a warm hello and my experience at aamby valley - Team-BHP

x5india · 23rd November 2007, 10:48

hello to all you guys....my first post here....i stumbled across this forum yesterday after doing a search for the bmw event at aamby valley.

as a customer bmw invited me for this event which i really enjoyed. they flew me out kingfisher first and then jet business on the way back. nice cottages. good food. even better models and obviously some hot cars.

i have taken two videos when i actually could do some recording..other times i was too busy with the accelerator pedal! during the slalom i took a video with the 530i and the other is with the 525i

and i only have 2 pics...this was taken when we started the scenic drive...me and my friend were the first ones to drive the 650i....what a car, but still not as nice as the m3. please note that i had taken these with my phone camera....my friends at bmw will send me the videos that they were taking when doing the scenic drive..

there was an earlier post with a complete summary of the event///.....did anyone else go? i mean non-media people? we delhi and chandigarh guys were the first batch...media is always the last because they rape the cars..

oh yea...the scenic drive was the best....i got to drive the 650i on the way back to aamby valley and was doing 160kph on a narrow windy road...i accidentaly hit a road breaker at about 120 and was airborne for a fraction of a second.

and it was a shame that i did not win that slalom competition!

anyways hope u enjoy the pics and the videos....cheers!

video and pics here:

13th and 14th @ aamby valley bmw

GTO · 23rd November 2007, 15:23

Welcome to the team, X5. Obviously you know the Beemer SUV? Which engine spec? Yup, KBK also reported that the BMW show was awesome. Me thinks he has already put his money down for a car he test-drove there....this within 4 days of getting a BMW 325!

Please do read the board rules to clearly understand our forum protocol.

x5india · 23rd November 2007, 17:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Welcome to the team, X5. Obviously you know the Beemer SUV? Which engine spec? Yup, KBK also reported that the BMW show was awesome. Me thinks he has already put his money down for a car he test-drove there....this within 4 days of getting a BMW 325!

Please do read the board rules to clearly understand our forum protocol.

i ordered a 3.0d (space grey ext, black interior. panoramic roof, xenons, aluminum running board, bluetooth prep, dvd changer for 6 cds, park distance control, 3rd row seats, on board monitor with tv function, ipod interface etc) the only model available here...yet...they will be launching the 4.8i, but that i feel will be for about 10/15 lakhs more. te 3.0d has plenty of power, and on indian roads it is sufficient.

they said delivery in october, but now it looks like end dec or early jan. will post

which car did he get?

x5india · 23rd November 2007, 22:41

Post Edited by the Team-BHP Support : WATCH the tone. You are obviously unfamiliar with our forum protocol, and a visit to the board rules section is highly recommended!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Welcome to the team, X5. Obviously you know the Beemer SUV? Which engine spec? Yup, KBK also reported that the BMW show was awesome. Me thinks he has already put his money down for a car he test-drove there....this within 4 days of getting a BMW 325!

Please do read the board rules to clearly understand our forum protocol.

bmw cars are called bimmers, and not beemers! beemers are the term used for bmw motorcycles!

kbk_75 · 24th November 2007, 00:09

Are you sure the iPod interface works in conjunction with the 6 CD changer? I'd check on that before I put my money down, because I read somewhere that the iPod option was "not in conjunction with 6 CD changer".

Wheeliej · 24th November 2007, 00:48

Hi x5india,

Thanks for clarifying on the bimmers vs beemers debate. We do have a thread on that topic but I don't recall whether that debate was resolved.

As you said we live & learn. On this forum you will find us all keen to learn.

Cheers

kbk_75 · 24th November 2007, 08:19

Hey, I say you can call them whatever the hell you like! It's a nick-name after all!

iraghava · 24th November 2007, 09:14

Welcome to the forum X5! So when do we get to see your new beauty at one of the Delhi Meets??

Have fun!

x5india · 24th November 2007, 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Welcome to the forum X5! So when do we get to see your new beauty at one of the Delhi Meets??

Have fun!

i have not got it yet....hopefully sometime in december, though it may come first week in january...my car has been built, though it has been sitting in a ship somewhere in the world.

i will post pics once i get it

cya

kbk_75 · 24th November 2007, 18:43

Now I'm really glad I didn't choose to wait for the offical M3 launch! I'd have gone nuts being given regular updates on my car and not being able to see / touch / drive it!

x5india · 25th November 2007, 00:10

kbk, i met one of the senoir german dudes who works for bmw ag, and he told me the following:

since i was the first group to test drive the cars, for the scenic drive, there was a 730ld, but i guess mr. ralf kissinger, to whom that car belonged too, went out of aamby valley, and thus he took his car with him....as a replacement, you had the 750!!! luck u man

which bmw cars do u have? or what have u ordered?

accord masters · 21st December 2007, 18:03

hey X5india...the event was real fun and the cars were amazing...along with the models we met...remember the twins...and the racing game we did...1min 40s

kbk_75 · 21st December 2007, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by x5india

kbk, i met one of the senoir german dudes who works for bmw ag, and he told me the following:

since i was the first group to test drive the cars, for the scenic drive, there was a 730ld, but i guess mr. ralf kissinger, to whom that car belonged too, went out of aamby valley, and thus he took his car with him....as a replacement, you had the 750!!! luck u man

which bmw cars do u have? or what have u ordered?

I bought the white M3 that was at the event, X5!

x5india · 22nd December 2007, 01:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by accord masters

hey X5india...the event was real fun and the cars were amazing...along with the models we met...remember the twins...and the racing game we did...1min 40s

YES THE TWINS! i remember them! my friend got their number...i remember on the first night, when we had dinner and were playing the monza race, that was when we met them...i remember there was one set of twins, and a couple of other hot girls...i invited them to delhi, gave them my business card an what not..

kbk, congrats on the white m3 that was on display...hope u have fun. i will be purchasing either the m5 or the 911 soon!

take care!!!

23rd November 2007, 10:48	#1 (permalink)
x5india Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: delhi Posts: 30	a warm hello and my experience at aamby valley hello to all you guys....my first post here....i stumbled across this forum yesterday after doing a search for the bmw event at aamby valley. as a customer bmw invited me for this event which i really enjoyed. they flew me out kingfisher first and then jet business on the way back. nice cottages. good food. even better models and obviously some hot cars. i have taken two videos when i actually could do some recording..other times i was too busy with the accelerator pedal! during the slalom i took a video with the 530i and the other is with the 525i and i only have 2 pics...this was taken when we started the scenic drive...me and my friend were the first ones to drive the 650i....what a car, but still not as nice as the m3. please note that i had taken these with my phone camera....my friends at bmw will send me the videos that they were taking when doing the scenic drive.. there was an earlier post with a complete summary of the event///.....did anyone else go? i mean non-media people? we delhi and chandigarh guys were the first batch...media is always the last because they rape the cars.. oh yea...the scenic drive was the best....i got to drive the 650i on the way back to aamby valley and was doing 160kph on a narrow windy road...i accidentaly hit a road breaker at about 120 and was airborne for a fraction of a second. and it was a shame that i did not win that slalom competition! anyways hope u enjoy the pics and the videos....cheers! video and pics here: 13th and 14th @ aamby valley bmw

23rd November 2007, 15:23	#2 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,572 View My Garage	Welcome to the team, X5. Obviously you know the Beemer SUV? Which engine spec? Yup, KBK also reported that the BMW show was awesome. Me thinks he has already put his money down for a car he test-drove there....this within 4 days of getting a BMW 325! Please do read the board rules to clearly understand our forum protocol. __________________ GTO Change the way you think, and watch the world change around you. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

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iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,473 View My Garage	Welcome to the forum X5! So when do we get to see your new beauty at one of the Delhi Meets?? Have fun! __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

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24th November 2007, 00:09	#5 (permalink)
kbk_75 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 598	Are you sure the iPod interface works in conjunction with the 6 CD changer? I'd check on that before I put my money down, because I read somewhere that the iPod option was "not in conjunction with 6 CD changer".

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Wheeliej BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 185	Hi x5india, Thanks for clarifying on the bimmers vs beemers debate. We do have a thread on that topic but I don't recall whether that debate was resolved. As you said we live & learn. On this forum you will find us all keen to learn. Cheers

24th November 2007, 08:19	#7 (permalink)
kbk_75 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 598	Hey, I say you can call them whatever the hell you like! It's a nick-name after all!

24th November 2007, 18:43	#10 (permalink)
kbk_75 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 598	Now I'm really glad I didn't choose to wait for the offical M3 launch! I'd have gone nuts being given regular updates on my car and not being able to see / touch / drive it!

25th November 2007, 00:10	#11 (permalink)
x5india Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: delhi Posts: 30	kbk, i met one of the senoir german dudes who works for bmw ag, and he told me the following: since i was the first group to test drive the cars, for the scenic drive, there was a 730ld, but i guess mr. ralf kissinger, to whom that car belonged too, went out of aamby valley, and thus he took his car with him....as a replacement, you had the 750!!! luck u man which bmw cars do u have? or what have u ordered?

21st December 2007, 18:03	#12 (permalink)
accord masters BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 93	hey X5india...the event was real fun and the cars were amazing...along with the models we met...remember the twins...and the racing game we did...1min 40s