<VV> HERE'S HOW TO FIX CORSA

[Ray Rodriguez III]

Now keep in mind I'm sortof playing devils advocate here.. I gladly pay my 
CORSA dues......

Yes, nothing!  If I don't pay the dues I can still be a member of VV and 
benefit from it, If I belong to a local club and attend a meeting and somone 
works on my car that is a benefit of the local club which doesn't require 
CORSA membership, If I buy a part from a CORSA member the seller doesn't 
generally "card" me to find out if I'm a member, and would likely sell it to 
me at the same price anyway,  attending a CORSA show doesn't require CORSA 
membership.

I'm not saying that I don't benefit from CORSA's existence which is possible 
only because of those of us who DO pay our dues... I'm saying that the only 
benefit I get as a DIRECT result of paying CORSA dues is the Communique'.

I could add to your list of the ways CORSA benefits us....  if you 
participate in a CORSA sanctioned racing event you benefit from CORSA paid 
insurance (but you dont have to be a member of CORSA to particpate in a 
local club event that I know of do you?)  If you need a part that CORSA 
aided in the development of you are benefitting.. but dont have to be a 
CORSA member to buy it, If you visit the CORVAIR museum you are benefitting 
from it... but you dont have to be a member to get in do you?

It's a shame.. but a LOT of folks look at things like paying club dues in 
terms of WIFM?  I learned about WIFM in real estate sales....   "What's in 
it for me?"  They are going to pass on paying the dues to join when they 
find out they arent going to get hardly anything but a magazine in 
return....  and an awful lot of folks won't care about whether or not they 
are contributing to the finances of this club that benefits them whether 
they are a member or not.

Maybe we should see if we can get all the major CORVAIR vendors to increase 
their prices slightly all around, and offer all currently PAID UP CORSA 
members a discount.. that would be a start.


Also keep in mind that the perspective I offer is from the POV of a CORSA 
member who's nearest "local" Corvair club is over an hour away from home... 
and happens to be a largely race focused group... whereas I am not really 
much interested in racing.  As a result I am not a member of that club 
(though I would be anyway if it was closer).  I'm sure there are LOTS of 
CORSA members or potential members who are not/would not be local club 
members....  though that is somewhat a moot point since local clubs dont 
require CORSA membership anyway.

Ray Rodriguez III
Lake Ariel, PA
CORSA member
66' Corsa 140/4 hot rodded coupe
65' Corsa 140/4 under construction




> Really?  Nothing you say?  You're aware that most, if not all, of the 
> significant VV contributors are CORSA members?
>
> I just brought this up at our club meeting:
>
> "If you come to a meeting and someone works on your car, that's a  CORSA 
> benefit.  If you buy a part from a CORSA member, that's a CORSA  benefit. 
> If you ask me a question, if you go to a show, or sell a  part here, it's 
> a CORSA benefit.  Now, if that's not worth what the  dues cost, fair 
> enough.  But you're getting a benefit from CORSA  whether you like it or 
> not."
>
> That's my position.
>
> --Bryan