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Posted 1/10/2012 12:13 PM
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Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

We did a Southeast Treffen like this in 2008, and it was very well attended. A couple of photos are attached below. If there is enough interest, we could try to do this again.

A tentative itinerary would be to meet in Tuscaloosa, AL on a Thursday night for dinner, followed by a tour of the MB Vance Assembly Plant on Friday. We would have lunch in the plant's employee cafeteria, which has an extensive menu.

We would then drive to Atlanta to stay Friday evening, again with a group dinner that night. Saturday would be spent at EuroTruck with various show and tells.

We are tentatively looking at the end of June, the end of July or some time in November or December. This is dependent on the factory schedule as well as that of our good friend, Heinz 90.

If you're interested in participating, please respond here. If we have enough potential participants, we'll go ahead and harden up the schedule.

Happy Trails!



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RE: Southeast Treffen - Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

Ellen and I went last time and it was a G-reat time.
Count us in.
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RE: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

Definitely interested,Count me in!

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RE: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

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RE: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

M3!

If June or July.
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Re: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

Count me in.
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Re: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

I'm in!
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Re: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

When would this be?

Do the Alabama MB plant folks have an interest in and an awareness of the "G" out of curiosity?
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I'm in!!!
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Re: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

H1LM002G55 - 1/17/2012 3:45 PM

When would this be?

Do the Alabama MB plant folks have an interest in and an awareness of the "G" out of curiosity?


Waiting to hear back from Heinz on a date.

Yes, they do. We were treated royally back in 2008.
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Re: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

I am half interested in going depending on date and time and if I am stateside.
I am not one to like to sit in cars for long trips. 4 hours is my threshold.
Keep me informed, please. It would be fun to meet up with the P3 Crew.
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H1LM002G55 - 1/18/2012 11:38 PM

I am half interested in going depending on date and time and if I am stateside.
I am not one to like to sit in cars for long trips. 4 hours is my threshold.
Keep me informed, please. It would be fun to meet up with the P3 Crew.


You could fly into Atlanta and ride with me.

As to the interest of the folks at Vance in the G, we were greeted and welcomed by the President of MBUSI during our visit in 2008. We also had 3-4 engineers with us on the tour, in addition to the tour guide, so that we could get answers to any specific technical questions we had. As said in the other post, they treated us royally!

As a side note, having toured both Graz and Vance, the comparison is really quite stark - human hands vs extensive use of robotics.
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Re: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

Wow! That is very kind. Please let me know when the trip is planned.

Handbuilt vs Robotic Assembly - The age of automation is upon us.

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June 22 - 23.

For those who wish to arrive in time on Thursday, June 21, we will get together for an evening meal. I will see about a place to stay for the night, and advise those who commit to coming.

We will do the factory tour at 9AM on Friday, June 22. That will be followed by a visit to the museum and lunch in the employee cafeteria, which is really a gourmet affair! We will try for a greeting by the President of MBUSI and for some engineers to be with us on the tour to answer technical questions.

We will drive to just northeast of Atlanta that afternoon for another group dinner at a German restaurant.

Saturday AM, June 23 we will visit EuroTruck for some more technical sessions and a chance to get your G scanned and any faults cleared.

Contact me by email or PM (click either button at the bottom of this message) to reserve your place. We are limited in the number who can do the factory tour, so get on the list as soon as you can.

Happy Trails!

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Contact me by email or PM (click either button at the bottom of this message) to reserve your place. We are limited in the number who can do the factory tour, so get on the list as soon as you can.
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RE: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

PM sent. Looking forward to this. Thanks for arranging.
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RE: Southeast Treffen - MB Vance Assembly Tour and EuroTruck Visit

Dutch,

thank you for your effort and coordination to establish another Southeast G-wagen Treffen - visiting the Mercedes-Benz Assembly Plant in Vance, AL and the G-wagen support team of EuroTruck, Inc. in Atlanta, GA.

I like to inform you that Desertstar and myself, from the G-wagen Group West, would like to participate in that upcoming event.

We planning to drive my Adventurewagen out East and looking forward to see old friends and new ones, we haven't met yet, on our long trail to Alabama.

Our routes for the trip and return have not been established yet. We gladly would accept any invitations along the way, promising to behave and serve our now famous lentil soup upon request.

Tons of adventure pictures, to be seen with a projector, and uncounted stories (in German) - are available as well.

For any updates or info, please contact me at karl@g-wagenaccessories.com


P.S. Read the story about the 2011 Ouray, CO Star Trails meeting in the upcoming "Star Magazine" from the Mercedes-Benz Club of America.



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fernweh - 1/22/2012 8:24 PM

Our routes for the trip and return have not been established yet. We gladly would accept any invitations along the way, promising to behave and serve our now famous lentil soup upon request.


Karl,

as it stands for now, my wife Jill & I will join the Treffen.

Oskar
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oskar - 1/26/2012 12:17 PM

fernweh - 1/22/2012 8:24 PM

Our routes for the trip and return have not been established yet. We gladly would accept any invitations along the way, promising to behave and serve our now famous lentil soup upon request.


Karl,

as it stands for now, my wife Jill & I will join the Treffen.

Oskar


That's great, are you driving the beast as well?

Karl
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