TDIFest 2013 coming to Sunday River Ski Resort (Newry, Maine)

[bassman5066]

I'll be there with my swapped MK2. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or cash to get my big Cummjbs 4BT turbo on by then, but at least its a TDI swapped car

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[tomo366]

I will be there with my 2013 Jetta Hybrid SEL Premium! and I know it is not a TDI!!
It is however a very interesting car! so I will be around to show it off if anyone is interested in Checking it out and seeing VW's 2nd entry in the Hybrid Field!!

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

I'll be interested to hear what you get for FE on the trip up, tomo.

 

[CrazyWJ242]

Im so on the fence about going by myself... i personally can go, just the families passports have not come in yet... would little wade be the youngest attending, at 3 months old? lol

 

[tomo366]

I'll be interested to hear what you get for FE on the trip up, tomo.

This Hybrid is not like most......It gets better mileage on the Highway than in town......I just took a road trip today to pick up my new Hand Gun 120 miles round trip and got 51 MPG nice day No A/C and windows open!!

This will be my 1st real trip should be good!

 

[The Ripster]

You have a good time Tomo and send me some pictures of the event, would love to be there, but could not pull it all together this year, for sure next year, and I have to make a trip up that way once I have 100,000 on the car, at 80,000 so not too long now.

 

[bassman5066]

This Hybrid is not like most......It gets better mileage on the Highway than in town......I just took a road trip today to pick up my new Hand Gun 120 miles round trip and got 51 MPG nice day No A/C and windows open!!

This will be my 1st real trip should be good!

That just makes me even more mad we don't have the hybrid diesel over here. If your getting 51 with a gasser hybrid imagine what a little 3 cyl TDI could do...

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[VeeDubTDI]

Yeah that is quite impressive. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you get on the way up to Fest.

Jason and I went to a Benz GTG near Philly yesterday and got 53.0 indicated round trip.

 

[n1das]

Although not a TDI, but it is a DIESEL vehicle, I will have my 2014 BMW 535xd at the fest and plan to drive it up Mt.Washington. The Mt.Washington drive should be interesting after sunset with the FLIR night vision system.

I took delivery on the 535xd on Weds 8/14/13. It arrived a little sooner than expected. I've got a little over 2k miles on it already and it is a hoot to drive. I will be around to show it off if anyone is interested in checking it out.

 

[spacemonkeymafia]

I will be driving the blue ridge park way on the way up there. I also plan on driving up to the Bay of Fundy to see the biggest tidal change in the world. 53 feet!!! Anybody else interested to join? It is about 5 hours or so away. Of course I will be doing the Mt. Washington run with everyone else. The last time I went there, only half the mountain road was open because of clouds so pray for good clear weather.

Great additional trips! I live not-so-far from the Blue Ridge Parkway-it's a nice drive. And the Bay of Fundy is kinda mind-blowing. I visited it over 20 years ago (!! how did that much time pass??) and I still have vivid pictures of it in my mind.

As for Mt. Washington, I'm not even letting the thought of bad weather that night enter my mind. I saw it Memorial Day weekend and it was amazing. I'm really looking forward to seeing it at sunset.

I wish I had time to do some extra sightseeing on this trip. You'll have to enjoy it for the rest of us.

 

[bassman5066]

Although not a TDI, but it is a DIESEL vehicle, I will have my 2014 BMW 535xd at the fest and plan to drive it up Mt.Washington. The Mt.Washington drive should be interesting after sunset with the FLIR night vision system.

I took delivery on the 535xd on Weds 8/14/13. It arrived a little sooner than expected. I've got a little over 2k miles on it already and it is a hoot to drive. I will be around to show it off if anyone is interested in checking it out.

I guess it did arrive on time after all. I can't wait to see that beast of a BMW at the top of the mountain. :beer:

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[VeeDubTDI]

Heading home from work, gonna pack some clothes, then hit the road!! See you all soon!

 

[n1das]

I guess it did arrive on time after all. I can't wait to see that beast of a BMW at the top of the mountain. :beer:

If it's dark enough out by the time we get to the top or afterward, be sure to check out the FLIR night vision capability.

I'm planning to arrive early enough on Friday to do the Snowflake Factory tour in the afternoon.

 

[bassman5066]

If it's dark enough out by the time we get to the top or afterward, be sure to check out the FLIR night vision capability.

I'm planning to arrive early enough on Friday to do the Snowflake Factory tour in the afternoon.

Your car has night vision???

I wish I could make it for the snowflake factory tour, but that would require me to leave at 6AM tomorrow, which is definitely not happening. I'll probably be getting up to NH by 6-8ish. I'd like to arrive before it gets dark, the roads arent too well lit in the middle of nowhere up there.

 

[AARodriguez Corp.]

Man traffic SUCKS!

I should already be there but I'm still a bit south of Boston.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Welcome to Massachusetts.

 

[Sootman]

The weather is a bit overcast but supposedly will be getting better over the weekend. Small crowd here at the Grand Summit Hotel. Looking forward to seeing everyone

 

[TDIMeister]

Been holed up working on my presentation. It's done.

Packing and Zzzzzz. ETA tomorrow after lunch.

 

[tomo366]

I arrived at 11:30 Thursday night 618 miles took 13.5 hours just brutal traffic getting to old for this......See everyone soon!

 

[dieseleux]

Packing and Zzzzzz. ETA tomorrow after lunch.

Same for me!





Dieseleux

 

[whitedog]

Enjoy the weekend everyone.

 

[tonystdi]

I know you all are going to have a great time. Unfortunately I am working Friday and Sunday so I'm not going to make maybe next year. I guess I have to start planning now for next year.

 

[RC]

... getting to old for this......

How many years have you been saying this?

 

[bassman5066]

Thank you guys for a great weekend. Hope to get to the fest next year.

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[silverRich]

Thanks to all the great people involved in organizing the 2013 TDI Fest. We had a great time!!!
Kindly, Rich&Mirella

 

[tomo366]

How many years have you been saying this?

been to 12 out of the 14 Fests......with the Exception of PeterV, Jon Bartlett, and Fred who have been to all of them nobody is close......Tired right now!!
It was 13 hours back home although the traffic wasn't that bad but in and out of driving rain most of the way and went around NY City which added 35 miles!Also just before I entered MD after going through the toll at the Delaware line 2-3 accident in a 3 mile drive 1st one involved at least 10 cars!! had Just stormed and cars were accelerating from the toll booth....

Not as stressful as the trip up was!!
Great Job Folks!! nice seeing everyone even if I wasn't driving a TDI

 

[SilverGhost]

You're already home, tomo?! We still have 8 hours to go and left 9:30 last night (right after the auction ended).

This Fest was a fun one and my wife agreed. Definitely worth coming though maybe not driving straight through 1680 miles. Need to fly or break up the driving over several days.

Or have the fests further south. Any scuttle butt about ideas for next year, yet?

Jason

 

[btcost]

Huge thanks to Sootman and all the hard working Fest planners!

Great Fest. Great location. And as always great people.

Thanks again.

Brian

 

[smorneault]

Thanks everyone that was involved into organizing the Fest. This was my first one, and probably not my last one. We really enjoyed it.

 

[Abacus]

This was my first one and definitely not my last. I'm going to put in for time off early to attend the next one.