[alfa] Alfa Youth- Thoughts from "young blood".

[hagen_jason@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Another issue/incentive to consider for the "old farts" who may not be as openly engaging of new/young blood in their respective clubs...  

...Keeping up/building consumer demand for Alfas.  I.E. if the Alfa-related enthusiasm of young people is not cultivated, demand for your Alfa products will drop.  As a result, Alfa car values will drop, part supplies and services will dry up, etc.  Just think, when you go to sell your Alfas (when you are too old to drive them any longer, God forbid), they won't be worth anything unless an entire new generation of enthusiasts are poised to purchase and carry-on the tradition and enthusiasm.  Furthermore, Alfa will then NEVER return to America as demand will have evaporated into "what is an Alfa Romeo, I think I heard of some movie that had an Alpha Romero way back when...".

Thoughts from "young blood"...

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Jason Hagen
Chicago, IL
'73 Spider
'95 164Q
> Monty,
> 
> You've brought up an issue that I was going to deal with the president of the 
> AROC, Mark Mosko.  I haven't been very active as of late in the Alfa community 
> because I am currently Alfa-less, but I am still a member of the AROC and read 
> posts on the digest regularly.  I read the column "From the President" in the 
> new Alfa Owner magazine and your post on the digest and was outraged.  In the 
> column he talks about the possiblity of Alfa returning in 2010 and was wondering 
> if it would be good for the club?  He goes on to say "What kind of car owners 
> have we become?  Will we mix at all?"  
> 
> How can the president of my beloved AROC say such a thing?  Anyone who'll join 
> the club will be an enthusist because you won't join a car club because you 
> don't care for the car.  Look at the BMW, Porsche or Mercedes clubs, they have a 
> racing hertiage just like Alfa Romeo, but they also have current newer car 
> members that enjoy they're cars as much as the members who own vintage models.  
> Having new models and new blood in the Alfa world can only be to our advantage.  
> With recognion of the Alfa Romeo brand name will come the after market vendors 
> and allow all Alfa fans to customize, upgrade and repair their Alfas better.  
> With new members comes new revenues and maybe we can get up to par with the auto 
> club as far as resources and a decent magazine.  These other car blubs are 
> enjoying the benefits of large membership numbers and new models and parts why 
> shouldn't the Alfa owners too?
> 
> Mark Mosko also says "I want to AROC become a vintage Alfa Romeo car club"  Has 
> anyone seen a vintage car club do as well as the BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Rolls 
> Royce or even the Nissan and Honda clubs?  I like vintage cars as much as the 
> next car enthusist, but I happen to like the newer cars too.  The newer car and 
> the next generation of Alfa owners are what's going to keep the AROCs around.  
> The world changes and some people want to hold on to the old ways and don't 
> believe in changes, but if Alfa kept those old believes of lets build a car to 
> go fast and not worry about anything else than we probably would of seen the end 
> of Alfa Romeo long time ago.  Instead we got a beautiful new GTV and Spider, an 
> award winning 156 that's the envy of all the other manufacturers and the 147 
> what else can I say?
> 
> Bottom line AROCs need new blood to inject energy and enthusium like Monty tried 
> to do.  Do punish us for liking newer Alfas because they're more reliable and 
> can be a daily driver with ease.  How about the trailer queens at the meets?  
> Most vintage car owner won't drive the car nevermind race it.  Without us the 
> autocrossing and track time won't happen.  I think they're just jealous that 
> they can't drive or won't drive they're vintage cars on rainy and snowy days.  
> But the funny thing is that most vintage Alfa owners own newer Alfas as daily 
> drivers.  Now if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black, I don't know what 
> is?  Case in point Mark Mosko wants a vintage club, but has a 164S and just 
> bought 91 Spider for his wife.  This guy is worst than any politican I've heard 
> on trying to play on both sides of the fence!
> 
> Monty, screw them all we'll be here long after they've left the club, keep up 
> the good fight!
> 
> Alan
> Alfaless
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