Geneva road trip & tour of JLC Manufacture

[v8woollie]

Sent an email to you all regarding another exciting component to the trip

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture is working on a video called “Follow The Drive” to celebrate the double anniversary (180 years of Jaeger-LeCoultre and 100 years for Aston Martin).  It will be released after a similar trip they are organising for journalists later in April.
 
The Manufacture has asked if we would be interested in participating in this video (official brand video for their partnership with Aston Martin) and allow them to take some video footage and pictures while we're at the Manufacture.
 
They would  be working these parts with us:
·         Footage of all cars driving in front of the Manufacture
·         Footage of all cars parked in front of the Manufacture or another spot but all together
·         Footage inside a car
·         Car Close up footage

It will be a nice end to our visit.

Edited by v8woollie on Friday 5th April 23:52

[v8woollie]

SS972 said:

Hi all,could you sumerise your program on the 9th at Beaune as some local members of ASTON PASSION our newly set up club would like to pop up to meet and take some photos of a great bunch of Astonuts.

I will send you a PM with our timings and location.

[v8woollie]

hornbaek said:

V8wollie,

Where will you be staying on Thursday night as I might take my Aston from London and go to Milan for a trade fair for Fri/Sat?

Christian

As Cockernee said, we will be in Le Sentier on Thursday night.

[v8woollie]

Lunablack said:

Snowfoamed dried, tyres kicked, oil, checked..... Ready to rock

Washed, polished and covered until Monday here. We'll be shiny for Geneva. Can't wait to see the lipstick in the flesh

[v8woollie]

SS972 said:

Hi all,could you sumerise your program on the 9th at Beaune as some local members of ASTON PASSION our newly set up club would like to pop up to meet and take some photos of a great bunch of Astonuts.

PM sent. Looking forward to meeting some of your group in Beaune.

[v8woollie]

I'm traveling light. Two pairs of pants, two jackets, seven shirts, many varieties of undergarments and sundry toiletries.

Maximum room for wine and pressies for the family

[v8woollie]

pilgrim7777 said:

Well..
Lime green shell suit
sneakers to match

Why have you packed for George - is he your passenger

[v8woollie]

No other reason for this message other than to say we have now equaled the longest AM forum thread (Photos) at 1290 messages. Quite interesting looking at page 1 again.

Edited by v8woollie on Monday 8th April 08:22

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tonyhall38 said:

now then gents....and Molly....is there anything you want me to bring along....oil filters , air filters , knobs , sill plaques , gear surrounds , I have a db9 front grill , fuel filler cap , wiper arms , pre 08 fascia panel , coils , plugs , I now even have a full spare set of tyres for the DBS....

oh...and a travel plug....

A DBS with a U-Haul trailer on the back - that would look great

[v8woollie]

^^^^ What he said.

We just need to make sure we head out of Calais to the autoroute and then stop at the first service stop where we can re-group and set off in smaller groups - perhaps three groups of 6 and one of eight. If anyone isn't staying in Folkestone then you should aim to be at the Eurotunnel by 6:00am. Look out for clusters of Astons and you'll very likely find us

I will be arriving in Folkestone around 9:30pm and am looking forward to seeing you all and to the trip. to bring together some previous comments, it will be an Epic Blast!

PS. Not what Nick said - what Yeti said!!!!

[v8woollie]

Mac355 said:

Greetings from Beaune!
My wife and I have formed the advance party, and am looking forward to seeing he massed ranks of Astons tomorrow in the centre of Beaune.
Unfortunately the weather is a bit grey and damp, but what the hell.
Drinking Burgundy and talking Astons should more than make up for it.
Looking forward to putting some faces to the names and cars.
See you all tomorrow.

Good intel from the advance party

Sunny here again today so I hope it follows us south. Supposed to be raining this evening and tomorrow morning though

[v8woollie]

Oh I forgot one very important point.

If this trip sucks then it wasn't my idea - it was Cockernee's

[v8woollie]

Lunablack said:

That ain't going to happen

I know. That's for definite. Just covering bases

[v8woollie]

Now Tony, you know where we are going once we get to Calais, yes?

[v8woollie]

We've got the best part of 500 miles to do in 7.5-8 hours so not too many stops. It is going to be tight I think but a stop every couple of hours should be sufficient even for the Volante.

[v8woollie]

v8woollie said:
Now Tony, you know where we are going once we get to Calais, yes?

tonyhall38 said:

south east.....ish

Close enough

[v8woollie]

OK I'm out of here to spend some time with my family before I leave. Setting off for Folkestone around 8pm so be there around 9:30pm I guess.

See you all later or tomorrow morning.

[v8woollie]

sukh_m said:

Hi Guys

Could you tell me if there is much to do or see in Geneva (apart from the Lake)? Planning to go in June but not sure how to spend there

Thanks

I've only ever been to Geneva around watch related things so I've not explored much. Here's Tripadvisor's take on 40 things to see:

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g188057-A...

If you want a great meal I can recommend Le Chat-Botte in the Beau Rivage Hotel (http://www.beau-rivage.ch/uk/index.php#le-chat-botte.php). A nice hotel is the Hotel President Wilson (http://www.hotelpwilson.com/en/) with rooms that have a great view of the lake.

Edited by v8woollie on Tuesday 7th May 12:56