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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3090 on: 01 October 2015, 17:31 »

I will be on the road this weekend but only because I organised a birthday treat overnight trip to Legoland in Windsor for my daughter.  Sod's Law it clashes with my first weekend with the R.  :angry:  So I'll be on the M25 and boring motorway on Sat then again on Sun!  Not how I would've planned it but needs must.  Detailing will have to wait too!

Still, there's always tommorow.  :laugh:

Ah, the M25 - the killer of driving fun, especially with those fixed speed cameras  :angry:  Make sure you take up a couple of spots in the car park  :laugh: - all those kids next to your brand new R - you're a braver person than me taking it there  :grin:

The very thought makes me shudder!  :cry:  All those snotty nose brats leaning up against my car (and I include my own child in that, lol).   I will arrive at the Lego hotel (if only it really was made entirely from Lego I might be interested) very early and find some forsaken corner of the car park and hide my R there.  There are certain criteria though that must be met.  Must be an end space, devoid of tree coverage etc.....  :laugh:

Give a building made entirely out of Lego a miss - did you see that James May program where he made a house out of Lego? Rain got in everywhere, capillary action on all the joins. Lego collecting and reselling is one of my hobbies - mainly specialising in the UCS Star Wars sets.

You look for the "Sheldon" space too? Getting visions of a certain episode of the Inbetweeners where they go to Thorpe Park.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3091 on: 01 October 2015, 18:26 »
I would imagine most of us on this forum are guilty of circling car parks looking for the "Billy No Mates" parking space  :whistle:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3092 on: 01 October 2015, 19:06 »
I've been doing a 'sheldon' most of today albeit in my lowly mk6, already had to contend with a packed Windsor car park, now the premier inn and tomorrow the horror of Legoland...

I have however done some recon using google maps satellite view and have identified 5 good spots in the car park that I'll be heading straight for  :grin:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3093 on: 01 October 2015, 21:04 »
Give a building made entirely out of Lego a miss - did you see that James May program where he made a house out of Lego? Rain got in everywhere, capillary action on all the joins. Lego collecting and reselling is one of my hobbies - mainly specialising in the UCS Star Wars sets.

You look for the "Sheldon" space too? Getting visions of a certain episode of the Inbetweeners where they go to Thorpe Park.

I would imagine most of us on this forum are guilty of circling car parks looking for the "Billy No Mates" parking space  :whistle:

Yeah, I imagine we all have Sheldon parking spots.  I can spend an inordinate amount of time driving round and round car parks, searching for 'the one'.  :laugh:  by the time I've found one, it's time to go home.  :whistle:

I've been doing a 'sheldon' most of today albeit in my lowly mk6, already had to contend with a packed Windsor car park, now the premier inn and tomorrow the horror of Legoland...

I have however done some recon using google maps satellite view and have identified 5 good spots in the car park that I'll be heading straight for  :grin:

Beddie - so you too have to endure the Legoland experience this week.  We are staying in the actual Legoland Hotel (that cost an arm and a leg!) so hoping that the parking situation might be a little better.  Will go on Google maps now and suss the situation out.  :grin:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3094 on: 01 October 2015, 21:47 »
I have however done some recon using google maps satellite view and have identified 5 good spots in the car park that I'll be heading straight for  :grin:

Ah, I see you have moved on to advanced reconnaissance to find a suitable parking spot.
Can't say that i have ever done that........ :whistle:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3095 on: 01 October 2015, 22:16 »
I have however done some recon using google maps satellite view and have identified 5 good spots in the car park that I'll be heading straight for  :grin:

Brilliant.  :laugh:
I thought I was the only sado that did this.  :grin:

Congratulations Bec. Its home at last. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3096 on: 01 October 2015, 22:24 »
Booth 11 Could you not take your other VW beast to LEGOLAND then if you buy some you have the load lugger to get it home ! !

Your car is lovely by the way .

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3097 on: 01 October 2015, 22:54 »
I have however done some recon using google maps satellite view and have identified 5 good spots in the car park that I'll be heading straight for  :grin:

Brilliant.  :laugh:
I thought I was the only sado that did this.  :grin:

Congratulations Bec. Its home at last. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on it.

You are in good saddo company.  :laugh:

Cheers Steven.  :smiley:  Finally met James yesterday.  Lovely man, and not your archetypal car salesman. 

Will post observations in the coming days.  Already made a few notes, lol.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3098 on: 01 October 2015, 22:58 »
Booth 11 Could you not take your other VW beast to LEGOLAND then if you buy some you have the load lugger to get it home ! !

Your car is lovely by the way .

Thanks Pinky. :smiley:  No, the Beast (Amarok) is being taken off to Bury St Edmunds by my worse half for a boys rugby day out/beano.  Think I drew the short straw getting the Legoland gig.  :undecided:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #3099 on: 01 October 2015, 23:00 »
I have however done some recon using google maps satellite view and have identified 5 good spots in the car park that I'll be heading straight for  :grin:

Ah, I see you have moved on to advanced reconnaissance to find a suitable parking spot.
Can't say that i have ever done that........ :whistle:

Liar, liar  :laugh:

Isn't that why they invented Google maps/Earth/Streetview.  :grin:
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