Silver Bullet

I'm going to look for a hotel in the Arboretum area (north Austin). I've stayed at the Embassy Suites there, it's $139. They do not have any covered parking.

ATXTSX

they dont have covered parking but they are close to downtown on loop one(mopac) but the La quinta i hear is not bad. my dads old business partner stayed there when he came to town. Not sure on rates or anything

http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/prop...%3D36%26y%3D10

G

Yup, good one. Plus, it is close to the house

pimpin-tl

Call and get the group rates guys then. Lets get this going. Austin guys, make that extra step! :P

ATXTSX

here is a Holiday inn that is south and close to graysons and I house as well it is on the frontage of 290 and is close to downtown as well

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/...ilsearch&ias=y

ATXTSX

the La quinta is 139 a night the guy that does the group rates has already left i will call tomorrow

ATXTSX

Holiday inn:

$87.20 for a king but you have to book online in advanced and it is nonrefundable and also you cant add a night or it will change
$95.20 for 2 queens same as above

or reg rates are
$109 for a king
$119 for 2 queens

i live right around here and to take a taxi to 6th st is at most 30 bucks with tip

L1StarTSX

I will see what I can do, I have a friend that works at the radison as well, I will see what group discount would be. Did we already cover the Marriot or Hilton convention center? Im lost and cant read. IF we did no worries, if not, they both offer garage parking, no valets if you dont want. Theres also one off 12th, same way. I will call tomorrow and hound some people. Will have something firm by 2ish. After I kick my acura dealers ass tomorrow

ATXTSX

What dealer did you go to? McDavid or Sterling?

joedanger11

i'm from austin and am interested in joining....i havent read the thread entirely to figure it out, but before i vote..... are Hondas welcomed?


I do have TSX side mirrors though.

el chile grande

Laquinta 92.00 night/2 full beds/Valet opt 12.99day

5 blocks from 6th, non-smoking rm, free internetz pron, fitness, breakfast. You will need to park on the street... if the lot is full or you aren't paying for the optional valet. This rate is good on a 10 room min. I have stayed here before. Valet is nice and the street isn't too bad.

pimpin-tl

I am for that if people agree. So if they do, book us a room Chris.

pimpin-tl

Okay guys lets make some event steps of things that are going to happen:

1) Arrive either Friday evening or Saturday morning for whoever.
2) Saturday morning meet at a location we need to set and time.
3) Hill country drive
4) Lunch
5) Group Pictures (Barton Creek Mall maybe)
6) Check In Hotel for those who arrived Saturday
7) Clean up, Clean cars
8) Go Party downtown 6th street or Cold River maybe.
9) Go back to Hotel and hit the hay
10) Sunday pack and leave Austin after Breakfast.

But really need to set this guys. Silver, Trance, lets see what we can do.

cltypeSLOW

sounds like a pretty good plan.

lets keep that roll call updated with accurate telephone numbers. communication is crucial and could be the falling point of organizing a meet like this.

BTW pimpin...that avatar is sweet

San-AnT

im getting a little excited.
im in austin for the weekend - my little brother is gadgetating..umm, gyrating....he's finishing his educamation. give me a flash if you see yellow DRLs

cltypeSLOW

ill be on guadalupa kickin it at the villas apts above blockbuster at 29th so you might see me while your around campus. ill keep an eye out.

pimpin-tl

Thank you guys for that! :P

ATXTSX

Silver put this up a bit ago:

Tentative Schedule: (feedback appreciated)

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Saturday 1/13-
-?? - 10:30am - Drive to Austin
-10:30 - 11am - Gather at Starbucks (location/directions will be provided)
-11am - 1pm - Hill Country Drive
-1p - 2pm - Lunch (see below)
-2pm - 6pm - Hotel check-ins, wash cars, relax and hang out with friends. Maybe have a mini-meet at one of the hotels?
-6pm - 8pm - Dinner Downtown Austin
-8pm - ?? - Party on 6th Street
-8pm - optional Home Depot Car Meet
-?? - drive home for some people
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Sunday 1/14-
-Checkout from Hotels
-Breakfast in Austin
-Drive home
-Optional: -Drive to Fredericksburg for brunch/lunch and wine tasting.
-12noon Lunch
-2pm - Drive Home. to dallas ~4hours

trancemission

Im sorry Russ, Im slammed at work. I just havent had time to sit down and really put some thought into this. I think Marks got a handle on it though. Hes really good about this shit....

pimpin-tl

Okay, Mark, and Ethan, maybe we should have a conference call this weekend again? Let's talk and really set this in stone so we can all agree. The La Quinta in is a cheaper and not that far from Downtown either. Or we can go somewhere else if needed. All I know is we only have 3 weeks left plus a lot of holidays in that time frame. I do plan to drive up on Friday evening though and spend Fri and Sat night in Austin.

I understand the busy part. Like I mentioned, I got audited and now I owe a large sum of cash to the IRS due to my CPA screw up (which he is no longer in business). So I had to prepare for that and left the new site die at the moment. I plan to start working on it maybe this weekend again and get it online somewhat.

FADE

At the rate we are going I better just book a hotel on my own. The longer we wait the more $$$ it is going to cost.

el chile grande

I think booking only 1 hotel under a group rate would be great if everyone was down with it. It would be a lot more efficient if we leave it to each chapter to coordinate a hotel and departure time good for it's members. It'll be best if each chapter gets in touch with it's local members on the confirmed list.
Set up a quick meet and decide; 1. Hotel
2. Departure(those who want to cannonball)
3. Chief(Contact person while in ATX)
Once this is decided, conference call each chapter and set in stone final schedule. When departing, hand each member schedule or by phone if not present. This will allow those not able to leave same time or bringing a "significant other" can choose what they want to meet up for. I believe Jan. 8 would be a good date to have this done by. I know SA can have this done by next week.

trancemission

That sounds like a good plan el chile...

pimpin-tl

Chris, awesome idea. Ok guys. I talked to Chris aka el Chile grande, and we decided that to get this group rate at the La Quinta Hotel, we need at least 10 people to say yes. Everyone respond. I told him I am a go for booking one with Chris and we are going to call the rest of the SA guys as well. This needs to be finalized. I would like us to be all at one hotel, but I don't plan to wait till the last minute either to book it.

San-AnT

im staying with my bro in austin - sry guys, but i have a room at his house on permanent reservation.

L1StarTSX

I went to McDavid, Sterling is who I usually go to, but they wont call me back. McDavid was too busy to see me, 4 at least 4 days. I am trying Sterling one more time tomorrow before I call Acura cust care.

ATXTSX

Next time you call Sterling aske for adrian or Paul Nava and tell tem that Annie told you to call. They know me and they should get right on it.

G

I take it that this is for service, so in that matter, do not call Paul or AD, rather Mitch or Gregory, and tell them that the Harcourt's sent you.

n1ke5h

Whens back to school weekend in Austin? I plan on going down with my friends then because our Frat usually throws parties on 6th all weekend long, so I'd definately stop by during the days at least. Not to mention back to school is pretty big in Austin so definately not a better time than that to do a meet!

n1ke5h

BTW...whats up with all of the locals to DFW...i never see anyone driving any modded Acuras in the area! I would love to attend local meets regularly if we have any.

G

Go here:
http://www.acuraclubdfw.com/

Or go to the Dallas thread.

drewJ32A2

a decent amount of RSXs go out to a meet on thurs in richardson. theres alot of S2Ks out there and a bunch of mazdas.

trancemission

you havent looked hard enough.. we're out there, lots of us....

Silver Bullet

Go to our Dallas thread to meet the gang and chat there.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...52803&lastpost

Chopsie

just doing my weekly shout outs

L1StarTSX

Okay, so not the first two but the second two? I usually deal with Dave, but I will take anyone that will actually look at the damn car, its a simple navi issue and I think it would be easily repaired.

G

Yeah, second two. Although, there is no such thing as a simple navi issue.

San-AnT

ok, so this may sound a little , but how about each of us print out a little bit about our rides - mods, year, mods, color, mods. I would be very interested in checking out everybody elses customizations (is that a word?) by just looking at the car and reading the window.

Chopsie

If a pint of whiskey doesn't work, take two

cltypeSLOW

sure im down.