About to walk into my first local BMW club meeting.

gds52 · 09-12-2013, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by apc3libras

LMAO. I felt like I was there. Thanks for that.

my thoughts exactly...lol

MGT81 · 09-12-2013, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SLOWER

I love the minutes you kept!

Glad to oblige

krhodes1 · 09-12-2013, 09:50 PM

My local chapter isn't so stuffy. Average age is probably 40, some younger, some older. Realistically, these ARE fairly expensive cars so the age range is bound to skew older. We get through the chapter stuff in about 5 minutes and spend the rest of the time eating (we are ALL about the BBQ), drinking good beer and chatting. The club chips in an $8-10pp stipend towards dinner, so if you go six times it covers the annual dues - nice!

I will say though, other than a hardcore group of autocrossers and LeMons racers, the talk is not necessarily about cars. And unlike any other car club I have been in, there is very little parking lot tire kicking unless someone brought a new toy along. Great bunch though!

The running commentary WAS hilarious though!

PTinVT · 09-12-2013, 10:04 PM

Don't let them see this post or they may elect you secretary before the next meeting

The VT BMWCCA is sparse - one chapter for the whole state, too big an area for a small population. I only make it to one gathering a year that's anywhere near where I live, and it's just a meet/drive/BBQ. Great people, laid back, a reasonable spread of ages and new/old cars, no pretense, and well... I enjoy micro-celebrity status as "the guy with the 850."

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krhodes1 Colonel 1439 Rep 2,529 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Wagon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Westbrook, Maine, Port Charlotte, Florida iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 128i [10.00] 2011 BMW 328i Touring [10.00]	My local chapter isn't so stuffy. Average age is probably 40, some younger, some older. Realistically, these ARE fairly expensive cars so the age range is bound to skew older. We get through the chapter stuff in about 5 minutes and spend the rest of the time eating (we are ALL about the BBQ), drinking good beer and chatting. The club chips in an $8-10pp stipend towards dinner, so if you go six times it covers the annual dues - nice! I will say though, other than a hardcore group of autocrossers and LeMons racers, the talk is not necessarily about cars. And unlike any other car club I have been in, there is very little parking lot tire kicking unless someone brought a new toy along. Great bunch though! The running commentary WAS hilarious though! __________________ '11 328! Touring - Tasman on Chestnut, 6spd manual, factory upside-down "i" option '11 128i Convertible - Space Gray on Savannah Beige, 6spd manual, also '14 Mercedes-Benz E350 wagon, '95 Land Rover Discovery, '74 Triumph Spitfire
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PTinVT armchair enthusiast 223 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	Don't let them see this post or they may elect you secretary before the next meeting The VT BMWCCA is sparse - one chapter for the whole state, too big an area for a small population. I only make it to one gathering a year that's anywhere near where I live, and it's just a meet/drive/BBQ. Great people, laid back, a reasonable spread of ages and new/old cars, no pretense, and well... I enjoy micro-celebrity status as "the guy with the 850." __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
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