That I know nothing about. And if my local chapter was a “good” one I wouldn’t care.
-D > On Apr 23, 2024, at 5:20 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yes, that’s the other thing I heard and forgot about. No funds go to the > local chapters all all, it’s all kept by National. Sounds fishy to me. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 22, 2024, at 10:57 PM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I was taken by surprise when the dues went up recently. I gather the MBCA >> was haemorrhaging members by the thousands, so much so that the kickback >> that used to come to the local chapters from the "National" level were >> suspended, meaning locals had to scramble to raise funds. Others here >> likely know a lot more of the details behind that. >> >> I used to enjoy the *Star* magazine, but since their "redesign" they have >> almost completely abandoned the tech columns that were really, for me, the >> item of primary interest. Not because it isn't possible to find the tech >> info online, but because of the variety of things that I wouldn't >> necessarily be exposed to for myself; you never know what you might own in >> future. I did find their occasional online events pretty good. >> >> For me, the dealer discount isn't worth it because retail dealer prices are >> way overinflated. I'd sooner order online from a dealer; the 25-35% >> discount on internet orders far exceeds the MBCA discount. >> >> The local MBCA chapter near San Francisco runs First Sunday Drives, but >> those seem to involve pretty much only newer MBs. Any of my 1970s MBs would >> easily be the oldest vehicles there, by a couple of decades. Lots of >> post-2010, computerised appliances that I just have no interest in seeing. >> They don't seem to get that it was the W123/W126 that *defined* >> dependability for Mercedes. >> >> As with any car club, it's always the same people slaving away, running >> everything until they're finally broken and quit. I've seen it with the >> Citroën club, the Arcane Club, the Renault club, and lately with the MBCA >> Bay Area chapter. >> >> D. >> >> >>>> On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 Bob Rentfro wrote: >>> >>> >>> Anyone participate in this group anymore? >>> >>> I remember in the late 90s and the early naughts that were, at least here >>> in AZ, not really a living group. Membership did afford me a discount when >>> I purchased parts at the dealer, one rally-ish journey up the mountain once >>> a year, and a Christmas Dinner. >>> >>> I wonder if the group is evolving just as MB owners are evolving. >>> >>> AZBob >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
