[mobike008]

Happy New Year Folks

Back from a 3,300 Miles drive (More on it on my ownership thread and an upcoming travelogue in coming weeks). But, yeh dil manage more.

Originally Posted by amol4184

Might be back early next year (Renton). Keep me in the loop!

Originally Posted by rvracer88

Count me in! Would love to meet fellow members here in the PNW region. Chuckanut drive is also a nice quick loop and you can end in Bellingham and have some nice indian food this side of the border.

Originally Posted by abhiram90

Its nice to see a thread on seattle meet up. Keep me in the loop, Hopefully we can meet sometime soon. see ya!

How about starting off 2022 with a nice drive meet? I'm tied up with some travel this month and will be open beginning early next month.

There are a couple of my colleagues, friends who might also join in as they are also car enthusiasts.

Therefore, I am proposing Feb 7th (Saturday) as a possible date for this drive meet. It would be nice to do a drive to Leavenworth, Enjoy some Bratwursts...LOL and drive back late afternoon? What say?

Based on confirmations we can start a "Aye" list.

[amol4184]

I wish I could join. But not yet. April - May is what my schedule looks like.. that is if this third wave doesn't throw any more spanners in ��
Leavenworth sounds great. Icy roads but incredibly beautiful landscape.
Will enjoy that remotely I guess once you guys put up the travelog!

[rvracer88]

Happy New Year! Count me in. As of now my schedule is open unless my office requires me to travel. Leavenworth should be a good drive. Hopefully the weather gods don't decide to mess up again. PNW is struggling after the recent snow/rain dump.

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by amol4184

I wish I could join. But not yet. April - May is what my schedule looks like.. that is if this third wave doesn't throw any more spanners in ��
Leavenworth sounds great. Icy roads but incredibly beautiful landscape.
Will enjoy that remotely I guess once you guys put up the travelog!

Oh! You are still stuck in India? Travels have opened up, hope you can travel back soon. Till then please do keep commenting and enjoying virtually.

Originally Posted by rvracer88

Happy New Year! Count me in. As of now my schedule is open unless my office requires me to travel. Leavenworth should be a good drive. Hopefully the weather gods don't decide to mess up again. PNW is struggling after the recent snow/rain dump.

Awesome. Well, it's a weekend so I hope even if it's a travel you should be back home for the weekend. Btw, it's Feb 5th which is a Saturday and not Feb 7th, my bad. Let's start the Aye's list and hope to see more confirmations.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (Please add your car model here)
3. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
4. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
5. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
6. Naga (Nissan Rogue)

Please copy above list, add your name and paste it back.

Hope to see more names as we come closer towards the date.

[rvracer88]

Originally Posted by mobike008

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (Please add your car model here)
3. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
4. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
5. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
6. Naga (Nissan Rogue)

Please copy above list, add your name and paste it back.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
4. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
5. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
6. Naga (Nissan Rogue)

[abhiram90]

Wow Happy New Year guys! I am joining too.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
4. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
5. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
6. Naga (Nissan Rogue)
7. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by abhiram90

Wow Happy New Year guys! I am joining too.

Nice. Good to know. Posting the confirmation list with a slight rejigger as BHPians should be on top of the list.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
4. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
5. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
6. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
7. Naga (Nissan Rogue)

We'll get into planning route, stops, lunch etc as we come closer to the meet date.

[mobike008]

Folks, updating the list below.

Naga may not join as he recently had a baby and needs to take care of kiddo.

Other folks are confirmed and they will be joining. Aren't there any more takers who live in this area?


Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
4. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
5. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
6. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)

We'll get into planning route, stops, lunch etc as we come closer to the meet date.

We can start the planning discussions.

Any proposals on :

Where to meet?
Where to stop enroute for some nice vistas,
where to stop for lunch in Leavenworth (German Cuisine would be nice).

Please note wherever we need to stop, there should be space to park 5-6 cars which seems to me like the biggest challenge in Washington.

[croupier]

Originally Posted by mobike008

Folks, updating the list below.

Count me in. We just moved here 2 months ago and recently bought my first car (first of many I hope).
croupier - Forester

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by croupier

croupier - Forester

Welcome. Congratulations on your first car. Subaru is always an amazing choice.

Guys, I have one question for you all. Is there any challenge if we move this drive to Sunday (instead of Saturday) which is Feb 6th. Are you still ok to join?

If there are conflicts, then we can stick to Feb 5th. I'm open on both Saturday and Sunday. Asking this for some of my offline friends.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
4. Sumit (Tesla Model Y)
5. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
6. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
7. Croupier (Subaru Forester)

We'll get into planning route, stops, lunch etc as we come closer to the meet date.

We can start the planning discussions.

Any proposals on :

Where to meet?
Where to stop enroute for some nice vistas,
where to stop for lunch in Leavenworth (German Cuisine would be nice).

[abhiram90]

Hey Mobike, I am okay with both the dates. Lets decide based on others opinion for sunday. We should have confirmed date atleast a week before so we have no surprises in the last moment.

About the meet up location I think anywhere in bellevue/redmond should be fine. I'm 20mins away from bellevue/redmond.

I am not quite familiar with vista points enroute to levenworth, Should google unless others have any ideas, its been more than 4 yrs I have been to levenworth where my wife broke her hand when she slipped of the snowy surfaces during christmas.

Open to any place for lunch.

[croupier]

Originally Posted by abhiram90

Hey Mobike, I am okay with both the dates. Lets decide based on others opinion for sunday. We should have confirmed date atleast a week before so we have no surprises in the last moment.

About the meet up location I think anywhere in bellevue/redmond should be fine. I'm 20mins away from bellevue/redmond.

I am not quite familiar with vista points enroute to levenworth, Should google unless others have any ideas, its been more than 4 yrs I have been to levenworth where my wife broke her hand when she slipped of the snowy surfaces during christmas.

Open to any place for lunch.

+1 - having visibility a week in advance would be awesome. I have been here for just 2 months so unable to suggest places.

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by abhiram90

Hey Mobike, I am okay with both the dates. Lets decide based on others opinion for sunday. We should have confirmed date atleast a week before so we have no surprises in the last moment.

About the meet up location I think anywhere in bellevue/redmond should be fine. I'm 20mins away from bellevue/redmond.

I am not quite familiar with vista points enroute to levenworth, Should google unless others have any ideas, its been more than 4 yrs I have been to levenworth where my wife broke her hand when she slipped of the snowy surfaces during christmas.

Open to any place for lunch.

Sorry to know about your wife's accident at Leavenworth. I know it leaves a bad taste in the mouth in general about the place. But, I hope this trip will change that view.

I will also be visiting Leavenworth after almost 7 years. Last visited in 2015.

Let me stop confusing people and we will stick to same date as originally proposed. Feb 5th.

Originally Posted by croupier

+1 - having visibility a week in advance would be awesome. I have been here for just 2 months so unable to suggest places.

Original Date is confirmed. 5th Feb

Don't worry on the overall plan. My pal Ram is an expert on PNW and he will come up with an entire plan which I will share here later.

Aren't there anymore takers.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
4. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
5. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
6. Croupier (Subaru Forester)

[rvracer88]

Originally Posted by mobike008

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Rvracer88 (BMW X3M40i)
3. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
4. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
5. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
6. Croupier (Subaru Forester)

Sorry guys. I won't be able to make this meet Have a long business trip down to CA starting tomorrow and won't be back till the 8th Feb. Hopefully, I can meet you all some other time in the Greater Seattle Area without having to wait for another meet. Look forward to seeing some amazing pictures from the event.

Updated Confirmed List:
1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
3. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
4. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
5. Croupier (Subaru Forester)

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by rvracer88

Sorry guys. I won't be able to make this meet. Have a long business trip down to CA starting tomorrow and won't be back till the 8th Feb. Hopefully, I can meet you all some other time in the Greater Seattle Area without having to wait for another meet. Look forward to seeing some amazing pictures from the event.

Sad that you won't be able to join. Let's plan another one soon after this one. Keep glued to this thread.

Btw, does your X3 have an "Auto Nation" listed on number plate at back? If, yes then I may have spotted your car.

Confirmed List

When : Feb 5th, 2022
Meeting Point : TBD
Where: Drive to beautiful German town-Leavenworth

1. Mobike008 (BMW X3M40i)
2. Abhiram90 (Audi Q7)
3. Ram (Subaru Forestor)
4. Nitin (Hyundai Santa Fe)
5. Croupier (Subaru Forester)

Will post the full plan by tomorrow. Keep checking and commenting on the thread.