Why a Corvette Forum Matters

I first went “online” back in ‘90 when I checked out the free AOL disc I got in the mail. AOL-land was fun for a few years, but in ‘95 a friend said to me, “You don’t need AOL to surf the net.” Honestly, I didn’t know that back then. A few days later, I said good-bye to AOL and “HOWDY!” to the information superhighway. People that previously had zero interest in PCs flocked to computer stores so they could be on the internet and get e-mail.

The Internet really was different back then. Nearly everyone was on dial-up, so web pages and sites were simpler. It was easier to find “information” then because the net hadn’t yet been taken over by commerce sites. Forums and chat rooms had been around since the early ’80s, but were clunky and difficult to use. AOL’s interface helped make it much easier.

While blogging began around 1994, it didn’t start to take off until ‘99 with the introduction of “blogging tools.” When political pundits glommed on to blogs in ‘02, the blogosphere really took off. Now, there’s a blog for everything. Which is good news and bad news. For researchers like myself, when I do a search, nearly half of the links are for either product, services, books, auction listings, forum or blog comments. At first, I was kind of annoyed with the Corvette forum links because searches often linked to things such as, “I like side-pipes too.” But when I took some time to go to the Corvette form’s home page, I was pleasantly surprised to find a rich, comprehensive information source.

The Corvette hobby is huge because it covers a 57 year lineage of cars in six distinct generations. A quick Internet query will reveal there are tons of Vette forums out there, some better than others. Some will have threads convering all six generations. Then, once you’re into your preferred forum, cruise around, and check out the topics. Every forum is is unique, so spend some time poking around the links, controls, and drop-down boxes. It’s like wandering around a big box, home improvement store. It’s a little overwhelming at first, but it doesn’t take long and you know just where to find that sky hook you’re looking for.

Sometimes I’m just in the mood to look at Corvette pictures. And what would a high-testosterone topic like Corvettes be without a collection of Corvette Girls? BORING! Corvette forum, such as SmokinVette.com. It’s fun, entertaining, educational, and a way to meet like-minded people that “get” the Corvette obsession. Nuff said!