Wolrd wide E60 meeting
10-15-2005, 12:50 PM
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That would be awesome.
Obviously, wlong lead time is needed to get this done, specially for us working stiff here in North America. It would also be nice if we can get BMW Munich to sponsor it in some capacity.
I'm in if its sometime in mid 2006.
Obviously, wlong lead time is needed to get this done, specially for us working stiff here in North America. It would also be nice if we can get BMW Munich to sponsor it in some capacity.
I'm in if its sometime in mid 2006.
10-15-2005, 05:00 PM
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Sounds fun but something tells me that it would be easier if was done in the US (at least for the first event.)
Lomag is in NJ and so is BMW NA so maybe NY/NJ would be a logical starting point?
Lomag is in NJ and so is BMW NA so maybe NY/NJ would be a logical starting point?
10-15-2005, 05:13 PM
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I am having problem taking vacation and most of the time I end up losing 5-10 days of vacation because we are not allowing carry over. So this event can force me to take some vacations.
--so any where will be fine with me ...I mean..any countries
--so any where will be fine with me ...I mean..any countries
10-15-2005, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Oct 15 2005, 09:00 PM
Sounds fun but something tells me that it would be easier if was done in the US (at least for the first event.)
Lomag is in NJ and so is BMW NA so maybe NY/NJ would be a logical starting point?
Lomag is in NJ and so is BMW NA so maybe NY/NJ would be a logical starting point?
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10-16-2005, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by amigo525' date='Oct 15 2005, 06:45 AM
How about if we have a worldwide e60 meeting in Germany?
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The USA would also be a good location as well. At the Performance Center in Spartanburg would be a good location for all, as BMW has a large manufacturing presence there.
The downside to both locations is: If it is in Germany, I can't bring my car.
If it is in the USA, our foreign friends can't bring theirs!
Maybe an alternating location?
Regards, Mike.
10-17-2005, 06:01 AM
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I vote for meeting in Las Vegas.
Come on...a whole gaggle of e60s in Sin-City...
Who is with me...Yeah, I know, my baby is at the VPC as we speak, should get it in another 2 days or so... :'( too much waiting...
Come on...a whole gaggle of e60s in Sin-City...
Who is with me...Yeah, I know, my baby is at the VPC as we speak, should get it in another 2 days or so... :'( too much waiting...
10-17-2005, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by IndianGoneMAD' date='Oct 17 2005, 04:01 PM
I vote for meeting in Las Vegas.
Come on...a whole gaggle of e60s in Sin-City...?
Who is with me...Yeah, I know, my baby is at the VPC as we speak, should get it in another 2 days or so... :'(? too much waiting...
Come on...a whole gaggle of e60s in Sin-City...
? Who is with me...Yeah, I know, my baby is at the VPC as we speak, should get it in another 2 days or so... :'(? too much waiting...
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Now, of course, being in Germany I'd be partial to a meeting here. No matter where the meeting is a portion of attendees would not have their cars because of the transport issue.
The idea would be for a place that could benefit the whole of us - like seeing the E60 being made and see it become the car we love from raw metal. We don't have to show our cars to the rest of the world, but it'd be nice to see the other member's cars.
My suggestion - instead of Munich - would be somewhere in Bavaria with a stop at the Dingolfing plant where they make the 5, 6 and 7er Bimmers.
I just toured the factory on Friday and it's an experience and a half. It would have to be on a weekday, and I could find out how many people they'd take at once. They do large groups Mo-Thu, and individuals - up to 5 people per group on Fridays. They walk over 40,000 people a year through it.
You see roll steel come in one end and an M5 (550, 750, 525, etc) come out the other end (with a stop at a testing room where they're doing 100MPH on rollers and testing lights, brakes, you name it) and you see most of the stations in between. It was a ballet of Robots. Had I been the Terminator, I would have had a woody the whole time looking at these magnificent robots stamping, cutting, glueing, fitting, pressing, laser-measuring to a tolerance of 0.15mm, non-stop 24/7. 16 to 40-ton presses just working that metal. No beer break for these puppies, and not a flaw in the end product. My Terminator mind would have thought I'd died and gone to the biggest whore heaven.
Anyway, I could find out and post some ideas. The Public relations gentleman who walked us through was very helpful and he'd be the one to contact for a meeting of this magnitude.
What say ye?
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Santiago