F-Body Europe

Garry · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2002 8:29 pm

Somehow, many people seem to be deployed or on leave or something, and the rest seem to be sleeping ...

Anyway, are we having a meeting somewhere (restaurant, whatever) for a Christmas party or something? Just wondering, as it's only another 3 Weeks ...

ChrisV6 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2002 9:28 pm

Good idea!

ChevyV6 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 04, 2002 10:47 pm

Good idea.Im there too than.I just hope that everybody got wintertires this time than.So we dont need to eat the snow from jack :lol:

Michael

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 05, 2002 2:18 pm

haha, I bought some awesome Fulda Winter tires last year! Too bad I won't be there to show you how well they work!

RTZSS · **Posted:** Thu Dec 05, 2002 9:38 pm

I would like to meet some of ya! My car got here a couple of days ago! God it is so wierd to drive again!!!!

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2002 10:35 am

I hope you're planning to keep that baby garaged for the Winter....

RTZSS · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2002 11:57 am

I wish I could! :roll:

Trying to find a hooptie, only problem is that it has to be an automatic. My wife refuses to learn to drive a stick.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:55 pm

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RTZSS · **Posted:** Fri Dec 06, 2002 10:09 pm

Thanks a bunch for the link!!! We are suppose to look at a 86 BMW Sunday, seller is asking $1,300 so I will need to crawl under it and see if it has any frame left.

Any problems any of you guys know about that I might want to pay particular attention to with a BMW around that age?

KC10A · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 12:19 am

If you can't find anything on one of the Lemon Lots in the Stuttgart area, you might want to make a trip up here to Ramstein some weekend. There are always quite a few cars for sale there.

sven · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 3:39 pm

RTZSS I had an 86 BMW back in 97 for about for years- other than keeping up with maintenence and changing a lot of parts- I never had a problem with it. Loved it.

JUST DON'T FLOOR IT ON THE AUTOBAHN !!!! Those motors are not ment for that and the age makes it more so. And I guarantee you you WILL break something if you abuse/ misuse it. This is the single most reason why many GI's find themselves having problems with a BMW, regardless of age.

BMW's are the perfect vehicle for commuting to work. doing errands, or just laid back casual driving.

But my modified LT-1 puts fire in my blood and makes me howl like a wolf.

I had to let the reliable workhorse BMW go.

two cars, two big fast modified motorcycles- single- no family- (and even a girlfriend's honda civic when she is out of town) to much for me. I kept the LT-1 and the Hayabusa. Gave up the 316 BMW and the RF900R.

I use both year round. If there is a problem that happens during winter I get it fixed so I don't have the problem anymore. I do not place a money limit on maintenence. Needles to say, I really don't have any vehicle problems.

sven · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 3:43 pm

driving a stick in Europe is really not an option for your wife. I hate to say this but if she refuses to learn to drive a stick here in Europe then she does not have the proper state of mind needed to drive a vehicle here in Europe. And she would be a hazard on the roadway. I feel compelled to tell you this to help you, not to critisize.

Roy · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 4:59 pm

sven wrote:

driving a stick in Europe is really not an option for your wife. I hate to say this but if she refuses to learn to drive a stick here in Europe then she does not have the proper state of mind needed to drive a vehicle here in Europe. And she would be a hazard on the roadway. I feel compelled to tell you this to help you, not to critisize.

Sven ,
That is some opinion , although albeit it sounds totally ludricris and asssinnine in nature . That was my opinion. (just a little ribbing)

What are you really saying? All drivers of automatics are hazards.
What facts do you have to support that opinion? Automatic drivers would like to know.

Best regards

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 5:09 pm

I think maybe he was typing a little faster than he was thinking. I think what he basically meant to say was that since most cars in Europe are manual, it would very much behoove her to learn.

If your wife learns on a newer car, it will be easy as pie. I tried to learn on a Toyota pickup, when I was in high school, but it had well over 200K miles, so it was a royal PITA.

Squirrelina · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 5:51 pm

I learned to drive a stick when I was 5 on a farm traktor and on a harvester in the fields. Growing up on a small farm 30 years ago
kids had to learn to help.
So when I turned 18 I refused to have the mandatory driving lessons
with an automatic, since germans think this is 'girlish', and at that
time I still tried to proof that I am better than the boys.
(today I know it, so no need to proof anymore :wink:

)
Then I started to work for the US, and most of the cars are
automatic and at vacation in Florida I learned to use the cruise control. Don't ask me what I got to hear at car dealers in Germany when I
asked for a 'tempomat': in Germany you don't need it!?

Wrong. Since I am getting smarter in my older days,
I love to cruise with automatic and cruis control.
Get better gas milage also. (german gas prices

)

Squirrelina · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 5:53 pm

This was about Christmas Meeting? ... how we get on automatics.
however, count me in on the party :wink:

sven · **Posted:** Sat Dec 07, 2002 9:29 pm

JACK Z28 BROKE IT ON DOWN FOR ME.

THANKS JACKZ28.

HOWEVER, IF I PISSED ANYBODY OFF, CONSIDER IT A NORMAL REACTION.

Garry · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2002 8:44 pm

Hm ... just wondering - is anybody volunteering to organize something somewhere (restaurant, or whatever)? I'd do, but I recon my area is the farthest for everybody (except me) to drive ... in case nobody noticed - Christmas is only two weeks down the road ...

zcam94 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2002 9:36 pm

I'll come if we meet some where in the middle. If RT1 or PT isn't running I'll Bring them. What, are we gonna exchange gifts. Spark Plug Stocking Stuffers.....

zcam94 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 10, 2002 9:41 pm

Just for thought, there is diner in either Mainz or Wiesbaden called the Chevy Diner. Just an idea for a place to meet.

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