How long has this site been running? WITH THE ANSWER [Archive] - Saxperience

Mark

9th September 2006, 10:34

You guys are too fast, I made the post, spotted I'd mis-typed it and corrected it - Must have only been 10 seconds at the most and by then you'd already replied to let me know my mistake.

The site has been around since around the time Simo got his Saxo, the forum came a little later. I'll see if I can figure out the proper dates later.

Scott

9th September 2006, 10:36

I remeber V1:oops:

Mark

9th September 2006, 10:38

Dec 98 he tested a VTS but does that mean he started the site then as well?I said it was a clue :wink: I'm not sure that it is stated anywhere exactly when the site started. I have a report I was supposed to write on the history of Saxperience, which Simo will probably remind me about now (unless he doesn't see this thread) :wink:

I can remember the days when Saxperience had 5 visitors a week, seems a long time ago now...

David

9th September 2006, 10:42

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 10:47

5 visitors a week lol?? my word lol!!

SteVTR

9th September 2006, 10:54

i remember looking at the site ages ago when i first bought my saxo i'm sure it was before the forum had stated and it was just about simos car

barrett

9th September 2006, 10:58

5 visitors a week lol?? my word lol!!

lol, it gets twice that many members a day now!!!

I remember V2

SteVTR

9th September 2006, 11:01

the best way to find out how long the forums have been going would be to see what simos join date is seen as he is the first member

Y4n

9th September 2006, 11:12

Does this help in anyway? http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.saxperience.com

Mark

9th September 2006, 11:17

Does this help in anyway? http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.saxperience.com
It helps a bit, but Saxperience wasn't always on saxperience.com :wink:

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 12:15

after a little research i have found out that Scott was the first user to graduate from a newbie....simo posted THIS (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94&highlight=simo)thread. I would gues he would post it as soon as scott had graduated so i am guessing the forum was not up for much longer than this thread was posted...

i say this because i was searching through old threads and i noiced it was a lot different...simo used to talk to people in a general mannor, like you do in texts e.g. he was asking when is someone coming online or something similar to that...now you would PM it. therefore they must have been doing quite a bit of posting if they were talking about anything and everything....

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 12:17

HERE (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92&highlight=simo)is the perfect example of one of the threads i was talking about lol!

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 12:42

fter more research lol, i found out that the forum opened on the 1st december 2002 - found that in THIS (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256)thread....

the site is starting to pick up from here, with an average of 3 members per day and 150 registered members!

Scott

9th September 2006, 12:44

the site was around long before the forum was

Graeme

9th September 2006, 12:44

i hope you sleep better now for knowing that :P

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 12:45

how long before?

Scott

9th September 2006, 12:46

site started around 2000-ish to many beers between then and now

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 12:52

ok then so the forum was added roughly 2 years after the site was launched?

Scott

9th September 2006, 13:16

somehting like that think it was late 2000 or early 2001 when i first came on the site

DannyB_VTR

9th September 2006, 13:28

is a really intersting thread this! good to know the history of one of me fav forums!

tgazvtr

9th September 2006, 13:53

i remember the good old days when there was no forum!

vtrchris64

9th September 2006, 15:13

quite an achievement to have approaching 12000 members

sassysax

9th September 2006, 15:34

HERE (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92&highlight=simo)is the perfect example of one of the threads i was talking about lol!

OMG!!!! simo is swearing in this thread.. don't see that anymore!!! :P

Curran

9th September 2006, 16:13

i remember before there was a forum and the site used to have a really crappy long address. nothing catchy like sax-p.

i took my time to sign up to the forum though :oops:

Mark

9th September 2006, 16:25

the site used to have a really crappy long address.He he, I wonder how many people know that address? Knowing that is a further clue to how long the site has been active. :wink:

The detective work so far has established that the forum was launched in December 2002.

saxodan

9th September 2006, 16:27

He he, I wonder how many people know that address? Knowing that is a further clue to how long the site has been active. :wink:

The detective work so far has established that the forum was launched in December 2002.

Bet it was something like simosaxeperience.com

Curran

9th September 2006, 16:28

no i dont think it was, it was something much worse

Curran

9th September 2006, 16:31

its been around for about as long as i have been into saxos. i'm guessing about 1999. that would have made me 11 years old :oops:

Mark

9th September 2006, 17:03

Ok, here's an early shot of the Saxperience Web site... To reward your patience

Edit: I found a v2.1 shot too - enjoy...
Another Edit: Anyone remember the wheel changer? Need to bring that back... :wink:

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 17:22

is a really intersting thread this! good to know the history of one of me fav forums!
Give me a rep for starting it lol!!

lol it looks very bland...this version is much better!

i think simo should get that interactive wheel thing back, would save a lot of time people asking for photoshops!!

Curran

9th September 2006, 17:44

that wheel thing seems a very good idea as wheels can make or break a car

Imfromwales

9th September 2006, 18:07

yeah, hopefully simo will see this thread and act upon it lol!

TU-Tuning

9th September 2006, 18:16

Yeah why was that taken out. And that thread was a little odd , readin the main man talking about such things lol

al_VTR

9th September 2006, 18:19

This monster has 175bhp and is packing enough torque to tear your arms clean off

loving that from the old site lol

Dan

10th September 2006, 10:33

Good thread this, nice to see pics of previous versions.

The wheel selector thing looked great!

Billog_VTR

10th September 2006, 10:52

true road speed link on the left of the old site looks like a useful feature.

Please dont someone now come and tell me that current sax-p has one already!

m20pub

10th September 2006, 11:00

This monster has 175bhp and is packing enough torque to tear your arms clean off

loving that from the old site lol
haha quality

noxtioN

10th September 2006, 11:58

Should have the left the wheel selector on :)

SteVTR

10th September 2006, 13:51

true road speed link on the left of the old site looks like a useful feature.

Please dont someone now come and tell me that current sax-p has one already!

its still here mate :P

its just hidden away in the premium section now