Gompo

You've reminded me of this one I saw a couple of years ago. The Dirk Diggler Story - Wikipedia

I appreciate the effort with the registration.

Top work, I bought an Excel in June last year. I'll be following the progress. Interesting on the radiator front.

I found the seats in the only Saab 9000 I've driven quite uncomfortable. I do have a slight back issue but still. Probably drove about 500 miles in total, usually in roughly 1 hour spells. Just couldn't get them adjusted correctly. The particular example had covered around 100k. Secondly and perhaps not as controversial, I think both the 7th generation Celica and the 3rd generation MR2 look rubbish. They may well drive excellently, but I'd never look back.

We've probably had this before, but what is this garth driving at around 0.46; surely it can't be a Trevi? Sorry not sorry. Crazy Man is a top Prodigy tune.

My old boss, presuming he still has that registration - Along with 1 MUD.

Thanks for that, quite an interesting story. Apologies if it's been brought up in this thread earlier.

I've seen this a few times now, I wonder what the story is. 221k at its last MOT too, good going. Rover 75 Tourer 2.0 CDT115 Connoisseur 2008 by Greg W, on Flickr

There's usually quite a few interesting things in the normal car park as you may expect and it's worth a look around. Plenty turn up in 'enthusiast' type cars. Last year I had a 'normal' ticket but I was directed into the the display parking when at the ticket check, they give you hanging tag to put on your rear view mirror. The only entrance was for both tickets and perhaps I was took pity on. I imagine that happened to quite a few cars, however this year I believe there's going to be two entrances - one for 'normal' and one for display vehicles, probably for the best.

It's a Ghia if you believe a couple of registration check websites, despite the ST wheels. Yes, it's local to me/us.

Shiter or a HMO for top ranking photocopier salesmen? Vauxhall Cavalier 2.5 V6 Cesaro 1993, Mondeo V6 Ghia and Vectra Sri by Greg W, on Flickr

While I've little experience of any iDrive, I suspect a lot of the negativity was down to it being all new fangled tech. Compared to how some cars are wired up now I expect an old school iDrive would be quite welcomed.

I've bought a ticket, just a 'normal' one although last year they let me park in the display area anyway. £40 is very steep for just a car show, especially if on your own but for me it's worth it (or has been previously). I look at it as a morning or a few hours entertainment/interest that is not easily replicated. Compared to a gig or a sporting event it's not outlandish. No restrictions on taking food/drink in either. I'll definitely have at least one person with me which helps, and is only around an hours drive away. Obviously it could all backfire and they'd be left with not so many show cars, which would be rather disappointing. We'll see, maybe it will be my last year.

His is in that dark green many come in. Looked great the last time I saw it. It's his sensible car.

I was a little disappointed to read further up the thread you wouldn't be attending. Obviously you have a decent excuse, we'll miss the Laurel as a natural gathering point! I'm going again, not in my Lexus. Also got a friend to attend in his quite smart and not massively unexception V90 which he is 'displaying'. I know a few dismiss the event these days but I've been really looking forward to it.

I suspect the E39 is also a 'media' car, I think it is Paul Garlick's, who used to be connected to Pistonheads and is probably somewhere else now after some time in the promo 'wilderness'.

I have nothing to 'show', but hoping I can meet a few people from here (I still lurk now and again but there's not many familiar names these days!) and Flickr. Good luck to anyone making the trip.