Agreed, for the moment we are not a large enough organization that groups of that sort would be necessary.
Now, we CAN do polls. We have discussion sections that cover prettymuch all the moddable areas: engine, driveline, suspension, body, and electrical. We could do a per-area poll of mods and paint color. Within the General Discussion area we could also do a production date poll (month & year). I realize polls are not quite as individual as a group membership, but for now everyone DOES have the choice to have an entire thread about them & their vehicle in the Profiles section.
We could also create a new section on here, under the FAQ/Reference group, with statistics. These polls could be conducted/moved there. It would be a valuable resource to us in seeing what most people are putting on their cars. Having a database of production daes would be very informative as well. We could even go as far as to have a 318iS registry, and try to garner participation from around the world through the internet. Just an idea, but I will work on getting this idea made into something useful.
Actually, this brings up some of my views, and being goal-oriented and enjoying being a part of influential things, I am going to get another thread going in here. I guess I will call it an executive address of sorts.