Fig 08 News

Around Scotland in a Figaro

2010-04-14T03:22:00.000-07:00

Will is continuing his Scottish Trip in August and invites people to join him. To read all about it go to this Forum link and then onwards to his site

http://forum.nissanfigaro.info/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7485

Mail Failures - Are you receiving our updates?

2010-04-07T01:50:00.000-07:00

Hi, just sent out an update to all people attending Fig10. Got the following back as unable to deliver.
Nicola - Woking
Donna - Rainham

garybartlett

Fig10 New Roof Prize/Fitting demonstration

2010-04-07T00:58:00.000-07:00

Do you need a new roof? http://www.figaros4sale.co.uk/ Jason will be repeating the very popular free roof fitting prize again at Fig10. Enter on the day - £1 donation to our charity.
We will draw the winner for this great prize at lunch time then Jason will fit a new roof to the winners car completely from scratch. So if you are thinking of buying a kit and doing it yourself watch it being done.
WE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AN OFFER OF HAVING A NEW ROOF FITTED ON THE DAY BY BOOKING IN ADVANCE WITH JASON. HOWEVER ALL SLOTS FOR THIS HAVE NOW BEEN TAKEN UP.
HE WILL BE FITTING CHROME TRIM ON THE DAY - SEE PIC FAR RIGHT ABOVE - NO NEED TO BOOK IN ADVANCE.
We have contacted the previous winners Maria & Dave (pictured) who said their roof looks as good as it did the day it was fitted.

Fig10 Figaro Fun Car Tour

2010-04-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

We have got the go-ahead for a 30 mile Car Tour around Gaydon taking in old Warwickshire Villages, Towers/Windmills and great views following part of the Edghill WCC Shakespeare Country Leisure Drive Routes. We also guarantee you will pass Figaros on route. The run will start at approx 14:00 and you should be back within one hour unless you are tempted to stop to explore. We have been asked to limit the numbers of cars so please book a place when you arrive. Easy to follow route instructions will be provided.

S-Cargo for sale

2010-04-06T02:27:00.000-07:00

One of our earliest members has just bought a Topaz Mist Figaro and is therefore selling his S-Cargo. See below.

1991 Nissan S Cargo, 136 000km, full service and import history. Full stainless exhaust, recent undersealing and rust treatment. Alloy wheels, good tyres. Rarer porthole version with rear folding seat and 5 year old acrylic canvas roof. New radiator, recent cam belt change, new head gasket, water pump and front shock absorbers. Taxed and MOT.
CD autochanger, though the head unit amp is not working.
Very clean and well looked after example.
Ideal advertising vehicle.
Needs a good home for someone with soul and a taste for the unusual.
£3000
Martin Ripley 01793 791593 07969 773659 ripper02@globalnet.co.uk

Sands Photography at Fig10

2010-04-01T07:15:00.000-07:00

Eddie of Sands Photography http://www.sandsimaging.com/ will be covering the event and on the day you can purchase a 7x5 Colour Print of your pride and joy on gallery paper in a slip folder for £8. There are other mount options available. We arranged for a local owner, Rosemary from Banbury, to visit the Heritage Centre where Fig10 will be held for a "photoshoot" in order for Eddie to have a Figaro sample for his stand. Here is one of the pics he took complete with pink furry dice. Thanks Rosemary.

Pre Fig10 Saturday Night Meet-up Stratford Upon Avon

2010-03-31T12:54:00.000-07:00

Fig10 -Sunday 16th May - 7 weeks to go!!
Fancy meeting up the night before in Stratford-Upon-Avon? Then read on and book now.
For those of you staying overnight before Fig10, we invite you to come along and meet up at the Ripple Cafe in Stratford Upon Avon. As locals we can recommend the Ripple's serve yourself Oriental Buffet at £15.95 a head. Ripple website with directions
Great position on the banks of the Avon opposite the almost finished re-built Shakespeare Theatre.
Plenty of parking around the Ripple Cafe at the Recreational Ground. £3 charge after 18:00 which can be redeemed from the Ripple if you have a meal there. We will try and park all the Figaros and other Pike cars together.
You do not have to eat there. Park and meet up between 18:00 & 19:00, have a drink in the Ripple Bar then walk into the town.
For those eating there at please book asap for 19:00. (you will be out by 21:00 when there is a second sitting) Please ring the Ripple on 01789 292121 and make a reservation in your name for the 15th May mentioning you are with the "Figaro Club". We have arranged this with the Ripple's Patrick.
Please let us know as well if you have booked so we can look out for you and arrange that we sit together.
9 miles from Warwick, 12 miles from Warwick M40 services, 15 miles from Fig10.
Sounds great - hope you can make it - we have almost 200 cars booked for Fig10 with 7 weeks to go.

Figaro Birthday Cake

2010-03-29T08:08:00.000-07:00

This was a great surprise for my birthday. AND it tasted good. Unfortunately it did not last long though with 5 adults and 3 hungry children around. Made by an old school friend of Laura to order.

Jonnie Boden Figaro will be at Fig10

2010-03-29T08:01:00.000-07:00

Owner Jenny from Liverpool is planning on attending Fig10 in her Boden Fig. I have been trying to track it down since it was given away as a prize by Boden in 2008. The Boden company started in 1991. Thanks to Kevin of the Figaro Owners Club for passing on a message to Jenny. The image above if from the original flyer promoting the competition.

FIG10 POSTER available at the event 16th May

2010-03-12T01:27:00.000-08:00

We will have a limited number of our original design Fig10 posters for sale at Fig10 and hopefully postcards as well.

WIN A FREE ONE

It is also available from our site as a download flyer. Please use the flyer to tell other Fig owners about the event. Any new owners joining the Register and attending Fig10 as a result of a Flyer will win the person placing the flyer a poster. (you will need to put your register number on the back of the flyer)

See you at Fig10 David & Laura

Figaro Register hits 600 Figaros after 2 years 4 months

2010-03-05T08:49:00.000-08:00

Yes we started registering owners for the Fig08 event in November 2007 which then became The Figaro Register which now has 626 members. This is made up of 601 Figs, 14 PAOs, 2 Be-1s, 7 and S-Cargos. 2 non Pike members a Nissan based Viewt and a Nissan Rasheen.

UK owners 592 and International 34.

Colours in order of popularity are Lapis Grey 187, Emerald Green 146, Pale Aqua 117, Topaz Mist 59, Pink 21 and other colours 71.

Highest Region Density is the South East which includes London (52) with 166 Owners. Second is West Mids with 91. Highest Area/County Warwickshire with 26 owners and next Essex and Kent with 24 each.

Left Hand Drive Figaro spotted on German Ebay

2010-02-04T05:27:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Ingo in Cologne for sending in this. Starting price 1 Euro but ended without selling on eBay. This is the eBay link http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110488933146

Nissan Viewt - The Other Pike Car - a Jag?

2010-01-27T02:06:00.000-08:00

We published a news item in Jan 2009 about one of our members cars - a Viewt. Members Martin & Sue have found this old Top Gear review of the car on youtube. Best to fastforward over the fist 5 mins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmkOTQ8hY28&NR=1

Dutch Figaro Register and event in 2010

2010-01-27T01:32:00.000-08:00

We have been asked by two of our Dutch members, Jonnie & Meike, to forward the message below to the other 5 members in the Netherlands or close by. They are planning a Figaro Gathering in 2010. They have their own pages on Hyves:http://nissanfigaro.hyves.nl/
Beste Figaro-rijder, Wij, Meike Ploeg en Jan Oldenkamp, beiden ook in het bezit van een Figaro, zijn erg benieuwd wie er in Nederland (België) nog meer in een Figaro rijden. Meike heeft inmiddels een Figaro Hyves aangemaakt. (zie onderstaande link). Ook lijkt het ons leuk om een Figaro meeting in Nederland te organiseren.Locatie: Centraal in Nederland (Rondom Utrecht)Datum: Nader te bepalen. Afhankelijk van de reacties gaan we voorlopig uit van ergens na de zomervakantie (eind augustus/begin september)Programma: Kennismaken, ervaringen uitwisselen, stukje rijden met Figaro’s Als het jou ook leuk lijkt om met andere Figaro rijders in contact te komen, reageer dan via de mail of via Hyves. We hebben jullie bereikt via het Figaro-register van David Shaw. Kennen jullie nog meer Figaro rijders? Stuur dit bericht dan door. Mailadressen:Meike meike-ploeg@hotmail.comJan jonnietwo@live.nl

Mrs J Ross's Figaro Star of Press Statement Video Clip

2010-01-08T12:15:00.000-08:00

Mrs Ross, Jane Goldman, has her snow covered Emerald Green Figaro well placed to appear in most of this 53 sec video clip of her husband serving up mugs of tea to the press pack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8445628.stm

Figaros in the Snow

2010-01-08T01:51:00.000-08:00

We bet you all have a good pic of your Figaro in the snow? Here is Laura's. Please send yours in to Fig_08@yahoo.co.uk and we will add it to this news item.

Rustproofing Advice and North Recommendation

2010-01-04T04:40:00.000-08:00

New Figaro Register member Gary writes:- In February I'm taking my Figaro which my sister is having when I get my new one from Japan in late January to have them both waxoyled by JR Classics. http://www.jrclassics.co.uk/
I have negotiated a 10% Discount for the 'club members' if they take their Fig to JRC. Joe from JRC shows the prices for imported cars on the site. Tell members it is a must to have their Figs done because they are not generally treated properly in Japan to live over here. Joe says "I'm happy to do this because as a general rule - people who are active members of owners clubs take a lot of pride in their cars meaning they are usually in pretty good condition and hopefully therefore, in a nice state to work on."
Additional info from MrFig08 -JRC is close to Doncaster and the price according to the website would be £255 -10%. I have checked this by phone with Joe who sounds very helpful.

Green Figaro BBC News site today in Wandsworth

2009-12-22T06:17:00.000-08:00

Just spotted by MrsFig08 on the BBC News Site "Snowfall delays Christmas getaway" a picture of a green Fig taken in snowy traffic in Wandsworth. Number possibly ends in MLJ.

Happy Figmas from the Figaro Register

2009-12-22T01:26:00.001-08:00

We have sent this pic, featuring Laura collecting her Xmas tree, out by email as a DIY Xmas card to all Figaro Register members. We hope you like it. Have a great Figmas and see you in May at Fig10. David & Laura

Great Prizes at Fig10 16th May 2010

2009-12-15T05:57:00.000-08:00

Jason from http://www.figaros4sale.co.uk/ will be repeating the very popular free roof fitting prize again. Enter on arrival at Fig10 for the draw at 12:00. This gives time for it to be fitted. Pic shows Fig08 winner after fitting of this great prize.

Clarion Services www.clarion-service.co.uk/figaro.asp. Donated raffle prize: one full refurbishment of a Figaro Stereo/CD Player. This prize is worth up to £350.00!

Find out your Figaro's Birthday Fig10 Competition

2009-12-15T02:44:00.000-08:00

Celebrate your Figaro's Birthday - Find out the date your Figaro was built! We are offering this service to owners who have Registered for Fig10 where we are having a competition to find the oldest and youngest Figaro and perhaps find a Figaro with a birthday on the Day! Register for Fig10 to find out more. So far we have had 24 owners enter and the oldest Figaro so far was built on 20th February 1991.

Over 100 cars registered to attend Fig10 so far!

2009-12-03T06:20:00.000-08:00

106 To be exact. Register to attend here or read more about the event here.

Figaro Print on Tea Towel

2009-11-02T04:21:00.000-08:00

I hesitate to use the words tea-towel to describe this lovely Fabric Figaro Print especially commissioned by Julia of Figgy Pudding for Fig08 last year. I chanced to discover she still has a few left when discussing Fig10 with her. You could use it as a poster or cover a cushion with it to go in your Fig. 100% Cotton. Made in the UK. Aqua and Green available at the reduced price of £7.50 which includes p&p and a £1 donation towards this years Children in Need. To order one contact Julia by email juliajepps@yahoo.co.uk You can pay by paypal using this email address but contact her first.

Size 76cm x 48cm

Knockhill Streetcar Scotland Show UPDATE

2009-10-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

The latest Total Nissan is out (issue 10) and Register member Isobel from Glenrothes gets a mention and her Figaro is on two pictures featuring all the Nissan Import models catered for by the mag. One shows the Fig on the circuit keeping up with her big brothers! The Register gets a mention as well but as usual they get our name wrong. This time it is the Fig 08 Club! Interesting - quite like it. There is a prize to be awarded for the best car. A trip to Poland for the Maciej Polody Drift Academy. What's that then?

Insurance - Classic Agreed Value - Quote your Register Number

2009-10-27T01:22:00.000-07:00

Laura has just switched to an Agreed Value Classic Car policy (to see why read our news story "Insurance stories" in May) with Classic Line Insurance following a recommendation from a Figaro Owner. We were quite pleased with the price. This prompted me to contact my Classic Cars Insurance company - Peter Best Insurance Services - and they too have Figaros with agreed values on their books all with limited mileage polices typically below 3000 miles. Check your MOTs to see how many miles you have done per year. Hopefully 3000 is enough for local use and a run to Fig10 in May 2010!
QUOTE THE FIGARO OWNERS REGISTER WHEN ASKED IF YOU BELONG TO A CLUB AND YOUR REGISTER NUMBER AS YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER as this is sometimes a requirement of classic insurance.