31 replies to this topic

[TheJonzo]

Hello

finally getting my butt into gear and thinking about joining a mini owners club, for the cheaper insurance, meets, and various other stuff.

Had a look on various websites, and cant decide which national club is better.

Either British Mini Club or National Mini Owners Club.

Admittedly the NMOC looks more established (and has a flasher looking website), but the BMC has all the info for membership there to hand, whereas the NMOC does not.

Can someone offer guidance?
Cheers
The Jonzo

[mini1.3]

i think its personal choice to be honest

[pogie]

I found joining a local club to be much better for meets and going to shows. You tend to make friends quicker and there is usually someone local to drive to the shows with.

I've been a member of the Mini Cooper Register for 8 years but I did more Mini related stuff with the Essex Mini club in the last 10 months a than I did in my 8 years in the MCR.

Edited by pogie, 07 January 2009 - 11:54 AM.

[Jammy]

Why do you want to join a national club?

[JohnGordon]

I was going to join bmc but the links on their website didn't work so I e-mailed them, It's been about 6 months now and I still haven't heard from them!

[TheJonzo]

Why do you want to join a national club?

I don't know, really. A friend i suggested i should join THE mini owners club, so i could get cheaper insurances and go to various events. But to be honest i haven't a clue about the advantages or disadvantages of local over national clubs.

[Spenner]

As said i would say join a local owners club much better me thinks you get to meet local people with the same intrest and advice etc

[Spenner]

You can still get cheaper insurance being a member of a local club!!!!

[TheJonzo]

That sounds fair enough.

It's probably cheaper too

[Jammy]

We do run our own discount scheme - http://www.theminifo...x...p;f=22&id=1

But as others have said, generally if you're in any club an insurer will give you a discount. Plus there are plenty of meets on all the mini forums for you to meet local Mini people.

[Bungle]

join your local club

you will get much better value for money

[998dave]

Join TMF+ it's cheap, national, and gets you insurance and parts discounts...

Honestly Jammy, why aren't you saying these things?

[maph2]

join your local club - its much more rewarding

[Heather&Henrietta]

well if you are Hampshire way...I don't know it very well, but I'm in Dorset, and I'm joined to Bournemouth Mini Club - We have people who have joined us from Lyndhurst and Shaftsbury as well as Salisbury on occasion.

You're more than welcome to pop by - our next meeting is this Sunday evening - 7.30pm at the Somerford Pub in Christchurch.

www.bournemouthminiclub.co.uk - some of our website is currently under construction atm though such as our image gallery.


Personally, I had about 6 different clubs to choose from when i was looking to join one, and the only way I could choose was to look through their club website, and visit there meetings. It's a great way and getting to know the sort of people each club brings in, plus you can have a good chat to them about your car and as well as there's. I mingle between 2 clubs, but mainly BMC.

[Captain_Radler]

join the army.... and be the best