Page 1 of 49 123456789101126 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 1223

Thread: The E39 Off-Topic lounge ***NO PROFANITY*** V.SUMMERTIME

  1. #1
    Skwisgaar's Avatar
    Skwisgaar is offline No longer with us ... RIP
    Retired Moderator
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    New Bern, Best Carolina
    Posts
    3,743
    My Cars
    B8 4X4

    The E39 Off-Topic lounge ***NO PROFANITY*** V.SUMMERTIME

    Background music.





    So how is summer so far? Are you beating the heat like this guy?




    I did a little roadtrip down to Hotlanta and Orlando. Mileage was excellent as usual.




    Speaking of heat, I love Waffle House hash browns all the way.]




    This place got many yelp approval points from me.




    They do a mean shrimp and grits.




    And they had a great selection of Scotch. This was my favorite. Unfortunately, it was $60 per.




    I never knew that the second largest aquarium on Earth is in Atlanta. RVA will like these...












    Beluga scratching his back.






    I took advantage of the parking deck like the cool kids and got some shots.




    Off to Orlando.




    Another parking deck shot. Note the edgy angle work. I'm getting pretty good at this.




    The best breakfast spot in the entire country.




    Served on a prison food tray.




    The only thing I did at Disney.




    I arrived at Cape Canaveral just in time to see a rocket launch. Check the center of the pic and go down a tiny bit... you'll see the flame.


















    The largest garage doors in the world.


























    Saw my first pro soccer match. Orlando City won 3-0.




    I also used uber for the first time while carousing in downtown Orlando. Very cool. And then it was time to get back to regular life back at home again.





    So how's your summer going?

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Raleigh NC
    Posts
    3,958
    My Cars
    03 M3T, 03 M5T/SC, 01 M5
    Great pics. We went to KSC in January just before a last minute cruise deal we got 2 days before it set sail. Wanted to spend a lot more time but it was fun nonetheless. We splurged and had lunch with a real astronaut which I think my daughter thought was cool but likely won't remember.

    Summer is good here. Knocking out big things on the project car and things are going well more or less. Staying cool with our backyard pool.
    2003 Ferrari Red M3 3.5L wagon // 2011 Montego Blue tri-turbo 335d wagon
    2012 Deep Sea Blue X5d // 2003 Orient Blue 330i wagon
    In progress/For Sale: 2003 Alpine White M3/ZHP wagon // 2003 Japan Red M3/ZHP wagon

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    VA
    Posts
    18,137
    My Cars
    E63AMG/Z31/Tacoma/F31
    Very cool. We went to that aquarium a few months ago. Loved it just wish there weren't as many people there.

  4. #4
    AquilaBMW's Avatar
    AquilaBMW is offline Mad Bimmerist BMW CCA Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Posts
    17,468
    My Cars
    BMWs / Chevy
    Ted - Looks like you had a nice, fun trip. I know that Marriott and I actually stayed there a couple of nights some time back. My brother used to live in Buckhead - very nice part of Hotlanta. When I lived there, I worked in Sandy Springs which is not far away from the. Great Pics - I envy your gas mileage!



  5. #5
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Posts
    17,072
    My Cars
    SR-71 Blackbird
    Ooh, would love to go and see the aquarium and visit the rockets.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Also Ted - I hate you.

    DemPostCount ......



  6. #6
    Skwisgaar's Avatar
    Skwisgaar is offline No longer with us ... RIP
    Retired Moderator
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    New Bern, Best Carolina
    Posts
    3,743
    My Cars
    B8 4X4
    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    Very cool. We went to that aquarium a few months ago. Loved it just wish there weren't as many people there.
    Tell me about it. I was ready to kill a few kids after about an hour in there. Still glad I went, though.

    Quote Originally Posted by AquilaBMW View Post
    Ted - Looks like you had a nice, fun trip. I know that Marriott and I actually stayed there a couple of nights some time back. My brother used to live in Buckhead - very nice part of Hotlanta. When I lived there, I worked in Sandy Springs which is not far away from the. Great Pics - I envy your gas mileage!
    It was a fun little getaway. I didn't realize until I checked in that the hotel is connected to the Lenox Mall which has some nice watch boutiques. I almost spent waaaaaaaay too much money while I was there. Orlando was a real blast. Last time I went was with family and we ran on a hectic schedule trying to get all the Disney and Universal crap done. This time I stayed away from all of that and focused on downtown. Orlando really has it going on... I can't really think of a city with a cooler downtown area.

    The mileage was nice. That car really likes stretching its legs out.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    Ooh, would love to go and see the aquarium and visit the rockets.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Also Ted - I hate you.

    DemPostCount ......
    What is the big deal with post counts? Are we running a contest or something?

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Posts
    17,072
    My Cars
    SR-71 Blackbird
    Keyboard warrior. Trying to hit 10k posts.



  8. #8
    JimLev's Avatar
    JimLev is offline Artifically Aspirated Moderator
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Sundance Mesa, NM
    Posts
    19,817
    My Cars
    00 540/6, '16 Highlander
    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    Keyboard warrior. Trying to hit 10k posts.
    auaq, keep trying.
    If Roadfly didn't screw up their forum software a few years ago I'd probably be at 25K now.
    http://forum.roadfly.com/threads/131...7#post13214857

    Nice pics Ted, will have to dig mine up later today.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Jan 2006
    Location
    Ocala, FL
    Posts
    512
    My Cars
    99 540iT
    Thanks for the tip on that breakfast joint in the Orlando Milk District. How'd you find that?
    99 540iT - Merlot Truckster (TCG done 134k, might sell...)
    00 528i/5 - Grüen Arrow (sold)
    93 740i - Grün Hornet (sold)
    00 740iL (R.I.P.)

  10. #10
    Skwisgaar's Avatar
    Skwisgaar is offline No longer with us ... RIP
    Retired Moderator
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    New Bern, Best Carolina
    Posts
    3,743
    My Cars
    B8 4X4
    Quote Originally Posted by ndz View Post
    Thanks for the tip on that breakfast joint in the Orlando Milk District. How'd you find that?
    Every time I hit a new city I google "*name of city* food network" to see what has been featured on Food Network. Oddly enough, almost nothing showed up for Orlando. I ended up googling "breakfast orlando" and Se7en Bites kept coming up at the top of nearly every link. The reviews were great so I tried it out. It seriously is the best breakfast spot I've ever found. The baked goods there are incredible, too. The dish in the picture is Three Little Pigs. It's three biscuits, one covered in sausage and gravy, one smothered with cheddar, and the last topped with an Egg Benedict. Throw in two huge and thick slices of pepper bacon and cover that with rosemary jalapeno grits. It was only $9.00 and I couldn't eat all of it. It's definitely a must visit.

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    VA
    Posts
    18,137
    My Cars
    E63AMG/Z31/Tacoma/F31
    Holy crap that sounds delicious!!!

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Raleigh NC
    Posts
    3,958
    My Cars
    03 M3T, 03 M5T/SC, 01 M5
    Crap is not delicious where I come from, but who am I to judge???
    2003 Ferrari Red M3 3.5L wagon // 2011 Montego Blue tri-turbo 335d wagon
    2012 Deep Sea Blue X5d // 2003 Orient Blue 330i wagon
    In progress/For Sale: 2003 Alpine White M3/ZHP wagon // 2003 Japan Red M3/ZHP wagon

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    VA
    Posts
    18,137
    My Cars
    E63AMG/Z31/Tacoma/F31
    Just ordered prints of the E38 and E39 touring from motiveartworks. I can't wait. His stuff is awesome.

  14. #14
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Raleigh NC
    Posts
    3,958
    My Cars
    03 M3T, 03 M5T/SC, 01 M5
    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    Just ordered prints of the E38 and E39 touring from motiveartworks. I can't wait. His stuff is awesome.
    Is that the metal cutting dude on M5board?
    2003 Ferrari Red M3 3.5L wagon // 2011 Montego Blue tri-turbo 335d wagon
    2012 Deep Sea Blue X5d // 2003 Orient Blue 330i wagon
    In progress/For Sale: 2003 Alpine White M3/ZHP wagon // 2003 Japan Red M3/ZHP wagon

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    VA
    Posts
    18,137
    My Cars
    E63AMG/Z31/Tacoma/F31
    No, he does digital renderings.

    Here is an example of his work


  16. #16
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Raleigh NC
    Posts
    3,958
    My Cars
    03 M3T, 03 M5T/SC, 01 M5
    Whoa, that's amazing.
    2003 Ferrari Red M3 3.5L wagon // 2011 Montego Blue tri-turbo 335d wagon
    2012 Deep Sea Blue X5d // 2003 Orient Blue 330i wagon
    In progress/For Sale: 2003 Alpine White M3/ZHP wagon // 2003 Japan Red M3/ZHP wagon

  17. #17
    JimLev's Avatar
    JimLev is offline Artifically Aspirated Moderator
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Sundance Mesa, NM
    Posts
    19,817
    My Cars
    00 540/6, '16 Highlander
    Did the trek to FL last Jan, good time to blow out of MA. Made extended stops in Savannah, Charleston, Cary on the way down and back.
    Just got back from Maine 2 weeks ago. Going to the Colorado Rockies this Sunday for a week.

    Maine
    300+ miles north, then 1/2 mile down a dirt road and we've arrived.





    Time to eat....




    This is the Foggy, built here in Brooklin ME Boatyard. Cost $10 Mil to build it. Almost done, then it'll sail to CA.




    Needed another fix of lobsters


    Ted, can you try this place out and review it for us?


    Strong Brewery, local Mom and Pop brewery run out of their house, right down the street from where we were staying.


    Brooklin, ME




    local car show





  18. #18
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    VA
    Posts
    18,137
    My Cars
    E63AMG/Z31/Tacoma/F31
    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post


    Holy cow!!! Look at that gorgeous wood!!!!

  19. #19
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Lansdale, Pa
    Posts
    7,043
    My Cars
    98 540 6, SC'ed, 16psi
    That place in Maine looks amazing. Chill with the fam and enjoy the finer things in life.
    98 540i 6, 525 whp, 120 mph 1/4, V3 Si S/C'er @16 psi, W/A I/C, Water/Meth, Supersprint Headers, HJS Cats, 3" Custom Exhaust, UUC Twin Disc, Wavetrac LSD, GC Coil Overs, Monoball TA, AEM FP, Aeromotive FPR, AEM Failsafe AFR/Boost, Style 65's w/275's, M5 Steering Box, Eibach Sways, M3 Shifter, Evans Coolant, 85 Deg Stat, PWM Fan, 10" Subs, B.A. speakers, Grom Aux/BT, Still Rolling as my DD!

  20. #20
    JimLev's Avatar
    JimLev is offline Artifically Aspirated Moderator
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Sundance Mesa, NM
    Posts
    19,817
    My Cars
    00 540/6, '16 Highlander
    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    Holy cow!!! Look at that gorgeous wood!!!!
    The deck is teak, most of the internal is larch wood from Washington state.
    http://www.panbo.com/archives/2015/0...ted_sloop.html

    Few more pics.
    Why the two wheels?? Bet Boomer would know, where is he?





    Last edited by JimLev; 07-21-2015 at 03:22 PM. Reason: added pics

  21. #21
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Posts
    17,072
    My Cars
    SR-71 Blackbird
    That boat is seriously



  22. #22
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Claremore, OK
    Posts
    864
    My Cars
    01 540i6, 03 X5 4.4i
    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    That boat is seriously
    Agreed....
    2001 BMW 540i6 Anthracite/Sand


    1997 BMW 328i - Sold

  23. #23
    Skwisgaar's Avatar
    Skwisgaar is offline No longer with us ... RIP
    Retired Moderator
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    New Bern, Best Carolina
    Posts
    3,743
    My Cars
    B8 4X4
    Lousy food and warm beer?

  24. #24
    JimLev's Avatar
    JimLev is offline Artifically Aspirated Moderator
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Sundance Mesa, NM
    Posts
    19,817
    My Cars
    00 540/6, '16 Highlander
    Quote Originally Posted by Skwisgaar View Post
    Lousy food and warm beer?
    Can't imagine why the parking lot was empty.

    Might have to take a poll on that disco video, should it stay or should it go, LOL.
    Looks like you had a good time on the southern trip, coming up north anytime soon?
    You could make the trip in Dec or Jan if you really want to test out that all wheel drive.

  25. #25
    AquilaBMW's Avatar
    AquilaBMW is offline Mad Bimmerist BMW CCA Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    San Francisco, CA
    Posts
    17,468
    My Cars
    BMWs / Chevy
    Jim - That is a gorgeous and incredibly well crafted boat. Do you per chance know where in California it is headed?

    I got to see this drive by today, first time seeing one in person.... gorgeous car to say the least, thought I'd share my pic (Sorry for crappy cell phone pic). Not sure when the electric engine works versus the fuel engine, but it was definitely growling....




Page 1 of 49 123456789101126 ... LastLast

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •