Any Pistonheads around the Edinburgh area?

[sre30]

Hello everyone,

I've been a long time lurker on Pistonheads and finally decided to create an account. Right now I'm studying in university in Edinburgh, was wondering if there were any 'enthusiast' or modified car owners on the forum? If so, can anyone pass on some details on any local upcoming car events? I would love to attend.

I'm about to do a dissertation on the subject of car enthusiasts/ modified car owners - would anyone be interested in participating in doing some short interviews on the subject? it'll just be a quick chat on the subject of cars and the joys and problems that come with owning an 'enthusiast'/ modified car.

Cheers,

SRE30

[sre30]

Thanks for the information and the offers of help everyone, greatly appreciated. I'm still waiting to do my driving test, so I'm still stuck with the bus or the bike for a little while longer I'm afraid - though I'd love to attend the car shows or meets if there are any relatively close ones in the future.

I will check out Tartan Tarmac right now - good to see how big the car scene is around Scotland. My dissertation is still in the planning stages, so it doesn't necessarily have to be about modified cars, I'm still in the process of narrowing down my focus group depending on the replies. Right now I'm also looking at Japanese import car owners - hoping this will apply to more PistonHeads that are interested in participating.

Cheers,
SRE30

[sre30]

That's perfect guys, the more the better! The problem with (or benefit) of these Sociology dissertations is that the research question can easily be modified depending on my findings.

Cheers,

SRE30