Kansas City

Lemers

I've talked with Throughbred and they have 1 allocation left and won't talk unless you're willing to pay $5k over MSRP.

I'll look up the other dealer.

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2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

JacksonZ33

thats so stupid, i would have said Bob Allen, but im thinking all of them are gunna want you to pay over to get one of the first ones in town.

edub370

i actually talked to a salesman about this in person about a month ago. he said he thinks every dealership will want at least $5k over msrp in the kc area

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Lemers

Pm'd you

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2010 Black Cherry Touring/Sport/Nav Now - 2012 Travese LTZ until I leave for Turkey

Lemers

No crap. And thats what I'm trying to get these guys to understand. The GT500 does have competition. Mainly the ZL1, but used GTRs are in the conversation. Hell I've even looked at the new lotus.

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edub370

I'm in Ohio for the night, so that's why i was a no show

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JacksonZ33

It was actually one of the biggest turnouts i've ever seen. Granted for some reason i'd say 30% were just spectator/daily cars.

I saw some people couldn't find a place to park so immediately turned around and left. KC trends really doesn't have enough parking. everyone ends up so spread out on busy nights.

(jackson dreams potential cars and coffee)

edub370

too bad i missed it

but bad news jackson.... they had one...

https://www.facebook.com/kctrends?re...type=1&theater

we just weren't cool enough for the invite

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JacksonZ33

ya i saw that. not fare to call that cc. thats 8 friends that got together.

imo opinion CC needs to welcome young people (like FF crowd,) older guys (hot rodders,) rich peeps (exotics) and even bystanders that just saw it when they drove by.

the fact that no one knew about it is horrible. (elitist-nazi car club)

mcconned

Yes, this is not a formal "Cars & Coffee". As Jackson said it's a bunch of friends who get together informally to hang out and go on drives. Angel has posted pictures of this for a long time. Chad is a new "member" to this group since he bought his Maseratti.

edub370

.... but really....

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edub370

i say we give it a shot. i agree that if its gonna be done, it has to be done right on the first try.


so how do we get tha ball rolling on this?

i think johnson county is a given. but what forums do we need to post on/what forums do we need to stay away from? open to all?

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JacksonZ33

totally agree with joco. and time frame and i do like the idea of this lot, altho it isn't very "attractive location" if ya know what i mean. A lil worried that the city of overland park wont like us either. (chad's experience with them so far)

as soon as we get into permits and such its gunna get expensive. then we gotta bring in sponsors.

im a lil impartial to a location more inner city, but have yet to find ideal location.
plaza/pv/leawood. Town center has a huge lot, old folks home in prairie village hosts car shows all the time, 100 yards to starbucks. And trust me there are plenty of exotics there too.

but with the 135th location we'd at least know that people are willing to drive there (as seen from FF's)

im totally up for discussion on location. this crucial aspect

the balls are rolling now, im committed to see it through. i'll need help tho

first off gotta get permission from the property manager for the lot.

as far as getting word out. we gotta grab more than just internet, but that is still a given.

i'd start by inviting all the car clubs & internet clubs. they have all the enthusiasts, with mailing lists, and they know how to assemble for meets. help set a standards for behavior and keep it classy

and while I do hate on others choices sometimes, this should be open to everyone, like I said before, as long as their respectful.

i really do want an event that both guys young and old feel comfortable at. imports and hot rods alike.

i'll volunteer to build a website, and design/print/distribute posters to make it look professional.

that kinda gets to the point is this just an informal morning meet, or can we make this bigger than FF?



some pictures to level out all this rambling...........

mcconned

Jackson, that particular location is in Leawood which may make a difference, maybe not.

As I mentioned before, the C&C I've checked out have been at Starbucks. Maybe they are the unofficial sponsors and could offer you guidance, contact the landlord, etc. Maybe they have a "Cars & Coffees for Dummies" book.

JacksonZ33

im really not as concerned with it being next to a starbucks, as the location being easy to find, tell someone about, or simply see just driving by. oh and getting free access to.

think the original in cali is at mazda headquarters, not at any coffee shop at all.

if you really had a crowd, a food truck could easily be requested. (found this guy in 30 sec. CoffeeCakeKC LLC )

i really do have a 100 ideas for locations, but find problems with all.

I totally think were capable of pulling off a C&C on our own. and better than other states too.


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not opposed to starbucks either, they can offer acces to their lot, and coffee fro guests.
just all in weird spots