Haynes Breakfast Club

Spartacus

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We will be coming , think s day out will take her mind off things hopefully . See you at solstice services at 8.30
 

Spartacus

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Nice picture from Phil of Haynes today . The Blue Bomb , The Silver Tug Boat and the Lilac F4g Machine all looking in fine fettle

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Spartacus

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Don t know , Phil lent us his pass and they would my let me in cause I did not know his post code , so we went to Wooky hole instead ha ha , I'll go again and go in with you . The cars look very good and all stock as far as I could see
 

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You took the Mrs up Wookey Hole? :D Fnar Fnar

Shame I had to go and test drive a Jag XE for an hour and when I got back they had all ****** off!!!!

Martin you could have blagged it and said you had moved and forgotten it etc..... :D
 

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You took the Mrs up Wookey Hole? :D Fnar Fnar

Shame I had to go and test drive a Jag XE for an hour and when I got back they had all ****** off!!!!

Martin you could have blagged it and said you had moved and forgotten it etc..... :D

How was the XE? I used to have an XF which I loved and I was thinking about an XE when I change again.
 

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Great car, it was the 2.0 Ingenium lump with R sport kit and it was a lovely drive. We put it through its paces on a nice 40 mile country schlep and it performed well above expectations. Great interior and kit on it too. The torque vector braking worked extremely well I thought. This particular car had the 8 speed ZF auto box and it was flawless.

White with black alloys would be my choice but this blue car with titanium alloys also worked well.

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will test drive the 3.0 V6 supercharged soon which shares the same lump from the F-type but is marginally quicker thanks lower weight.
 

Doohickey

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They do look great. I've seen a few on the road though mostly red ones. Glad to hear that the road testers views are confirmed. I'll have to give one a myself.
 

Alfaspecial

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I'll just resurrect this thread........
The Haynes Breakfast Club dates, for the rest of the year, are:
this Sunday 7th August
11th Sept
2nd Oct
6th Nov
4th Dec

If you haven't been before, it is a (somewhat smaller) Avenue Drivers Club type event - a free to enter 'meet & greet' located at the Haynes Motor Museum

Check the website for further info: http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/events/2531-9700/haynes-breakfast-club.php

Reports of previous events; thanks to Colin @ themotor.net http://themotor.net/?p=10530 http://themotor.net/?p=9901 http://themotor.net/?p=9880
 

Alfaspecial

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Nice one David, you at the Rare Breeds one this year??

Hi Nick,
Think I'll give Rare Breeds a miss this year - only 'cos I've done it for the last six years........ but I will be going to MITCAR for the first time this year.
Did you manage to sort your V6? Last thing you posted: I think you were having trouble accessing a reluctant hose fitting!
 

lisknik

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Hi Nick,
Think I'll give Rare Breeds a miss this year - only 'cos I've done it for the last six years........ but I will be going to MITCAR for the first time this year.
Did you manage to sort your V6? Last thing you posted: I think you were having trouble accessing a reluctant hose fitting!

Not yet, keep popping my sholder :(

See you at Mitcar David :)
 

jasst

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I`ll be at Haynes on sunday, trying to gauge enthusiasm for a hoon, I mean gentle drive! over Exmoor afterwards, at this rate I`ll be going on my own!
 

Alfaspecial

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Just to bump this for Sunday (1st July 2018) https://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/whats-on/event/this-week

The regular, 1st Sunday of the month, breakfast club is being held with a special event celebrating Italian style

https://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/events/celebration-italian-style
From where I quote:
"Do you own an Italian vehicle? We are calling all owners of cars to come to the Museum from Wednesday 27th June to Sunday 8th July to help us celebrate these amazing Italian marques. As well as inviting owners and enthusiasts we are also getting our cars out of the Museum exhibits so you can get up close and ask questions about the vehicles on display in the Millennium Hall.
The celebrating does not stop there we will also have specific displays in the Museum Shop and Café 750 will have a special Italian menu which includes a light bite of Antipasti Platter, a main meal of Lasagne with garlic bread and mixed salad or Chicken Parmigiana with roasted herb potatoes and mixed salad, and dessert of Homemade Tiramisu. If that cannot tempt you then an afternoon tea with a Lemon and Olive Oil Cake. Click here to see a full menu available over the period.
Do come along and learn more about this most glamorous - and romantic - of subjects.
There will be informal daily talks* at 11.15 with the Museum Curator Matt Piper and at 14.15 with Museum Volunteers in the new display area.
“Rightly or wrongly, over the years car producing nations have tended to earn certain reputations when it comes to their automotive products: America - big and thirsty, Great Britain - sporty and traditional, France - quirky and complex and Germany - solid and reliable.
And Italy? Style of course, and lots of it. If names such as Pininfarina, Bertone, Zagato, Michelotti, Giugiaro and Vignale are not familiar to you, the shapes they have designed will be: Triumph, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Volkswagen, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Austin and Volvo have all had car bodies designed by Italians.
What helps, of course, is that such beautiful bodies have adorned some of the most desirable, fast and expensive motorcars in history many of which we are proud to have in our collection.”
* The talks will only run until 30th June.
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