Donate to TurboBuick.Com
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John Larkin
Sublime Master of Turbology
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- May 25, 2001
If you do you get
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striker_29
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 31, 2001
Ok I did it, but my title didnt change
Anyway, hope that helped out some.
Anyway, hope that helped out some.Cat out of the bag
Oh...someone found the link. I knew it would happen sooner or later.
Well, I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't want to make a big deal out of it all, but since it is now out in the open I guess it is my duty to explain things.
See...we never liked the idea of people giving us money for the site, unless they had the chance to make that money back and then some as a paying vendor/advertiser. If they were a member, it was to be a free resource. That way, nothing more was expected and no one was let down.
Well, some of you fine folks didn't care about that and found ways to send in money anyway. People knew that me and Bruce Toelle (WE4) are close buddies and started sending money to him or calling him and giving him their credit card numbers to pass onto us as a donation to the site. Some people just sorta came out of nowhere....it was very humbling, actually. This sorta put us in a weird spot, we couldn't refuse the funds because it would be an insult to people who went to those lengths to help us out and it would be wasting Bruce's time, which I know to be very valuable.
Well...the Turbo Buick hobby is very unique and somewhat limited on resources when it comes to vendors, etc... This makes a site like this somewhat hard to run financially.
Couple that with an awkard feeling of guilt for getting Bruce wrapped up in this as he does enough by helping the site as it is, and like I said, his time is valuable and he is a busy guy. Not that Bruce minds helping, but heck...I don't want to make it harder for him to help us it is.
So, due to that and the popular demand, Chris and I realized that regardless of what we said, people were going to donate so we might as well make it easier on Bruce. Heheh... So, with a few disclaimers to ensure that people wouldn't have any misunderstandings as to why they were donating and what they can expect to get out of it, I reluctantly set up a page with info on how to make donations. I didn't want to plaster it all over the place and make a huge deal out of it, I just placed a couple of links here and there and figured that would be good enough for now.
No one has to donate anything, no one is expected to and no one will ever be ridiculed if they don't. It is ONLY if you feel you have gotten something out of this site and feel you want to give something back in return. Nothing more, nothing less. Anything is appreciated. Honestly, it DOES help. Like I said, this site is not easy to run financially.
So thanks to all, even if you want to donate but just can't for one reason or another!
Even though I am a kid at heart, I am 30 years old. In those 30 years of my life, I have met thousands of people.
On thing is undeniable, in those 30 years, some of the greatest people I have ever met in my life are right here, part of this little web site.
Oh...someone found the link.
I knew it would happen sooner or later.Well, I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't want to make a big deal out of it all, but since it is now out in the open I guess it is my duty to explain things.
See...we never liked the idea of people giving us money for the site, unless they had the chance to make that money back and then some as a paying vendor/advertiser. If they were a member, it was to be a free resource. That way, nothing more was expected and no one was let down.
Well, some of you fine folks didn't care about that and found ways to send in money anyway. People knew that me and Bruce Toelle (WE4) are close buddies and started sending money to him or calling him and giving him their credit card numbers to pass onto us as a donation to the site. Some people just sorta came out of nowhere....it was very humbling, actually. This sorta put us in a weird spot, we couldn't refuse the funds because it would be an insult to people who went to those lengths to help us out and it would be wasting Bruce's time, which I know to be very valuable.
Well...the Turbo Buick hobby is very unique and somewhat limited on resources when it comes to vendors, etc... This makes a site like this somewhat hard to run financially.
Couple that with an awkard feeling of guilt for getting Bruce wrapped up in this as he does enough by helping the site as it is, and like I said, his time is valuable and he is a busy guy. Not that Bruce minds helping, but heck...I don't want to make it harder for him to help us it is.
So, due to that and the popular demand, Chris and I realized that regardless of what we said, people were going to donate so we might as well make it easier on Bruce. Heheh...
So, with a few disclaimers to ensure that people wouldn't have any misunderstandings as to why they were donating and what they can expect to get out of it, I reluctantly set up a page with info on how to make donations. I didn't want to plaster it all over the place and make a huge deal out of it, I just placed a couple of links here and there and figured that would be good enough for now.No one has to donate anything, no one is expected to and no one will ever be ridiculed if they don't. It is ONLY if you feel you have gotten something out of this site and feel you want to give something back in return. Nothing more, nothing less. Anything is appreciated. Honestly, it DOES help. Like I said, this site is not easy to run financially.
So thanks to all, even if you want to donate but just can't for one reason or another!
Even though I am a kid at heart, I am 30 years old. In those 30 years of my life, I have met thousands of people.
On thing is undeniable, in those 30 years, some of the greatest people I have ever met in my life are right here, part of this little web site.
Michael McCoy
Active Member
- Joined
- May 26, 2001
Jason, dhauser & GNBlack both sent (or are in the process) $$ to Bruce for parts I sold them. Instead of sending the $$ to me, I asked them to give to the site. Hope this helps & thanks as always.
GN One Day...
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 28, 2001
Originally posted by striker_29
Ok I did it, but my title didnt change
Maybe b/c of the custom line you put in?
I'm a TR guy at heart, and I love the site, so hope I helped out a bit. I'll try to send more when Santa doesn't need funding.
Originally posted by striker_29
Ok I did it, but my title didnt change
Please e-mail me your full name, the e-mail address you used to make the donation and the method you used to donate (PayPal or Credit Card) and I will look into it, I don't remeber your donation coming through.
striker_29
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 31, 2001
Thats strange, I will send it to you now. Thanks.
mandersgtp
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2002
Don't ya hate how everything always comes up at once? My car is completely dead right now and I'm not sure exactly how bad things are, so that is my first priority, of course.
However, I would LOVE to help out this site, I've learned a lot about a car I hope on buying from here - actually, ALL I know about Turbo Buicks is from this site. People have been MORE than happy to help me out any way they can and I've even had someone offer his expertise when I do finally find "my" GN. What a great bunch of people and a site to be VERY proud of It's kind of hard being a chick that's into cars sometimes, not a lot of people have faith in you, but y'all have shown me that that's not always the case. Thank you guys for all your help, knowledge and friendliness, you may not understand how much I appreciate it
However, I would LOVE to help out this site, I've learned a lot about a car I hope on buying from here - actually, ALL I know about Turbo Buicks is from this site. People have been MORE than happy to help me out any way they can and I've even had someone offer his expertise when I do finally find "my" GN. What a great bunch of people and a site to be VERY proud of
It's kind of hard being a chick that's into cars sometimes, not a lot of people have faith in you, but y'all have shown me that that's not always the case. Thank you guys for all your help, knowledge and friendliness, you may not understand how much I appreciate itSimilar threads
