Subject: James, it was an absolute pleasure to finally get the chance Author: sealbeach740 : member since January, 2004 : 7585 posts Posted on: 2005-10-03 02:12:42

to meet you in person. I had hoped that todays get together would be more about talking & hanging out, but it turned into a bit more of a DIY meet. All of us appreciated you taking the time from you hetic schedule & driving all the way from San Diego to Seal Beach to hang out with people you've never really met. I did notice you spent time talking to everyone. You made the effort to really fit in. Sean ended up staying over till 9pm. We took a test drive in my car to compare brakes & ended up at an electronics store to get stuff for my next project. Well, we actually got a good start on it (Sean actually did the work, but he was bribed by ice cold iced tea & homemade cookies), but we both agreed your dry sense of humor was a perfect fit into our little group!

While you're doing the Texas/Calif. commute, we'll be absolutely sure to include you in everything we do. Anytime you can make it, or we can meet up just to hang out, I'm sure we'd have more fun like we did today. I'm so impressed with your 7 & all the mods you've done to it. Getting to drive back after lunch was really fun! The growl of the Eisman exhaust & CAI induction was just the exact right amount of "look out, I'm coming" roar from outside the car, but not intrusive on the inside. The extra kick you car sends out shows all the mods are working great together. I hope you plan on holding on to this one for a long time.

Thanks for the kind words for our group. It's like everyone has certain talents in certain areas & it all works out for everyone. Even Val could tell the type of person you are by the way you interact with a group of new people that have been friends for a while. It's not easy to fit right in so easily, but your managed to pull if off with what appeared like ease. You are more than welcome to any of our meets or DIYs that you can make! Since you've got a home away from home, now you can add a new group of friends to your "new neighborhood"!


Steptronic Sealbeach740
2000 740iS, oxford green/tan 53k - Nav, MKIV, Basslink, clear corners, TV, TFT LCD screen in back, reversed steptronic +/- shift mode,
backup camera, gauge rings, chrome MPars, AIC hi-beams, DRLs, Hoen fogs, quad brake lights, 6 disc DVD changer & ///M pedals.
1995 525i, also oxford green/tan 133k - stock, except for upgraded headlights (much needed!)
2001 RX300 - very stock, very comfortable, very dependable, very boring.....

• FINALLY!!! Met some of the good fellas of SoCal7's today. (pic) - JL 2005-10-03 00:45:39 (659 views)
  • James, It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday. You're car looked and - LA-Sean 2005-10-04 00:45:37 (158 views)
  • A great bunch of guys, indeed! (pic) - IslandBeef 2005-10-03 16:03:22 (246 views)
    • that wagon looks REALLY nice Al. hope you & the family are in good health! (nt) - immaculate 2005-10-03 18:11:30 (122 views)
    • Hey Al. The good ol' days, huh? Say Hi to Arlette & the boys for me! (nt) - sealbeach740 2005-10-03 17:57:28 (132 views)
  • Can we get more details on navigation “Accept” delete? (nt) - zigor911 2005-10-03 14:41:45 (142 views)
    • Igor, it's really simple (but don't tell James that....(grin)), (url) - sealbeach740 2005-10-03 18:01:52 (145 views)
      • I thought you guys came up with a HW solution....oh well... (nt) - zigor911 2005-10-03 21:22:55 (130 views)
    • Euro mode nav? (nt) - dwightf 2005-10-03 14:44:44 (144 views)
      • I don't know - on the photo it seems they were taking mk4 apart (nt) - zigor911 2005-10-03 16:14:35 (138 views)
        • Maybe the SoCal7 is just hard-core like that? lol (nt) - dwightf 2005-10-03 17:09:32 (146 views)
          • Naw, the only reason we were taking Manith's MKIV apart - sealbeach740 2005-10-03 18:04:28 (139 views)
  • Is that REALLY 999,999 mi on that 7 series? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Steve R 2005-10-03 08:54:46 (177 views)
    • Yes the MID really was showing 999,999 miles at the time :-) - JL 2005-10-03 12:33:27 (164 views)
      • Had that happen once in my '95 while backing up? (nt) - dwightf 2005-10-03 13:09:34 (134 views)
  • btw, some guys spotted your car last night James and caught a pic! (url) - immaculate 2005-10-03 04:43:43 (247 views)
    • Oh, Aaron. I can't keep up with the younger crowd :-) - JL 2005-10-03 12:49:12 (142 views)
      • Julia and i love tea station too. will definitely look out for u when i'm there! (nt) - immaculate 2005-10-03 16:34:58 (126 views)
  • James, it was an absolute pleasure to finally get the chance - sealbeach740 2005-10-03 02:12:42 (179 views)
    • Thanks, Keith. BTW, my exhaust is Remus :-) - JL 2005-10-03 03:34:06 (150 views)
  • good times. the SoCal7s guys are all awesome and always helpful! - immaculate 2005-10-03 02:06:57 (148 views)
  • Looks like a great time! - M.Wong 2005-10-03 01:03:17 (142 views)
    • Yeah, shorts & sunglasses time out here, still! (nt) - sealbeach740 2005-10-03 18:15:38 (139 views)