Thanks for the responses.. i hope the detroit/ann arbor chapter is active.

Pro:

I've been a MBCA member for years and believe the magazine is worth the price of membership. I also suspect your choice of section (you can choose so I am told; if you do not choose they will assign you to the closest section) will determine your level of satisfaction. International Stars section is VERY active in Michigan and offers a wide variety of things for many interests. Check the MBCA website and look up each section in the region to see which appears most active in your area of interest.

http://www.mbca.org/

Join the club, you will not be disappointed.

230/8

You can also attend any event any section puts on. If you see something you like in a neighboring section, you can attend.

Len

I used to be when i was younger.... but it has been awhile.. I may look at getting back into it!

I tried it for a year. Being so isolated, the section events seemed centered on brunches and being seen in the cars as opposed to knowing much about them. I was a frequent user of their forum, but have to admit that I didn't agree much with treating non-member MB owners, who tried to participate on the forum, like flea infested hounds until they became members.

I have had this feeling.....i did it for a year..but still may go back.

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Member for several years now, pays for itself many times over. Good deal no matter how you slice it. Jim

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1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

On a nationwide basis the club is weak compared to bmwcca, IMO The demographics are older, hence the trips to candle factories and Sunday brunches. Track days are rare. Plus, the club went through a schism some years back about the Star publisher, who is no Satch Carlson. Club politics over this blowup reminded me of one of Henry Kissinger's rare insights: "University
politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small."

That said, if you're in the Detroit area, the International Stars is one of the more active chapters.

This has changed. We have a new publisher for The Star that will keep it more centered on the club. This will not impact the quality of the publication. You also gain access to the club forums which can be valuable as well.

Vice-President International Stars

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and if you want a track day or a tech session or something else that your section doesn't do, then step up and VOLUNTEER and set it up. I don't know of a section anywhere that will turn down an offer of help setting up an event.

Len

Wow, that sounds like joining a church. Still, I bet it's more fun.

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