FoTU 2022? Completed it, M8.

[Soundwave]

Only prep I've done on the 216 is tax and insure it. I've just bought the necessary stuff to repaint the roof, but if I try and get it done before Saturday (bearing in mind I'm at work all day on weekdays), it'll be a rush job. I'd rather just take it along, pogged roof and all, than waste the materials on a rushed job.

[coachie]

Well I managed to do almost 400 miles last weekend to Shitefest as a test of roadworthiness, so will hopefully see you all on Saturday.  Loads still to do, but that's what Friday night is for.  Here's a Welsh piss vista for inspiration.

Mark

[captain_70s]

Freshly shod with a new ditch finder for the occasion.

Was supposed to be in the Dolomite but, in a shocking turn of events, it shat itself at the 11th hour.

[Spurious]

5 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Freshly shod with a new ditch finder for the occasion.

Was supposed to be in the Dolomite but, in a shocking turn of events, it shat itself at the 11th hour.

We'll be rocking the boxy estates 👍

[Ghosty]

Need to find time to wash the Civic saloon, and empty the boot of Shitefest detritus.

To confuse everybody, the car I enter in won't be the car I leave in - I'm meeting my mate with the Triumph 2000 again. We have a driving week planned in the Dales the week after FOTU, but he has to go back down south for work for a couple of days, so he's borrowing the Civic. I'm taking the 2000 north so he can save on mpg and comfort on two trips north, he wanders off with my Civic for a couple of days due to work commitments then heads back north. 

[alcyonecorporation]

Guess what! 

[Lacquer Peel]

12 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

Guess what! 

Are ye doing the FOTU?

[juular]

Booked in to FOTU.

Decided to dismantle the car.

WCPGW.

[Tommyboy12]

Darn I completely missed this coming around and didnt get a ticket. How will I spend my Saturday broken down on the side of the road a mile from the show and spend 8 hours waiting for a recovery truck now??

[rml2345]

I'm still bringing the big grey brick so boxy estates will be well represented. It's also quite endearingly scruffy so the general public will likely hate it.

See yous at the truckstop, 0900am hours o'clock in the morning. 

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, Tommyboy12 said:

Darn I completely missed this coming around and didnt get a ticket. How will I spend my Saturday broken down on the side of the road a mile from the show and spend 8 hours waiting for a recovery truck now??

@Crackers has a ticket available (or he did yesterday at least) so you could still give it a go...

[Crackers]

49 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

@Crackers has a ticket available (or he did yesterday at least) so you could still give it a go...

2 L8 M8. Sorry - Sunny Jim was first to it. 

Original post amended. 

[wuvvum]

Ah yes, so he was - I even liked his post saying he'd nabbed it.  I must be getting old...

[brownnova]

This looks like a great shiter turn out! Wish I was coming!

[wesacosa]

7 minutes ago, brownnova said:

This looks like a great shiter turn out! Wish I was coming!

still hoping to see the Yugo one year 

[Spottedlaurel]

At least it's on for a bit longer this year, 9.30-5pm. I think the first ones were 10-3!

[brownnova]

33 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

still hoping to see the Yugo one year 

It’ll get its turn! I feel terrible that I’ve made next to no progress with it. I just don’t get the time! 

[MKT]

Going with a bunch of mates so will be bringing this along, hopefully I can find the front mudguards somewhere. 😂

[Schaefft]

Corona passed its MOT, tires are on the wheels (so wheels can go on the car) and AutoAid membership has been paid for just in time for it to become valid for the drive down on Friday. Things are looking good!

[catsinthewelder]

Any guesses what's likely to happen if I turn up in a modern car with a chod parking ticket?  Dacia is looking somewhat unlikely to appear

[wuvvum]

I'm sure they'll let you in, they'll probably just direct you to the "normal" parking.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

At least it's on for a bit longer this year, 9.30-5pm. I think the first ones were 10-3!

Indeed, last year by the time we finally got in I didn't get time to go round everything before people started buggering off...

I'm unlikely to make it to Grimsthorpe by 9.30 mind, that would mean getting up ridiculously early.

[captain_70s]

9 hours ago, rml2345 said:

. It's also quite endearingly scruffy so the general public will likely hate it. 

Mine looks worse, especially since I crashed it into the pebble dash wall at the tyre shop and put a load of divots in the front bumper...

[Soundwave]

10 hours ago, rml2345 said:

It's also quite endearingly scruffy so the general public will likely hate it.

Park it next to my Rover, and it'll look great by comparison!

Behold, the advanced state of pogweasling...

[howe]

Don’t suppose anyone has a spare ticket for this I could buy? Mate wants to bring his car but didn’t know about it beforehand

[Zelandeth]

It's looking increasingly unlikely that I'm going to be able to make it to this as another engagement has been scheduled over the top of it (not by me, but I'm required to be at home because of it).

Is there any chance that anyone who is going could pick up a bit of ancient computing kit from another forum member for me and get it to somewhere within an hour or so of Milton Keynes from where I could then pick it up?  Nothing massively bulky (picture a couple of standard keyboards stuck together pretty much) so shouldn't be a huge headache.

Really hacked off by this.  I don't have all that many things in the diary, so it would be really nice if people could actually check it rather than just assuming I'll be about!

[N19]

Unless anyone else is closer, I'm near South Mimms and will be there. Could arrange to meet next week if needed. 

[HMC]

I’m dithering about going, I don’t have an “unexceptional” car, but all of them are in unexceptional condition.

 I get the vibe but for me an unexceptional old car is exceptional for its very existence, and not for its condition, if you follow me.

EDIT- no tickets available now anyway.

[Zelandeth]

5 hours ago, N19 said:

Unless anyone else is closer, I'm near South Mimms and will be there. Could arrange to meet next week if needed. 

That's entirely within what I consider to be a reasonable distance to run over to pick it up from.  I'll drop you a PM with the necessary details tomorrow if nobody else pipes up.

[stripped fred]

Planning to go in the micra with my son. Other son is not into cars and he quickly felt bored last year with me getting very excited at every old car I saw. There were some interesting cars there and it was a friendly atmosphere. The gardens to the house are also worth a look.