The Miami Thread is the South Florida Thread??? Ok. My bad. Just making a point that the name does not matter. Hell if it was named the Homestead Thread it would not bother me. My point is trying to get a meet together using one thread or both.
Ummm. And you are aware that you just posted on the South Fla. People thread. So the Miami thread is not the only thread you visit on this board. So as John was pointing out, there is some concern for having 2 threads relative to the same geographical area.
It does not matter if the meet is at a track or xcross or someone's shop. I'm just saying lets put something together. If your car is not a DD. Then cool. This is not about your car as an individual. It is about OUR cars. Track, street, stock.
IMHO. The avergae E30 owner is not a "gas brain gear head". They are people with simple mods, simple repairs and on a budget. And yes it is the nature of E30 ownership for you to start doing preventive maintenance on your own car. I agree with you having the meet at a track may inspire some, and its a great idea. Homestead costs money, PBIR costs money. A simple local meet every month or 3 months is free. Still participation is the key.
I also agree that the Miami thread has helped thousands of SOUTH FlORIDA E30 owners put their cars on the road. And thanks to Vedubin for his insight.
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Lol.. The Miami thread is the South FloridaThread ..
When I bought my E30, ...back in God knows when.. I was able to get the car to where it is.. largely because of this Miami Thread.. Its the Thread I visit on this board..
oh and I'm in Homestead/Miami...
I'm all for a Meet .. but my car is not a daily. It has off road exhaust, no tag or Insurance. If you wanna see it .. come on down to Homestead Motor Speedway or PBIR. we are all gas brain gear heads. (its the nature of an E30 owner..wait.. whut?)
...Why not make a meet at a Track day or AutoX event..Perhaps it may inspire some of you when u see what our lil cars are capable of doing.Leave a comment:
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My point exactly. I am not in Miami either. Its whatever the majority want to do. Miami or South Florida. Makes no differance to me. I just want to do something positive to bring it all together. I can be reached by phone, text, email, or at work. And again I will spend my own time and money. We just need participation.Leave a comment:
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the miami thread is the south florida thread. I am not in miami, john is not in miami, nor half of the other people that post there.Leave a comment:
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So why not have a South Florida thread only. And that will include everybody in Southeast Florida from Ft. Pierce down to the Keys. Ask the mods if they approve. Maybe they can be combined.?????????? IJS...................................Leave a comment:
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This two local threads thing bites. Everyone is cross posting on the same forum for the same loacls. Miami thread has been going for years, why we dividing?Leave a comment:
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This is all so true
When r the e30 people going to fully support a flipping event
It's like everybody is on some next shit & can't just plan a meet
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hey Im throwing ideas out there.. That counts for something..
how do you think tower shop friday nights started..
rolando's meets had a good showing 3 or so years ago at CB smith.. Thats where i met all of these guys.
All of this said.. Ill try my hardest to come out to the next meet you organize, and tell every bmw guy in my phone book to do the same.
my little girl will be born on the 17th, so in and around that timeframe i wont make it. But Im totally down for a meet one of these weekends. Im subscribed here so keep us posted.
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Gotta start somewhere. And I was just trying to get her going. I realize Sunday's are hard for some of us. And really, no matter what day its on, somebody will not be able to make it. Its only 1 day a month or 1 day every 3 months. If you can make money servicing local BMW cars. You can certainly give back by going to or sponsoring a local meet and showing them you appreciate their business. And if you took the time, as I did to research a good spot. Then get permission to use it. And all the other particulars, its a time consuming. I had flyers made up and took them around to several BMW service shops, posted in R3V, posted at Publix, etc.
I agree with you that Char Hut has a rep. But we could start our own rep. Again consistancy is relative. I have tried this 3 times using my own resources and my business resources. As always, if anyone has any thing they can add to make it happen, chime in. But dont just sit and talk shit about something you have not made an effort to contribute to.
When Vedubin started his thread, he was looking for active E30 events. The South Florida thread has thousands of viewers. We could make it happen. People just need to put time in. The first meet I planned i even had free BMW logo baseball caps for the first 25 cars. Cost me money. Only 6 cars showed up and I ended up giving the other caps to bimmer people on the streets. I gave some away to a few homeless people begging for money. I gave them a couple of bucks and a cap to keep the sun off their head.
So my apologies if i sound a little like a Miami Dolphin fan, but I am. South Florida E30 community talks about winning the Super Bowl, but they dont want to build a team to do it with.
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Its because the meets were never a huge planned ordeal, it was just "hey were hanging out at the shop, if youre free you know where to find us' by text message .
As time went on people knew that tuesday night was car hangout night, the simple text gave them the reminder. Some people showed certain nights when they were free, and vice versa..
Its the reason char-hut is still going, people just know thats the night people may or may not be there.. They swing by if they can.. Some nights 20 cars, some nights zero.
We still wrench tuesday nights at our new shop, and we always have the same few guys that like to come bbq and wrench and talk cars with us. sometimes 5-6 guys, sometimes none.
So like I said before, my advice to get it going is just keep the community tight with the 3-4 guys you have. Make it a set day and spot that people can remember. After a couple months, if youre consistant, i guarantee people will show. We can all start by having a contact list.. Everyone posts their names/ phone numbers
the condom thing no.. thats just what i was told... *trips over baby toys*Leave a comment:
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How did I get dragged into this? lol
I had weekly meets at the old shop and it wasn't uncommon to have 10-15 cars there in that little parking lot, you know that. Since being at the new shop we have not had any meets there (almost a year already) and have been discussing having one again. There's more than ample parking at this place so people won't have to move cars to let the early guys out anymore lol.
As far as e30 contacts, the guy looked at me funny when buying a new phone and asked "Are you kidding me? I don't have that many contact in my entire phone, never mind from one group."
Gary, Sunday is tough. Not that I don't want to go to meets, but work long hours during the week, trying to keep people's BMW's running, or going fast. 3 of the four kids play soccer, the other is a cheerleader and the oldest also doubles up on the sports and plays lacrosse - weekends are quite packed for me as mentioned earlier in this thread.Leave a comment:
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I know who you are. It was the car I wanted to by before your boy sold you out. I thought you were speaking for yourself??? And if John has so many E30 guys phone numbers, then why has he NEVER sponsered a meet. Just a Thank You For Your Support type thing. BBQ's are good, not hating on a good BBQ, but I'm speaking of a full blown meet. Once a year, once evry 3 months, something.
Oh, almost forgot. As for one time use on the condoms.................you had time to read that?????????????????........................... Lmao...............Leave a comment:
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