Just to get things clear, we're talking about two different chat rooms.
The chat room Philly is referring to is a new chat room, affiliated with turbobuicks.net. I haven't had the chance to go in this chat room yet, but having talked to Philly, I know this room is probably a quality chat room, although membership may be low because it's new.
As for the room AJ is referring to, this is the veteran chat room. The room and it's members have been around a LONG time. There have been java connections to the room, but the best way to join is by mIRC. There is usually people in there, but it depends on the day and time to determine how active the room actually is.
Good luck.