RE: [Chrysler300] Mopar help database

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Gloria.  Let's not reinvent the wheel here.  While traveling
with your 300 always have your current roster and a cell phone.  The thought
of having to denote whether or not you are available to help a Club member
in need is unnecessary.  Exactly what would the need be?  It could be
anything from mechanical to directions or restaurants or lodging, some could
help, others not.  I don't like the idea of somehow separating the Club
between those that are willing to help from those that may not be able to.
Just make a call to the member you happen to be near.  Now if a member
happens to operate a service facility that's a different story, perhaps that
could be denoted somehow.

 

Bob J

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gloria Moon
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:49 AM
To: lettercars@xxxxxxx; kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
Tom Cox; Jerry Lindsay
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Mopar help database

 

  

This club is wonderful I agree. We certainly could include asterisks for 
those who are willing to help as Tom says. Databases are pretty easy to 
change that way. But I don't think we need to do that. Having used the 
roster for help on the road, I can tell you that we have had wonderful 
success. Good old Thirsty has needed its share of help. Just don't leave 
home without a phone and roster.

If you want an extra roster for the glovebox of your car so you don't leave 
home without it, let me know and I'll send you one.

300ly,
Gloria Moon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jerry Lindsay
To: lettercars@xxxxxxx <mailto:lettercars%40aol.com>  ;
kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>  ; 
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>  ; Tom
Cox
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Mopar help database

Good idea Tom, I would believe that if we asked our club members that 
question there would be asterisk's beside each members name. I cannot think 
of a single members that would not help another member. We have a great club

of caring loving members would are always ready to lend a hand.

Clubs do not get better than ours. I'm available.

Jerry Lindsay
Seminole, Fl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tom Cox
To: lettercars@xxxxxxx <mailto:lettercars%40aol.com>  ;
kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>  ; 
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:14 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Mopar help database

I wonder if the club members that maintain the database for the Club 
Roster
could add an asterisk (*) beside each member's name that offers to be one 
of
the "Road Angels".

Using the Club Roster would be a good way for a needy member to know the
kind of car the member has (since they are included with each member
listing) and may have specific knowledge about a problem.

Maybe when the dues are sent out next time, there could be a place for 
each
member to commit (or not) to being available to help out and we could use
that to indicate on the roster who was willing.

Just some thoughts. Great idea, Keith.

Tom Cox

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> ]
On
Behalf Of lettercars@xxxxxxx <mailto:lettercars%40aol.com> 
Sent: 2010-11-29 10:17 PM
To: kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com> ;
Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> 
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Mopar help database

Keith and All:
I think your idea is great. Sign me up! Also, as others have said,
carrying the roster is certainly helpful, but even better would be knowing
that
the person nearest you and your trouble has actually volunteered to help
prior to the necessity.
300ly, Gil Cunningham
Tallahassee, Florida

In a message dated 11/27/2010 4:07:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>
<mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com> writes:

To all in 300 land,

I'd like to run a thought out there and see what you think.

If our dream trip comes true, Judy and I would like to take a
once-in-a-lifetime trip next year in our very special '57 C. If things
continue on
course I hope to have the C's complete off-frame restoration complete
sometime
next spring; and we are dreaming of driving a very wide clockwise or
counter-clockwise loop from Michigan that would take us on a two lane road
tour
through both the Northwest and the Southwest US. Perhaps 5000 miles or
more. And, of course, we will want to be at the LSMFT meet in early June.

We do have some reticence about taking on such an ambitious tour. Even
though every part of the car will be refreshed, something is bound to go
wrong. And it concerns me that knowledgeable assistance is not going to be
found in every town along the way.

I expect many others plan to travel pretty significant distances to the
meet as well, and I know on the other hand that we have so many club 
members

who would willingly offer to help a fellow 300 enthusiast with a problem.
So here's what I'm wondering-

Do you agree that it would be amazing to have a website set up - e.g.
Moparhelp.com or something of that nature - where an online map would
display
the location of people willing to help all Mopar collectors with a problem
anywhere in the US? It be would similar to finding the location of a NAPA
store online. You could home in to detail by clicking on a location and
find the contact information to reach anyone who had volunteered to be
helpful
to travelers with knowledge, parts, or wrenching.

I envision that members of several `50s and `60s clubs would be willing to
participate - such as our 300 clubs, the WPC club, the Imperial Owners
club, the DeSoto club etc. Each participant could list his membership(s) 
and

what kind of help he may be able to lend. Perhaps there could even be a
separate listing for locating service parts that may be needed to repair 
our

running gear.

Well, these are my baseline thoughts, and I'd like to stir up a
conversation on the idea of setting up such a database. I wish I could
personally be
of more technological help on this, but I wouldn't have a clue as to how
to do it. I just know there are those who can, and I would hope that some
software app already exists to format these interactive maps.

I know I would personally feel much more comfortable while rolling a long
way from home - just knowing I could call on the support of fellow
enthusiasts if something went wrong. And I believe many others would feel
the same.

What do you think? Is this something that should be done? Would you be
willing to be on the list of volunteers? Could you possibly help with
setting it up?

Your turn -----------

Thanks,
Keith Boonstra

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