X5 World Meet is On!
 

some pics

Dammit! FOOD?! I dont remember hearing about food!! FOOD, AND X's?! Oh my...Only in X5 World baby~!! :thumbup: ...Dont think too many boards could have pulled this off...

Hats off to ya' Juan, and the rest of you guys for putting on the venue! :thumbup: ...

Congratulations!!!........ oh and i just noticed there's only one X with a front license in the group....

Like the black and silver pattern. Where are the other colors???

Very nice. Great pics. So can we get a left to right of whose who? name and x5 username??? :D

oh yeah specs and MODS too

SWEET. Wish I could be there. That picture with the X's all lined up is off the hook. Is someone posting a Blog for the daily activities? How about individual pictures with names? Have a great time and keep the pictures coming.

Im back in Atlanta...what a great event. Next year...I plan on making a long trip out of it..so I can hang out longer. What a great bunch of people

:withstupi I second that on the username-face matching. Looks like you guys are havin a great time :) .

Im the one with the kids...:D My son is a big time X5 fan after the wreck we were in a couple of months ago. He walked away with out a scratch and thinks it is the safest vehicle on the road. I have to agree.

Really glad you could make it up here. You are right, a truly great bunch of people.

Here's a few more pics...

Ps... check out the M steering wheel surpise for the host!

A few more...

Did the best I could with names, but a.) I am terrible with names and b.) everybody called each other by their ID not their real name!

First Pic: Eric (Ekaz), Juan (Kaefer), Alain (Alpac), Jeff (UCrewX5)

Second Pic: David (Motordavid), Drex (Drex), Kevin (ncx), Rob (Rob_)

Third Pic: Philip (pepatrick, with kids Jessica and Robbie), JV (JVZ104), Tijan (tijanaw), Eugene (TQ2K)

Naturally, I liked all the X5s at the meet today. I think TQ2K had one of the best looking X5s at the meet. I like the all white with the 4.8 body kit and the truffle brown leather. Robs was right up there too with the front skid plate. The 4.6 and 4.8...well..we are kind of a unique group...but damn...EKAZ..that thing sounds incredible. Ive never heard an X5 sound like a NASCAR race car.

My only regret is I could not stay longer. Next time...I will... We should do this more often and I would even consider hosting it up on the north end of Atlanta. We have a great clubhouse with good amenities and a golf course.

Does he have a modified exhaust, and also the M-spoke steering wheel, is that standard in any X5, or is it aftermarket only?

It was great to meet everyone, it was a great time! :thumbup:
Juan, thanks again for getting this whole thing together (hopefully Rob torqued that steerin wheel down :bustingup :bustingup )
Kevin, yes you did get all the names right. Send me a PM with your address, didn't the wifey want some deep dish sent from Chicago?
Don't remember if it was posted, but we lined up for the picture in the order of our X's parked (I'm on the left and my X is at the left side of the line-up).
Phillip, any exhaust shops open on Sunday around you? I couldn't believe the difference in sound. It isn't obtrusive when cruising either. I used 2.5" stainless pipes, no X-pipe.

My heartfelt thanks to ALL of you! What a wonderful event, and the surprise just left me absolutely speechless. I CANNOT thank you guys enough! Thank SO, SO very much! :o

We had a great time, and it was wonderful meeting everyone there. What a great bunch of people!

Thank you ALL!! Phillip is right: we must do this more often! :thumbup:

Juan

:iagree: :thumbup: :D

What a great meeting, what a great bunch of people :thumbup: Juan, many thanks to you again for having set this up. Your face when you saw this steering wheel :wow: was worth the trip on its own. And 'Grazie mille' to you Liz.

more!

great pix! I wanted to go....but I live in Seattle lol

looks like u guys had lots of fun!

veyr nice Juan/Jeff/Drex and crew.. wish i could be there.. if you guys do another chitown meet though, I might be able to make it a business trip! :D

Love the steering wheel, congrat... Seems like it was a great party.

josh--

we'll work it out for next year! we missed you! i almost didn't make it either. took a last minute flight!

U're the Man Juan, thanks for having us Jeff is right, just deeing ur face with that steering wheel, was worth the 7 hours drive. Hope we'll do this again soon.

very nice gathering of X5s and friends
loved all the pics posted guys, sounds like it was a great event!!! :thumbup:

Same here When's the westcoast meet? who wants to volunteer to put it together? :p :D Glad everyone had a great time :D what was the surprise?

Thanks for posting the pics guys. It looks like you all had a great time. I also sounded like you guys had a great time. I was glad that I could make a phone call and make my appearance telephonically. Juan: When I was talking to you I was thinking about your M steering wheel. A little bird told me about the surprise for you. Did they get it installed without you knowing about it? You know, that gift was well deserved and shows the level of class we're dealing with. To the guys who pitched in for it, you guys are awesome. Kick ass!

Yes, these guys are indeed awesome! I am soo touched by that.

I had no idea what they were doing. I had a little movie together, and was showing it to the crowd. It is an 8-minute video. In that 8 minutes, Rob (who had gotten my keys from my wife), switched the wheels.

Of course, stupid me, when they took me to the car, I looked right past the steering wheel and was looking at the fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror JV had bought at a truck stop. They had said they'd done something, so I'm looking around the inside of the car... just NOT the steering wheel! Only when I was stepping OUT of the car did I notice the wheel! :wow: I think I screamed "Oh my GOD!" and -- I swear, I am not lying -- my heart skipped a beat. Incredibly Amazing!! I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am. It was waaay too much, and more than I deserved.

Thank you so very much, guys.

Juan

i`m glad everyone had a nice time, soory i could not make it guys, last minutes things came up at works :mad: maybe next time...

juan we are glad you liked the m steering wheel, it came out very nice :thumbup: :thumbup:

Even though I had only seen pictures of a few of the people on this site and we have only chatted on line...I find it amazing how everyone got along like we had known each other for years. What a very cool get together. Juan and NCX...I will let you guys know the next time I am in Charlotte. Lets get together again...and have a mini X5 meet.

Philip

ABSOLUTELY, Phillip! It was great meeting you and all the other guys. What a great bunch of people. Let me know when you're in town. We can do dinner or drinks... or both! :D

Juan

By the way, more pics here.

Man it came and went so fast! Now I am depressed. :( Thanks for making the trip and I hope you didn't get in trouble when you got home. :p

Definitley let us know if you head up this way. Gotta keep the southeast chapter of X5World strong and proud.

Yeah, I know! :(

It was sad saying good-bye to everyone last night, and even sadder saying good-bye to Drex and Jeff this morning... We must do this more often.

Juan

Lets see...I planned on leaving at 3:30 and didnt leave until 4:30.. The wife said...I figured you would not leave until 6:00...because I know how you are with these things...She was really cool about it. I still got home in time to take her out to celebrate her finishing dental assistant school. Next time...she will join us.

Philip!

Glad to hear that it turned out great for you and the CEO. It was great meeting you in person!!!

Now I'm more curious how you pulled off all the installations/mods you have on your X5 with a very happy and active daughter and son.

My son helps. He loves helping me do stuff on the X5. I is very attentive to detail so he points out things that I miss. My daughter usually is playing with friends, but sometimes she will sit and watch. They know I have an X5 addiction..and they support it..:D

Glad you guys had a great time :) .

You guys are the best. Looking at the pictures, I wish I was there too. I even feel like I know all of you for a long time already.

Hey, here's an idea - next meet will be in Maui. Bring your X5s!

Seriously, great job Juan and my compliments to all who attended to make this forum more family-oriented, or in our island we call such group our "Ohana" :D

Thanks a bunch, edgarces! hey, my wife and I fell in love with Hawaii when we were there last Christmas, and (God-willing) we WILL go back. When we do, I hope we can get together for a nice dinner. :)

Juan

It will be our pleasure! :)

Ed & CEO (is that the same as the "better-half"?)