec...


What?.....Ohhhhhh...never mind.

Eddy, this is not "Gilda Radner" material. I think Andy Rooney had better be looking over his shoulder.

[svxistentialist]

Originally posted by Aredubjay
"SVX Enthusiast Network" ?

Anybody got a contact at FHI?

How 'bout "paddysvx?" Over in GUNMA? Think you can find one of the old engineers? Be nice to chat with 'em and maybe get some insider's views on how to get some support.

Randy, it's paddles not paddy, and he's anzac not Irish. One of the better things we could achieve would be to have affiliation or membership from some one or persons who are in the Japanese club or clubs.

They are closer to Fuji, and would have an instant line on available modifications and parts availability.

How about "SVX Network" or "SVX World Network"??

[paddlesnz]

Originally posted by Aredubjay
"SVX Enthusiast Network" ?

Anybody got a contact at FHI?

How 'bout "paddysvx?" Over in GUNMA? Think you can find one of the old engineers? Be nice to chat with 'em and maybe get some insider's views on how to get some support.

Currently enjoying some R & R in sunny California. Will have a look into it when I get back. I was going to vist the factory some time soon but will have to get time off work which isn't that easy at the moment.

paddlesnz
Gunma
JAPAN

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by svxistentialist


Randy, it's paddles not paddy, and he's anzac not Irish. One of the better things we could achieve would be to have affiliation or membership from some one or persons who are in the Japanese club or clubs.

They are closer to Fuji, and would have an instant line on available modifications and parts availability.

How about "SVX Network" or "SVX World Network"??

I was being "familiar." Kinda like when people call me "aredub" -- just one big happy family, huh? Anzac? Do you mix that with coke, water, or just on the rocks -- oh, of course, YOU'D have it "neat."

Agreed on the Japanese affiliation, and I do like "SVX World Network." Has a "ring" to it.

[svxter]

International SVX Network
International SVX Enthusiasts Association
SVX World Association
SVX Club International
International SVX Association
Alcyone International

[svxxx26]

SVX Club International and SVX World Network both sound good.
Alcyone International is my personal favorite, but I imagine that we would just get blank stares from the uninitiated - but then again, we do anyway!

[Jamsvx]

-Global SVX Network

-Global Alycone Network

-SVX Empire

-Fuji Heavy Industries SVX Global Division (sounds like a military unit!)

-Domininion of the H6

Jamsvx

[svxxx26]

Soooo . . . what's going on with this now, guys?
I don't really have anything to add at this point - but don't want this thread to be buried again either.

[Aredubjay]

Okay, I like SVX World Network, and will place my vote for such. Any seconds? Thirds, fourths, FIFTHS! I'll take the fifth! I won't plead the fifth! --- oh my, but I digress . . . Besides, it'll fit nicely into the new logo, eh. John? Could you fix that one small thing?