Club membership?

[Steve]

Just curious how many of the board participants are members of one or more of the Jaguar Clubs?

 

[90 XJ-S]

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Mike

 

[Steve]

I was regional organiser for the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and contact member for the USA for a while, but membership was too thin at the time for any concerted effort, so when my membership lapsed, so did the club's interest really. I have submitted an article for the JDC magazine which I hope will be published soon.

 

[Bruce Bowker]

I am a member of JTC (New Jersey) which you did not list.

Bruce

 

[Johnny]

Not a member, but strongly wish to join one in the area. Sometimes clubs are turned off if you don't have a car of that marque. However, I also beleive one needs to join a club first, then purchase car. Kind of a dilemma. Which club would you reccommend?

 

[Steve]

Here's a link to the Jaguar Association of Greater St. Louis.......most clubs are happy to welcome prospective new members, and enthusiasts are usually willing to help with tips and advice.

https://www.jcna.com/php/clubdisplay.php?club=SC20

Wouldn't hurt to check out the event that they are holding on October 2nd, see what they are like. Good luck.

 

[aeronca65t]

I am a member of JTC (New Jersey) which you did not list.

Hey, I've met those guys at the Moss Britfest. They run a vintage thing at Lime Rock once a year (with another club). Nice folks.

 

[Exotexs]

as the evidence shows, more of us do not belong to Clubs than do. The trouble with Clubs is that a Club is someone's idea of what the others should do. Then they turn into Elections for President, Treasurer, Secretary, and then the Dues, and the Disclaimers, and this and that. I don't subscribe to that. It's like religion, some people buy it, some people don't. I'm free from clubs, from religion, from political parties, etc. I just like cars.

 

[fncycat]

I have been somewhat dissapointed in the clubs that I have reviewed. In my area, the membership is primarily older folks with newer cars. My idea of a club would be older cars with folks young enough to work on them and drive them around a bit.

 

[Exotexs]

well I'm old but I do most of of work in my old Jags which I drive everyday. does that count? When I was young I didn't even know how to change a light bulb or a fuse, much less how to change the oil and filter. Experience takes time...

 

[fncycat]

Exotexs,
Sure that counts! My car is 4 years younger than I am.
It's just that the local club is all about keeping a shine on their 3 year old jags. At a recent concourse, they had several entries which were less than 2 years old.
I can see that at a dealership!

 

[Exotexs]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif imagine a concours (concourse is at the airport!!) with 2 and 3 year "old" cars. I think Clubs are a Social thing, for which you pay Dues to "belong". My local Jaguar Club has a total of 32 members, of which only 4 attend the meetings, and those are the Pres., Vice Pres., Treasurer, and Secretary. Nobody else shows up! I feel bad for those 4 people who put so much into it.

 

[roger_abbott]

For what it's worth:

The Central Oklahoma Jaguar Association figured out several years ago that social events (going somewhere, eating out, etc.) were essential to getting wives involved. Once wives were involved, attendance at such events picked up and now we have 12 to 14 events a year with about half our 70 members showing up. Our members own (and drive) Jaguars, some of which date from the 50's. The local Jaguar dealer provides the Club support, both moral and financial. Anyone who buys a new Jaguar gets a year membership in the Club. Picked up a good number of renewing members that way.

The club was founded 33 years ago. The people who organized it are still active members. You get out of a club what you put into it.