SE Michigan 'Festers Thread!

[Test_Engineer]

I see alot of people poping up in certain threads, and thought I would get a thread going to join everyone together! I see a ton of BMW's in SE Michigan all the time, so I know you are here. I'd like to have some get togethers during the summer months and get to know some of you. Maybe some picnics at one of the Metro Parks, planned drives through some of the senic roads, and general networking events.


Any takers want to chime in!

I'm from Ann arbor/Ypsi area. I drive a Orient Blue 330i! I work in the automotive industry as a vehicle dynamics test engineer, and I love anything to do with cars.... car shows, detailing, racing.................everything.

[eston]

I see alot of people poping up in certain threads, and thought I would get a thread going to join everyone together! I see a ton of BMW's in SE Michigan all the time, so I know you are here. I'd like to have some get togethers during the summer months and get to know some of you. Maybe some picnics at one of the Metro Parks, planned drives through some of the senic roads, and general networking events.


Any takers want to chime in!

I'm from Ann arbor/Ypsi area. I drive a Orient Blue 330i! I work in the automotive industry as a vehicle dynamics test engineer, and I love anything to do with cars.... car shows, detailing, racing.................everything.


I'm from ann arbor as well; I have a Jet Black 330xi. :D

[TIS330Ci]

i live in Grosse Pointe Shores and go to college at UM-dearborn. Ive got an 05 645 Ci and an 04 cayenne Turbo, i sold my 02 330 Ci last summer. let me know when you guys want to get together.

[Test_Engineer]

Anyone going to the "3 Across America" event in Detroit? Not sure if I am going to the afternoon or the night event. I'm signed up for both.

[Gabe]

How about SW Michigan festers?

Hello from the other side of the state! :hi:

[Test_Engineer]

How about SW Michigan festers?

Hello from the other side of the state! :hi:
You do have Grattan, and one hell of a good micro-brewery...Founders. :drink:
I'll accept you! :hi:

[lil' poppa]

Anyone going to the "3 Across America" event in Detroit? Not sure if I am going to the afternoon or the night event. I'm signed up for both.

I'll be there in the afternoon. Visited the NYC show already, so I've already been exposed to the E90, but the Detroit event still should make for a good photo op.

[Gabe]

You do have Grattan, and one hell of a good micro-brewery...Founders. :drink:
I'll accept you! :hi:

Don't forget about Gingerman!

And yes, Founders does serve up some mighty fine brews.

[BobC]

Don't forget about Gingerman!

And yes, Founders does serve up some mighty fine brews.

Howdy from Portage! :hi:

[Gabe]

So there are some SW Michigan members here. Nice.

[Will ZCPM3]

:hi:

[THEOLDMAN]

I'm from around the A2 area, drive a wellworn 89 325i, usually have my White German Shepherd in the car with me. Wish I had your job Test Engineer!

[Test_Engineer]

I'm from around the A2 area, drive a wellworn 89 325i, usually have my White German Shepherd in the car with me. Wish I had your job Test Engineer!
"Somewhere between Ann Arbor and Hell Michigan" I know them roads pretty well. That is where I do a lot of my public road testing. N. Territorial >Hadley >Unadilla >Doyle >Patterson Lake >Hankerd >N. Territorial back to Hadley! It's known as the Car & Driver 10 Best Course. Drive it sometime, It's pretty fun!

As for the job... it's only a job... it becomes WORK after the initial excitment wears off.

[wheel-man]

Howdy from Ann Arbor as well... Medical resident at the UofM and soon to be moving to Houston for my Cardiology fellowship. Drive a silver 330i ZHP :hi:

[Test_Engineer]

BUMP!

I would really like to get a get-together going in SE Michigan. Matbe a cookout at one of the MetroParks or something. If anything, it would be a good networking tool just to meet some new faces in other industries.

Any takers. I know Wheel-man is out...he moved to Texas.

[Johann]

I'm in Dearborn right now -- looking to purchase a condo/townhouse farther out from the city in the next 9-12 months. My current driver is a '03 VW GTI 1.8T, although if I can find a clean E30 325is or 318is, I might pick one up as a 2nd car. The GTI is mostly stock for now, doesn't get driven much, and unfortunately doesn't stay very clean :cry: . I work in the auto industry doing Powertrain Development.

Wouldn't mind getting a group of european cars together and doing a nice drive. I'm relatively new to SE MI (moved last spring from Chicago), so I'm still learning the area.

[DougG]

Well, I just washed & waxed my 325i and drove it around for a while simply because it felt so darn good on this incredibly beautiful day. I always think we appreciate a day like today so much in Michigan because they're so rare: clear skies, sunshine, temps in the 60s. What more could you want? If it were like this every weekend, we wouldn't feel so good when it does happen.

By the way, the small pics here and in the My Garage section were just taken today over at Oakland University, near where I live. The wheels & tires are new additions. I went from 16" to a 17" setup with these; anything over 17" would be brutal on these roads around here. ;)

[2005 745Li]

I see alot of people poping up in certain threads, and thought I would get a thread going to join everyone together! I see a ton of BMW's in SE Michigan all the time, so I know you are here. I'd like to have some get togethers during the summer months and get to know some of you. Maybe some picnics at one of the Metro Parks, planned drives through some of the senic roads, and general networking events.


Any takers want to chime in!

I'm from Ann arbor/Ypsi area. I drive a Orient Blue 330i! I work in the automotive industry as a vehicle dynamics test engineer, and I love anything to do with cars.... car shows, detailing, racing.................everything.


I've been perusing these boards for nearly two years now and was wondering when I would meet some fellow SE Michigander's. Test_Engineer, the day you posted this original thread I was staying at the Bayerischer Hof and exploring Marian Platz in the center of Munich. I picked up my car two days later.

I drive a black on black 2005 745Li. My first BMW but definately not my last. I still have my European plate on the front so if you see me give me a honk and a wave. Although my wife informed me that she saw my clone last week on I275. Same color, long wheel base, even had the ED plate on the front.

I'm also a car nut like yourself and most others on this board I imagine. My dream job would be to test and compare competing car brands/models and write articles on them. Kind of like what Csaba Csere, Larry Webster, Patrick Bedard, etc do over at Car and Driver but with more of a consumer advocate twist. Help determining which car makes the most sense for your situation, getting the best deal, and teaching others how to enjoy the experience or buying/owning/driving a great piece of machinery. Obviously aimed at the enthusiast not those that view cars as merely a means of transportation. I would not want this to be a for profit venture as the best way to ruin a hobby is to turn it into a career : ) No, in my dream world this would be a journey I would embark on after the kids are out of the house and I choose to sell my businesses or at least step back into a silent partner role.

So there's a little insight into who I am. Can't wait to learn more about other enthusiasts in this area.

-Eric

[pilotman]

SE Michigan fester here, picking up an X3 in Munich next week for my wife.

i'd be interested in finding some good, twisty roads to speed on.

[kaiboy528]

i drive a 98 528i. i am from grand rapids, and yes founders is one hell of a brewery. the rubais is there best beer.

[mediashock]

Hey , i am from windsor ontario canada. i recently got a bmw 330i from USA, and i gotta enable the DRL for canadian standards..

hows it going.

[alwitko]

Hi all,
just joined the forum.
I from outside of detroit and recently got a 1997 m3 sedan. i also have a 2000 540i. Does anyone know of some good drives in SE michigan?

[want_a_7]

I grew up in Hillsdale Mi. I really miss the summers out there.. but not the dreaded winters. Do any of you have issues driving a "non american car" (people doing anything to the car) when its parked?

[Just Bryce]

I want to move to MI, does that count :D Maybe we can work it out next summer TE :thumbup:

[Dave C]

So are there still any SE Michigan people still on the boards here? I just recently purchased a 2004 330xi. I've been a quattro club member since 2000, and still have my 2000 S4. I just have a thing for AWD cars ever since watching the Press On Regardless (now Lake Superior Pro Rally) up in Houghton while I was going to school up at Michigan Tech.

I grew up in Walled Lake and am now living downriver in Grosse Ile. Does anyone ever go to Kart 2 Kart up in Sterling Heights? It's a bit of a hike for me, but it's a lot of fun!

[Test_Engineer]

So are there still any SE Michigan people still on the boards here? I just recently purchased a 2004 330xi. I've been a quattro club member since 2000, and still have my 2000 S4. I just have a thing for AWD cars ever since watching the Press On Regardless (now Lake Superior Pro Rally) up in Houghton while I was going to school up at Michigan Tech.

I grew up in Walled Lake and am now living downriver in Grosse Ile. Does anyone ever go to Kart 2 Kart up in Sterling Heights? It's a bit of a hike for me, but it's a lot of fun!

Still Here and LOVE K2K!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Never really got anything going this summer, but I hope to plan a little something next summer to try to get everyone together. Maybe a cookout/BS session at a Metro park and an afternoon at K2K?????

[Dave C]

Still Here and LOVE K2K!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

Never really got anything going this summer, but I hope to plan a little something next summer to try to get everyone together. Maybe a cookout/BS session at a Metro park and an afternoon at K2K?????

Hey, that sounds good! There's some boat races down here by me in Trenton every summer called Roar on the River. They have a car show one of the days as well. Maybe that'd be a good get together event. And yeah, Kart2Kart would be a great place to have a get together as well. One of the guys there has a nice M3.

[twinturbo07]

im from down river jsut picked my bimmer up 3 days ago!

2007 335i coupe

[Dave C]

Nice ride! I want to wait until the 335xi comes out. It will be interesting to see how that compares to my 2000 S4.

Whereabouts downriver are you?

[mkIRM3Vert]

BUMP.

Been a 'fest member for a while, but this is the first time I've checked the regional threads.

I drive an 03 E46 'M3 vert, and we just got an '07 E90 335i ZSP 6MT for the wife (replaces an '04 325xi ZSP 5MT). I am addicted to her car now and barring any miraculous appearance of the oft-rumored 2 series over the next year or so, I will be picking myself up a E93 335i.

We live in Canton. We'd definitely be up for a SE MI meet come summer time.

Happy new year to you all!

[szumlins]

Hey all, I'm in the process of moving back home to the Walled Lake area. I've got an '00 540i/6 M-sport. Not too far from anything really in SE or central MI. Basically an hour hop in every direction to everywhere but the weesssiiiideee.

[Dave C]

Hey szumlins, I grew up in Walled Lake. I even graduated from WLW high school in '93. Whereabouts are you moving to?

[ian ashton]

I'm not a BMW owner yet, but I'm in the market for an e36 M3 sedan. I'm always down for meets.

Some of you may recognize me as "ian" on Xceed, ef-honda, or MichiganCivics...


I currently own 2 Honda CRX's, 2 Honda N600's, a '07 Grand Cherokee, and a 1985 GMC bread truck.

Assuming I find "the right" car, I'll have a BMW in no time :) If anyone knows of an e36 M3 sedan, 5 speed let me know. I definately want a primo car in either black, silver, or dakar.

[Test_Engineer]

I'm not a BMW owner yet, but I'm in the market for an e36 M3 sedan. I'm always down for meets.

Some of you may recognize me as "ian" on Xceed, ef-honda, or MichiganCivics...


I currently own 2 Honda CRX's, 2 Honda N600's, a '07 Grand Cherokee, and a 1985 GMC bread truck.

Assuming I find "the right" car, I'll have a BMW in no time :) If anyone knows of an e36 M3 sedan, 5 speed let me know. I definately want a primo car in either black, silver, or dakar.

:confused: :eeps: :angel:

[ian ashton]

:confused: :eeps: :angel:

Don't tell those tards I'm thinking about buying a BMW, I don't want any rumors to start circulating...

:lol:

[franka]

I grew up in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs. Went to Eastern Mich, Wayne State and U of M. Worked at Ford Research in Dearborn.

I'm living in Dallas now but I will be up this summer to visit family and some friends around the state. One is up in Indian Rivers and another has a summer home way up the Canadian side of Lake Huron.

It would be great to be up there during an event this summer. Please let me know of anything coming up when its warm. My travel dates are open so far so I can coordinate.

Thanks all.

[Mike_Check]

Way to revamp a dead thread. I am just a skip south in Toledo, Ohio. I know, "Damn Ohio drivers!" But I would be interested in driving up to a get together in Michigan. Anybody still reading this thread? Let me know if there's an event!

[Test_Engineer]

Way to revamp a dead thread. I am just a skip south in Toledo, Ohio. I know, "Damn Ohio drivers!" But I would be interested in driving up to a get together in Michigan. Anybody still reading this thread? Let me know if there's an event!

SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHIIIIOOOOO :angel:

Yup, still got it on notify!

Maybe this summer.

[kenshin_i]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum, I work around Farmington Hills, MI. I drove a topaz blue E46 325ci

[Dave C]

Whoops, I forgot to mention a couple weeks ago about ice racing here. Although I didn't find out if it was going to be run or not until the night before, so there wasn't much warning. Anyway, there won't be much warning for this weekend either. If anyone wants to see what their BMW (or any other car) will do on ice, there's a chance there will be ice racing this Saturday in Linwood, MI.

For more info, check out http://www.svr-scca.com/iceracing.html

Attached is a pic of me on the ice.

[Dave C]

Well, the ice run scheduled for tomorrow was cancelled. Maybe this global warming thing is happening. We've only had 2 ice runs in 3 years now.

[landa220]

I've been on this board and the other one for quite a while, but never thought to check for us SEMichganders! This is great.

I have an '07 550i and of course have my winter tires on. I can hardly wait to go back to my summer treads, but am a little worried due to all the pot-holes.

I'm trying to hold off until mid-April. I know we've gotten snow after then, but I'll just have to monitor the climate.

Anyway, it's good to read the posts from you all. I'm located in Oakland County. Oakland Township to be exact. Hope to hear from you all shortly.

Watch out for the pot-holes!

[mkIRM3Vert]

BUMP! :thumbup:

Trying to drum up interest for a Metro-Detroit summer meet for June 23 or 24, 2007.

All make, models and years of BMWs welcome. :)

Add you name here, or chime in over at E90Post.

1. tron1043 (either date)
2. beauderek (after 2 on Saturday/Sunday
3. tdoyledesign
4. Chrisalano22
5. mkoesel
6.


E90Post thread -> http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1042913#post1042913

[Test_Engineer]

BUMP! :thumbup:

Trying to drum up interest for a Metro-Detroit summer meet for June 23 or 24, 2007.

All make, models and years of BMWs welcome. :)

Add you name here, or chime in over at E90Post.

1. tron1043 (either date)
2. beauderek (after 2 on Saturday/Sunday
3. tdoyledesign
4. Chrisalano22
5. mkoesel
6.


E90Post thread -> http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1042913#post1042913

I got a company picnic on saturday (I could skip that though :D ), but basically Sunday would work better for me.... Any ideas on a place to meet, or something to do???

[nickkkk]

hey mkIRM3Vert.

update that to

1. tron1043 (either date)
2. beauderek (after 2 on Saturday/Sunday
3. tdoyledesign
4. Chrisalano22
5. mkoesel
6. nickkkk


& i have a couple friends with BMWs and some friends parents who have BMW's that we they could steal for a night.
meeting up at woodward if that isnt too far would be pretty sweet too.

def. message me with details when this all gets firgured out.

[mkIRM3Vert]

Greetings guys. :)

I think Sunday is better too. I will nudge tron1043 (the organizer) will nail the date down so everyone can firm up plans.

Last time we met @ BW3 in Ferndale. It was ok but we could not all sit together inside due to the large party. We then had a caravan to Somerset mall and parked on the parking garage roof which was cool for pics.

[mkIRM3Vert]

Looks like it is set for Sunday the 24th @ 2pm. Not sure on the location yet - either Buffalo Wild Wings in Ferndale or Champps in Troy.

[mkIRM3Vert]

This is a copy of post by the meet organizer tron1043 on E90Post. There are a lot of MI folks in this thread so don't be shy guys, come to the meet and get to know some fellow BMW owners. :)




OFFICIAL MEETING TIME Sunday, June 24, 2007 @ Champp's in Troy at (a) 3:00, (b) 4:00, (c) 5:00, (d) list your own, so long as it is after 2:00 p.m. In my opinion, the later the better, as the parking structure at Somerset will be less crowded.

ALSO, here is the likely schedule. First, get food, maybe a couple beers at Champp's. Next, either go for a drive, then go to Somerset for pictures/check out the cars. Or, we go straight to Somerset.

If we go for a drive, probably it will be on 16-Mile/Big-Beaver/Metro-Parkway (the same road, dependng on what part of town you're in)

1. tron1043 (5:00, but other times okay), (Drive, then photos)
2. beauderek
3. tdoyledesign
4. Chrisalano22
5. mkoesel
6. nickkkk
7. autoconsultant (Saturday)
8. 06330i
9. kiqyoazz
10. skywalker2
11. Will ZCPM3
12. sh00t3r
13. Detroitlaw (4:00 p.m.) (Drive, then photos)
14. LittleBlueBMW
15. Rac'nmyT/A
16. Samhat
17. dcar335i (5:00, but other times okay)
18. bbancsov
19. e36bmdub
20.

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...=164003&page=3
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=478209
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65494
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=41266

sign up here, on the official E90post calender: http://www.e90post.com/forums/calend...6-24&e=145&c=1

[528JD]

Hey Guys!
I'm in the Brighton area. Just let me know when & where.

I work with industrial lasers, the kind that can make the VIN tag labels, gas, tire pressure labels for certain german & domestic vehicles. And even the engravings on various key fobs, pens, or medical devices.

This 528 I recently got is the 1st non big 3 vehicle I've ever had. I can't believe I waited this long..

:thumbup:

[mkIRM3Vert]

From tron 1043 (on E90Post):

Official meeting time: Sunday, June 24, 3:30 p.m. at Champp's. Park in the parking lot adjacent to the Champp's parking lot. (You can't miss it.)

When you get to the restaurant, go toward the back near the bar. I called and set us up for a patio area that can accommodate all of us.

See you all at the meet!

[mkIRM3Vert]

PICS! -> http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1107351

It was a great meet. Lots of fun, great people. :thumbup::thumbup:

Spread the word.

There is a drive being tentatively organized for next month. Details to follow.

[mkIRM3Vert]

Bump for new meet:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=223080

[cosblkmboy]

Hey guys, I've been a member for a while but I never checked the regional section. Anyway, I live in Wet Bloomfield and my DD is A4 1.8T, but my weekend/summer car is 1988 M3. My wife drives a 2001 X5 4.4i.

Looks like I missed the big meet. Anyone for a meet again? Should set up a fall color drive since fall is not too far. What do you guys think?

Dar