hey, many thanks for your reply.
any idea how i could solve the "many category" thing in a more clean way so that users won't get hit by the amount of forums? Any help is welcome
The large gap is caused due to a skyscraper banner, which probably wont show on your computer due to adblock?
Thanks for the good feedback, I am going to optimize my forum with this feedback
If you really want a clean look you can always hide the forum categories entirely and have only Navigation Tabs or Quick Links. That would shorten your index page considerably.
The thing is you have a considerable number of members and you don't want to make sweeping changes that will confuse them or cause them to stop visiting. For your site I think the auto manufacturer's logos are self explanatory but maybe you want to give it a try on a test forum and see how it looks to you before going live with that much change.