Just a suggestion..... tsikot caters to car enthusiasts regardless of car brands they own. Why not talk to different car clubs and convince them that tsikot will host their board/forums for a fee? Mas maganda kung iisa na lang ang pupuntahan ng mga car aficionados di ba? May mga pondo naman sila na pwede nilang gamitin plus kung makukuha nyo ang Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mazda and the Diesel org (for example) bale 6 ang magsi-share ng load on the site expenses which means kung may existing board/forum sila, hindi na sila magbabayd ng buo and will just pay a 6th of the price (besides, wala na silang iintindihin). Plus if what you're saying about the 200k to 500k hits per day is true, napakalaking exposure yan sa mga car clubs (recruitment purposes) not to mention the fact na hindi na tayo magiging divided. You could also ask the local car manufacturers themselves for support.

I asked around dito sa opis and got more or less the same price for the hosting (fraction of a T1 connection). Sayang nga at wala kaming client sa Pinas..... maganda sanang exposure sa amin kung maga-advertise kami wherein 200K to 500K ang hits na makukuha namen.

Another suggestion is to hold fundraising activities every month. Gawa kayo ng mga maibebentang bagay (site stickers and shirts seems to be a big hit) or invite a band to play (pwedeng mga members lang den ang mag-perform, hehehe).

You can also model your plans after the site Honda SUV. Nagsimula lang din sila from forums and then the hosting cost was solved by asking members to pay a fee. Ofcourse a lot got pissed and went on to find another informative site (reason why Honda CR-V was created). And then they figured on selling Honda parts to offset the hosting cost kaya libre na ulit yung site. The Honda CR-V site naman keeps its head afloat because they have some sponsors (tirerack, hondacuraworld, honda owner link and ofcourse it would help a lot if you have a lawyer owner) that are more than happy to pay for their advertisement.