#269219 - 10/11/2005 19:14
International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
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A number of people have asked that the weekend be moved from it's (now "traditional") time in July to another date.
Those of you who have a preference, could you answer this post separately with a specific date. Before posting, check other individual answers to see if someone has already posted the same date: if so, add a reply to their posting. In this way, I can see the proposed dates at the bottom of the replies, and a rough idea of the number of others who would prefer the same date.
So come on guys and gals, check your diaries and post away!
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#269220 - 10/11/2005 19:53
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Actually, I'll be in London from July 6th till about July 18th. So if the date is between those I'd be extremely happy. Although my dates aren't solid yet, I'll be purchasing the tickets within the next week or so. I'd love to kill two birds with 1 stone (airfare) if possible.
The usual date is around July 4th right?
Edited by oliver (10/11/2005 19:54)
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#269221 - 10/11/2005 20:01
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
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Anything but June 11th - I've missed the British GP too many times for the empeg meet. Now the GP itself has moved I know it's sod's law you'll move the meet to coincide!
Rob
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#269222 - 10/11/2005 20:08
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 14/08/2001
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Any time before July please.
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#269223 - 10/11/2005 20:48
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
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Airfares from over here generally triple in cost for July/August.
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#269224 - 10/11/2005 23:26
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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enthusiast
Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
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I keep telling myself that I'll get to a meet one of these days, but the 'traditional' weekend in July always seems to clash with another 'traditional' part of July in these here parts  Later in July might suit me better, round the 21st-23rd or 28th-30th. Just my tuppence worth.
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#269225 - 10/11/2005 23:44
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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#269226 - 11/11/2005 07:00
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Mataglap]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
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Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Yup - June is better for me too...July is likely to get very busy with our annual conference, sailing competition...and something else which is likely to come up!
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#269227 - 11/11/2005 08:24
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
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Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Anything except July 21-23 is doable, July 14-16 would be ideal.
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#269228 - 11/11/2005 09:51
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 18/12/2000
Posts: 342
Loc: South-West-Germany
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Nothing planned yet from June 16 to end of August. I'll be there for sure...
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#269230 - 11/11/2005 12:45
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 27/10/2002
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Anytime in June, except the last few days, would suit me just fine.
Edit: And except the first weekend in June... But August would do fine too...
Stig
Edited by StigOE (11/11/2005 13:35)
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#269231 - 11/11/2005 14:40
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
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Can't do June or the first weekend in July. And you can't do the 17th of June, either Rob...
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#269232 - 11/11/2005 16:25
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Roger]
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#269233 - 11/11/2005 16:51
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/12/2000
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What with all of these refusals, it looks like we'll have to get together in Smarch.
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#269234 - 12/11/2005 01:47
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: frog51]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
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Loc: East Coast, USA
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Sometime in June may be better for me too. Maybe airfare will be cheaper. And maybe the tourist spots will be less crowded? Questions to help choose a date in an Off Topic thread.
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#269235 - 12/11/2005 18:10
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 07/01/2005
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Although I'm there at pretty much whichever date we decide, I will put a vote in for it to be before July 15th - so my mate Jon can come along.
Embedded Linux Guy amongst other things, I'm sure he'll have a great time. Plus, it would be nice to have a passenger 
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#269236 - 13/11/2005 16:53
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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Registered: 14/11/2000
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Loc: The Hague, the Netherlands
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July 14-16 would be ideal.
No! No! Anything but that date. That's the North Sea Jazz weekend.
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#269237 - 13/11/2005 16:55
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: sein]
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Registered: 14/11/2000
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I will put a vote in for it to be before July 15th
Yes, before that date, not at that date. That's the North Sea Jazz weekend.
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#269238 - 15/11/2005 09:18
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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#269239 - 16/11/2005 07:53
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: sein]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Could we have a second poll on *preferred* (not just possible) dates?
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#269240 - 16/11/2005 09:02
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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Whatever date you pick, you won't be able to stop the Boxers coming: That's retirement for you!
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#269241 - 16/11/2005 09:32
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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That's the idea. I'll collate the dates, work out what I can do, then give you a selection to vote on.
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#269242 - 16/11/2005 10:44
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
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I know this doesn't help, but at the moment I have nothing planned for those weekends.... and now it's in Cambridge there's even less for me to organise.
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#269243 - 16/11/2005 14:55
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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Registered: 14/08/2001
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Loc: London, UK
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Nature will dictate when I can make it.
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#269244 - 16/11/2005 17:03
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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now it's in Cambridge there's even less for me to organise
Maybe we should organise a charabanc and chauffeur now that we don't have to fly anywhere!
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#269245 - 16/11/2005 22:50
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
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Loc: East Coast, USA
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Also, my lack of a vote represents my flexibility. The empeg meet is always the first thing on my calendar for the year, so it wins no matter what.
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#269246 - 18/12/2005 17:14
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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That's the idea. I'll collate the dates, work out what I can do, then give you a selection to vote on.
Ummh... Not to nag, but some of us are getting to the point where we have to finalize our shedules - all the interesting things in 2006 seem to happen in July... :-(
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#269247 - 20/12/2005 13:08
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Eh? I didn't realise, sorry - but I haven't yet got anything pinned for a hotel, which makes it difficult for me to pose a weekend yet. I'll work on it and try and let you know.
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#269248 - 21/12/2005 08:09
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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I'll work on it and try and let you know.
Great! Thanks!
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#269250 - 23/12/2005 08:30
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 01/10/2001
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Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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OK, that's a pretty good excuse! Congrats!!
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#269251 - 23/12/2005 09:20
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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And I was hoping I was the only one with this excuse!<br>  I still have permission (with caveats) so depending on timing....we'll see
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#269252 - 23/12/2005 16:38
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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pooh-bah
Registered: 25/08/2000
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Loc: NH USA
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Funny, those two look a lot alike... -Zeke
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#269253 - 23/12/2005 17:29
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: frog51]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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How, exactly, did he manage to get a doob inside the womb?
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#269255 - 24/12/2005 11:25
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: frog51]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Oh boy. You guys sure know how to make things difficult, don't you?
Can you both PM me, please, with details.
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#269256 - 24/12/2005 14:02
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
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Oh boy. You guys sure know how to make things difficult, don't you?
Don't even TRY to fit in with everyone for an event involving more than a dozen people. You'll go insane! Just pick a date and dictate it.
Rob
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#269257 - 24/12/2005 16:48
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: rob]
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I'm trying to wait for a weekend to get selected but it is getting hard. I want to buy a new car BMW 325i or BMW 330i but I want to use this trip to take the European delivery option since they will take $2500.00 of the price of the car. This would be my first time out of the country and it would be nice to drive my new car everywhere. Does anyone know if I can drive from Munich, Germany to Cambridge, UK?
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#269258 - 24/12/2005 17:11
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Attack]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
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This would be my first time out of the country and it would be nice to drive my new car everywhere. Does anyone know if I can drive from Munich, Germany to Cambridge, UK?
Yes. Drive and then take the ferry or train.
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#269259 - 24/12/2005 18:47
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Attack]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Does anyone know if I can drive from Munich, Germany to Cambridge, UK?
I see only one flaw in this plan.
You will be on the Autobahn with a brand-new BMW, and will be unable to truly enjoy it because you'll still be within the car's break-in period.
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#269260 - 24/12/2005 19:55
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: tfabris]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
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Or think f*ck it, and nail it anyway. My brother has always said if you don't cane it from new it'll end up slow.
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#269261 - 24/12/2005 20:05
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/12/2001
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My brother has always said if you don't cane it from new it'll end up slow.
Whats the average lifespan of your brother's cars? More importantly, whats he like when he's out on a test drive...
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#269262 - 25/12/2005 05:54
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: tfabris]
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I see only one flaw in this plan.
You will be on the Autobahn with a brand-new BMW, and will be unable to truly enjoy it because you'll still be within the car's break-in period.
Yeah, but how many times am I going to get a chance to drive my own car on the Autobahn? I'm also not the only one that feels this way. Over at the bimmerfest forums I've seen photo's of the cars @ 155 with under 100 miles on the car. They also talk about how you have to pay the ticket to the cop on the spot.
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#269264 - 25/12/2005 14:43
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Does anyone know if I can drive from Munich, Germany to Cambridge, UK?
Absolutely. You can even pop in here in Amsterdam on the way, and then take the Hook of Holland - Harwich ferry.
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#269265 - 27/12/2005 04:00
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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pooh-bah
Registered: 31/08/1999
Posts: 1649
Loc: San Carlos, CA
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I've seen photo's of the cars @ 155 with under 100 miles on the car.
I broke 130 in my mustang on the way home from the dealership. Maybe not the brightest thing (I'm in the US), but I agree with the philosophy that cars these days are 98% broken in from the factory and the only way to take care of the last 2% is to run it hard. So far so good.
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#269266 - 27/12/2005 07:04
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: mcomb]
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31597
Loc: Seattle, WA
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I agree with the philosophy that cars these days are 98% broken in from the factory and the only way to take care of the last 2% is to run it hard.
I say the way to take care of the car is to follow the owner's manual. If it says to do something special during the break-in period then do it. If it says you don't need to do anything special, then fine. But I'd generally go by what the manufacturer tells me.
Did you ever even look at the Mustang's manual?
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#269267 - 27/12/2005 16:37
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/02/2002
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Please ignore me.
Thanks 
Cris.
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#269269 - 28/12/2005 02:03
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: tfabris]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 31/08/1999
Posts: 1649
Loc: San Carlos, CA
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Did you ever even look at the Mustang's manual?
Yes. All it says is to try not to drive at a constant speed for an extended period of time for the first 1000 miles. My last new car said something similar.
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#269270 - 29/12/2005 01:09
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Attack]
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
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Does anyone know if I can drive from Munich, Germany to Cambridge, UK?
On the legality side of things, if it is registered in Germany it should be fine to drive in the UK due to the nifty EU rules. Driving a car without plates is sure to get attention thought, and unless you are driving to/from a port it would be difficult to talk yourself out of it. That said, as long as you have insurance the worst that could happen is you will get a fine for no registration and no tax and the court costs, probably a couple of hundred quid and the best bit is that it's an excise (tax) offence so no effect on your eligibility to drive in the UK.
However either way you must make sure you are insured in some way, it should be possible to get a single policy that covers you Europe-wide on the VIN number, however you will need to find a speciality insurer.
To get it *out* of the UK I would recommend driving to one of the larger ports and get it sent RoRo. I'm not sure of exact the costs but it should be cheap, I sent a car from Baltimore to Southampton for £425, it might be more given you are going in the other direction but probably not much more. You should arrange it in advance though, I have used ATI USA a couple of times - their website is usually at www.atiusainc.com but it's not there at the moment. The number is +201-327-8663 If you need somebody to arrange export at this end then Adrian Montgomery at Southampton Euro terminal is recommended (+44 2380 336 644 and www.2wglobal.com
Gareth
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#269271 - 29/12/2005 02:41
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: g_attrill]
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BMW does all of this for you. You get 14 days of insurance and special plates. Once your done you turn it in to a select bmw location and they then ship it to you. I see a location in London and would try to use that. I can only leave the jack and spare tire in the car anything else like the manual and floor mats must be taken by the buyer back to the US. The car then gets to you in about a month 
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#269272 - 02/01/2006 22:26
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
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I really would not advise you do that if you expect to keep the car longer than a few months. I'd also make sure you take the phone number of your embassy in Germany with you, as you'll be needing that after they arrest you and confiscate the car.... Really, you're prepared to do that speed in a brand new car with special plates? You must be crackers 
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#269273 - 03/01/2006 00:27
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 01/03/2002
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I'm still reading more about other people taking delivery of the car in Munich and quite a few of them seem to just flog the car others kinda take it easy but will end up going about 130 MPH. I've been told by that during the breakin period the RPM's should stay below 4000 and on long trips don't drive at the speed for long. I'm very tired of my 88 CRX and really want a new car before April. If I did get the car in Munich after I got back I would have to drivemy CRX while waiting a month for the new car.
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#269274 - 03/01/2006 00:33
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Attack]
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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Do they pay your airfare to Munich? When I got my Volvo, I could have done European delivery (as you describe) and they would have paid my way. I should have done that, but I didn't because I'm an idiot.
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#269275 - 03/01/2006 00:38
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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Isn't it true that about half the German Autobahn has no speed limit?
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#269276 - 03/01/2006 01:27
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: wfaulk]
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Do they pay your airfare to Munich? When I got my Volvo, I could have done European delivery (as you describe) and they would have paid my way. I should have done that, but I didn't because I'm an idiot.
At this time they don't have any travel specials. In the past they paid for a second person to travel with you.
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#269277 - 03/01/2006 02:00
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
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Isn't it true that about half the German Autobahn has no speed limit?
They have limits near cities, but there are still long stretches between without any posted speed limit.
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#269278 - 03/01/2006 08:03
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: mlord]
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Registered: 16/04/2002
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There's a post somewhere around the time of the last owner's meet, of a guy returning from the meet to Norway, videoing himself doing way over the ton.
I can't find it, and even worse I can't remember the guy's name!
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#269279 - 03/01/2006 08:39
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 24/10/2000
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There's a post somewhere around the time of the last owner's meet, of a guy returning from the meet to Norway, videoing himself doing way over the ton.
I can't find it, and even worse I can't remember the guy's name!
Is it me you're thinking of?
I did 215 km/h in my Focus ST170. The clip can be found here (click on the camera).
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#269280 - 03/01/2006 12:59
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: boxer]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14493
Loc: Canada
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I mostly remember meeting up with Thomas at the '03 meet, and enjoying the drive (as passenger) across Germany to his place afterwards. He apologized for only having V rated tyres on the car (the usual Z set had a dented rim, I think), and so we leveled off at 225 km/h for much of the trip.
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#269281 - 03/01/2006 21:51
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: boxer]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/02/2002
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Loc: Leeds, UK
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I was able to really let my hair down and get all the way upto 84mph in the Smart I have to say, as one of the slower cars on the Auto Bahn I found the BMW's etc.... shooting past at almost double my speed quite scary, you look in your mirror, pull out, and wham! someones flashing their lights at you, back to the slow lane for the Smart Cheers Cris.
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#269282 - 03/01/2006 23:23
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Cris]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
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What was that story Patrick was telling about the car which was banned from the Autobahn? Something like an old Rolls Royce with a jet engine sticking out the back? And because it was so heavy, it was no good going round tracks. But the German highway system gave it the wide-open roads it needed to go fast enough to be banned. And if I don't get hit for starting so many sentences improperly, I'll be lucky.
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#269283 - 04/01/2006 01:58
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 20/07/1999
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The Beast . Not a jet engine, but a rolls-royce merlin 27 litre aircraft engine. Even more impressive in many ways. pca
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#269284 - 04/01/2006 11:53
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: wfaulk]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
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Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Yeah, but it's not the speed limit: if you are exporting the car they used to have quite stringent regs about what you may and may not do on the special export plate. There also used to be an issue that the manufacturer can be liable for certain things done by the exporting driver as they have to request the plate to be issued: this means BMW might simply dissociate themselves (and possibly void the insurance) in the event of say, a crash involving another vehicle.
I also don't think you can just get into a car in a foreign country with different road regulations and usage patterns, gas it up to 180 mph and expect to get away with it without getting into a crash. Other drivers on the bahn will expect you to stick to the "rules" (ie. lane discipline, etc.) that they expect. Driving at that speed after you have been only used to the double nickel or 75 mph speed limit is something completely different.
I simply wouldn't do it, and you would just glaze the engine bores anyway (no matter how well made it is) which will lead to increased oil consumption in the future. The whole idea is just a mess of problems waiting to happen.
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#269285 - 04/01/2006 13:20
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 12/05/2002
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Loc: Virginia, USA
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That reminds me of when I rented a Twingo (Renault) in Luxembourg back in '97. I got that thing up to 172 Kph on the bahn on our way up to Norway. That was a blast and dangerous as hell! I'll never do that again.
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#269286 - 04/01/2006 14:30
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 07/01/2005
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Yeah, its amazing how fast modern cars are. A while after I got my Skoda I wound it up to an indicated 120mph on er, my private racetrack. It could probably take a little more (not near the red line yet). Thats in a little diesel shopping car normally driven by the Elderly which looks like ass.
Its definately not something I'd try in a non-german foreign country. In fact, over 100mph isn't something I'd recommend in my car. The aerodynamics, brakes and suspension just can't take it, captain.
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#269287 - 04/01/2006 14:38
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: pca]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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The Beast . Not a jet engine, but a rolls-royce merlin 27 litre aircraft engine
I saw it at Crystal Palace more years ago than I care to admit. It could barely manage walking pace on that tiny track! Years later the police blocked the M1 to stop it, I saw all the blue lights when I was going the other way, but only realised what was happening when I read about it,
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#269288 - 07/01/2006 19:58
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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It's not forgotten folks, I'm still on the case.
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#269289 - 07/01/2006 20:16
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: sein]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 17/01/2002
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Loc: Manchester UK
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My Clio was supposed to top out at 155 I never got over about 110 before chickening out but it got there incredibly quickly and felt like it was only just getting started.
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#269290 - 07/01/2006 21:01
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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Your trouble is, you've never driven a Suzuki WagonR!
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#269291 - 07/01/2006 23:21
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/10/2000
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Loc: New Jersey, USA
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My Clio was supposed to top out at 155 I never got over about 110 before chickening out but it got there incredibly quickly and felt like it was only just getting started.
My Viggen is supposed to be governed at 155MPH. I had it over 140 once and decided that was too much. I don't know the exact speed because I didn't want to take my eyes off the road for too long. It felt like the car was somehow disconnected from the road at that speed. Not very safe feeling....
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#269292 - 08/01/2006 00:02
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: robricc]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
Posts: 2494
Loc: East Coast, USA
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like the car was somehow disconnected from the road at that speed
Odd, when I break 100 (not 140, though), I feel like part of the road. As if the road becomes a river and I'm a powerboat, gliding through the lanes with similar responsiveness.
What road allowed you to go 140+ and for how long? I'm to belabored by traffic and police in the day, and deer an police at night. Maybe out in Pennsylvania......
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#269293 - 08/01/2006 00:07
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: FireFox31]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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I go above 100 more regularly than I should. The difference between 100 and 140+ is incredible (at least in that car). Then again, I have only driven that fast once. It was on a stretch of I-87 about 20 miles from the Canadian border. Not the best place to break the law, I know.
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#269295 - 08/01/2006 01:46
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: bonzi]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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 You reminded me of this old image.
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#269296 - 08/01/2006 07:00
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5683
Loc: London, UK
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My Clio was supposed to top out at 155 I never got over about 110 before chickening out
I got the Focus up to 120mph once*. Which is odd, because officially, it's only rated for 115. I guess the speedo's got a bit of slack in it.
* allegedly
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#269297 - 08/01/2006 18:00
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: bonzi]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Who cares about the viggen? I'm just waiting for theseto be sold off....
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#269298 - 08/01/2006 18:48
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: robricc]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 24/01/2002
Posts: 3937
Loc: Providence, RI
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I go above 100 more regularly than I should. The difference between 100 and 140+ is incredible (at least in that car). Then again, I have only driven that fast once. It was on a stretch of I-87 about 20 miles from the Canadian border. Not the best place to break the law, I know.
I did 115 in a minivan (no, not the one I came to the meet in, it was more impressive: a 2.2l 4cyl) when I was 16, on PA60 north of Pittsburgh Airport. Never again since.
The Neon I got rid of in November was no longer interested in going 100+ when I got rid of it. The Sebring will.
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#269299 - 08/01/2006 19:14
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Roger]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
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I got to 125mph once and chickened out (in a civic vti - is that an Si in the US?). It was effortless to get there and I think there was lots left in it too. Thats going by GPS and not the speedo though.
Disclaimer: The above is possibly fiction as the limit is 70mph. Assume therefore, that it was a dream.
Edited by Phil. (08/01/2006 19:20)
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#269301 - 08/01/2006 20:27
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: andym]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
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I have heard that someone posted their speeding acheivements in full detail on a car forum in Scotland (Edinburgh I think) - including photos of their car in their signature (complete with registration).
Rumour has it someone with a grudge printed it off and posted it to the police. I can't remember if action was taken or not but the speed demon was posting a couple of weeks later and was MOST unamused so I assume something happened.
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#269302 - 08/01/2006 20:35
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 13/09/1999
Posts: 2401
Loc: Croatia
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Who cares about the viggen? I'm just waiting for these
to be sold off....
Ah, so you prefer a leisurely grand tourer... 
To return to the original OT topic, I once did 135 km/h (83mph) in a Citroën 2CV (downhill, tailwind) - remarkably, its hood was not blown off right then, but a day or two later, on a windy day, while parked in Vienna. That is also about the top speed I can coerce my Twingo to do up any measurable gradient, if loaded. Perhaps I should swap it for one with 16V engine (and all of 75HP)... Then again, I might buy a car. (But, yet again, I am not the only one, even here, to drive a motorized shoebox  )
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#269303 - 09/01/2006 07:48
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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I'll have to dig out the old pic I have of the interior of a car with the speedo sitting at about 184mph. It was a fairly standard road car - a Nissan 300ZX twin-turbo. And it felt like it was on rails up to about 160mph.
[edit] And my Impreza is happy enough at 135mph, but the petrol gauge visibly drops at that speed!
Definitely not a dream
Edited by frog51 (09/01/2006 07:50)
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#269304 - 15/01/2006 18:09
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Eh? I didn't realise, sorry - but I haven't yet got anything pinned for a hotel, which makes it difficult for me to pose a weekend yet. I'll work on it and try and let you know.
Any news? It's getting really hard to keep the options open.
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#269305 - 16/01/2006 21:11
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 2009
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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Early June or early July would work for an Aussie to be there.
I'm planning to go to the World Cup (assuming we get tickets to the Australia pool games) which are roughly in the period June 11 to June 28 during which time we'll be travelling around Germany a bit.
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#269306 - 01/02/2006 08:11
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: julf]
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Registered: 07/01/2005
Posts: 893
Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa
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Any news?
I really hope I'm not bugging anyone, but this is a gentle prod since it is February now. If we can get a date sorted out for this in the next couple of weeks it would be ideal.
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#269307 - 09/02/2006 15:34
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: sein]
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Registered: 07/01/2005
Posts: 893
Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa
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I will now not be able to make 22nd-23rd April or the 3rd-4th June.
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#269308 - 09/02/2006 18:17
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: sein]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Don't worry, it's not going to be on either of those dates: it's looking more likely to be the last weekend in July.
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#269309 - 09/02/2006 18:31
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 27/10/2002
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it's looking more likely to be the last weekend in July.
That rules me out... You all have fun...
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#269310 - 09/02/2006 18:53
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: StigOE]
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carpal tunnel
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Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
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Aaagghhh! Why?
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#269311 - 10/02/2006 00:32
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Same as the other times I missed it...work... I'm at work from July 4 to August 10th. I'm starting to get used to missing stuff I'd like to go to. Been invited to three weddings, missed all three, including my sister's wedding... Stig
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#269312 - 10/02/2006 06:52
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: StigOE]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
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Geez... what do you do that's so important that they won't even let you go to your sister's wedding?
IMHO, that's not something I ask to take off -- it's something I tell them I'm taking off. If you let them walk all over you, then they will.
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#269313 - 10/02/2006 09:55
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I work on a seismic vessel on a five week rotation. It's a bit difficult to take the weekend off... I can ask for one trip off every year, but that would mean one trip that I don't get paid for, so it would have been a very expensive wedding... One trip's salary is about 15k USD atm (Edit:before tax), so a very expensive wedding (or Empeg meet)...
Stig
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#269314 - 10/02/2006 14:33
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Registered: 20/07/1999
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Do you mean you missed your sister's wedding for mere money? Heathen! You should have billed her pca
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#269315 - 11/02/2006 11:04
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[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 01/10/2001
Posts: 1307
Loc: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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it's looking more likely to be the last weekend in July.
Great! OK, I will not be able to do the Morgan meet,
but I wasn't really sure about that event anyway.
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#269316 - 11/02/2006 14:21
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: StigOE]
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
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No problem here!
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#269317 - 11/02/2006 19:40
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: canuckInOR]
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Registered: 17/01/2002
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Loc: Manchester UK
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IMHO, that's not something I ask to take off -- it's something I tell them I'm taking off. If you let them walk all over you, then they will.
I've had a similar dilemma, I've had to cancel a holiday in May, from what I gather whilst they're paying my salary they can pretty much do what they want. I should point out they're refunding the cost of the holiday.
EDIT: Should've said, nothing currently in the diary for those dates.
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#269318 - 11/02/2006 19:46
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[Re: andym]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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I should point out they're refunding the cost of the holiday.
I'd think that if they're doing that:
a] It must be something crucial.
b] They respect your contribution.
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#269319 - 11/02/2006 20:19
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
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This is looking promising, Rob - I am much more likely to get out of the house for a few days with a month old baby than with a week old
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#269320 - 21/02/2006 13:33
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: schofiel]
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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A date would be great as soon as possible. Air France is posting some awesome fares. I got a round trip quote of $360 for the last week of July.
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#269321 - 26/02/2006 15:39
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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A cursory glance at Air France quoted me $1000 round trip with stopovers going out and coming back. There must be a trick to getting low fares by choosing optimal depart and return days and times. ie: Is it cheaper to leave weekdays instead of weekends, cheaper to leave late night instead of morning? Finding optimal rates for very flexible depart/return dates by trial an error is tough.
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#269322 - 31/03/2006 13:09
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
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Registered: 19/05/1999
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Any idea what's happening on this? A weekend needs to be picked soon - the last weekend in July seems as good as any if we're picking arbitrary weekends! Venue: Sigmatel towers has a large amount of car parking, 20-or-so places of which are ours. Should be no problem for more cars there too at the weekend as nobody will be in any of the other offices. Should be fine for the competitions, and also the office is right there which means toilets, kitchen, etc are available too. Enough open space for Patrick to vapourise things. Hotel: Travelodge central cambridge. Fairly soulless, but new & clean & £56/night at the moment (friday & saturday night) is pretty good going for a hotel actually in cambridge. They even deal with group bookings (...but no discount...) on their website. Less than 5 minutes walk from the venue. Parking is pay-for, I think, but you could just park at the venue. Food: Could book out pretty much the whole of Al Casbah on mill road. Algerian cuisine, which means a huge charcoal grill and lots of meat (in the true ribs tradition). Starters, main & wine is around 20 quid per person. 15 minutes walk from the hotel, with lots of pubs on the way. Morning after food: hotel or BLD's on mill road Possibility of a big barbie in my garden, weather permitting... Non-pub-related activities: punting! Other sights: lots of Cambridge to see, all walking distance from the hotel. Comments? Hugo
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#269323 - 31/03/2006 13:41
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Sounds good to me!
Will be there with the Pinkie.
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#269324 - 31/03/2006 14:30
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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I'm up for it, I'll have to take a weekend off from track laying, but my weary bones will welcome that!
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#269325 - 31/03/2006 14:36
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 06/02/2002
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Loc: Leeds, UK
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I think I (we?) can make it. Sounds Good! Where has Rob got to? Cheers Cris.
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#269326 - 31/03/2006 15:22
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: Cris]
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Got my 3 weeks of official holidays then
I'll be there, not sure if i'll come by car or motorbike (would have to install empeg on bike then)
Might even stay a week or so traveling around brittain then. (but i'm not going to help boxer)
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#269327 - 31/03/2006 15:43
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 21/05/1999
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Hugo Would be nice if it wasn't at Sigmatel in some ways, but the car park is the biz and CBS could do installs across the street while you wait Rob had some kind of plan, but I'm not sure if it was coming together. I had suggested Chilford Hall, which has some very large function rooms, lots of places to park cars, catering, a bar, and tolerance of noise. Downside - might be pricey, plus its in the middle of nowhere. If we BBQ at yours, I'm doing the lighting, right? Rob
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#269328 - 31/03/2006 17:34
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: rob]
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Registered: 09/08/2000
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Dern - last week in July I did have an issue - Porsche 911 race day, or my 7th wedding anniversary and looking after new baby could clash with Empeg meet. However my firm has solved the problem by deciding to send me to Las Vegas for Blackhat/Defcon. So now I can miss out on empeg, 911 racing and annoy Claire. But I do get to play in Vegas for a week! As long as I bring back goodies, I'm forgiven, apparently.
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#269329 - 31/03/2006 17:38
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 29/08/2000
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I think SWMBO & I can do September, but not July/August.
Cheers, all!
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#269330 - 31/03/2006 20:10
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 17/01/2002
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Sounds good.... where do I sign? Cris, I'm sure if Nicola is willing to attend then I can probably convince Amy to tag along as well.
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#269331 - 01/04/2006 16:23
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: rob]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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Sigmatel as a "base" just seems to make sense - it's free (and flexible, as many of us are still there, so we don't need to be tied down to meeting rooms/times/etc), the nearest hotel is good value (though there are plenty of others walkable if people want to get something more upmarket), and it's close to pubs & food places. Also, I can see Chilford hall getting upset if Patrick starts blowing bits of it up Hugo ps Will your lighting rig even *fit* in my garden?
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#269332 - 02/04/2006 12:04
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 21/05/1999
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Loc: Cambridge UK
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Also, I can see Chilford hall getting upset if Patrick starts blowing bits of it up
So Sigmatel are cool with pyro? Excellent
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ps Will your lighting rig even *fit* in my garden?
Absolutely. It will be the architectural configuration (without flame throwers I suppose).
I'll volunteer to organise Sunday punting & champagne picnic if that helps at all.
Rob
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#269333 - 02/04/2006 13:02
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: rob]
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carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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Picnic sounds excellent (fingers crossed for the weather)... in pub-based discussions as to how to get a large volume of beer up to Granchester in the easiest way (ie, from the back of a car), Dave English volunteered to his kayaking skills to move large volumes of alcohol on the river, probably from sheeps fen. All we need is for Patrick to rig up some sort of pontoon Hugo
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#269334 - 02/04/2006 14:58
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Dave English volunteered to his kayaking skills to move large volumes of alcohol on the river, probably from sheeps fen.
Should I bring the folding commando kayaks?
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#269335 - 02/04/2006 15:36
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
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Loc: East Coast, USA
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Sounds like a great plan! I'll be there (and if work tries to stop me, all the Saturdays I've put in recently should work in my favor).
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#269336 - 02/04/2006 16:13
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
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the nearest hotel is good value (though there are plenty of others walkable if people want to get something more upmarket)
The trouble, from our point of view, with Travelodges is:
(a)They don't tend to have bars, and it's nice to flop down and have a good chat late into the night, when late opening pubs are not a good option, it's been a good feature of Amersfoort. Besides, those that are familiar with me, know that I get panicky and disorientated more than a metre from a bar!
(b)They don't do deals, apart from advertised promotions (Or so they told me when I was their ad. agency).
It would be nice, and logistically ideal, if everyone was in the same hotel. Most of the other chains and independants will probably do a deal if we know the size of the party.
Beg pardon, I note that this Travelodge has a bar, so it's probably fine for our purposes. Other comments remain pertinent.
Edited by boxer (02/04/2006 17:06)
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#269337 - 03/04/2006 06:05
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: boxer]
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.....to which I should have added, being probably the only retired person with time on my hands in the U.K. (and with a free bus pass, not that that gets me to Cambridge), let me know if I can do anything to help with the organisation.
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#269338 - 03/04/2006 08:39
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: boxer]
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Registered: 19/05/1999
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Loc: Palo Alto, CA
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It does have a bar, yes, though I guess there's not a huge range of drinks. Less than 60 seconds walk away is a trendy bar with late opening & everything, but it is one of these "trendy" bars. Still, nowadays there are plenty of good pubs that also open late(r) than they did previously.
Cambridge centre is really not an easy place to find a decent budget hotel with parking! All the ones that might be more amenable are either totally out of town (post house) or far enough out to make walking ot bars a pain (the new holiday inn express).
Though it does pain me to say it, the Travelodge is a pretty good bet, and the price is actually pretty reasonable for a town hotel.
Hugo
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#269339 - 03/04/2006 10:37
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 18/01/2000
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Loc: London, UK
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Cambridge centre is really not an easy place to find a decent budget hotel with parking!
Tell me about it :-)
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#269340 - 03/04/2006 10:37
Re: International Owner's Meet, 2006 - choose your weekend.
[Re: altman]
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Registered: 24/07/2002
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Loc: South London
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It does have a bar, yes, though I guess there's not a huge range of drinks. Less than 60 seconds walk away is a trendy bar with late opening & everything, but it is one of these "trendy" bars. Still, nowadays there are plenty of good pubs that also open late(r) than they did previously.
Cambridge centre is really not an easy place to find a decent budget hotel with parking! All the ones that might be more amenable are either totally out of town (post house) or far enough out to make walking ot bars a pain (the new holiday inn express).
Though it does pain me to say it, the Travelodge is a pretty good bet, and the price is actually pretty reasonable for a town hotel.
Hugo
Hugo speaketh the truth!
There's just a general lack of hotels in the city centre, certainly cheap ones. (and decent ones too!)
Cambridge is a PITA to park in, you're definately going to require a hotel with parking included, otherwise be prepared to take out that second mortgage to cover the price of your carpark!
The eagle is my personal favourite pub in the city center, barring the fact that during term time it's crammed with university students, but you kind of just have to live with them! The mill-pond is also very good, given that it will be summer you can get your beer and sit on the common by the river
Places to avoid:
the regal (<- number one place to avoid!!!)
b-bar
all bar one
slug and lettuce
rat and parrot
We have lots of very cool pubs in the city centre if you stay away from those places!
A taxi to the posthouse (impington) would be somewhere in the region of about £10-£12, but it's not a distance you'd want to walk from city centre (although I've done it many times!).
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