Is it just me or do I see sooooo many Elements these days in Charlotte. I can probably spot 5 Es within an 30 min trip to work. Anybody actually an EOCer?

come up to Raleigh and see all the e's:evil:

Hey!, im a new e owner and new to the EOC, and Ilive in charlotte. im off south blvd.

Is it just me or do I see sooooo many Elements these days in Charlotte. I can probably spot 5 Es within an 30 min trip to work. Anybody actually an EOCer?

Welcome to my world!! Up here (I actually purchased my E in NC, figure the odds) I see the same number of Es on the road, but VERY few are actually EOC members!! :shock: :shock: It's SO disappointing..... :-( :-(

Good luck with your membership call!! :-) :razz: :-)

Hey!, im a new e owner and new to the EOC, and Ilive in charlotte. im off south blvd.

I used to live on Seneca Place near South Blvd!

come up to Raleigh and see all the e's:evil:

1-bad-E I saw you on the E way near Crabtree Valley Mall last summer. You have one amazing E! Always hoped to see it up close. Hopefully I can sometime. Glad to see your on here!

I know it's an old thread, but my wife and I just bought an '06 E, and are in love with it. I've been on the forums gleaning all I can, but it'd be awesome to have a meet up or something...

I know it's an old thread, but my wife and I just bought an '06 E, and are in love with it. I've been on the forums gleaning all I can, but it'd be awesome to have a meet up or something...

My sentiments exactly!! :) Although due to work and school, scheduling would be tight. Any ideas?

Cello April Fool 79 and Longbrook,

Why Don't we have the next Lunch Meet and Eat in Charlotte. Pick a couple of Weekends and see which date(s) are available. It's Pretty simple. I am pretty sure John G., 2009ELE, and myself would be willing to make it if we are available. Thats just a suggestion. I would drive out to Charlotte even though Raleighs Better :lol:

They have jack in the box by Charlotte. just sayin.

They have jack in the box by Charlotte. just sayin.

Yes, we do .... 2 of them near where I work, actually. :)

New semester starts Aug 15, and my work schedule will be changing (AGAIN). I'll now have Monday and Wednesdays off, and will start work sometime between 12pm-1pm. So if we're going to do something on a Saturday, it would have to be July 30, August 6, or August 13. Anyone?

Cello April Fool 79 and Longbrook,

Why Don't we have the next Lunch Meet and Eat in Charlotte. Pick a couple of Weekends and see which date(s) are available. It's Pretty simple. I am pretty sure John G., 2009ELE, and myself would be willing to make it if we are available. Thats just a suggestion. I would drive out to Charlotte even though Raleighs Better :lol:

Just to clarify Eric, Charlotte is way better than Raleigh:lol: I've lived in both.

Yes, we do .... 2 of them near where I work, actually. :)

New semester starts Aug 15, and my work schedule will be changing (AGAIN). I'll now have Monday and Wednesdays off, and will start work sometime between 12pm-1pm. So if we're going to do something on a Saturday, it would have to be July 30, August 6, or August 13. Anyone?

I'm off Wednesdays and Thursdays so I would be up for a meet on a Wednesday if your interested. Weekends are still a little tough with my work schedule right now. I still need to get out camping soon. I might do a Wed night to Thursday camping trip around Kings Mt in the near future.

I am in the area as well. We live in Huntersville. Quite a few E's up here. Free time is tight for lunch right now due to a new baby coming in a few days.

Brian

I love uptown next to the football stadium.

dodo and Blaza..... First off, Welcome! And dodo.... congrats and good luck with the little one! There seem to be quite a few E folks in the Charlotte area, and I'm sure you'll connect up with some who share your interests. And you'll find the people on this forum.... no matter where in the world..... are incredibly knowledgable and helpful.

With you two, together with Eight, E three, longbrook, April Fool 79, misdirection11082, and possibly others, there's a hefty crew in the Charlotte area now. We're planning an afternoon lunch Meet & Eat on Sat, Aug 13 in the area. No location has been settled, so if you have suggestions, put 'em up in the "Double Barrelled Meet & Eat" thread.

Look forward to meeting you!

dodo and Blaza..... First off, Welcome! And dodo.... congrats and good luck with the little one! There seem to be quite a few E folks in the Charlotte area, and I'm sure you'll connect up with some who share your interests. And you'll find the people on this forum.... no matter where in the world..... are incredibly knowledgable and helpful.

With you two, together with Eight, E three, longbrook, April Fool 79, misdirection11082, and possibly others, there's a hefty crew in the Charlotte area now. We're planning an afternoon lunch Meet & Eat on Sat, Aug 13 in the area. No location has been settled, so if you have suggestions, put 'em up in the "Double Barrelled Meet & Eat" thread.

Look forward to meeting you!

Thanks. Wife just informed me I am already double booked on 13-Aug. Hopefully I can make the next one.

Brian

Unfortunately they changed my work schedule on me *AGAIN*. So I have this Saturday off, but starting next week it's Wed and Fri off. For 2 weeks. Then I start Mon and Wed off. I wish they'd just make up their minds .....

...So I have this Saturday off, .....

Shame you won't be able to make it to Danville,..... but it's a full tank round trip. :-( Well, keep an eye peeled, things will get a lot more active as the weather cools a bit.

that weekend doesnt work for me im moving that weekend. hopefully the next one though.

Unfortunately, a full tank is ~$45, and that's my food budget for 2 weeks, soooo .....

Sucks being single and living alone. :(

Looks like alot of people from Charlotte cant make it. I will be backing out of the Aug 13th as well. I am still planning on seeing everyone in Danville, VA this Saturday.

I'm still good with going on the 13th but should we move the Charlotte event to another weekend?

I should be good for the last weekend in august

I should be good for the last weekend in august

Should work for me.

Brian

Sat, Aug 27 would be fine with us!

Well lets do the 27th then! Any suggestions as to where in the Charlotte area? (local folks?)

The big question is how many are coming from each direction.

Well, I'd guess about a dozen, max. There are about 7 or so names around the general Charlotte area, but we already know that April Fool (Concord) and Elementary Ed (Greenville South) both have to work weekends. bh241 is just down the road, and there will likely be a few from Greensboro and/or Raleigh who make the trip.

7 or 8 is more likely.

Anyplace around Charlotte would be fine. The north or northeast side work well.

If we do concord there's concord mills and there's tons around it that way for the road trippers if you get there early you can shop at the outlets. There's a steak&shake in the same parking lot also

Concord Mills area works for me.

Sounds good to us! Only question I have is regarding Sat afternoon shopper traffic. Pretty high density around there at that time? Anyone familiar enough to know?

Seems about a gazillion different restaurants in the area. Everything from some kind of Cajun Cafe to Denny's. Again, anyone down there familiar enough to pick one?

We oughta be good to go!

maybe we could all drop in to the nascar park for the E-ple 200. :shock:

I haven't been there on the weekend in a bit. I will try to go up that way to check it out

Concord Mills is good for me.

Sounds good to us! Only question I have is regarding Sat afternoon shopper traffic. Pretty high density around there at that time? Anyone familiar enough to know?

Seems about a gazillion different restaurants in the area. Everything from some kind of Cajun Cafe to Denny's. Again, anyone down there familiar enough to pick one?

We oughta be good to go!

maybe we could all drop in to the nascar park for the E-ple 200. :shock:

Concord Mills probably wouldnt be terrible to meet at but it does get crowded and the traffic is heavy on the weekends.

Wow, I've been severely lacking on the follow up here! Nice to see that the thread picked back up...

I think the 27th would be good for us. Concord Mills isn't too bad when it's not a race weekend. As mentioned, there's a lot of good eats around there, from burgers to mexican, to BBQ or Cajun.

... Concord Mills isn't too bad when it's not a race weekend...

Checking the schedule for the speedway that weekend I find:

Food Lion AutoFair, Thursday, August 25 - Sunday, Aug 28, 2011
More than 50 car clubs and thousands of cars will be on display at the Food Lion AutoFair

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday, August 26 - Sunday, Aug 28, 2011
The NHRA Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will visit zMAX Dragway for the fifth of six races.

For those who live around there: would these events together be enough to gridlock Concord Mills?

Nah, not really. It'll be heavier traffic than usual, but *NOWHERE* near what you get on NASCAR race weekends.

Anyone in the South Charlotte / SC border area up for helping out w/ some maintenance on my E? I have to go down to my mom's house on Mon, Aug 15 so she can do fitting on my bridesmaid dress for a wedding I'm in, and since she has a nice, flat driveway, I was gonna do my oil change, tire rotation, coolant and rear diff fluid changes. Having never done these before on my own, I'd prefer someone around that knows what they're doing, so I don't royally mess up my car. :)

What time is everyone wanting to meet up.

What time is everyone wanting to meet up.

Generally, we try to meet around 1:00. The tail end of the usual lunch time, and still gives those long-distance E-ple time to get there and back at reasonable hours.

OK, so if someone down there would just pick a place we'll be in business. It appears there's everything from Sonic, Denny's, and Five Guys to Texas Roadhouse or Olive Garden. Sit-down, not fast food, but no budget breakers. (personal opinion: no ribs or bbq this time for me.)

This'll be good!

Five guys sounds perfect. That lot is a lil small but Quaker stake's lot is right there as well. Or we can do Quaker stake those are pretty reasonable priced.

Let's give it a few days or so to get some feedback from some people. Five Guys is ok with me, but it IS just burgers, dogs, and fries. No salad or other alternatives. We'll see what folks think.

Hey I just remembered there's a TGI Fridays next to Denny's. That's definately better than five guys.

Or we can do Quaker stake those are pretty reasonable priced.

What is Quaker Stake a steakhouse? I'm good with just about anything but kinda like John, anything but BBQ or Pork. :roll:

Quaker stake is like buffalo wild wings but car based. I've never been but heard it's good.

I think I'd lean toward TGIF. The reviews for that Quaker Steak are not horrible, but consistently mediocre. And, its basicly just burgers and wings.

Five Guys is good by us! Quaker Steak is a "meh" place, more for the environment than the food. Not bad, but nothing to write home about.

Food Lion Auto Fair can cause some traffic, but like was said, not anywhere near a race weekend's jam. Likely to see some pretty nice classic cars out and about. We'd probably look like we fit in!

Well, there have been a lot of different places tossed around......1) Five Guys 2) TGIFridays 3) Quaker Steak

Shall we do an official vote? :)

I vote fridays

I agree, I vote TGIFridays as well!

I am good with Fridays.

Anyone bringing kids? I will likely have my son with me. We have a newborn at home so when I go out I need to take him with me whenever possible. He is 2, but he is very good. Put food in front of him and he is quiet and occupied.

Brian

Of course!!! No problem with a kid or two, as long as you don't think he'll be traumatized by hanging with us for a while. :shock:

So, it sounds like TGI Friday's in Concord, NC, on Sat, Aug 27th at 1ish PM.
Address is 8042 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord, NC for all your GPS inputs. Right beside the Denny's.

Sound OK to everyone? :grin:

Sounds *GREAT* to me, because ..... I just got a promotion at work!! So now I'm working Mon - Fri from noon -9pm. Which means I will have weekends free, I still need some wrenching help with maintenance ....... Anyone with jack stands and/or garage space (since rain keeps popping up) wanna volunteer? :)

Sounds *GREAT* to me, because ..... I just got a promotion at work!!.... I will have weekends free,

Excellent, AF!! So I guess that means we'll see you at Fridays! :lol:

Of course!!! No problem with a kid or two, as long as you don't think he'll be traumatized by hanging with us for a while. :shock:

So, it sounds like TGI Friday's in Concord, NC, on Sat, Aug 27th at 1ish PM.
Address is 8042 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord, NC for all your GPS inputs. Right beside the Denny's.

Sound OK to everyone? :grin:

If anyone traumatizes him too much I am sure he will bite them.

Beware if he squirts ketchup in your direction.

B

I drove this Friday to the airport from Winston to Charlotte and yes, the E density seems high!!!. I spotted at least 5 toasters on an hour span. I guess waving would been not very useful since I was driving a sonata. btw, damm car gave me a solid 30 mpg under my driving conditions.:shock: (my E would only yield 17 but I know is not the car but my foot :oops:)

I will be posting a pic later on. I just got done moving back to Charlotte yesterday and driving my E around passed about 10 others and they all about broke their necks or watched it for a bit. So my fiancé had a great idea. We put "element owners club meet 8/27/11 TGIF in concord 1pm" on the back window. All the E's around me are completely stock. So we may get a few more people.

heres the pic.

Nice misdirection!!! I can't wait!

Just wanted to check in... I am planning on making it

So I was at concord mills on wednesday pretty sure we should park in the back theres a good bit of space

I can't wait! This one should be good!!!!

The wife and I would like to join Saturday's meet and greet. This is the first message I've sent to this thread. Are newbies to the thread welcome as well?

Bill

hey MegaLuddite(Bill)

That would be awesome if you and your wife showed up. I consider myself a newbie and I've been on here for over a year. E people are pretty nice. Hope to see you there.
Eric

The wife and I would like to join Saturday's meet and greet...Are newbies to the thread welcome as well?

Of course you're welcome! :-D In fact, now that you've mentioned it, if you don't show you will be hunted down and mercilessly harassed. :lol:

Oh,.... and for those interested, be prepared to discuss fall camping. We previously settled on (1) Nov 4-6 or (2) Oct 28-30. Location TBD, but someone has suggested somwhere along the VA/NC line.

Quote:
"Of course you're welcome! In fact, now that you've mentioned it, if you don't show you will be hunted down and mercilessly harassed."

Well, I guess that settles that.:lol:

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Bill & Vicky

leaving the house here shortly....... hope to see you all soon!

Turns out we're not going to make it! Wife got called in to work, and I've been too busy this week and have to catch up on stuff around here... Fill me in on the camping details, though. Hope you all have a blast!

So there are other Element owners Club members in NC...there are hiding in Charlotte :lol:

It was really nice to meet everyone yesterday. Nobody took pictures so I guess we really didn't meet up:-(
I really wish I could've taken some though but maybe next time.

yes it was nnice to meet everyone. wish more people showed up. we need to do it again maybe next time near greensboro so its more in the middle for everyone.

I still say we should have jumped in front of the 4 or 5 Elements we saw driving by us .....

Max and I had a good time. Hopefully we will see everyone again soon!

Brian

If anyone wants like a mini get together we can. Just let me know there's lots of great places in Charlotte to go.

Not quite near Charlotte, but not too far either. Burlington, NC here. About 1.5 hrs East. Avid cyclist (as you could prob. tell by my screen name) and I do a lot of racing in Rock Hill, Charlotte area. Love the whitewater center when I can get down there.

If anyone wants like a mini get together we can. Just let me know there's lots of great places in Charlotte to go.

Kid - friendly and I am there. Mom is always looking for new ways to get Max and I to head out on adventures. Discovery Place Kids (Huntersville) is neat for little ones.

Brian

Kid - friendly and I am there. Mom is always looking for new ways to get Max and I to head out on adventures. Discovery Place Kids (Huntersville) is neat for little ones.

Brian

Its Adventure Time...maybe you should go fight some ninjas or save a princess

If anyone wanted to get together next Saturday 9/17 I'm heading to the white water center.

If anyone wanted to get together next Saturday 9/17 I'm heading to the white water center.


Would love to but I'll be in Lenoir preparing for Bridge to Bridge on Sunday. I do plan on getting back down there soon.

If anyone wanted to get together next Saturday 9/17 I'm heading to the white water center.

How was it today? Before it was the Whitewater Center and before kids I rode my mountain bike there all the time.

I also hate the parking fee.

Brian

I didnt get there today. It's next saturday the 17th. The parking fee does stink.

I didnt get there today. It's next saturday the 17th. The parking fee does stink.

Maybe I need to learn to read the calendar ...

You boating, riding, hiking, or just hanging out?

Brian

We just hangout my lil girl loves it over there

Hey there everybody I bought my Element in April and am very glad to find a group of people just as crazy as me! I live in the Steele Creek area, 160 and 49, with my beautiful girlfriend and 2 great dogs Dalton and Deena. Now that I drive one I see Elements on the road constantly in Charlotte and can't help but think that there should definately be a strong group of E-enthusiasts around here. We love to camp and hike so a future group camping trip is in order (Badin Lake Campground?) but until then lunch will suffice :-). I drive a stock '04 SOP EX with a bright green Humane Society of Charlotte sticker in the back window so if you happen to see me give a honk and a wave!

Welcome scooter. There are a lot of E's in Charlotte but it seems like most of them aren't on here. If you have any questions this site is the answer. My recommendation is the home depot gutter guard. If you need help let me know. I'm the rally red that's lowered and has big fat tires.

Ok. So I think that white water center trip for us is a cancel due to the weather.