Box Hill Gtg 16/3/08

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Box Hill Gtg 16/3/08; rain, what rain ?
Topic Started: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:36 pm (865 Views)
kentronix	Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:36 pm Post #1
Admin Posts: 16,348 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	Shame about the weather but at least it made em all look shiny Good to see you all, and such a nice range of 190s as always. Good to see the 199 brigade out in force. The pics get worse as my camera gets more damp If I missed any reg plates let me know. I assume the bike wasnt one of ours ? ps, I cant beleive I am the first to get pics up



geoff911	Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:43 pm Post #2
Member Posts: 195 Group: Members Member #1,989 Joined: December 2, 2007	Wish Id got my new camera in time,Good to see everyone....Look forward to doing it again soon Geoff



Will	Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:48 pm Post #3
Member Posts: 2,079 Group: Members Member #458 Joined: August 15, 2006	Nice one Kenny Always good to meet fellow 190 fans. Met a few new people today as well I've got a few pics that my friend took, I'll try and get them up shortly. Cheers, Will



jeremy	Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:56 pm Post #4
Member Posts: 6,563 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	well done kenny, good to meet everyone, or so I thought, until I saw the fotos,I scrolled up....then I scrolled down, and still I couldnt see an individual shot of my car, well .........? yes, I know you think its only the chrome wheel arches that are holding the whole thing together. puke.gif at least now I know how to get my bonnet FULLY open, and I wasnt the only one either......! that was worth the price of admission alone jeremy



Will	Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:34 pm Post #5
Member Posts: 2,079 Group: Members Member #458 Joined: August 15, 2006	A few pictures that my friend took - sorry there's none of a couple of the cars (Crysak's etc - sorry mate). Sorry I only brought the one car along (the 2.5-16 Auto), but as I probably told a few of you, I managed to break one of the toes in my left foot last night so it was a lot easier to drive than my manual car! :lol: Pity it was a bit wet but at least it didn't pour down on us. Forum Member 'Enthusiast' had a very clean 2.3-16, beautiful Thanks for the drink, I'll be looking forward to the next GTG - hopefully sometime in the next few months, weather should be better by then too Will



CrysAk	Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:15 pm Post #6
Moar Bass! Posts: 5,050 Group: Members Member #456 Joined: August 14, 2006	good to see you all again and some new faces ^^ shame about teh weather though still beats sitting at home on a sunday doin fekall ^^



merc190uk	Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:37 pm Post #7
Steve Posts: 7,501 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 1, 2005	Sweet nice turn out i see Thumbs up to all of you that took the time out to go blinder.gif who's is this one ? looks like my old car



geoff911	Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:06 pm Post #8
Member Posts: 195 Group: Members Member #1,989 Joined: December 2, 2007	Bought the car recently from k.c....Will post some pictures soon Geoff



RM Merc 190	Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:20 pm Post #9
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	I think we decided that it was your old car steve with kenny's old wheels! Just sorting my pics now then will get them up



RM Merc 190	Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:02 pm Post #10
Member Posts: 3,400 Group: Members Member #1,114 Joined: March 29, 2007	A few of mine



mart190	Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:11 pm Post #11
Member Posts: 786 Group: Members Member #455 Joined: August 13, 2006	What a cool picture



zoomer46	Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:42 pm Post #12
Member Posts: 1,210 Group: Members Member #509 Joined: September 2, 2006	i had to keep up with this nutter on the way up there! its smiffyman



MadMike	Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:34 pm Post #13
Member Posts: 3,825 Group: Members Member #1,062 Joined: March 15, 2007	It was great to meet all you guys today. Pity about the weather though. Looking forward to the next time hopefully it will be warm, dry and sunny by then ! Oh, yes, for those who were not there, my car is the black one on the end with the windscreen wiper not properly parked.



dave_irl	Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:38 pm Post #14
I love offset. Posts: 8,729 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: November 2, 2005	Nice one guys. Always cool to see some meetings happening Good pictures too, I like the shots along the bonnets and boots.. Kenny, yours is definitely dealerwagen of the GTG



NEIL	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:02 pm Post #15
Fewer Posts than Kenny Posts: 16,151 Group: Members Member #63 Joined: November 18, 2005	Nice pics lads, good to see Rupert enjoying his new toy Wish I coulda made it



SmiffyMan	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:04 pm Post #16
Member Posts: 171 Group: Members Member #2,258 Joined: February 10, 2008	Here's a few I took Sorry had to leave early - one of my in-laws taken very ill. Really enjoyed meeting you all and look forward to a nice weather GTG next. Bloody amazed - not a leather-clad biker in sight! Great piccy of me leaving the car park - I believe you can just make the rear wheel spinning some!!! Jeremy, I believe I got your car in one pic! Cheers Ian



CrysAk	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:15 pm Post #17
Moar Bass! Posts: 5,050 Group: Members Member #456 Joined: August 14, 2006	nice pics m8, that grey one looks nice



zoomer46	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:18 pm Post #18
Member Posts: 1,210 Group: Members Member #509 Joined: September 2, 2006	have to admit,that is a tasteful and classy car crysak jst rendered my edit useless ian , :lol: one smiffyman is enough for any forum and his evil twin



SmiffyMan	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:19 pm Post #19
Member Posts: 171 Group: Members Member #2,258 Joined: February 10, 2008	Ee's gone now. He follow's me everywhere!



merc190uk	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:19 pm Post #20
Steve Posts: 7,501 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 1, 2005	SmiffyMan Mar 16 2008, 11:04 PM Great piccy of me leaving the car park - I believe you can just make the rear wheel spinning some!!! :lol: was you at the Brooklands gtg :lol: geoff911 Mar 16 2008, 08:06 PM Bought the car recently from k.c....Will post some pictures soon Geoff thought it was it what state is it in now ? look forward to the pictures



MICHAEL	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:24 pm Post #21
Member Posts: 5,626 Group: Members Member #555 Joined: September 28, 2006	Fcuk me , what a spread of beauiful 190's. Some of these days I'll get over to one of those gatherings.



SmiffyMan	Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:49 pm Post #22
Member Posts: 171 Group: Members Member #2,258 Joined: February 10, 2008	I really don't understand...... 'Fuch is such an easy word to spell!! :lol: I must admit, albeit it rather pompus - my my car looks fuggin nice in those pics!!!



Matt	Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:58 pm Post #23
Administrator - Hawk Eye Posts: 14,126 Group: Admin Member #20 Joined: November 8, 2005	CrysAk Mar 16 2008, 07:15 PM good to see you all again and some new faces ^^ shame about teh weather though still beats sitting at home on a sunday doin fekall ^^ Does that mean you got there on time mate? :lol:



kentronix	Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:23 am Post #24
Admin Posts: 16,348 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	they all looked geat without exception, must have been the rain Great to see the small zender spoiler in real life SmiffyMan, really growing on me. Perhaps I need to buy another one to put a zender on. It looks even better when moving as per the excellent 'get me the hell out of here' pic And 190d_2.5, you offically have the smoothest 190d I have ever driven or seen, in fact the smoothest diesel of any sort I have ever driven or seen. It now my mission to find out how and why. I though the 'diesel feel' was just natural for diesels but yours doesn't even have that !! I will dig around but I think I must have missed taking a pic of yours jeremy, tried to get them all but what with the rain and the fact they were nearly all black it was harder than normal. Where was neil when we needed him, to polish our cars and take all the photos We should probably make an effort to line up better and take more action shots, the ones thats a section image for the gtg section looks amazing, was it from the first retro show ? I am always up for videos (when it isnt raining) but its a pain to remove the reg plates. Cheers for the parts rm_merc_190, top bloke. Glad there don't seem to be any pics with me in, I scared myself in the mirror on the way home, I looked like a drowned rat !! And the award for 'most supportive partner' has to go to CrysAk's shivering lady The prize is free entry to the next gtg.



190D 2.5	Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:02 am Post #25
Member Posts: 1,942 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	kentronix Mar 17 2008, 01:23 AM And 190d_2.5, you offically have the smoothest 190d I have ever driven or seen, in fact the smoothest diesel of any sort I have ever driven or seen. It now my mission to find out how and why. I though the 'diesel feel' was just natural for diesels but yours doesn't even have that !! Thanks Ken... The smoothness is down to longlife TLC: up to 180k it had an oil change every 6k; now it gets an oil/filter change every 3k. It also loves the (well filtered) waste veg she gets to slurp down for free. Don't forget, it's also fine MB engineering! The Beast looked great; love those tinted indicator lenses



190D 2.5	Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:39 am Post #26
Member Posts: 1,942 Group: Members Member #231 Joined: March 30, 2006	oh, and on the way back I pulled up behind this immaculate G-Wagon turbo diesel Blue/black, SWB, would run great on waste...



jeremy	Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:03 am Post #27
Member Posts: 6,563 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	Kenny , you get my vote, any one who can make my car look even half reasonable must be ok.you cant even see the brushed on emulsion which looks like its been painted by Tracy Emin on acid. Next time ,soon we hope, we should do some driving, ,maybe even a driving game or two, like those "hunt for clues" type thingys.over a 20 mile or so route. I forget what the're called. I would especially like to know what some of the larger engined cars are like to drive in. jeremy



CrysAk	Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:36 am Post #28
Moar Bass! Posts: 5,050 Group: Members Member #456 Joined: August 14, 2006	lol lewis, yea got there ontime , cant promise it will happen again though ^^



kentronix	Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:42 am Post #29
Admin Posts: 16,348 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	190D 2.5 Mar 17 2008, 07:02 AM Thanks Ken... The smoothness is down to longlife TLC: up to 180k it had an oil change every 6k; now it gets an oil/filter change every 3k. It also loves the (well filtered) waste veg she gets to slurp down for free. Don't forget, it's also fine MB engineering! Its not just the engine though, the entire thing felt smooth. I guess its tlc of the gearbox and the diff too. I am starting to think that a tiny amount of slack in the drivetrain, although not obvious makes a real difference to the feel of the car.



SmiffyMan	Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:02 pm Post #30
Member Posts: 171 Group: Members Member #2,258 Joined: February 10, 2008	Hell it was worth the trip and the soaking just to find out that I could open my bonnet all the way past the fixing pin. Won't bother with a 'Rykers Breakfast' again. Looks and tasted like it was made in Gamleys! Good place for meet though and a decent pub just down the road. Try again in spring maybe. Zoomer: waddayamean - maniac! I did'nt go over 70 all the way. OK I admit taking the roundabouts at 70 was fun, but how else am I gonna get my rear end to swing out. (Steady Jeremy!)



r19juc	Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:09 pm Post #31
Member Posts: 144 Group: Members Member #1,031 Joined: March 8, 2007	good to see the car in good hands and still well looked after geoff!!! i see a couple of subtle changes wasnt much more to do on the car to be honest with you!! keep it up mate and keep it alive!! :lol:



Lewis 190E 2.5 16	Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:18 pm Post #32
I love speedbumps Posts: 6,597 Group: Members Member #918 Joined: February 7, 2007	Good turnout... Sorry, couldnt make it but next time... And yes roundabouts are fun!



zoomer46	Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:13 pm Post #33
Member Posts: 1,210 Group: Members Member #509 Joined: September 2, 2006	SmiffyMan Mar 17 2008, 03:02 PM Zoomer: waddayamean - maniac! I did'nt go over 70 all the way. OK I admit taking the roundabouts at 70 was fun, but how else am I gonna get my rear end to swing out. (Steady Jeremy!) have to admit ,you didnt go over 70mph on the way there, you also didnt go under 70mph on the way there, ''now thats my kind of driving,!''



SmiffyMan	Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:27 pm Post #34
Member Posts: 171 Group: Members Member #2,258 Joined: February 10, 2008	Thats more like it!!!



zoomer46	Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:06 pm Post #35
Member Posts: 1,210 Group: Members Member #509 Joined: September 2, 2006	yep thats pretty much the view i got most of the time,saw plenty of the cars sides,even on the dual carriageway, :wacko: go drifftyman



smiffy	Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:41 pm Post #36
Member Posts: 2,077 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: November 6, 2005	looked like a quality turnout despite the weather,excellent pics guys,some smooth 190s



Chunk	Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:51 pm Post #37
Newbie Posts: 32 Group: Members Member #1,436 Joined: June 25, 2007	Only just seen this, when is the next one? I only live a couple of miles away from Box Hill Always there for the Subaru meets



kentronix	Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:56 pm Post #38
Admin Posts: 16,348 Group: Admin Member #147 Joined: January 20, 2006	can you make it up to heathrow ? There is one of those coming up soon.



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