Shiv trip to Washington D.C. - Reserve your spot NOW!

scpage · 02-16-2007, 10:58 PM

Has everyone exhanged phone numbers? I'd like to have some contacts in case the plans change before I get there.

sstarch1 · 02-16-2007, 11:16 PM

Haha,

You wish we were that organized, not yet my friend.

Calvin@Vishnu · 02-20-2007, 05:13 PM

What's up everyone? Sorry to make everyone all anxious, these past few weeks have been nuts. Didn't have the greatest planning for the Boulder dyno day, so I'm hoping to make this dyno day more organized.

I have Shiv scheduled for the DC dyno day on the 2nd and 3rd of March. As soon as I've confirmed that everyone has paid, I'll post the total of Shiv's travel expenses (Plane ticket, hotel, rental car, etc). In the mean time, if all those involved in the dyno day could PM me their First and Last name, so I can confirm that you are all paid up.

Thank you all very much, feel free to contact me with any questions.

Calvin
(925)648-7863

modvp · 02-21-2007, 04:22 PM

Since this may be a 2-day event, any time for evo/xede tuning?

WilyB · 02-21-2007, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calvin@Vishnu

I'll post the total of Shiv's travel expenses (Plane ticket, hotel, rental car, etc).

What, no Gulfstreams yet?

Clem · 02-21-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WilyB

What, no Gulfstreams yet?

I don't think I want to chip in for that!

sstarch1 · 02-21-2007, 10:37 PM

Hhahaha.

16520Man · 02-22-2007, 11:28 AM

As I am now unable to go to this event, there is now a slot open for someone. If anyone wants it, please claim it. If no one does, be assured that I will still pay for my "cut" of Shiv's travel expenses.

aznevoviii · 02-22-2007, 08:36 PM

Ok, confirming with Calvin, we can do this one day event!
March 2nd, if anyone else wants to come by and say hello, you can.
address for this shop is, www.amstuning.com

thanks

aznevoviii · 02-22-2007, 08:37 PM

even with two people out, we can not add more people on the list.
7 people for one day tuning is already pushing to the limit. thanks

SpiralOut · 02-22-2007, 08:52 PM

It's Saturday right? So now we can get them all done in one day and not have to do the Friday night pre-install thing?

scpage · 02-22-2007, 09:07 PM

Is it Friday March 2nd, or Saturday March 3rd?

RetroGamerJP · 02-22-2007, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scpage

Is it Friday March 2nd, or Saturday March 3rd?

I would think it would be best to still try and install all or most of the Procede units Friday to make for a smoother Saturday but I'm game for either.

aznevoviii · 02-22-2007, 11:15 PM

I think our goal is to install procede on friday night at my house and tune them nextday (saturday, all day).

Calvin@Vishnu · 02-23-2007, 05:05 PM

If there are going to be 7 cars, Shiv says he can tackle all of them on Saturday no problem.

Is someone picking Shiv up from the airport? or is he renting a car?

OpenFlash · 02-23-2007, 05:09 PM

I can also do non-dyno PROcede installs the next morning for those who want to get tuned but couldn't get a time slot on the dyno (which is really just for fun anyway). If you are interested, just PM calvin so he can get you on the install-only list.

See you guys next weekend!
cheers,
shiv

SpiralOut · 02-23-2007, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calvin@Vishnu

If there are going to be 7 cars, Shiv says he can tackle all of them on Saturday no problem.

Is someone picking Shiv up from the airport? or is he renting a car?

Sounds good Calvin. I believe we had it worked out where we could pick him up from the airport, but I will let aznevoviii confirm that. We had a few people that offered and that live close by, so I don't think it would be a problem.

When and at which airport would he be flying into?

Calvin@Vishnu · 02-23-2007, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

I can also do non-dyno PROcede installs the next morning for those who want to get tuned but couldn't get a time slot on the dyno (which is really just for fun anyway). If you are interested, just PM calvin so he can get you on the install-only list.

See you guys next weekend!
cheers,
shiv

Update to Shiv's post. What it looks like is: Anyone that is interested in Install only, that will happen Friday Evening. If you are interested please PM me and I will start a list for those people.

Shiv will be flying in to IAD, so anyone that can pick him up please let me know, his flight arrives at 4:30pm.

Here is a break-down of the travel expenses:
$480 air ticket + 170 hotel = $650 / 7 participants = $90 per person.

If there is any issue or you need to make other arrangements, please let me know ASAP, otherwise I am adding the $90 to your current invoices.

Calvin

spark227 · 02-23-2007, 08:00 PM

I have some comments...

1) Communication from Vishnu was great in the beginning, but really dropped off as time went on. My multiple posts and IMs to Shiv and Calvin went unaddressed. I finally got some answers when phoning Calvin earlier this week.

2) This event was planned in advance so there was roughly two months time to purchase airfare. Waiting until the week before to buy the plane ticket unfairly increases expenses for the rest of us. Yeah, it probably ends up being ~$30 per person more, but we have better use for that money.

3) The 4:30pm arrival is practically in the middle of rush hour traffic here. It will probably take an hour and half to get to John's place in Maryland, maybe more if Shiv wants to grab a bite to eat on the way. Others will have to slug through the congestion to get there by ~6PM. I had to bargain with my manager to take Friday off only to discover that I don't have to now. And will we even have sufficient lighting to do the installs in the evening?

4) I originally volunteered to pick Shiv up for a Dulles Airport arrival so I will go ahead and do that.

Sorry to seem like a whiny bitch, but this could have gone a lot better. Please don't say I should be grateful to Shiv for even coming out at all. My gratitude is expressed through paying full price on the PROcede unit, chipping in for his traveling expenses, and providing door-to-door transportation. Shouldn't some kind of group discount be offered in a volume purchase like this? I just accepted the costs for what it was, but it's kinda unnerving as the price inches up. I've said my peace. Thanks.

OpenFlash · 02-23-2007, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spark227

I have some comments...

1) Communication from Vishnu was great in the beginning, but really dropped off as time went on. My multiple posts and IMs to Shiv and Calvin went unaddressed. I finally got some answers when phoning Calvin earlier this week.

2) This event was planned in advance so there was roughly two months time to purchase airfare. Waiting until the week before to buy the plane ticket unfairly increases expenses for the rest of us. Yeah, it probably ends up being ~$30 per person more, but we have better use for that money.

3) The 4:30pm arrival is practically in the middle of rush hour traffic here. It will probably take an hour and half to get to John's place in Maryland, maybe more if Shiv wants to grab a bite to eat on the way. Others will have to slug through the congestion to get there by ~6PM. I had to bargain with my manager to take Friday off only to discover that I don't have to now. And will we even have sufficient lighting to do the installs in the evening?

4) I originally volunteered to pick Shiv up for a Dulles Airport arrival so I will go ahead and do that.

Sorry to seem like a whiny bitch, but this could have gone a lot better. Please don't say I should be grateful to Shiv for even coming out at all. My gratitude is expressed through paying full price on the PROcede unit, chipping in for his traveling expenses, and providing door-to-door transportation. Shouldn't some kind of group discount be offered in a volume purchase like this? I just accepted the costs for what it was, but it's kinda unnerving as the price inches up. I've said my peace. Thanks.

I'll be happy to take care of transportation myself. Frankly, I'd rather have my own trasportation, at my expense, than to hitch ride with others who have their own schedules to deal with. And as Calvin pointed out in his post, we don't need to do installations the night before with only 7 tuning slots. We can take care of installations on Saturday itself, while the car is being strapped down. The Friday install session was for other people who PMd me privately about not being able to get in to the dyno day on Saturday. This is my attempt to take care of them to the best of my ability and install and test the kit myself (without a dyno).

As for cost, our normal in-house tuning fee is $250 per hour plus $100 for installation. We basically waive $350 per car and work/travel on weekends to make these dyno days happen. Of course, dyno day folks end up paying $50-100 for travel exp. and another ~$100 or so for dyno time at the shop. But this still works out to be a bit less than normal pricing. We're really doing what we can to make this happen at a price that is fair to customers.

shiv

RetroGamerJP · 02-24-2007, 12:16 AM

Honestly I was expecting to pay an additional $200+ for my portion of Shiv's travel etc... $90 each is a steal.

IMHO what we will all leave with is worth far more than any one of us are paying.

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing Shiv and the 335's in action. Lets all get in and out safe and sound and enjoy the weekend!

SpiralOut · 02-24-2007, 09:22 AM

Yeah, $90 isn't bad at all. Yes, it could have been a little better if we could have booked a little earlier, but with the PROcede basically just coming out I just assumed the Vishnu gang has been really busy with all that.

But, the timing of the DC day was just about perfect I think.... the PROcede basically just came out so we're basically gonna be amoung the first people to to get them. To me that's pretty cool.

Looking forward to seeing everybody there!

02-16-2007, 10:58 PM	#133
scpage Private First Class 5 Rep 179 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SEUSA iTrader: (0)	phone numbers Has everyone exhanged phone numbers? I'd like to have some contacts in case the plans change before I get there.
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sstarch1 From Russia With Boost 37 Rep 1,076 Posts Drives: E92 335i - Vroom Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	Haha, You wish we were that organized, not yet my friend. __________________ 2007 BMW 335i - Delivered 9/8/06 Sparkling Grpahite with Black Leather/Aluminum Trim Premium Package, Sports Package, Comfort Access.
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02-20-2007, 05:13 PM	#135
Calvin@Vishnu 52 Rep 428 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	What's up everyone? Sorry to make everyone all anxious, these past few weeks have been nuts. Didn't have the greatest planning for the Boulder dyno day, so I'm hoping to make this dyno day more organized. I have Shiv scheduled for the DC dyno day on the 2nd and 3rd of March. As soon as I've confirmed that everyone has paid, I'll post the total of Shiv's travel expenses (Plane ticket, hotel, rental car, etc). In the mean time, if all those involved in the dyno day could PM me their First and Last name, so I can confirm that you are all paid up. Thank you all very much, feel free to contact me with any questions. Calvin (925)648-7863
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02-21-2007, 04:22 PM	#136
modvp New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: Evo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	Since this may be a 2-day event, any time for evo/xede tuning?
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02-21-2007, 10:37 PM	#139
sstarch1 From Russia With Boost 37 Rep 1,076 Posts Drives: E92 335i - Vroom Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	Hhahaha. __________________ 2007 BMW 335i - Delivered 9/8/06 Sparkling Grpahite with Black Leather/Aluminum Trim Premium Package, Sports Package, Comfort Access.
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02-22-2007, 11:28 AM	#140
16520Man On BMW #7 and counting... 2 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2005 Lotus Elise Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 Elise [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	As I am now unable to go to this event, there is now a slot open for someone. If anyone wants it, please claim it. If no one does, be assured that I will still pay for my "cut" of Shiv's travel expenses. __________________ 2007 E90 335i Sparkling Graphite/Terra/Dark Burl, Sport, Premium, Cold, Nav, Sirius, Bluetooth, Comfort Access ...and an attitude problem since the PROcede:
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02-22-2007, 08:36 PM	#141
aznevoviii Bimmer n00b 69 Rep 649 Posts Drives: none Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland iTrader: (3)	Ok, confirming with Calvin, we can do this one day event! March 2nd, if anyone else wants to come by and say hello, you can. address for this shop is, www.amstuning.com thanks
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02-22-2007, 08:37 PM	#142
aznevoviii Bimmer n00b 69 Rep 649 Posts Drives: none Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland iTrader: (3)	even with two people out, we can not add more people on the list. 7 people for one day tuning is already pushing to the limit. thanks
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02-22-2007, 08:52 PM	#143
SpiralOut Captain 165 Rep 881 Posts Drives: 2022 X5Mc Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NC iTrader: (11)	It's Saturday right? So now we can get them all done in one day and not have to do the Friday night pre-install thing?
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02-22-2007, 09:07 PM	#144
scpage Private First Class 5 Rep 179 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SEUSA iTrader: (0)	Mar 2nd or 3rd? Is it Friday March 2nd, or Saturday March 3rd?
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02-22-2007, 11:15 PM	#146
aznevoviii Bimmer n00b 69 Rep 649 Posts Drives: none Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland iTrader: (3)	I think our goal is to install procede on friday night at my house and tune them nextday (saturday, all day).
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02-23-2007, 05:05 PM	#147
Calvin@Vishnu 52 Rep 428 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	If there are going to be 7 cars, Shiv says he can tackle all of them on Saturday no problem. Is someone picking Shiv up from the airport? or is he renting a car?
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02-23-2007, 05:09 PM	#148
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02-23-2007, 08:00 PM	#151
spark227 Private First Class 12 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	I have some comments... 1) Communication from Vishnu was great in the beginning, but really dropped off as time went on. My multiple posts and IMs to Shiv and Calvin went unaddressed. I finally got some answers when phoning Calvin earlier this week. 2) This event was planned in advance so there was roughly two months time to purchase airfare. Waiting until the week before to buy the plane ticket unfairly increases expenses for the rest of us. Yeah, it probably ends up being ~$30 per person more, but we have better use for that money. 3) The 4:30pm arrival is practically in the middle of rush hour traffic here. It will probably take an hour and half to get to John's place in Maryland, maybe more if Shiv wants to grab a bite to eat on the way. Others will have to slug through the congestion to get there by ~6PM. I had to bargain with my manager to take Friday off only to discover that I don't have to now. And will we even have sufficient lighting to do the installs in the evening? 4) I originally volunteered to pick Shiv up for a Dulles Airport arrival so I will go ahead and do that. Sorry to seem like a whiny bitch, but this could have gone a lot better. Please don't say I should be grateful to Shiv for even coming out at all. My gratitude is expressed through paying full price on the PROcede unit, chipping in for his traveling expenses, and providing door-to-door transportation. Shouldn't some kind of group discount be offered in a volume purchase like this? I just accepted the costs for what it was, but it's kinda unnerving as the price inches up. I've said my peace. Thanks.
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02-24-2007, 12:16 AM	#153
RetroGamerJP Lieutenant 58 Rep 401 Posts Drives: 2023 M3 Competition Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta GA iTrader: (3)	Honestly I was expecting to pay an additional $200+ for my portion of Shiv's travel etc... $90 each is a steal. IMHO what we will all leave with is worth far more than any one of us are paying. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and seeing Shiv and the 335's in action. Lets all get in and out safe and sound and enjoy the weekend!
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02-24-2007, 09:22 AM	#154
SpiralOut Captain 165 Rep 881 Posts Drives: 2022 X5Mc Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NC iTrader: (11)	Yeah, $90 isn't bad at all. Yes, it could have been a little better if we could have booked a little earlier, but with the PROcede basically just coming out I just assumed the Vishnu gang has been really busy with all that. But, the timing of the DC day was just about perfect I think.... the PROcede basically just came out so we're basically gonna be amoung the first people to to get them. To me that's pretty cool. Looking forward to seeing everybody there!
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