2010 Totem Rendezvous - Stanley Park, Vancouver

[smartzuuk 167]

Hey fellow smart enthusiasts!

We've just just two months until the 2010 Totem Rendezvous!

This event will be held on Saturday, April 3rd beginning at 10:00 am or thereabouts

Like the first time we did this in 2005, we will begin at Stanley Park in the huge parking lot by the totem poles... looking out at Coal Harbour just prior to Brockton Point. We will depart as a convoy and drive through Stanley Park, over a couple bridges, and then end at a Vancouver area park or beach... It's a bit too early to annouce any more details than this.

We had just under 50 cars in 2005, and I would really like to see us hit 100. Tall order I know, but I am pressing for a a bit of help to make contact with our members via e-mail. I'm pretty sure we can get a good turn out with proper communication. I will be contacting everyone who has ever popped their head in the BC Mainland forum, and then some.

More information to follow.

Hope to see you there! Add your name to the list... let's try to get 20 on here ASAP.

Update as of March 21: We have changed the date to Saturday April 3rd

Also, I am no longer supporting the new vehicle dealers due to their lobbying of the provincial governent to introduce a new 12% vehicle transfer tax on used vehicles in a private transaction. Read more about this here. So nevermind the autoshow....

Edited March 21, 2010 by smartzuuk

[smartzuuk 167]

2010 Totem Rendezvous

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)

2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)

3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)

4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)

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Please copy the list onto your reply and add your screen name and model year, trim, body style etc...

[bilgladstone 13]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)I'll be there for the "Rendezvous" but probably won't actually attend the Auto Show - too much walking for me - possibly pass the day quietly and then meet up after the show for dinner?

Edited February 5, 2010 by bilgladstone

[smartzuuk 167]

And we may have to consider an alternate ending than the autoshow based on attendance, feedback and what people would actually rather do.... Weather permitting, I could see us ending up at Jericho Beach perhaps?

[MikeT 744]

Excellent!

[Henry 40]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)

Edited February 5, 2010 by Henry

[Monkii 0]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)

[Ted 0]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas) 8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi)

[FlyingTigerDevelopment 27]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi) 9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)

[smartzuuk 167]

smart Canada still has their new item on the website from the April 3, 2005 event, which at the time, was the largest smart car gathering in North America.

Here's the link

Edited February 5, 2010 by smartzuuk

[bilgladstone 13]

[FlyingTigerDevelopment 27]

And we may have to consider an alternate ending than the autoshow based on attendance, feedback and what people would actually rather do.... Weather permitting, I could see us ending up at Jericho Beach perhaps?

We could park at Costco if we are early enough. I don't want to be soaked in the rain like we did last time.

[smartzuuk 167]

Costco is a great option, $2.00 for two hours... so basically a buck a car.....

[bilgladstone 13]

OK, you Lower Mainlanders need to get hold of the Winter Expedition guys and leverage the contact to get some notoriety or sponsorship or something for the 2010 Totem Rendezvous.

We will be arriving at Mercedes-Benz North Vancouver at 1375 Marine Drive in North Vancouver between 4:30 and 5:15 tomorrow evening. Tell everyone in the smart club! Everyone is welcome

Look over HERE . and HEREBil

[mimota 0]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)

2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)

3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)

4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)

5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)

6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)

7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)

8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi)

9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)

10, mimota (2008 cabrio)

[quirky1 1]

Is this event open to non-members?

[MikeT 744]

Non-members in smarts, yes!

[smartzuuk 167]

Anyone with a smart is welcome....I am trying to get the e-mail contact issues worked out, but it's going very slow in the BOD unfortunately... but there is still quite a bit of time to work things out hopefully.

[Guest sidneyfortwo]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi) 9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)10, mimota (2008 cabrio)11.sidneyfortwo (2005 Pulse Cabrio)

[Catopounce 0]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi)9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)10, mimota (2008 cabrio)11.sidneyfortwo (2005 Pulse Cabrio) 12. Catopounce (2006 Pulse Coupe)Remember that Scavenger Hunt type of thing where we ended up on Granville Island?

Edited February 11, 2010 by Catopounce

[smartzuuk 167]

We're up to a dozen with no PM or e-mails gone out yet, so that is encouraging.We'll hit a few more folks up and ratchet this thing a bit more.We need Relax, TFM, Xandria and a few others....

[MikeT 744]

@ catopounce: Sure, that one was fun! Mercedes Canada put it on.

Edited February 11, 2010 by Mike T

[jeremygray 0]

I may end up out of town at the time, but for now...

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi)9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)10, mimota (2008 cabrio)11.sidneyfortwo (2005 Pulse Cabrio) 12. Catopounce (2006 Pulse Coupe)13. jeremygray (2006 Passion Coupe cdi)

[smartvancouver 0]

Rosie and I are up for it. Might even convince hubby to come!1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi)9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)10, mimota (2008 cabrio)11.sidneyfortwo (2005 Pulse Cabrio) 12. Catopounce (2006 Pulse Coupe)13. jeremygray (2006 Passion Coupe cdi)14. smartvancouver (2008 Passion)

[Guinness 0]

1. smartzuuk (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)2. Mike T (2006 Canada1 Brabus cabrio cdi)3. smartcynth (2008 pure coupe gas)4. smartzuuk spare driven by TBD (2005 pulse coupe cdi)5. bilgladstone (2005 Pulse cdi)6. Henry (06 pulse cabrio cdi)7. Monkii (08' pulse cabrio gas)8. Ted (05 pure cabrio cdi)9. FastEddy (2008 Brabus Xclusive cabrio gas by Flying Tiger)10, mimota (2008 cabrio)11.sidneyfortwo (2005 Pulse Cabrio) 12. Catopounce (2006 Pulse Coupe)13. jeremygray (2006 Passion Coupe cdi)14. smartvancouver (2008 Passion)15. Guinness (2009 Brabus Cabrio)