The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

[olly755]

Can recommend these guys too, who have been around forever.

http://www.martrim.co.uk/index.html

Wishy washy website, but as is usually the case, the effort goes into the products and not the presentation.

I had a meeting at Bentley a few weeks ago which included a wander around the factory. Very little is hand done these days in car production (and Bentley is no exception), but it was lovely to see the steering wheels being assembled and hand stitched together with needles and threads, all done by craftsmen and not CAD programs.

[olly755]

Oh and for the new/expectant dads amongst us, why stop at the steering wheel?

http://www.martrim.co.uk/trim-shop/baby-seat-trimm...

[ATM]

olly755 said:

Oh and for the new/expectant dads amongst us, why stop at the steering wheel?

http://www.martrim.co.uk/trim-shop/baby-seat-trimm...

And for the new / inexperienced dads amongst us - babies are sick in cars. They vomit. It goes everywhere. It's generally milky.

[hornetrider]

olly755 said:

Oh and for the new/expectant dads amongst us, why stop at the steering wheel?

http://www.martrim.co.uk/trim-shop/baby-seat-trimm...

Jesus Christ.

[HereBeMonsters]

hornetrider said:

olly755 said:

Oh and for the new/expectant dads amongst us, why stop at the steering wheel?

http://www.martrim.co.uk/trim-shop/baby-seat-trimm...

Jesus Christ.

The seat we bought for our little one has a leather equivalent - £699!

[L100NYY]

MattOz said:

L100NYY said:

Anyone one here have an E60 M5?

I had one. Loved it!

[L100NYY]

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

Anybody fancy a Thread get together at the showroom here for Saturday 11th October? Teas, coffees, croissants etc all provided courtesy of young Loon plus a free (no obligation ) perusal of the showroom and workshop facilities afterwards if wanted.

I will also be offering a prize draw in aid of Little Havens Children's Hospice to win a sports car for a weekend too

Planning on getting a couple of rare exotica along and will try and arrange some passenger drives too if the weather is good! Will be great to catch up with some old faces and meet some new ones too.......so who's up for it?

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9:00am to 10:30am at Castle Sportscars/Hilton & Moss Showroom
Unit 1, M11 Business Link, Parsonage Farm, Stansted, Essex CM24 8GF

10:30am to 2:00pm at Hilton Coachworks workshop and servicing facility
Raynham Road, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 5PJ

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Edited by L100NYY on Thursday 18th September 13:44

[Cheburator mk2]

L100NYY said:

Loon, I had a E61 M5 for 2 yrs and 17,000 miles. Would still have it, had it not been stollen. The best car ever made for the slightly unhinged of mind. Recently replaced by a 996.1 GT3 Club Sport Manthey K400, but still missed...

[Output Flange]

L100NYY said:

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

Were I not on holiday I would have loved to have come along. Enjoy!

[Zwolf]

hornetrider said:

olly755 said:

Oh and for the new/expectant dads amongst us, why stop at the steering wheel?

http://www.martrim.co.uk/trim-shop/baby-seat-trimm...

Jesus Christ.

[Crook]

I've seen minicabs with PVC seat covers that are better fitted than that.

[L100NYY]

I bloody love this thread -> http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[S3_Graham]

L100NYY said:

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

Anybody fancy a Thread get together at the showroom here for Saturday 11th October?

dont normally plan these things that far ahead but will certainly attempt to get there!

[L100NYY]

S3_Graham said:

L100NYY said:

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

Anybody fancy a Thread get together at the showroom here for Saturday 11th October?

dont normally plan these things that far ahead but will certainly attempt to get there!

[Cactussed]

L100NYY said:

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

Baby #2 due on 4th. I may well need to break?!

[L100NYY]

[rejn]

L100NYY said:

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

What a great idea. I'll have a word with mrs rejn - if so, we'll bring our milky-vomit-spewing progeny. I've not ever been to a PH get-together, so if you're all a bit wierd then we'll arrive, have a quick coffee and leave quietly...

edited to add - what's the etiquette on these things - should we turn up with T-shirts with our usernames on, so I know who to avoid and who to talk to?!!

[s m]

L100NYY said:

Looks lovely - rarely ever see one now

[L100NYY]

rejn said:

L100NYY said:

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER - THREAD GATHERING

What a great idea. I'll have a word with mrs rejn - if so, we'll bring our milky-vomit-spewing progeny. I've not ever been to a PH get-together, so if you're all a bit weird then we'll arrive, have a quick coffee and leave quietly...

edited to add - what's the etiquette on these things - should we turn up with T-shirts with our usernames on, so I know who to avoid and who to talk to?!!

If? If we're a bit weird.........

[Output Flange]

rejn said:

edited to add - what's the etiquette on these things - should we turn up with T-shirts with our usernames on, so I know who to avoid and who to talk to?!!

You need to wear an ///M polo shirt and some driving gloves.