Soundwave Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 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. Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachie Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 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 wesacosa, captain_70s, Sunny Jim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 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. coachie, RoadworkUK, Sunny Jim and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 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 👍 captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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. Schaefft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Guess what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said: Guess what! Are ye doing the FOTU? RobT and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Booked in to FOTU. Decided to dismantle the car. WCPGW. N19, Lacquer Peel, wesacosa and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy12 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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?? N19, wuvvum, wesacosa and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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. Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Ah yes, so he was - I even liked his post saying he'd nabbed it. I must be getting old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 This looks like a great shiter turn out! Wish I was coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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 brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 At least it's on for a bit longer this year, 9.30-5pm. I think the first ones were 10-3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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! wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Going with a bunch of mates so will be bringing this along, hopefully I can find the front mudguards somewhere. 😂 Dick Longbridge, Ghosty and Schaefft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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! Lacquer Peel, Dick Longbridge, Spottedlaurel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I'm sure they'll let you in, they'll probably just direct you to the "normal" parking. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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... rml2345 and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 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... coachie and 95 quid Peugeot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howe Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Unless anyone else is closer, I'm near South Mimms and will be there. Could arrange to meet next week if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 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. N19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 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. wesacosa, RobT and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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