calling alll NE PA/NJ/NY/DE

[drinking940s]

HOW ABOUT A HOOTER'S MEET! in princton New Jersey, around the first week in october. Maybe a littel drive? it's is minutes away from route 95, on Route 1, so easy for you deleware guys to come on up. any intrest?

[njbrickwithboost]

The Hooters is actually in Lawrenceville, I was corrected by the retired Firefighter who helps the Hooters girls clean up and get to their cars @ night.

[drinking940s]

same ****! haha

[Fake-R]

how about first week of december?

I get my license back by then.

[drinking940s]

that could work.

[Beanie]

maybe if it coincides with my visit to Eastern State Pen.

[njbrickwithboost]

I'm Game either way, and I think I can get about 4 ppl on this board to go....

[red245]

I'll show up, the wagon will be fully slammed by then.

[skld]

I'll show up if I'm not working.

[drinking940s]

alright! 2 people are better then no people! start throwing out some days, i really rather not cross post this on volvospeed, =/ just want to keep it here.

[njbrickwithboost]

When would it be saturday?

[drinking940s]

put it like this- it can be any saturday/sunday from next saturday till the day when volvo is sold.

[esunbaboon]

I may be able to come.

[Oreo931]

how far away is it from me

[drinking940s]

oero... get directions from you, to Rider University, thats how long it is

[Supercat]

I may be down if its on the saturday

[drinking940s]

what abouttttttt the 29th?

[skld]

I may be down if its on the saturday
Hell yeah! I still have your special Volvo tool!
what abouttttttt the 29th?
Of September? Not good for me, but don't keep that from you hosting a meet.

[drinking940s]

idk, someone ele pick a date, if its anything after october though, it would have to be after 4:00 on saturday.

[drinking940s]

bumpin'

[viking72]

I would be in

[Oreo931]

set something up dummy.
btw, there is a meet oct 7th at that vineyard.

[drinking940s]

wat vineyard?

[njbrickwithboost]

Sept 29th is the East Coast GTG which I am going to...in Virginia Beach

[Booster]

or u all could come to my meet this sunday. sept 23rd @ island dragway. just give me a few weeks notice about when this meet is so i know

[drinking940s]

up to you guys.... or we could have a "maintence" day at someones house.. beucase i do need a distrubotr and headgasket done :nod:

[drinking940s]

could be my house... could be someones. will provide free food and something special for someone who reallllly helps out alottttt

[Oreo931]

could be my house... could be someones. will provide free food and something special for someone who reallllly helps out alottttt

bj?
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[njbrickwithboost]

bj?
:lol: :lol: :lol:

+1:nod:

[skld]

up to you guys.... or we could have a "maintence" day at someones house.. beucase i do need a distrubotr and headgasket done :nod:
Not my place; barely enough parking on the street for my one car!

[drinking940s]

i do have a gaage and a driveway, so we could do it hur. but i rather take my timewith the headgasket, knock on woood.

[Booster]

my house is limited to street parking only. however, there is plenty of it, skld has been to my house twice now. we have a mutual agreement wich includes beer

[drinking940s]

longisland boy are you in an aprtmnet or home?
i'm anxious to met some of you NE guys, so who evercomes up with a day.

[Beanie]

could be my house... could be someones. will provide free food and something special for someone who reallllly helps out alottttt

Aren't you 5 minutes from Raceway Park?

I vote for your house. :lol:

[skld]

How much parking is available at your place?


We need a meet before it gets too cold for meets! Maybe another IKEA meet in Hicksville? :e-shrug:

[Oreo931]

How much parking is available at your place?


We need a meet before it gets too cold for meets! Maybe another IKEA meet in Hicksville? :e-shrug:

man that drive was such a PITA last time

[Oreo931]

rob lets just do it at your house

[skld]

man that drive was such a PITA last time
Yeah, but it is really easy for me. :-P

[drinking940s]

yeah well i mean , is anyone else over here gonna need some stuff to be done?
i do live in a CUL-DE-SAC, but i can get rid of all my family cars. but what about IKEA in Eliazabeth NJ. that could be fair also. Oreo, that is off the new jersey turnpike.

[dl242gt]

Well, if you want to do a head gasket we should do the meet at your house. That way if there are any broken exhaust studs you are already home and can repair those problems and put the car together a day or so later. Start soaking the exhaust manifold nuts and other fasteners with PB blaster a day or three before you do it. Make sure you have a head gasket set so if there are more than one broken stud. You pull the head to make it easier to repair them.

Why don't we meet at Englishtown again? That was fun.

I'd be happy to host a meet at my house as well but only have street parking. We have the best cheese steaks from Gaetanos if you like them. I also have a BBQ so we could grill some food as well.

[red245]

Lets do my 16v swap, haha....
just kidding, But I'm sure I can think of some stuff to do, Name the place, if it's a thursday or wensday I'm there, If not, I'm sick from work. I'll bring some parts and some brews.


My driveway is occupied with my bricks

[drinking940s]

Well ive got an eye on an 94 turbo 940 motor that id like to put it. i jsut have NONE of the credintials to do it.
Or,
let's just do my headgasket...
and some one elses ****?
i have a 2 car garage, but it fits on comforably,
after we get it done if we start resonablly we could all go get some grub somewhere?
any more suggestions, i don
t know how much longer i can drive with this headgasket =[

[drinking940s]

and yes i am 5 mintues from racewaypark, but ithink races stop this weekend, or something.

[surfbug]

not for nothing, but if it is at Hooters, why not EVERY SATURDAY?

DURING SEPT OCT AND NOV?

[Nemesis]

:drama:

[drinking940s]

meh ok, anyone up for some hooters then starting every wensdaynight?

[surfbug]

plus one!


the hooters every wednesday night



Then, we can decide when and where to to do the head gasket 16v install with a side order of BF230T


how does that sound?

I should have the PLAID MOBILE by then, BTW


so, how about this wednesday, (now, if the car has a problem, I aint coming,......but it shyould be ok....)

so


who is in for this wednesday at the nj hoooters....



1 Big Al plaid mobile 1989 765ti
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3
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any one else?

Al

[skld]

Can't make it this Wednesday. But I am still seeing if I can make Shellie's Sunday headgasket event. I want to make it out, but i am trying to re-arrange work so I can be there.

[drinking940s]

yup, i have started so many threads, thanks for replying though.

[surfbug]

plus one!


the hooters every wednesday night



Then, we can decide when and where to to do the head gasket 16v install with a side order of BF230T


how does that sound?

I should have the PLAID MOBILE by then, BTW


so, how about this wednesday, (now, if the car has a problem, I aint coming,......but it shyould be ok....)

so


who is in for this wednesday at the nj hoooters....



1 Big Al plaid mobile 1989 765ti
2
3
4
5



any one else?

Al



So is anyone down?


meh, I could go either way.....


but I did pick up the plaid mobile!


(son of shaggon waggon)

[Booster]

somebody just give me a week or so so i can get off of work. let me know which date it will be & i'll be down

page 3 ownage

[surfbug]

ok

what date

what location

who is in?


(this was so much easier on volvospeed....rodrigo, are you on here?)




OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:oogle::oogle::oogle::oogle::oogle: :oogle::oogle::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[drinking940s]

k it 'd deffintly not tommrow as dude the HG didn't come in, but lets startto plan ahead, is someone wanting to do a 16V swap? is that what i heard?

[surfbug]

post up lets get a list

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[Booster]

im in for a meet. just give me a time & place

[drinking940s]

all we will start a thread in a week or so. PM me welltalk about places.

[billy780]

Hooters in Lawerenceville is a good spot for most as it is central in nature. Sunday may be a better day for some.
I am game for what ever we all come up with.

[Booster]

maybe something in yonkers might be better
your forgetting im almost 60 miles from nyc

[gear whine]

maybe something in yonkers might be better
your forgetting im almost 60 miles from nyc

alot of the people on here that have posted are really much closer to the hooters.
i live in northern jersey, you could drive to my house and i could bring you the rest of the way.
rite off of 287.

COME ON PEOPLE WE NEED TO GET A SERIOUS NEW JERSEY GTG!!!

[skld]

Now it is too cold for a meet IMO. I attended the Morgantown meet last February and froze my a$$ off.


....but, if a meet is scheduled, I would still probably attend.

[gear whine]

yeh wen it gets warmer out we NEED TO GET A NEW JERSEY AREA MEET TO HAPPEN!!

[Booster]

if there was a meet slated. both shawn & I would go. possibly even gamby242 & maybe drftng240.


my only restrain would be that it has to be a saturday or a sunday. preferably a saturday.

[red245]

if there was a meet slated. both shawn & I would go. possibly even gamby242 & maybe drftng240.


my only restrain would be that it has to be a saturday or a sunday. preferably a saturday.

sunday/thursday or some extra notice for me.... SO down.

mark, I was playing cod 4 all night/morning, didnt catch your call.

[Booster]

no problem matt, dont sweat it. if you would have called back i wouldnt have picked up anyway. been very busy.

so far i have worked 16 hr overtime. im gonna see if i can get that in the form of a day off instead of pay.

but just some notice will be fine

[Booster]

well aftre going thru the chain of command. overtime cannot be exchanged for days off. oh well. either way, im ready for a meet. just let me know when

[billy780]

So by my thermometer it is "warmer" since it is 50 degrees out, to bad it wont last, so when are we going to have a meet? Where?

[Booster]

looks like it's gonna be in nj somewhere. lets lock & load

[SL8Brick]

I'd be up for a NJ meet...you guys have been trekin' to PA for our meets, PA brickers should return the favor

[volvo940tuner]

well is there any kind of list together for this yet? if not, lets start one so we can get an idea of who is going for sure. if there is a good amount of people going, i'll take the day to drive down from MA.

[gear whine]

I'd be up for a NJ meet...you guys have been trekin' to PA for our meets, PA brickers should return the favor

much appreciated!

[Booster]

if we get a meet together. im down. just give me a date & time. i'll be there.

[skld]

well is there any kind of list together for this yet? if not, lets start one so we can get an idea of who is going for sure. if there is a good amount of people going, i'll take the day to drive down from MA.
We need a place and time before we start a list. ;-)

...but I'm too busy right now to plan a meet.

[Booster]

how about opening day at english town? we all meet up there, get some racing in & chill out.

[Blubrik]

If I'm not working, I'll make the trek. After all, SL8Brick might need a ride home rather than wait for the towtruck!

Edit: Hey Bill, why can't I PM you?

[Booster]

tow home? why he likes to break his stuff?

anyway you slice it im in. just give me a date

[skld]

how about opening day at english town? we all meet up there, get some racing in & chill out.
What is the opening date for e-town?

[volvo940tuner]

i say we hold off on this NE meet until we see a nice warm weekend in the forecast.
i too am busy, and since i dont know the area in NJ, id leave it up to those local guys to plan a venue.
hopefully its somewhere i can get in..im only 19 :-P

[gear whine]

i say we hold off on this NE meet until we see a nice warm weekend in the forecast.
i too am busy, and since i dont know the area in NJ, id leave it up to those local guys to plan a venue.
hopefully its somewhere i can get in..im only 19 :-P

i had said in an earlier post that we should wait untill it gets warmer, like march/april/may that time frame. us NJ guys will try and get something serious together. NJ is due for something sweet.

[mikep]

North Jersey region SCCA has autocrosses on Saturdays starting on March 23rd all the way through April 23rd. Philly region starts the next weekend.
South Jersey and DC should post schedules soon. I doubt I will hit a NY event.

[spruill242]

Damn guys it was nice these past few days. I should know I'm here in east windsor/freehold or where ever I am.

[red245]

Opening day.
E town

Fear 24 valves and 2 wagons.

Do it up.
Ny will be repping, what about you?

[Booster]

Opening day.
E town

Fear 24 valves and 2 wagons.

Do it up.
Ny will be repping, what about you?

x2

[skld]

What is the opening date for e-town?

All this talk of Opening Day, but I have yet to see a date! :-P

I went to the website and couldn't find one. Too lazy to call.

[SL8Brick]

This is an idea I've been pondering for a while, so....I emailed Ikea's corporate offices and requested permission for the use of a small portion of thier parking garage for an informal meet(Conshohocken, Pa). There's probably not a good chance it'll be granted, but it doesn't hurt to ask. But if they DO let us do it, it would be a sweet place for a late Winter meet.:)

[drinking940s]

^^ ill call the one up in elizabeth!

[Booster]

there was an ikea meet last year here on long island i think.

so the chances of them saying yes are pretty good

[skld]

there was an ikea meet last year here on long island i think.

so the chances of them saying yes are pretty good
We didn't ask, we just showed up.

http://nyckings.smugmug.com/photos/107035619-L.jpg

Even though we didn't ask, the security was cool with us, we got no grief.

[Booster]

was that out on li?


i think that might be another good option

[SL8Brick]

No reply from Ikea corporate as of yet. I might just hafta pay a visit to the local Ikea store manager...and let my rugrats jump around in the ballpit.:lol:

[Booster]

call e-town & island nobody seems to know when they want to open.

screw that.

lets all just meet up in a couple of weeks anywhere i dont care if it's a nation park or something. gotta be a bunch of those in nj.

[red245]

call e-town & island nobody seems to know when they want to open.

screw that.

lets all just meet up in a couple of weeks anywhere i dont care if it's a nation park or something. gotta be a bunch of those in nj.

Agreed, let's get the lead out.

[Booster]

http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm#

you jersey & pa people pick a place.

[billy780]

Here is a park, Not a national park but a very nice county park

http://www.nj.gov/counties/mercer/commissions/park/mercer_park.html

Located right by Exit 8 of the NJ TP, we could set somehthing up at one of the picnic areas, They have several of them there with plenty of parking.

I have no idea about what you have to do to reserve a spot or what it costs.

This would be central to guys from Del, PA, NYC

[mikep]

Located right by Exit 8 of the NJ TP

I could do exit 8, depending on what weekend it falls on..

[Booster]

Here is a park, Not a national park but a very nice county park

http://www.nj.gov/counties/mercer/commissions/park/mercer_park.html

Located right by Exit 8 of the NJ TP, we could set somehthing up at one of the picnic areas, They have several of them there with plenty of parking.

I have no idea about what you have to do to reserve a spot or what it costs.

This would be central to guys from Del, PA, NYC

i was just giving an idea as to where we could meet up.

so you picked a spot, set it up & see if we could use there premise.

[gear whine]

Here is a park, Not a national park but a very nice county park

http://www.nj.gov/counties/mercer/commissions/park/mercer_park.html

Located right by Exit 8 of the NJ TP, we could set somehthing up at one of the picnic areas, They have several of them there with plenty of parking.

I have no idea about what you have to do to reserve a spot or what it costs.

This would be central to guys from Del, PA, NYC

yeh lets go there, that would be good, we could cook burgers and dogs and just chill out. although def. not for a couple of months

[Booster]

why scared of the cold?

if it's anything after april may, im probably not gonna be able to go, (baby is gonna be born)

so lets shoot for march

[SL8Brick]

Ok, I've made some headway w/ Ikea. I sent them a 2nd email and they responded promptly. They told me to contact the local Ikea PR rep and inquire there. She(the rep)wasn't in her office today so I left her voicemail. I'll try to reach her again tomorrow. At least I finally have a contact name & phone#...we'll see how it goes from here.

And longislandboi85....congrats on the baby-to-be.

[gear whine]

why scared of the cold?

if it's anything after april may, im probably not gonna be able to go, (baby is gonna be born)

so lets shoot for march

im down for march, either way i want alot of ppl to go.

[Booster]

march sounds peachy clean with me......... the wagon will be a monster by then & it will be completely blacked out.

[v4lve]

i say we hold off on this NE meet until we see a nice warm weekend in the forecast.
i too am busy, and since i dont know the area in NJ, id leave it up to those local guys to plan a venue.
hopefully its somewhere i can get in..im only 19 :-P

BBQ :)

[SL8Brick]

im down for march, either way i want alot of ppl to go.

Late February or March sounds good to me, as long as I'm not working.:roll:

I'm not sure if Lehman Volvo in York, Pa is having thier open house this year. They usually schedual it sometime in March. Just wouldn't want conflicting dates keeping PA folks from trekin' to NJ.

[gear whine]

march sounds peachy clean with me......... the wagon will be a monster by then & it will be completely blacked out.

nice!

[gear whine]

Late February or March sounds good to me, as long as I'm not working.:roll:

I'm not sure if Lehman Volvo in York, Pa is having thier open house this year. They usually schedual it sometime in March. Just wouldn't want conflicting dates keeping PA folks from trekin' to NJ.

well then lets freeze our asses off in february!

[SL8Brick]

well then lets freeze our asses off in february!

...which is why I'm trying to get Ikea to let us use a parking garage.;-)
It'll still be cold, but at least there would be no wind/snow/rain issues.

[red245]

...which is why I'm trying to get Ikea to let us use a parking garage.;-)
It'll still be cold, but at least there would be no wind/snow/rain issues.

keep us posted, mid march i will be turbo, before that I should be Kalpenke'd...

did I just say that out loud?

whoops.

[Booster]

i think you did

[drinking940s]

ikea would be great!

[Booster]

then lets hook it up.

[SL8Brick]

ikea would be great!

Yea, I agree. In my emails to them, I mentioned how thier founder, Ingvar Kamprad, still drives a `93 245 as his DD and how Volvos have been seen repeatedly in thier TV advertising. I've left thier PR rep 2 messages...Hopefully, they'll get back to me this week.:roll:

BTW - Did you get your head gasket finished on Sat.

[SL8Brick]

I recieved a return call from Ikea's regional PR rep this morning.....not only do they want to do it, they're actually enthusiastic about the idea!! Her own words were "This should be a lot of fun!". She asked if we had a prefered store location. I told her we'd be flexible, but I'd prefer the use of the Conshohocken parking garage if I was to be assembling this meet. But I did also express that use of a NJ store location could be feasible. She asked to meet with me, in person, sometime next week to discuss the particulars. I agreed, but I had to schedual the meeting for week of Feb.11th...I'll be away on vacation all next week.

Looks like we're gonna make this happen, folks!!

[gear whine]

I recieved a return call from Ikea's regional PR rep this morning.....not only do they want to do it, they're actually enthusiastic about the idea!! Her own words were "This should be a lot of fun!". She asked if we had a prefered store location. I told her we'd be flexible, but I'd prefer use of the Conshohocken parking garage if I was to be assembling this meet. But I did also express that use of a NJ store location could be feasible. She asked to meet with me, in person, sometime next week to discuss the particulars. I agreed, but I had to schedual the meeting for week of Feb.11th...I'll be away on vacation all next week.

Looks like we're gonna make this happen, folks!!

**** yeh.

[SL8Brick]

On another note: I also talked to Lehman Volvo of York, Pa today...they do not have thier annual open house schedualed for March this year. They plan on doing something around "late Summer, early Fall". So, March is looking wide open.

[njbrickwithboost]

Since the Volvo Place in PA doesn't have an open house, the Ikea thing is coming into fruition(spelling).

That would be Sick!!!

[billy780]

Count me in for Conshohocken
:rofl:
This is a good central location, may even get the wife to come as she loves IKEA

[SL8Brick]

Count me in for Conshohocken
:rofl:
This is a good central location, may even get the wife to come as she loves IKEA

Thanx, billy780. Like I said, my meeting with them isn't until Feb.11th. Once Ikea & I get everything ironed out and agree on a date I'll be sure to start a new post topic here.

And just for the record, I'm still up for a NJ meet if someone puts it together. This local (SEPA) Ikea thing is just my way of being proactive. Besides, if we can successfully pull this off in Conshohocken, there's no telling what Ikea may be willing to do for us in other locations.

[FlyingTog]

Dude, I'm game. This is sweet! I just stumbled upon this thread. My family loves Ikea, too. What a great excuse to go do stuff with cars!

And speaking of Jersey meets... I could probably put together a meet around here in South Jersey. Maybe the Holman Motorcars parking lot in Mays Landing?

I gotta keep checking in on this, this is awesome!


Pete.

[gear whine]

Thanx, billy780. Like I said, my meeting with them isn't until Feb.11th. Once Ikea & I get everything ironed out and agree on a date I'll be sure to start a new post topic here.

And just for the record, I'm still up for a NJ meet if someone puts it together. This local (SEPA) Ikea thing is just my way of being proactive. Besides, if we can successfully pull this off in Conshohocken, there's no telling what Ikea may be willing to do for us in other locations.

if ikea likes us we can go worldwide! nah just kiddin. no but seriously the conshohocken meet is a good place to start, its central and i think alot of ppl will go, which is the main point.

[Chino]

I'm down for the trip, just have to get the old girl put back together before the date...

Thanx, billy780. Like I said, my meeting with them isn't until Feb.11th. Once Ikea & I get everything ironed out and agree on a date I'll be sure to start a new post topic here.

And just for the record, I'm still up for a NJ meet if someone puts it together. This local (SEPA) Ikea thing is just my way of being proactive. Besides, if we can successfully pull this off in Conshohocken, there's no telling what Ikea may be willing to do for us in other locations.

[drinking940s]

i was thinking ikea in new jersey. in elizabeth... come on 3% sales tax!
you guys wanna do a drive somewhere?:oops:

[gear whine]

i was thinking ikea in new jersey. in elizabeth... come on 3% sales tax!
you guys wanna do a drive somewhere?:oops:

i think we could do that eventually but elizabeth is a ****hole and kinda far for the pa folks, we have to keep thinking centralized.

[SL8Brick]

i think we could do that eventually but elizabeth is a ****hole and kinda far for the pa folks, we have to keep thinking centralized.

If you put something together in Elizabeth, I'd make an effort to come out as long as it jives w/ my schedual.
But I will mention this to Ikea's PR rep when I speak to her on 2/11. Do they have a parking garage there?

[Booster]

where ever that is im cool with it.

just make sure it's on a weekend cause there is no way im getting off during the week.

look what happens when i leave all of you alone for 2 days

[SL8Brick]

where ever that is im cool with it.

just make sure it's on a weekend cause there is no way im getting off during the week.



No worries...I'll be pushing for a weekend date, preferably a Sunday. :nod:

[drinking940s]

this ikea hasa HUGE parking lot.
idk, then again it's not fair lthat 90 percent of meets are in Penn. and 10 percent are in Upstate new york beucase of people from both sides saying " blah blah we are too lazy" and PA you relize you can take 78 all the wayto the turn pike.... same thing with you Luke

[SL8Brick]

drinking940s...I realize that the general idea behind this topic was a NJ meet. I'm completely willing to attend such a meet as soon as a NJ local person(s) is ready to put it together. This whole Ikea thing was something I was mulling over for a while prior to emailing them. And since I live in the Philly burbs, it only makes sense that I put something together geographically close to me...after all, its my neighborhood. I can assure you that I'll start a completely NEW post topic once everything is finalized a few weeks from now.
And on a related matter, I can't tell you how many times I've spent hours on the road to go to a GtG at some mall somewhere only to be evicted by mall security after only being there for an hour. Sorry, that just plain sucks. The whole point is, that we(or rather "I") approach this the correct way by getting permission for us to gather. It's my hope that once we pull this off in PA, a store in NJ could possibly be the next location. But in order for that to happen, someone else in NJ is gonna hafta talk to thier PR rep & set it up.


And as far as the 90% of meets being in PA...You can thank the Volvospeed/York crew for most of those. Don't get me wrong, thier meets are fine...but they usually lack in RWD. And FWIW...I've never thought that anyone from NY/NJ was "lazy" for not trekin' down here. If anything, I'd say that PA folks have been lazy(myself included)for not caravaning up there when there have been opportunities.

[drinking940s]

^ well put togther. idk from the 3 years that ive been around the meets, i get that some people are just so lazy. keep us updated with the Penn ikea, and if all fails, i can try up here. I could also talk to local volvo dealership too if they would want to do something. i also have a bud who ownsa shop in Nutley, New jersey that isa volvo tech and he has been always wanting to do something. that'd be easy for upstae newyorkers but a bitch for penn. so i see your point.

[Blubrik]

If I'm not working I'll go to a meet almost anywhere. Nice job so far Bill, I'm up for slowing down some traffic in a convoy if you are! Let me know if I can do anything to help get this together.

[SL8Brick]

Excellent, Roger! Oh BTW...you can PM me now...yur on my "buddy list":-P

[red245]

where ever that is im cool with it.

just make sure it's on a weekend cause there is no way im getting off during the week.

look what happens when i leave all of you alone for 2 days

Sundays are killer for me. SAturdays is very tough for me to get off from work.

I'm ****ing pumped abut this.

[red245]

drinking940s...I realize that the general idea behind this topic was a NJ meet. I'm completely willing to attend such a meet as soon as a NJ local person(s) is ready to put it together. This whole Ikea thing was something I was mulling over for a while prior to emailing them. And since I live in the Philly burbs, it only makes sense that I put something together geographically close to me...after all, its my neighborhood. I can assure you that I'll start a completely NEW post topic once everything is finalized a few weeks from now.
And on a related matter, I can't tell you how many times I've spent hours on the road to go to a GtG at some mall somewhere only to be evicted by mall security after only being there for an hour. Sorry, that just plain sucks. The whole point is, that we(or rather "I") approach this the correct way by getting permission for us to gather. It's my hope that once we pull this off in PA, a store in NJ could possibly be the next location. But in order for that to happen, someone else in NJ is gonna hafta talk to thier PR rep & set it up.


And as far as the 90% of meets being in PA...You can thank the Volvospeed/York crew for most of those. Don't get me wrong, thier meets are fine...but they usually lack in RWD. And FWIW...I've never thought that anyone from NY/NJ was "lazy" for not trekin' down here. If anything, I'd say that PA folks have been lazy(myself included)for not caravaning up there when there have been opportunities.

Expect two awesome wagons.With two awesome turbos.With two awesome drivers.

[gear whine]

Expect two awesome wagons.With two awesome turbos.With two awesome drivers.

add a 3rd awesome wagon, with awesome turbo, and an ok driver.

[Booster]

just know that LI will be bring the heat this season.

2 13 second wagons will be produced......& you can quote me on that.

[Booster]

and for the record..... bring your video camera's im gonna show tb how to do a propper burnout in a wagon. but not @ ikea.....

[SL8Brick]

*delete*

[Booster]

i wouldnt do that in ikea...... i know when & where to have fun

[SL8Brick]

*delete*

[SL8Brick]

In a few hours, I'll be on an airplane en route to Orlando....gotta take the kidlets to see Mickey. I'll be back on the 9th...Ikea meeting is on the 11th...I'll let you guys know what the plans are as soon as the meeting is over on Mon. night(Feb.11th).

[drinking940s]

^ have fun!

[Blubrik]

Bill, you forgot to invite me along!

[njbrickwithboost]

my ex lady works in Disney World...Right now actually...

[Booster]

In a few hours, I'll be on an airplane en route to Orlando....gotta take the kidlets to see Mickey. I'll be back on the 9th...Ikea meeting is on the 11th...I'll let you guys know what the plans are as soon as the meeting is over on Mon. night(Feb.11th).


good luck

[esunbaboon]

nm

[Booster]

what ever floats your boat. Just know it's gonna be a smoke show of epic proportions. I gonna smoke everybody out of what ever parking lot im in.

[red245]

bleach + baloney tires = I'm in too.

[drinking940s]

what ever floats your boat. Just know it's gonna be a smoke show of epic proportions. I gonna smoke everybody out of what ever parking lot im in.

rod burnage

[drftvlvo240]

im probably down, as long as work permits.

[Booster]

if we get a date you can submit the form for the day off............

[drftvlvo240]

if we get a date you can submit the form for the day off............

i know, i dont take unschduled days off though its my thing+thats another day of ot i would miss out on.

[Booster]

there is more to life than ot

[billy780]

i know, i dont take unschduled days off though its my thing+thats another day of ot i would miss out on.


You have an excellent point, as people do need thier power to run their big screen tv's

I should be able to take off from work what ever the day is as long as I have all of my TPS Reports completed

[Booster]

well either way i'm gonna be there

[drftvlvo240]

there is more to life than ot

ot=money

money=parts for car, other toys and eventually a house

there fore

ot = all there is to my life

i dont wanna live in my parents house forever, and LI get more expensive every day.

[red245]

ot=money

money=parts for car, other toys and eventually a house

there fore

ot = all there is to my life

i dont wanna live in my parents house forever, and LI get more expensive every day.

Hence, why I'm moving far, far away from here.

[Booster]

any updates on when this event is gonna be?

[gear whine]

any updates on when this event is gonna be?

Bill(SL8Brick) is at WDW and then on the 11th he is meeting with the ikea rep to talk business. then he will get back to everyone.

[Booster]

I guess i can wait.

the further away this meet is, the more powerfull my wagon will become.
but on the otherside of the coin. I also might not be able to make it. My daughter might be here.

[red245]

I guess i can wait.

the further away this meet is, the more powerfull my wagon will become.
but on the otherside of the coin. I also might not be able to make it. My daughter might be here.

You are SO going to this.
how else is NY going to be fully repped?

[Booster]

t-belt & tensiner just came in from fcp. just waiting on aspirators wires & new cam.....

this meet will be fun..... ny is gonna run it

[SL8Brick]

Bill(SL8Brick) is at WDW and then on the 11th he is meeting with the ikea rep to talk business. then he will get back to everyone.

I'm baaaaack! My legs are jello from walking around all 4 parks all week long...my kids are strung out on sugar & Disney characters.

I'm ready to get this thing rollin'. I've been working on a basic format of how I'll be presenting this to Ikea. I'll be dressin' to impress and prepared to tell it like it iz.
Thanks for everyone's support so far! My primary concern at this point is...well, getting the official go-ahead(of coarse), and agreeing upon a date that will jive with them as well as us. There's also a possibility that they might request that the venue be changed to S.Phila.. I'll be pushing for Conshohocken and a mid-late March, Sunday date.

Be sure to "stay tuned" on Mon. evening for the meeting results.

[Booster]

i have 24 hour access so i am always tuned

[SL8Brick]

Here's da' skinny:

I think the meeting with Ikea went well. But, we still have NOT recieved an official go-ahead from Ikea.
Naturally, she had many questions about what our GtGs are all about. I gave her a general overview of the entire process(ie:open invitation on the forums, schedualling, gathering times, potential attendance). She did ask if there had been any other Ikea/Volvo gatherings in the past. I did mention the unauthorized NY Ikea GtG that occured without apparent incident. I mentioned how we've successfully gathered in the past at other various locations and, basically, how we're just a bunch of independent Volvo enthusiasts that like to gather from time-to-time to simply meet and discuss our common associations with our vehicles. She seemed OK with all of this.
She asked me how I believed Ikea could possibly benefit from this. I told her that many Ikea customers could easily make the connection between simplistic Swedish automobiles and the promotional philosophies of Ikea itself, thus promoting Ikea's Swedish pride. I also mentioned how a group of 20-30 Volvos in thier lot with the hoods open and people milling about would also draw curiosity from passers-by who would be welcome check them out for themselves and ask questions. There's also the family factor since several of you have also expressed your intent to bring along the 'Spouse & Kids' for a day of shopping. I believe all of this sat well with her.
She wanted to make sure that we would not be on Ikea's premises to sell anything...I assured her that we would not. I also told her that at no time would there be any type of negotiations for street racing or gambling of any kind(..one of her concerns as well).

So...here's what She has in mind: Once approved by Ikea's higher-ups, she would like to coincide our GtG with some sort of Ikea sales event at thier S. Phila. location. The tentantive dates she has in mind are Sunday, April 6th with a raindate of Sunday, April 13th. She would like our presence for 4 hours...from 11am until 3pm. She showed me the exact portion of the parking lot she would like us to be in, which was more than enough space, only 50yds from the main entrance, and well exposed to passing traffic(sorry, no parking garage in S.Phila...hence the raindate). Ikea is also willing to provide sign placards which would be displayed at the main entrance and at various locations to help direct participants to the correct area of the lot.
I explained to her that its in our best interest that such an event be successful, since we'd like this to just be the beginning of a series of Ikea/Volvo GtGs. She agreed and mentioned how there might be interest in doing this in other store locations.
We shook hands...exchanged pleasantries...meeting was over.

Oh, btw...I did pass along "www.turbobricks.com" to her, so that chance of Ikea reading all this text is highly likely.

[esunbaboon]

Nice front row seats! That would be really cool if this turned out to be a annual or semiannual event.

Or.... the Turbobricks store opening squad!!:lol:

[drftvlvo240]

wait why didnt we just show up? why go through all the trouble for a meet? we show up they dont like us there we leave......i see no issue with that.....not saying its bad that you went to the trouble to do this but it seems a little excessive

[SL8Brick]

wait why didnt we just show up? why go through all the trouble for a meet? we show up they dont like us there we leave......i see no issue with that.....not saying its bad that you went to the trouble to do this but it seems a little excessive

Because I don't want to put together a GtG...invite peeps to drive 4hrs or more to come...and then get kicked out of some random parking lot by a rent-a-cop after hangin' out for 30min..

Trust me...once we get approval, it'll be well worth it.

[drinking940s]

^^ you did a great job on that man, if it's turned down, who cares that was one hell of a meeting!:clap::cheers:

[billy780]

As Percey says to Thomas on Thomas the Tank Engine "Do it right Thomas, do it right"



We can try and do it right and it wont happen or just show up and then get kicked out, I guess it was a toss up and someone wanted to see if we could take the right path and get the go ahead from the venue. My bet is it will be a go and they will want us there.

[Blubrik]

Nice going, Bill. Thanks for all the effort. The best meets we've had have been those with a little planning behind them. It is too far a drive to get kicked out right away, it will be nice to relax a liitle rather than keep an eye out for Johhny Law.

[Oreo931]

Good work Bill! Glad to see everything is coming together.

[red245]

Or.... the Turbobricks store opening squad!!:lol:

AWESOME.

Seriously, I might not even bother bringing the wagon out in it's current state.

But you rule, seriously. For trying to get this going.

[red245]

Because I don't want to put together a GtG...invite peeps to drive 4hrs or more to come...and then get kicked out of some random parking lot by a rent-a-cop after hangin' out for 30min..

Trust me...once we get approval, it'll be well worth it.

Because you have near 10 or 15 people coming OVER 2 1/2 HOURS to be there.

That's why.

There is no way I'm wasting my time/gas/money to hang out for 15 minutes and then pack it up.

No.....way.

[Booster]

Awsome... More like a volvo show than meet. I like that. Means im gonna have to really shine up my car now.

drftvlvo240:

your attitude towards just showing up is the exact reason why we want aproval. So that way we dont get kicked out. I for 1 am not willing to spend $80 on gas & tolls for just a maybe. Not to mention wear & tear of driving my brick for 3+ hours to an unknown area.

with your attitude towards this whole event everyone might as well come down to dpa on a friday night. Better chances there anyway.

/rant
+1 to the smoothness of the meeting & i promise no sillyness while on or near ikea property.

april 6th will work for me. Plus it's early enough were i can still head home & get a good nights sleep for work the next day. & dont worry matt there is 1 seat for you in the wagon.

[red245]

Awsome... More like a volvo show than meet. I like that. Means im gonna have to really shine up my car now.

drftvlvo240:

your attitude towards just showing up is the exact reason why we want aproval. So that way we dont get kicked out. I for 1 am not willing to spend $80 on gas & tolls for just a maybe. Not to mention wear & tear of driving my brick for 3+ hours to an unknown area.

with your attitude towards this whole event everyone might as well come down to dpa on a friday night. Better chances there anyway.

/rant
+1 to the smoothness of the meeting & i promise no sillyness while on or near ikea property.

april 6th will work for me. Plus it's early enough were i can still head home & get a good nights sleep for work the next day. & dont worry matt there is 1 seat for you in the wagon.
If it's april then it is PUSH PUSH PUSH this bitch.
I might be able to squeak it out, however it won't be show quality, close though.
If not, Shotgun in the 745!

[Booster]

well you know me..... All go no show... So it's cool if you ride with me.

[gear whine]

Bill, great job man.

I can't wait to see this happening, like esunbaboon said, it would be great if this meet would turn into some annually.
Bill had mentioned that Ikea was a Swedish company? I think? So it would be good to get this merger between us and Ikea. It would get back to Sweden and could possibly become a promotional gathering for Ikea, or perhaps us gaining a few new members.

It just seems like an honest thing to do.

Gaining a connectoin with two things that are associated with Sweden would be something great to accomplish. Furthering Volvo's and Ikea's population both as maybe a different side of Volvo and/or a smarter, more family oriented store and company.

This is gonna be great.

[Booster]

good point....... Im sure if this is big enough, more people will look at volvo's in a different way.

it's almost as tho we are on the cutting edge of promoting another sub-culture. I know out here on long island my car & a select other volvos have made a profound impact on the racing culture.

Im not just saying that this board is all about going fast..... There are plenty of people who have made amazing looking bricks that deserve an award.

if this meet is a sucsess i would like to see if maybe we could make it into something bigger where people actually vote on our cars in categories. Just something to think about

[drftvlvo240]

Awsome... More like a volvo show than meet. I like that. Means im gonna have to really shine up my car now.

drftvlvo240:

your attitude towards just showing up is the exact reason why we want aproval. So that way we dont get kicked out. I for 1 am not willing to spend $80 on gas & tolls for just a maybe. Not to mention wear & tear of driving my brick for 3+ hours to an unknown area.

with your attitude towards this whole event everyone might as well come down to dpa on a friday night. Better chances there anyway.

/rant
+1 to the smoothness of the meeting & i promise no sillyness while on or near ikea property.

april 6th will work for me. Plus it's early enough were i can still head home & get a good nights sleep for work the next day. & dont worry matt there is 1 seat for you in the wagon.

my bad i asked a question, i wasnt aware that wasnt allowed, next time ill just not say anything at all.............."oh man we got kicked out of ikeas parking lot lets all turn around and go home then cause there arent 654653465436 million other places to go and things to do in philly".........if i wanted your opinion on my "attitude" towards this meet i would have asked for it........until then your comments arent needed


sl8brick: im glad you took initiative on going to ask perrmission, and it makes the meet alot more organized and gives it a more serious feeling, i didnt meen any offence by asking why, i was really just wondering.

[SL8Brick]

sl8brick: im glad you took initiative on going to ask perrmission, and it makes the meet alot more organized and gives it a more serious feeling, i didnt meen any offence by asking why, i was really just wondering.

No offence taken at all. And your original perspective of "why go through the trouble" is quite natural, given the way things have been done in the past.

I'll be honest with all of you...I've never assembled a GtG before, but I've attended dozens of them through both Volvo & VW forums(my Wife drives a mildly modded Mk4 Golf) over the years. Some have been better than others, but I've experienced enough to learn from other's mistakes and I've finally reached the point where I feel confident enough to try one on my own. In doing so, I understand there are risks to be assumed and responsibilities to burden. This is why I remain adamant about approaching this the right way.

Thanx to all for the kind words. Just keep in mind, the steps I've taken so far are only preliminary and the possibility of a let-down is still a reality. If I don't hear back from Ikea by the end of the week, I'll be calling her on Monday to see if a decision has been reached.

-SL8Brick

[gear whine]

you da man bill

[drinking940s]

:oogle: Your wife drives a modded golf?

[Booster]

hey bill listen....... if for some odd reason this does fail miserabley we could always just meet up @ a drag track in nj.... & watch the 2 greatest wagons from li duel it out on the strip. We have high hopes for the red sled. & black coal is looking to bust out a fat 13.999 or better from last years 14.375. which would be an improvement of over .376

[SL8Brick]

:oogle: Your wife drives a modded golf?

mildly being the key word there...Nothing fancy, 2003 Golf GL 4dr 2.0ltr/auto...mostly OE euro-market trim accessories that I've pursuaded VWoA to import for me.

But if this Ikea thing goes through, she'll be driving my Mom's stock '07 S60T5 to the meet instead...gotta fill as many parking spaces as possible. ;-)

[SL8Brick]

hey bill listen....... if for some odd reason this does fail miserabley we could always just meet up @ a drag track in nj....

Hell yea....like I said before, I'm still up for a NJ meet if my schedual permits.


Oh, I almost forgot...apparently there's a Swedespeed meet in Allentown, Pa on Feb.24th. If we get the green light from Ikea, I'd might go and personally invite some of those Ford...err, umm..."S60R" drivers to join us.

[Booster]

all i need is a date & time.......

i could do a friday night meet up at island dragway..... they have "legal street racing there"

check it

www.islanddragway.com

down for a may 30th romp

[Booster]

bump

[SL8Brick]

...waiting for that phone call. :zzz:

[Booster]

not good........

[SL8Brick]

not good........

fear not, I expected the final decision to take one week...I'll aggressively try to reach her tomorrow.

[Booster]

good

[SL8Brick]

I just got off the phone with Ikea:

The meet is a GO!!

However, since we're not officially a club they will not aknowledge a partnership between us for this event. But at least we don't have to worry about getting kicked out(unless, of coarse, someone does something really stupid).
I'm currently working on the particulars...once complete, look for the new topic/announcement here.

[gear whine]

nice Bill!!! awesome im glad this thing went through.

so just cuz were a forum doesnt give us the title of club??
that kinda reeks all because some stupid paper work that we would have to fill out to become a club.
whatever Turbobricks is totally a club whatever anyone says!!!

[Booster]

listen we are a club. a wide spread global club....

[gear whine]

i guess its not "technically" an official club like vcoa
but **** it Turbobricks is AMAZING.

[Booster]

thus why i have turbo bricks on my hood

[skld]

I just got off the phone with Ikea:

The meet is a GO!!

However, since we're not officially a club they will not aknowledge a partnership between us for this event. But at least we don't have to worry about getting kicked out(unless, of coarse, someone does something really stupid).
I'm currently working on the particulars...once complete, look for the new topic/announcement here.
:spin: Good job! Thanks for putting this together. I start a new job, so I don't know my availability, but if I'm off, I'm driving down to Philly!