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WHG423

WHG423

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I'd like to share my negative Cars and Coffee Winston Salem experience this past Saturday. This was my first time attending the Winston event. It is sponsored by Flow BMW whom I will never do business with.
I chose to bring my Land Cruiser. I arrived to the event at 8:00 am. Not knowing it started at 9:00, I was one of the first to arrive. I was joined by a Healey, a Ferrari, a Corvette, and an Alpha. As well as the guy from Flow hosting the event. I backed in across from him. He asked me if I was a part of the show. (Obviously yes)
I asked if where I parked was ok.
"That will be fine" he replied. He then explained that he was going to try and group the European cars together.
Pretty soon after, everyone started rolling in. A good mix of cars from Ferraris to PT Cruisers and everything in between. By about 9:30 the parking lot was almost full with a steady stream still rolling in. No order had been established. Everything was mixed together.
It was at this point that the BMW rep came to me by my Cruiser and said "are you having a good time? Are you happy where you are parked?" To which I simply replied "yes". Then he says..."would you mind moving your vehicle over there and just becoming a spectator, that way you can enjoy the other cars. I am trying to keep this mostly a European classic event" as he points to a distant parking lot. I was floored. I replied by saying "I believe I will stay right where I am, thank you."
My wife replied with "this is not how it is at greensboro's cars & coffee". To which he says... "This is not Greensboro, if it ever gets like Greensboro, I'm shutting it down."

I cannot believe the way I was treated Saturday. Their facebook page says "free event to all". Sorry my Landcruiser is not a European classic, but I have worked hard on it and am proud of my work. I love Greensboro's Cars & Coffee and its friendly diverse environment. Winston Salem cars and coffee really let me down.

I am curious if any of you want to join me with your Cruisers next month?
 
I won't be at greensboro next week. I was hoping we could all converge on Winston next month.
 
As long as we park in the middle of the European section I'm game.

What an asshat. No events I've been to have been categorized but if that's what he wants he needs to work on his planning and communication.

Sorry to hear about the experience but that was a rude request to even consider much less bring up. Glad you stayed put and your 60 is every bit as nice and worthy of show as anything else there.

Fwiw Greensboro has had some of the better c/c events I've been to, both in numbers and more important attitudes/behavior on both sides
 
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It definitely sounds like an event that Moonshine needs to attend.

Should not take me too long to unhook my exhaust at the headers. :hillbilly:
 
As long as i'm not working i'm game for this... sounds like the whole club should show up and we should promote it on NC4x4 as well

I love it when the ragged out rock crawlers show up to the Charlotte Cars and Coffee
 
The show definitely needs the beauty of an LV. She ready for the trip @FJinTegaCay
 
Rice said:
The show definitely needs the beauty of an LV. She ready for the trip @FJinTegaCay
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I grew up in W-S and my dad still lives there. Great town! I'm pretty sure the LV would be able to make the trip but I have a race I've been training for scheduled for that same Saturday morning. If not for it I'd likely be there.
 
It's ok David I can deliver and recieve obscene amounts of attention for you :D


But since flow is a Lexus dealer in w-s seems like the dent should be there to represent. Wish we had wv-450s buggy to park in the middle of the lot.
 
What's the date ?
 
Saturday May 9 at Renyolda Village shopping center

2201 Reynolda Rd.
Winston Salem, NC
 
I enjoy driving BMWs on track, excellent well balanced power on my old E46 M3, but.... and the dealership personnel that I have met think their sheet don't stink.

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I'm a gear head to the bone, never really mattered to me what particular vehicle tripped your trigger. I have met my fair share of snooty owners that think that their vehicle is somehow better, and probably is in some ways. I was into "unofficial" rally racing at night when I was into Healy's. It was mostly British Leyland, some fiats, coolest was a little Honda, one of the first. This guy had basically built an entire suspension from scratch and was running 14" rims and fat tires. That thing scooted along. A bunch of the guys had an attitude about him and his car because it was not the "norm". That is part of what really made it cool!

Too far for me to trek though :( give em hell
 
NCFJ said:
I'm a gear head to the bone, never really mattered to me what particular vehicle tripped your trigger. I have met my fair share of snooty owners that think that their vehicle is somehow better, and probably is in some ways.
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I don't approve of the snooty attitude many have about their rigs either.
(But then I find myself not returning friendly waves from all those freak'n Heep owners!) :D
 
Stan, I didn't know you were a British Leyland guy. I've had a TR3, TR6 and two MGB's. Love those little British cars. A big Healey is what my dreams are made of....those and 'cruisers (of course).
 
That seems like a lifetime ago Dave. Sold my last Healy in 1984. I had two Sprites 68,69 and one 3000 76. Good luck finding one that is not completely gone that the owner will part with for anything near reasonable money.

But there is this :)
http://www.classicroadsters.ca/html/sebring_mx.html

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Maybe with something like this

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