Motorshow 2008
25 July 2008, 09:28 AM
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Motorshow 2008
Hi, anyone here going to the motorshow this saturday?
Looking for some company as the wife decided she didnt feel like going.....
Im in Dagenham, Ill be driving down to Canning Town to get the DLR from there, to avoit the extortionate parking fees they charge.
Looking for some company as the wife decided she didnt feel like going.....
Im in Dagenham, Ill be driving down to Canning Town to get the DLR from there, to avoit the extortionate parking fees they charge.
25 July 2008, 09:57 AM
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25 July 2008, 10:26 AM
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I went yesterday, will post some pics up over the weekend.
It was ok, the outside heritage bit is fantastic, and the new GTR
They have a mock up of the ring lap that it did with the car on hydraulics doing the actual lap.
Also make sure you find the stand selling quad bikes
very intersting model there. 
It was ok, the outside heritage bit is fantastic, and the new GTR
They have a mock up of the ring lap that it did with the car on hydraulics doing the actual lap.
Also make sure you find the stand selling quad bikes
very intersting model there.
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26 July 2008, 12:11 AM
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Great show But do not buy the food. Chips £2.50 Sausage & chips £5.00 I had 2pcs chicken & chips £5.00 straight in the bin chicken over cooked & the chips under cook. £6.00 for 4 fizzy drinks which were flat. By that time I'd had enough & got a refund. You have been warned.
GTR
Car of the show for me was the concept Hyundai Check it out.
I will post some pic's as soon as I can.
Oh yeah F40
GTR
Car of the show for me was the concept Hyundai Check it out.
I will post some pic's as soon as I can.
Oh yeah F40
26 July 2008, 07:37 PM
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Been to this venue a few times now.......... went in May to the Grand Design show here and it's always the same.....
Best to park at a tube station, go to the event via DLR and you will pay a lot less than £10............
I hope to be going Mon if it all works out (and I ain't driving there either)!
As for food - it's never been cheap there, take some bottled drinks with you from home and if you MUST have cooked food, go to the farthest ones from the entrance as they don't get so busy and take a bit more time over the food preperation - the jacket potato place is not bad........ avoid the pizza places, they really aren't worth the bother. The upstairs galleried restuarants are better, but much more expensive to eat in, but you get what you pay for.
Another "reasonable" way is to go to one of the pubs on the way to the entrance from the DLR station, but that depends on what time you get there I suppose!
Hope that advice helps a bit...........
Best to park at a tube station, go to the event via DLR and you will pay a lot less than £10............
I hope to be going Mon if it all works out (and I ain't driving there either)!
As for food - it's never been cheap there, take some bottled drinks with you from home and if you MUST have cooked food, go to the farthest ones from the entrance as they don't get so busy and take a bit more time over the food preperation - the jacket potato place is not bad........ avoid the pizza places, they really aren't worth the bother. The upstairs galleried restuarants are better, but much more expensive to eat in, but you get what you pay for.
Another "reasonable" way is to go to one of the pubs on the way to the entrance from the DLR station, but that depends on what time you get there I suppose!
Hope that advice helps a bit...........
27 July 2008, 08:17 PM
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27 July 2008, 08:47 PM
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Went today, what a great bargain day out
Station car park £0.00
Tube Fare £2.00 return
Entrance fee £0.00
Best models were the girls on the Top Gear display
Some nice cars aswell...... alhough no stands from BMW, Audi, VW, Rolls Royce, Skoda, Mitsubishi and probably a few others i cant remember. TBH the Subaru stand was pretty dissapointing
Station car park £0.00
Tube Fare £2.00 return
Entrance fee £0.00
Best models were the girls on the Top Gear display
Some nice cars aswell...... alhough no stands from BMW, Audi, VW, Rolls Royce, Skoda, Mitsubishi and probably a few others i cant remember. TBH the Subaru stand was pretty dissapointing
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Went today, what a great bargain day out
Station car park £0.00
Tube Fare £2.00 return
Entrance fee £0.00
Best models were the girls on the Top Gear display
Some nice cars aswell...... alhough no stands from BMW, Audi, VW, Rolls Royce, Skoda, Mitsubishi and probably a few others i cant remember. TBH the Subaru stand was pretty dissapointing
Station car park £0.00
Tube Fare £2.00 return
Entrance fee £0.00
Best models were the girls on the Top Gear display
Some nice cars aswell...... alhough no stands from BMW, Audi, VW, Rolls Royce, Skoda, Mitsubishi and probably a few others i cant remember. TBH the Subaru stand was pretty dissapointing
28 July 2008, 11:07 PM
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Went today - what a hot one............!
I enjoyed the day - took well over 200 photos, which I have edited down to 140, but even that is still some 125mb, so unlikely to put that much onto SN, but will put a few up when I get a chance.....
Subaru stand was a bit "thin" compared to many others, but I was allowed to get a few close up shots of the STI380......
Did anyone see the little red Brabus Smart Car - tuned to 130bhp without any noticable change to the fuel consumption or CO....... made me smile....
Few cars there that Frayz would like (i.e. the old Ford's)....
Will sort a few piccies up when I get a moment.
In the meantime, here is one shot of one of the halls....
I enjoyed the day - took well over 200 photos, which I have edited down to 140, but even that is still some 125mb, so unlikely to put that much onto SN, but will put a few up when I get a chance.....
Subaru stand was a bit "thin" compared to many others, but I was allowed to get a few close up shots of the STI380......
Did anyone see the little red Brabus Smart Car - tuned to 130bhp without any noticable change to the fuel consumption or CO....... made me smile....
Few cars there that Frayz would like (i.e. the old Ford's)....
Will sort a few piccies up when I get a moment.
In the meantime, here is one shot of one of the halls....
29 July 2008, 02:10 PM
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us either mate, me and lin walked the place in 2 hours ish, Looked at the GTR
, then the RS followed by the subaru stand where lin wanted to see what the new STI was like, but couldn't get near it only the wrx but whats the point its a different car.
29 July 2008, 02:17 PM
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Steve... Yes GTR was awesome....
Despite being a large event, didn't seem special? Where was Aston, Ferrari, Porsche even BMW/VW/Audi.
Just seemed like a walk around different car dealers.....
Despite being a large event, didn't seem special? Where was Aston, Ferrari, Porsche even BMW/VW/Audi.
Just seemed like a walk around different car dealers.....
29 July 2008, 02:46 PM
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