Meet up with you Californian M5 owners (12-19 Aug)? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

w8pmc · 20th July 2006, 18:14

Right people, i've noticed on this board that many of you are from the stunning state of California & given i'm out their from the UK every now & again i though i'd post up when i'm next over & perhaps i could meet up with a few of you (obviously i won't have my Emmy with me

).

Now i arrive on Saturday 12th August into SFO at about 19:00 & will be staying for 6 nights at:
The Grand Hotel
865 W El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

I'm over on business so during the working day will be at:
Mercury Interactive
379 North Whisman Road
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

I fly back to the UK on Saturday, leaving from SFO at 08:30

Most of my evenings excluding the 14th are free, as well as the Sat afternoon i arrive & all day Sunday. If any of you are free to meet up it would be my 1st M5 meet & really good to chat over these awesome machines & share perhaps a nice cold beer.

My cell number (which of course works in the US is 0044 7706 006400 & i hope some of us can get together.

Cheers in advance.

DRM · 20th July 2006, 18:21

If you ever get to San Diego, please post so I and others can meet you.

SWP · 20th July 2006, 18:45

Not to be presumptuous of your corporate budget, but if you are here in the Bay Area and doing some work in Mountain View, I might suggest the recently opened Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto as an alternate place to stay.

http://www.fourseasons.com/siliconvalley/

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Originally Posted by w8pmc

Now i arrive on Saturday 12th August into SFO at about 19:00 & will be staying for 6 nights at:
The Grand Hotel
865 W El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

w8pmc · 20th July 2006, 20:07

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Originally Posted by SWP

Not to be presumptuous of your corporate budget, but if you are here in the Bay Area and doing some work in Mountain View, I might suggest the recently opened Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto as an alternate place to stay.

http://www.fourseasons.com/siliconvalley/

Cheers, but me thinks the Corp Budget would not stretch quite that far. Looks stunning though & i stayed at a Country House Four Seasons last week & they are awesome properties.

Staying at The Grand, as Mercury have a pricing arrangement with them & they provide free shuttle to our offices, plus some of my work associates are staying their.

SWP · 20th July 2006, 20:10

Hopefully, the great weather will continue through your stay.

Would meet up but my wife is due with our #2 the week prior so my hands will be full . . .

CruiseDucati · 22nd July 2006, 17:09

W8PMC looks like a ham radio callsign ..?? AC6BT 73

JamesInLV · 22nd July 2006, 18:50

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Originally Posted by CruiseDucati

W8PMC looks like a ham radio callsign ..?? AC6BT 73

Me... KE6QNL That's my SUV lic plate too. New plate coming for my M5: M POWR

w8pmc · 23rd July 2006, 09:42

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Originally Posted by CruiseDucati

W8PMC looks like a ham radio callsign ..?? AC6BT 73

Nope it's my licese plate & has been on a few cars & 1 motorbike (not at the same time of course).

Cherished numbers are a little harder to come by in the UK & are usually a higher premium than in the US. W8 has not real relevance but PMC are my 3 initials. FOr a while i had W8PMC on my motorcycle & W7PMC on an Audi TT, but i let the W7 plate go when i sold the TT.

SANguru · 23rd July 2006, 19:49

drop by Santana Row around 8:30am. There is a regular weekly Santana Row exotic meet similar to Crystal Cove down in Southern Cal. You just might see and get to go on a drive with:

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Originally Posted by w8pmc

Right people, i've noticed on this board that many of you are from the stunning state of California & given i'm out their from the UK every now & again i though i'd post up when i'm next over & perhaps i could meet up with a few of you (obviously i won't have my Emmy with me

).

Now i arrive on Saturday 12th August into SFO at about 19:00 & will be staying for 6 nights at:
The Grand Hotel
865 W El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

I'm over on business so during the working day will be at:
Mercury Interactive
379 North Whisman Road
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA

I fly back to the UK on Saturday, leaving from SFO at 08:30

Most of my evenings excluding the 14th are free, as well as the Sat afternoon i arrive & all day Sunday. If any of you are free to meet up it would be my 1st M5 meet & really good to chat over these awesome machines & share perhaps a nice cold beer.

My cell number (which of course works in the US is 0044 7706 006400 & i hope some of us can get together.

Cheers in advance.

SWP · 24th July 2006, 19:26

I saw an M5 in your third photo. Are there a few M5s that show up. The M5 seems a bit underqualified relative to other participants. Are there any lesser cars that show up at this weekly gathering. If I brought an M5, would the other participants be wondering why I was there with a sub $150K car?

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Originally Posted by SANguru

drop by Santana Row around 8:30am. There is a regular weekly Santana Row exotic meet similar to Crystal Cove down in Southern Cal. You just might see and get to go on a drive with:

SANguru · 24th July 2006, 19:29

there have been some M3's, lotus elise/exige, audi's, boxsters and caymans there so no I wouldn't say we're underqualified to show up. Would be great to see other M5's there. There were 2 E39's this week.

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Originally Posted by SWP

I saw an M5 in your third photo. Are there a few M5s that show up. The M5 seems a bit underqualified relative to other participants. Are there any lesser cars that show up at this weekly gathering. If I brought an M5, would the other participants be wondering why I was there with a sub $150K car?