Atlanta Subaru Warehouse - Nov 2nd

[immortal_suby]

Met up with the impreza guys at the dragon who had toured the suby warehouse in atlanta and they said some of the stuff from the road and track guide is stored there - the 2 engine prototype cutaways, the suspension system, etc. along with alot of other cool stuff.
The visit is arranged by I-club and I contacted the organizer who said svx's and any other type of subaru are welcome.

Atlanta meet in November.

The tentative arrangements are as follows:

Meet Date: November 2nd, 2002
Meet Time: 10:00 am at Subaru Regional parts warehouse

Plan on touring the warehouse until 12:00- 1:00 pm and then heading east to Subaru of Gwinnett for some refreshments, grub and a look at some of the sweet performance parts that Lisa has on display.

Here is the I-club thread with more information and a sign up list.

Atlanta Meet (http://forums.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=247212)

[longassname]

I might go to this. Are any other svx's going?

[huck369]

I might try to make it, my youngest daughters 8th birthday is Nov 4th, so that might be a problem, but will be thinking about it.

[svx1999]

Originally posted by longassname
I might go to this. Are any other svx's going?

I checked out the Inet site.
seems there is a list of folks going. I will be going if nothing stops me.... should be nice... It sure won't be HOT in Atlanta.
SVX1999

[immortal_suby]

So far over 50 cars are heading to atlanta this weekend. I hope more svx's can make it. Kim and I will be going, possibly driving both cars there just to add in some more fun.

[immortal_suby]

Here's the agenda for the meet
I-Club Event
Subaru Southeast Region / Subaru of Gwinnett
Saturday, November 2, 2002

Subaru of America attendees:
Randy Reinhardt, Regional Fixed Operations Manager
Jack Kisner, Regional Service Operations Manager
Bob Lester, Regional Fixed Operations Marketing Manager
Donna Findling, Parts Distribution Center Manager
Barry Benson, Technical Training Instructor
Pat Walker, District Fixed Operations Manager
Ed Luksic, District Service Operations Manager
Mark Kempski, District Sales Manager


10:00 a.m. - I-Club guests to arrive at Southeast Region (220 The Bluffs, Austell, GA), sign-in for door prize drawing, obtain name badges, coffee and donuts in Service Training room - Pat Walker, DFOM

10:30 a.m. - Welcome and introductions - Randy Reinhardt, Regional Fixed Operations Mgr.

10:45 a.m. - Tour Parts Distribution Center facility - Donna Findling, PDC Manager

11:15 a.m. - Tour Technical Training area - Barry Benson, Technical Training Instructor

11:45 a.m. - Return to Service Training Room - Drawing for door prize, question & answer, I-Club requested to provide group consensus of top 5 "hottest things" Subaru of America could do to better serve our customers (parts availability, pricing, etc.) and provide feedback from participants on I-Club event held in Jacksonville, FL in October - Bob Lester, Regional Fixed Ops Marketing Mgr.

12 noon - Depart for Subaru of Gwinnett facility where lunch will be served

[SVXdc]

It was great to see everyone -- Matt (immortal_suby) and Kim from SC in their black 92 SVX, and Mark from NC in his green 97 (and of course all of the WRX owners).

The SOA folks were great. I really enjoyed the opportunity to tour the facility. It's clear that these folks are interested in high quality products and support. That philosophy just needs to carry down to some of the dealers a little more sometimes.

Lisa and the folks at Gwinnett Subaru were great. A special nod goes to Service Mgr Ely for letting me take a close look at the underside of my SVX.

I took a few pictures. See them here (http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?svxdc|4934) in my locker.

This was fun. I hope the SVX folks can do something like this in the not too distant future.

_______
David C.
1996 Laguna Blue Pearl SVX L AWD


P.S. Here are some more pictures (http://community.webshots.com/album/54086257gQSSoI) posted by Justin (Blindeye_03) on the i-club site. A few more inside the warehouse, including engines and transmissions on pallets ready to ship out. Mark's SVX snuck into one of Justin's pics :D.