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jimb0

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318 posts

250 months

Tuesday 30th May 2006
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Who else is up here in the North East (Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Teesside, North Yorks)?

And which flavour do you drive (Monaro, HSV, etc)?

Me - '04 Vauxhall Monaro CV8 - Morpeth

Anyone else????

Well_Fans

4,193 posts

245 months

Tuesday 30th May 2006
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not quite the north east but you're the closest monaro owners on here to me. be glad to head down some weekend if you organise a meeting. Was meant to go to Jagsy's day and got my weekends mixed up :-( Drive an 04 plate standard(for now) model.

Raggyman

2,317 posts

264 months

Tuesday 30th May 2006
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I have got Julian's (2002) HSV Monaro GTS, and a (2001) Commodore. Girlfriend has a Corsa, so wants to start a corsa club now, cause everyone just flocks to the HSV.

I am in Newcastle and also in Blyth <- Girlfriend lives there, and spend most of my time there.

>> Edited by Raggyman on Tuesday 30th May 15:50

Raggyman

2,317 posts

264 months

Tuesday 30th May 2006
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Hey Jimb0, is yours black? If so you got spotted by one of the guys kid's here at Tesco's at Kingston Park.

jimb0

Original Poster:

318 posts

250 months

Tuesday 30th May 2006
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Nope - red. I think the black one might be tiler's.

V6 JDT

1,275 posts

243 months

Tuesday 30th May 2006
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Well_Fans said:
not quite the north east but you're the closest monaro owners on here to me. be glad to head down some weekend if you organise a meeting. Was meant to go to Jagsy's day and got my weekends mixed up :-( Drive an 04 plate standard(for now) model.


I'll come too Bob! Put it in the diary next time

The Jackel

351 posts

254 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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I now live in Nottingham but I am often in Newcastle as my folks still live up there (Wideopen / Gosforth area)

Drive an 04 CV8 in Black

jimb0

Original Poster:

318 posts

250 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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I'm surprised there aren't more owners from the north east on here. Perhaps the local dealers haven't sold any.

Well_Fans

4,193 posts

245 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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who are you're local dealers - the eejits in Edinburgh? No surprise there then that they haven't sold many.

jimb0

Original Poster:

318 posts

250 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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No - Boro' - the next one south from Edinburgh...

shadok

102 posts

245 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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Jimbo - I know Morpeth past it many times and do the A1 occasionally but only if its late at night, generally avoid it because of all the cameras & 60 limit, yawn! Same as that streach from Aberdeen to Dundee, least thats 70.

featherfoot

204 posts

247 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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I'm in North Yorks(Whitby way),- went to Jagsys' do, on the sunday. Would always be up for joining in on another (Sundays pref).
Have 05 plate (04 Model)red cv8 with 05 bonnet on, plus AP brakes and Wortec sport pack (remap/intake/pipes)
Bought mine in Edinburgh after not able to even come close to a deal with the dealer in boro - and that was after spending an entire day in the dealer trying to sort things out. (everytime we came close (dealer principle was blamed) they moved the goalposts). Still use them for servicing - 6/10. Only took one 5min phone call to buy it from Belmont. I found them ok, but have read Scot owners (who use them more often)less than impressed.
To be fair, it was only Boro dealer having them in that prompted me into getting one, was on my way to the match and kept on seeing them, plus various reports in press etc...

I think John22 lives just outside York - red 06 vxr

The Jackel

351 posts

254 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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The Black one at Tesco's was mine probably was up there for the Bank Holiday weekend - Did it have a rear spoiler

If fact I think I ended up there twice at the weekend

>> Edited by The Jackel on Wednesday 31st May 13:34

Raggyman

2,317 posts

264 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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ah right cool..... going to organise a northern cruise, what date would people want to go on it?
16-17 July and 22-23 July are out for me due to airshows down south.

Would be on a Sunday.

>> Edited by Raggyman on Wednesday 31st May 13:59

featherfoot

204 posts

247 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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After world cup?
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Sorry about that

>> Edited by featherfoot on Wednesday 31st May 16:29

Well_Fans

4,193 posts

245 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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well England will be out by the end of the 2nd week anyways so what does it matter

barking

228 posts

238 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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Is that why Scotland decided not to qualify

Well_Fans

4,193 posts

245 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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and which country had to arrange another fixture at their national stadium so the last time they played there wasn't a defeat to Scotland There's actually an argument up here for you to win the world cup just so we can come down there and beat you the way we did in '67 making us the unofficial world champs probably the only chance we've ever got of a title!!! At least if you won it again we wouldn't have to listen to the commentators going on about 66 all the time when we're watching football on the tv. We could have another date to groan at

barking

228 posts

238 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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You have a point about 66. But could you remind me when Scotland actually won a world cup so that we can claim it as British

V2HSV

160 posts

256 months

Wednesday 31st May 2006
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Currently in Hull in a hotel tonight and tomorrow.
then up to South Queensferry (Scotland) for weekend....port edgar marina.

HSV GTS 300 (2001 VX)

Normally in Gloucester, but I'm up here a lot working with BAESystems Hawk Project...I'm the Hawk Avionics Programme Manager for Smiths Aerospace.


If there's a Hull based Monaro/HSV meet at a local HULL pub then I could be there tomorrow or mainly wed/thurs night most weeks!

Not usually with the HSV, but sometimes I bring it up.

Cheers

Eric