For reference purposes, here is a link to the 2014 Kohl's thread -


https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/u...thread-109778/


Sunday, 1/4/15, the first weekend of the year. It had rained all night, so I stayed home. Later, on my way to breakfast at 10:00AM, my wife and I drove thru and saw the real stalwarts - no less than 20 cars were at the lot. I'm sorry I didn't go, even though the weather was miserable. Sorry - no pictures.


--Bob Collum

 

I may try to get out there next weekend, what time do people generally start showing up?

 

Between 7:30 and 8:00AM.

 

Does anyone know if the Leesburg C&C, that was moved to the Wegmans on Rt 7, is still existing?

 

The last post I saw on another forum was on 10/11/14. No posts since then - probably just in hibernation for the really bad weather.


--Bob Collum

 

Cold this morning (12F when I left the house at 7:30AM), with icy patches on backstreets. Still, clear skies meant plenty of people braved the weather to come see interesting vehicles. As usual, Fair Lakes did not disappoint!


I met a new friend with a black '07 XK convertible this morning, so I was glad to have driven my '07 XK coupe today. (The temperature gauge in my XK lied - it was definitely in the teens this morning!)

That vehicle in the last two pictures is a Brunton Stalker, a Lotus Seven clone with a Buick turbo V6. Owner just finished building it - he says it's ~1600lbs, 300hp, 300ft-lbs. He drove it today, no top, icy streets - the best kind of crazy!


--Bob Collum

 

If the weather is better this weekend, I'll try to get out there.

 

A nice day finally happened today, barely slipping in between snowstorms. The morning alternated between clear and cloudy, but there was not much wind, and the temp eventually got up into the high 40's.


I believe it was FRGIII, in his XK convertible. Duncan brought his Esprit V8, and I had my Elise, so we did have three Jaguar OWNERS present today.


--Bob Collum

 

Great pics Bob (as usual)!
If you didn't already delete it, please email me the pic of Rochel and I "posing" with our baby E.
Thanks.

 

Done, Duncan!

 

Thank you. Great pictures. I'm looking forward to the day when I can get out there, look at the cars and not shiver (and wear my new Jaguar short-sleeve shirt).

Bob was there too, but he brought a corvette instead of one of his Jags....so we had four Jag owners there. My wife brought my other one by to try to catch up with us, but it was after we left, so you could say five.

 

The first of February, and temperature was a little better this morning - in the 30's by just after 8:00AM. Not much wind, either, which made a big difference from yesterday. A good turnout, with people starting to get there around 8:00AM. 1 Jaguar there today.


You can count on the Mopar guys being there.


--Bob Collum

 

Only one jag, but its a nice one!

 

A warmish Sunday in early February is a rare thing. People turned out in big numbers, and we had a couple of firsts - our first Alfa 4c, and our first Challenger Hellcat. We also had two very nice Jaguars.

--Bob Collum

 

I'm often asked, when does Cars & Coffee end for the season? I usually explain that it's a year-round event at the venues I attend, with exceptions. Is there salt down? That eliminates most of the exotics. Snow/rain? That winnows out lots of potential attendees, especially front-engine, rear wheel drive, high-horsepower cars. Exceedingly cold temperatures? That should functionally make the weekly Cars & Coffee a non-event.

Here's the reality - lots of people (myself definitely included) look forward, all week long, to our cars and car-friends fix. This week is the best example I can think of. It snowed last night in Fairfax - only an inch or so, but complicated by temperatures of 9 degrees, with the 40mph gusting wind making for a wind chill of minus 15F, at 9:00AM at Fair Lakes.

The pictures below show that the most dedicated of us - the Mopar people - made it to Fair Lakes this morning. Even though they drive front-engine, rear wheel drive, significant horsepower cars, these people made it out. I chickened out. I drove by, got out, and took 5 pictures. Kudos to these hardy folks! (They aren't completely crazy; they were inside Starbucks, no doubt talking about cars!) Hey, where was the Challenger Hellcat?

Yes, that is snow on the parking lot, and that front license plate is completely caked in ice.

--Bob Collum

 

Temps in the 20's this morning, but it didn't REALLY start snowing until about 8:30AM. We had between 15 and 20 cars at Fair Lakes this morning. Forecasters are calling for a wintry mix in Fairfax, late this morning and this afternoon. It's now March, so here's hoping spring is right around the corner!


--Bob Collum

 

Attendance numbers - what a difference a week makes! Even though we all turned our clocks forward an hour for daylight savings, there were already 10 to 15 cars at the Fair Lakes lot when I arrived at 8:00AM. Although there was still a lot of snow piled up around the parking lot, the skies were clear, and there was no wind. It was 31 degrees first thing, but it felt warm, compared to what we've been used to lately. People came out to enjoy what we hope is the start of spring weather!


Bobert brought out his XKR Coupe.

Among other things, we got to compare my Elise to an Alfa 4C, we saw a young guy stylin' in car shoes,and we saw Cash, the Alfa Dog, and the slammed Mercedes with an interesting take on license plate placement.

--Bob Collum

 

A brisk day - cold, but dry. Yesterday's rains cleared the salt off, and lots of people came out today. No Jaguars, but some British cars were in attendance...


--Bob Collum

 

Spring is finally here! Today was cold and clear, but it seems like everybody came out to enjoy clear streets and no snow. It was an unexpectedly good day for Jaguars. Bobert brought out the XKR-S he just picked up yesterday, and Mrs. Bobert drove their XK Coupe. All-in-all, we had 4 XKs and an XJ in attendance today.


--Bob Collum

 

I almost forgot! Duncan and Rochel brought their new Corvette today...
(So, there were even more 'Jaguar people' there today than Jaguars... I didn't bring my XK, either.)


--Bob Collum