Caffeine & Machine. Warwickshire

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Went for the first time this morning as its on the doorstep. Only taken me 5 months since opening to get there :D .

Thought it would be a great place for a breakfast meet, Saturday or Sunday and when ever suits people.

Having spoken to one of owners/managers this morning he said that all he would require is a little notice and restrict the numbers from a club/forum to 20 - 25 cars as he needs to allow space for others, although there is a lot of parking.

Breakfast at the moment is bacon rolls etc and some great coffee but I understand that they are introducing a better breakfast menu but not sure when.

I would suggest getting there for 9 - 9.15am(possibly earlier?) as any later it is already filling up.

What do you good people think ?

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http://caffeineandmachine.com

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went there a few weeks back, nice place, lots of interesting cars. i'd also be up for a meet, since its barely 10 miles down the road from me.
 
montymog said:
up for this if you can sort date :thumbsup:
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When would be a good time for people?
Obviously It doesn’t want to clash with other events such as Number 5’s proposed English/Welsh meet. Etc.

Other than that let me know and we can get something organised and give the venue notice.

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QUIKSTER said:
As a new Z4 owner in the West Midlands, are there other regular upcoming local meets planned?
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Did you mean at Caffeine & Machine? Or just generally?
If it’s just generally, then keep your eyes on the meets/events section. If you meant at Caffeine, then you can just turn up when ever they are open.
Weekends appear to be the best particularly Sunday mornings.
I was just trying to gauge wether people wanted a forum meet there and when would be a good time to sort it for.
 
I'd love to go - been discussing with a group of car mates for a while - Deffos please count me in - pending date so I can plan accordingly! :lol:
 
I went last weekend, it was excellent! Lots of automobile awesomeness to gaze at - including a whole row of Z's :D The burgers were pretty damn good too
 

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Would love to visit this place but I’ll ive heard is it’s impossibly busy, even on weekdays? I don’t think they take bookings even from clubs?
 
I’ve been a few times over the past year and would definitely be up for a z4 meet. My Zed headlights are currently in pieces so I’d have to go in the wife’s M135. Last time I went there were cars parked on the grass verges on the approach road, so I would say booking in advance / getting there early is a must.
 
I believe they no longer allow parking outside the venue on the grass verges from what I’ve seen online.
 
mpm said:
I believe they no longer allow parking outside the venue on the grass verges from what I’ve seen online.
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Your quite right. I was checking out their website last night and it would appear that they are now going to start charging £5.00 per car for admission at the weekends, you will also be able to pre book a space if you are coming from a distance away.
I didn't realise they were having problems with parking on the verges, it isn't a great bit of road to be parking on the verges of. I have though witnessed local villagers complaining about peoples excessive speed on arrival and leaving.
 
I believe the new hastag they've started is #dontbeadick :lol: either way I completely agree with the approach they're adopting - the police and local authorities will shut the venue down so fast if it gets a name for cussing speeding, congestion or show boating/potentially dangerous driving.
The YouTube generation makes any car meet such a focal point for bad behaviour - and the reality is lots of videos of cars going sideways out of car meets or achieving warp-speed 9 on the way past only damages the reputation of car meets, and of car enthusiasts as a group.

I for one am really pleased they're choosing to actively discourage driving like a plonker, parking on the verge, and are regulating numbers by charging small fee for entry - I strongly feel it will preserve what appears to be an excellent little haven for car enthusiasts to spend a morning or a day. Its high time a few other regular meets adopted the same mindset! Hopefully we'd see fewer 'leaving breakfast meet supercar fails' videos on YouTube and we could all get back to Enjoying cars as we used to, and as we should be!
 
Heading to Caffeine & Machine for the first time in my Coupe to meet a few mates Saturday morning, for the 'Built not Bought' event. Anyone else going in their Z's?
 
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