Well, we were offline for a while and now we're back! There's plenty of new features, some of which might not be so obvious but they're here honestly! Read more for some goodies and to see what's changed...

What's new:

• Event system - we have an all new event system which makes it way easier for you to submit any events you know about, are organising, or are attending. Check out the events page here, and get submitting your own events!
• Application boxes - if your into personalising your profile you can now re-arrange where everything is. just login and hit the 'Applications' link in the toolbar above your profile.
• Activity Stream - the activity stream is the list of activities that vwCartel users are performing on the site. It can be seen on the home page and user profiles. We've updated this to show more information about what's actually going on around the site.
• Profile Videos - aswell as profile pictures you can now add a video to your profile. This can be a video of your Van, something you want to share with others, or simply something your interested in. Log in to vwCartel and click the 'My Profile Video' in your profile and select a video to add it to your page.
• Photo Enhancements - You can now browse the photo galleries using the left and right arrows on your keyboard which makes navigating much quicker and you can also quickly make any of your photos your profile picture while browsing.
• Group Albums - Group photo albums can now be contributed to by any member of the group which makes sharing your favourite photos with group members much easier. Just browse or create a photo album inside a group and click the 'Upload Photos' link.
• Cartel Points - Cartel Points are a site-wide reward system for vwCartel users. You can earn points by performing different tasks around the site and these points are then displayed in your profile. Click Here to learn more about Cartel Points and where you can earn them.