Sunday Service

PHers enjoy a GT-Rrrreat day out in the sunshine!

By Chris Rosamond / Monday, 27 April 2009 / Loading comments

Over 150 cars rocked up to Rickmansworth and Nissan UK’s HQ yesterday for a fantastic Sunday Service that many reckoned to be one of the best.

GT-R in red. Mmmm.....

Aside from the plethora of PHers’ cars, Nissan wheeled-out a mouth-watering collection of its own sporting greats, including a pair of brand new GT-Rs, the new 370Z and a pretty blast from the past in the shape of a primrose yellow 240Z.

This was the first Sunday Service to be held at the invitation of a car company, and we wondered in advance whether a horde of shiny-suited sales staff would be unleashed on unsuspecting PHers.

In the event, Nissan very sportingly let the cars do all the talking – with the result that at least one of our members fell for the charms of the drop-dead red GT-R on the forecourt. By all accounts he’s hot-footing it to Nissan’s West London Performance Centre this week to sign on the dotted. (Jealous? A little, but at least we’re getting the keys to our very own GT-R loaner for a few days next month. We’ll tell you all about it, of course!)

No Sunday drivers here

Even more sportingly, Nissan threw open the doors to its staff restaurant and plied visitors with heavily subsidised bacon butties and cappuccinos.

Such a good time was had that we’re already talking to our new friends about a repeat performance later this summer. There’s room for a lot more cars (yesterday’s event was limited to 195 vehicles as a bit of a test run, but not all of those turned up), and there’s even the sniff of a lunch time barbecue. Lets us know what you think, and we’ll keep you posted with future developments.

Meanwhile, we've got our work cut out here at PH thinking how we're going to out-do our own contribution to festivities. A little while before yesterday's Service we took a flyer and asked Rolls-Royce if they'd lend us the keys to the awesome Phantom Coupe that's destined for service as safety car on the Hill Course at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. We almost fell over when they said yes, but the gorgeous Coupe - complete with safety car strobe lights - was a major attraction all morning. Look out for a full report on this fabulous car here on PH soon.