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[Glassback]

Hi, I was just wondering if any one on here is also on the Autobahnstomers forum,

[TheBoy]

A few are.  I never managed to get a forum account before I let my membership lapse.

[Keith ABS]

 Yes, I am

[Lizzie Zoom]

So am I

[VXL V6]

Not for a few years now

[Andy B]

Not for a few years now

Likewise ....

[Glassback]

I was in the Autobahnstomers myself in my Senator days, must be over 10yrs now. I ask because I have some bit's to give away, I cant put them in the for sale section because I don't have enough posts, (I opened a can of worms about 5 yrs back) If any one is interested I will list what I have, just pay the p&p. P.s. it may have to be via pm or email.

[grifter]

The forum seems dead now, where's everyone went?

[456lbft]

I am in the ABS, and the old forum is dead (closed down and soon to disappear forever), the new one is a bit more difficult to access and very quiet compared to a few years ago.  It seems everyone uses facebook these days, or perhaps they are socially distancing themselves. It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and their event are still good, but the days of online owners clubs (especially for old Vauxhalls) are probably numbered.

[STEMO]

I am in the ABS, and the old forum is dead (closed down and soon to disappear forever), the new one is a bit more difficult to access and very quiet compared to a few years ago.  It seems everyone uses facebook these days, or perhaps they are socially distancing themselves. It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and their event are still good, but the days of online owners clubs (especially for old Vauxhalls) are probably numbered.

As are old vauxhalls.

[Andy B]

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It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and  ....

  You can't say that! 

[Lizzie Zoom]

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It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and  ....

  You can't say that! 

Exactly right as my Omega that still needs the ABS membership is, the way things are going, will last longer than me!

[Andy B]

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It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and  ....

  You can't say that! 

Exactly right as my Omega that still needs the ABS membership is, the way things are going, will last longer than me!

It's been a while since I left the ABS but even back then it was always frowned upon to suggest there was a Lotus clique.

After about 20 yrs membership I didn't even get a 'sorry you're leaving' .... I was there before forums existed & it was all done via emails

[STEMO]

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It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and  ....

  You can't say that! 

Exactly right as my Omega that still needs the ABS membership is, the way things are going, will last longer than me!

It's been a while since I left the ABS but even back then it was always frowned upon to suggest there was a Lotus clique.

After about 20 yrs membership I didn't even get a 'sorry you're leaving' .... I was there before forums existed & it was all done via emails

Did you say 'early retirement' in another thread 

[Andy B]

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Did you say 'early retirement' in another thread 

Cheeky bar steward ....  I'm 58 

[TheBoy]

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Did you say 'early retirement' in another thread 

Cheeky bar steward ....  I'm 58 

That's pretty old, Mr Beanz

[Andy B]

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Did you say 'early retirement' in another thread 

Cheeky bar steward ....  I'm 58 

That's pretty old, Mr Beanz

Thanks ..... 

[Glassback]

How do I add photos. ?

[Andy B]

How do I add photos. ?

Pictures need to be hosted elsewhere & then linked to here

[Glassback]

Admin Edit:
Message removed as it does not comply with our guidelines, sorry

[New POD]

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It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and  ....

  You can't say that! 

I was in ABS for one year. I have the magazine's somewhere.  The editors know what THEY like.and Lotus is one of them.
The forum? Dead really
Advise? I've had better
Trade club? Yeah. Well maybe. Very hit and miss.
So I stick to www.autoshite.com and oof

[terry paget]

I've been a member for many years. I joined for the trade club membership and the camaraderie with other Senator owners. I ran a fleet of six ex-police Senators for many years, four of which which appeared on the cover of Straight Six News, see above. Now the internet provides the cheap spares, this forum the camaraderie, and I no longer own any straight six cars. I applaud and thank the folk who keep it going, and still produce a quarterly magazine.

I note they still organise meetings. I once attended a meeting, expecting a gathering like our Brackley meeting, but only one other guy turned up. We had a 2 hour conversation in the cold, while his wife sat in the car, then parted, looking forward to the next gathering. I never went again.

The very professional A4 full colour magazine often includes some tempting parts adverts, repair tips, and restoration articles.

[Lizzie Zoom]

I've been a member for many years. I joined for the trade club membership and the camaraderie with other Senator owners. I ran a fleet of six ex-police Senators for many years, four of which which appeared on the cover of Straight Six News, see above. Now the internet provides the cheap spares, this forum the camaraderie, and I no longer own any straight six cars. I applaud and thank the folk who keep it going, and still produce a quarterly magazine.

I note they still organise meetings. I once attended a meeting, expecting a gathering like our Brackley meeting, but only one other guy turned up. We had a 2 hour conversation in the cold, while his wife sat in the car, then parted, looking forward to the next gathering. I never went again.

The very professional A4 full colour magazine often includes some tempting parts adverts, repair tips, and restoration articles.

That photo is a lovely reminder of the Senny's!

I wish I still had mine!!

As for the ABS magazine - yes, it makes for interesting reading and any source for spare parts must be welcomed, along with the TC facility of membership!

[TheBoy]

I still go to the monthly local ABS meets. Well did, as I doubt it'll be on for 2 or 3 months at least

[Steve Brookman]

I'm still in it but like New Pod prefer Autoshite. I've got a Senator - whats for sale?

Regards

Steve

[LC0112G]

It's a common complaint that the ABS is only any good for LC/LO owners. The issue is though that there are a lot more active LC/LO owners trying to maintain their cars that there are Senator or GSi owners. There used to be a fairly active Monza membership too - mainly in East Anglia but they seem to have drifted away in the past 5-10 years.

The old ABS magazine editor (Steve Bunny) used to moan incessantly about the only articles he got for inclusion were LC/LO related. The editor isn't paid to produce content for the magazine - he simply assembles the mag from content supplies by members. If the only supplied contend is LC related, then that's all he can include.

Personally I think it was a huge mistake (20+ years ago) not to include all Carltons in the club. I said as much at an AGM back in the 90's. But the leadership at the time were resolute that they only wanted to include straight 6's. By the time they included the Omegas (all Omegas even the 4PPOS :-) ) it was too late.

Trade club was a good perk, but Vx removed TC support from most dealerships several years ago, and my nearest one was then 40 miles away. Can't blame the ABS for that though.

And recently the forum has moved (dunno why - never asked). I'm still on the new forum, but I don't like it. Worse - a recent update to the old forum software has made all the old content inaccessible. Work to repair the damage is apparently underway, but I'll believe it when I see it. If it can't be fixed, that's 20 years of vital info lost.

[456lbft]

It's a common complaint that the ABS is only any good for LC/LO owners. The issue is though that there are a lot more active LC/LO owners trying to maintain their cars that there are Senator or GSi owners. There used to be a fairly active Monza membership too - mainly in East Anglia but they seem to have drifted away in the past 5-10 years.

The old ABS magazine editor (Steve Bunny) used to moan incessantly about the only articles he got for inclusion were LC/LO related. The editor isn't paid to produce content for the magazine - he simply assembles the mag from content supplies by members. If the only supplied contend is LC related, then that's all he can include.

Personally I think it was a huge mistake (20+ years ago) not to include all Carltons in the club. I said as much at an AGM back in the 90's. But the leadership at the time were resolute that they only wanted to include straight 6's. By the time they included the Omegas (all Omegas even the 4PPOS :-) ) it was too late.

Trade club was a good perk, but Vx removed TC support from most dealerships several years ago, and my nearest one was then 40 miles away. Can't blame the ABS for that though.

And recently the forum has moved (dunno why - never asked). I'm still on the new forum, but I don't like it. Worse - a recent update to the old forum software has made all the old content inaccessible. Work to repair the damage is apparently underway, but I'll believe it when I see it. If it can't be fixed, that's 20 years of vital info lost.

I had copied some of your excellent posts from the old forum for reference , but by the time they warned us of the shutdown of the archive it was too late for a really good trawl through the incredible range of information and knowledge that had accumulated on it.     The LC/LO values will hopefully keep the interest in them alive for a good few more years, but (sadly) other Carlton's, Senators and Omegas will probably all die out with their owners...

[terry paget]

Here's my 2006 fleet, 3 ex-police white 3 litre and 2 civilian blue 2 litre. Like the earlier picture, shot on Christmas day, the only day of the year when most of the family, and their cars, are here.

[YZ250]

I'm still on ABS at the moment but will be dropping out this year. Two Audi's and a bmw are hardly eligible club cars are they. 
Nice bunch of guys when I met them at Billing a few times but my odd shift pattern made it nigh on impossible to do the pub meets so I found it difficult to integrate in to that side of things. I am on the forum but haven't posted on there since the new forum took over. Certainly not as active as this forum but like everything in life, familiarity makes things more comfortable. 

[Entwood]

Here's my 2006 fleet, 3 ex-police white 3 litre and 2 civilian blue 2 litre. Like the earlier picture, shot on Christmas day, the only day of the year when most of the family, and their cars, are here.

mmm I don't see any of terry's pictures at all .. but I do see other peoples ...

[dave the builder]

I can see them
maybe it's your device or browser 

[Entwood]

possibly .... but usually see piccies Ok ... firefox on win 10 ...

[dave the builder]

I'm using google chrome with windows 10
just to annoy TB 
windows up to date ?

[STEMO]

I can't see them either on iPad.

[STEMO]

So I have to fart around and do this:

[Entwood]

Interesting .... just tried "edge" and they work ... some investigation required ... 

Sorted .. "Privacy badger" see dropbox as a potential tracker and blocks it ... disable "privacy badger" for off site and all works ..

[dave the builder]

I don't have any badgers on my pc
a few Beaver pics     

[Kevin Wood]

I don't have any badgers on my pc
a few Beaver pics     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSHd2rnkRTE

NWS.

[Entwood]

Very good .. like that

[Andy B]

I don't have any badgers on my pc
a few Beaver pics     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSHd2rnkRTE

NWS.

 

[dave the builder]

I don't have any badgers on my pc
a few Beaver pics     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSHd2rnkRTE

NWS.

Brilliant 
forwarded to my bro for his kids to watch ,as they are off school 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

How did we get from ABS forum to Brendas beaver ??

[456lbft]

Here's my 2006 fleet, 3 ex-police white 3 litre and 2 civilian blue 2 litre. Like the earlier picture, shot on Christmas day, the only day of the year when most of the family, and their cars, are here.

back on topic, sort of, if either of the ex-police Omegas ever come up for sale, please let me know. 

[Doctor Gollum]

You're unlikely to get hold of one now... 

[terry paget]

Here's my 2006 fleet, 3 ex-police white 3 litre and 2 civilian blue 2 litre. Like the earlier picture, shot on Christmas day, the only day of the year when most of the family, and their cars, are here.

back on topic, sort of, if either of the ex-police Omegas ever come up for sale, please let me know.

Sorry, they are both gone. My daughter wrote one off six years ago, and I scrapped the other last July. Below, my son and grandson watch the scrap merchant collecting it.

[Auto Addict]

I use Ms Chrome Edge these days, a little bit of tweeking and it's far superior than the old Edge.

[MikeDundee]

Anyway back to the thread, Yes I am still a member of ABS

[Raeturbo]

Think I am but haven’t been able to work out how to get back on the fuc(ing site⚔️

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Ah, the return of the mad Scotsman. Whats the mad Stokie up to these days Mike ?