Fiatforums.com was coping our threads post-for-post, word for word!

My 1970s Fiat-with-a-twist.

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We have a links section, just post links to AR and lancia forums in there. Then everyone on this forum knows where to look for extra knowledge etc......

Plus all our FF stickers would be out of date....we would have to change them.

chaos said:

This is why we have a non-FIAT section...Splitting up the non-FIAT section to have separate Lancia and AR sections is neither necessary or useful IMO.

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I disagree. I think having separate entries for the major manufacturers (Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, etc) would make that part of the Forum a little tidier. If you wanted to look specifically at one make, then it would only take one click and not a trawl through all the posts.

I have both Alfa Romeo and Lancia items waiting to fit on my Fiats btw, albeit only wheels

If people want to specifically look at Vauxhalls they've come to the wrong place.

Fiatforum.com The clue's in the name

I agree with Hellcat.

This is the best forum for fiat owners and I would prefer to keep it that way. If people want to extensive sections for other makes and models then go to dedicated forums for that.

We cannot please everyone. There was enough fuss and debate on having a non-fiat section but we were happy to put that in but it seems that much wants more

But we don't all exclusively drive Fiats. Members post up their pics &ask questions in the non-Fiat thread. All I'm saying is that it would be easier to look at if the cars were grouped in their own manufacturers' section. I own a Focus. I might be interested in what other FF'ers were doing with theirs; all I'd have to do then would be click on the Ford section of non-Fiat. This is my interpretation of the original poster's suggestion for Lancia &Alfa Romeo. Seemed like a good idea. However, I see that there are around 750 threads in the non-Fiat sections, so maybe it would take too much to sort them out?

That said, I can see the reasoning behind restricting non-Fiat stuff and I must add that neither of my other forums - Focus &2CV - offer an 'outsiders' section, tho bizarrely, the 2CV site has a bikers section!

If you don't want to trawl the non-fiat sections just to find ford focus' specifically then enter Ford Focus into the search bar. Or visit www.fordfocusforum.com or whatever....

I could almost agree with a Lancia and Alfa section as they're both Fiat group cars.. but Fords and Vauxhalls... no thanks.

There are 1050 threads for the Bravo section - a car that's only been available for 2 years! So I'd say they non-fiat section isn't popular enough to warrant the huge amount of administration which would be required to keep it tidy and have the availability for every make of car aside from Fiat.

I can see the thinking & reasoning behind having the "non Fiat" section split into the car makes and it would be a nice idea.....

But on the other hand I can see the other side of the coin too - It's the Fiat Forum - the FIAT bit gives it away and the amount of work that would go into keeping it tidy would be too time consuming.

I'm glad that the Non Fiat section is there, I find it interesting to read and have posted in there myself. Just because you may not have a Fiat as your main drive doesn't make you a bad person IMO

I believe that we should as a forum be open to ideas from all members - If the mods decide to take them ideas on board is another thing

I think the site is fine the way it is, splitting up sectons for different non-Fiat is a waste of time and resources for such a small amount of activity it gets! And as already pointed out, it is a Fiat forum!