I know we have discussed it before... but what is happening to our Pinto site? I just went and looked. There have been only 22 posts on 7 different threads in the past 31 days. And I use 31 days because on this very site if a thread hasn't been active for 31 days there is a red lettered notification that you are posting to an old thread.
More so, years ago there was a LOT of discussion about repairing our Pintos. It was technical discussion. It was "Car Guys" talk. While still Pinto related a fair amount of the discussion seems to be about secondary matters and not to the repair and modification of our Pintos. These 7 threads are:
Rotors (a reasonable but expensive) modification most likely don't have the money for
Coffee Mugs
An apology from a member who was replying to a post I made 3-1/2 years ago (that says something about activity right there) that they had never thanked me for the information I provided (no offense and no apology need)
A Pinto that was sold (did we lose another one?)
My posting about Part 2 of a Pinto video
Engine mounts for a V-8 swap that sadly seemed to indicate the the Mustang II part are hard to come by
A Pinto that was still for sale (are we losing another one?)
The two threads that were technical were about modifications (not regular Pinto repairs). Two were about cars sold (or not) and the rest were secondary matters. The PCCA is the only specific Pinto site I am aware of. There seems to be no competition. Two sites that I frequent for other cars I own (Corvair and Studebaker) have similar total build number to the Pinto (2-3 million). These sites compete with at least one major and other minor sites. They also have competition with Facebook etc. (a sited reason for decline here). Yet these sites get more activity between 8am and noon on any given day than we are getting here in 31 days! Why???
So, I guess my questions are is Pinto ownership such a waning interest and it shows in the participation? Are Pinto owners apathetic to make the effort to post? Effort was made to create and maintain this site. The work Dwayne does behind the scenes has been monumental. But, if we Pinto owners don't make use of what has been provided then we are letting a treasure languish. My apology if I seem to be coming down hard. I just remember how active this site was back in 2007 when I first joined.
Well my apologies for being absent, It's quite possible that my literary threads just burned out.. So much for fictional sci fi content. I went back into the working world in auto parts after being on sabbatical for many years. Just recently recovering from Covid-19 and still dull as a butter knife. Being over 65 has forced me to reevaluate my financial priorities, and having 2 disabled vehicles kept the Pinto from returning to life as a Hillclimb car. ( been since 1992 that it actually ran an event Where does the time and money go?)
My California cost of living and Min wage job w/ SSI barely keeps a roof over our heads.
As the Covid Fog clears, I may actually have a few moments to catch up with all who miss my banter...
Car Trek still lives in the back of my mind, and a few turns of the Screw may actually create a new chapter.. Given current electoral politics
My best to all you riders of the Horse of many names..
Pintosopher