Vancouver's Last Cars & Coffee of 2014

"alexotics" (alexotics)
09/13/2014 at 15:56 • Filed to: Cars & Coffee, Vancouver

This morning I convinced myself out of bed for the very last Weissach Cars & Coffee of 2014. As usual, it took place at Spanish Banks which, weather permitting, serves up a beautiful back drop for some of Vancouver's finest sports cars. Unfortunately my Yellowbird couldn't be in attendance. As to why, well… that's a story for another day.

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When we arrived at around 8:30 AM the main parking lot had already filled up and some early Porsche Club Canada West members who had already finished a driving tour up to the Sea to Sky highway by 8 AM were starting to head home.

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Luckily there were many latecomers, including a mint white E30 M3, red E39 M5, new M3, and a V10 M6 with the license plate "HI-OFCR" with a very, very interesting history. Basically what happened is that the current owner picked it up for $13,000. He bought it directly from the owner, a Managing Director at a local bank, who had absolutely trashed the car. The interior was in appalling condition and the clutch was toast. But after a few visits to the dealership and some elbow grease, this fellow had his V10 M6 looking fairly decent for a mere $16,000-ish - a killer deal. Unfortunately it had over 180,000 clicks on the odometer and the SMG box. Still, what a story.

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Aside from a sea of Porsches including about 4 GT3s, a 50th Anniversary 991 and a Boxster Spyder, there were a few Lamborghinis and Ferraris sprinkled in together with some vintage goodness a la Alfa Romeo, Lotus, BMW, and Audi. Here are some shots from this morning. Enjoy, and mark you calendars for next year: Second Saturday of the month, 8 AM, starting in the spring, it's Cars & Coffee time at Spanish Banks.

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DISCUSSION (5)

gmctavish needs more space > alexotics
09/14/2014 at 04:54

When do we have Cars & Coffee here? I had no idea we even had them

shirosake > alexotics
09/14/2014 at 13:11

God I love 911 - 50th's. Something about them is so effing brilliant.

alexotics > gmctavish needs more space
09/14/2014 at 15:26

Weissach Porsche started throwing them I think one or two years ago. They have an events calendar on their site that announces it.

alexotics > shirosake
09/14/2014 at 15:27

They've changed just enough to make them worth something too…. As opposed to other anniversary models.

FromCanadaWithLove > alexotics
09/15/2014 at 09:10

Halifax needs C&C. Maybe I'll have to drive to Vancouver next year.