As some of you may have noticed, there\'s a new banner at the top of the site. It appears to be for BMW Finance, but click on it and you get into the main BMW website. This is our first big advertising campaign and is helping to ensure the future of the site, so the more of you pay it a visit, spend some time there and, preferably, buy a BMW, the more you help to secure the future of your lively Backroom forum.
Another addition which should have happened last week but didn\'t for technical reasons is that soon the left-hand menu will contain a link to Glass\'s Guide Valuation service. Further links will take you direct to: www.haynes.co.uk , to: autotrader.co.uk , and to: motoring.telegraph.co.uk
Obviously, the more these links get used, the stronger the site will become financially and the longer free facilities like The Backroom can continue to exist.
HJ
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I quite enjoy browsing through these links so I hope they notice. Sadly, I'm not in the market for a BMW (still waiting for those numbers to come up) so I'm still happy to cough up a tenner every now & then to keep the backroom going but then that's another thread...
When I was buying 6 months ago I used all sorts of links to autotrader, glass's guide etc, and I put all these links together in my favourites folder. Perhaps it would be fruitful to have a link on the lhs which effectively gives you all these links - an "everylink you every wanted when buying a car" link or something similar. BTW I bought 2 cars from GTC & trade sales & made it clear that this site was how I found them. They looked at me somewhat mystified but wrote this down nonetheless. Just interested in whether/how this comes to generate income for the site. How can you check they followed this through?!
Splodgeface
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Would this be the 'Directories' and FAQ section Splodgeface?
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Sadly, I too am not able to actually buy from the BMW site just now! But I do keep clicking on the link, and I hope they have a way of realising I'm doing this and that this site is where I'm doing it from!
I'll also make a point of visiting the other links too, even though, again, I won't be buying from them, I'm afraid.
To everyone else here - please do the same, even if you have no intention or means of making any purchases. I think we all owe it to this site to be as supportive as we possibly can, and this is a very small thing that we can all do to be of some assistance.
HF
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Ha Ha! But, whilst I have nothing but admiration for your excellent knowledge when it comes for cars, I crave for something "user friendly" when it comes to me buying cars. All I'm saying is that "Directories" might not work for everyone. Just suggesting it could be rejigged to make it more eye-catching.
Splodgeface
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HJ: Warranty direct, and directchoice banners adorn mine still. Maybe its my browser, Safari?
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The banners should rotate. Not very satisfactory, I know. We may have to back them up with some buttons at the top of the LH column between The Backroom login and the News.
HJ
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No plans to use pop ups?
How about a pulldown list to every manufacturer mentioned on this site, whcih would send you directly to each of their sites rather than just one. The more the merrier as they say (and wouldn't preclude anyone who doesn't like blue and white roundels).
Jonathan
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Best of British, HJ, and I like the way you've done the BMW banner: noticeable, but not intrusive.
There's a pop-up at the momwent from VW on the Autosport site. It is one of the most annoyingly intrusive pop-ups I've seen so far in that there isn't an easy way out of it.
Don't go there!
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Nooo pop ups, if I see one I make a point of closing it whatever it is they are so annoying.
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Got the rotating banners ok on Mozilla browser HJ. Have clicked thru to all.
En passant what on earth is "vibrant laser cloth upholstery" as described on 3 series sport model.???? Any ideas anybody?
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Yep, will do the clicking thing - Seeing as I've made a small, nay MINI purchase from BMW I feel better that I'm funding very indirectly!
Lee
MINI adventure in progress
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