Vanfest 2009?

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 00:48

Any of you guys making the pilgrimage to Malvern this year?

www.vanfest.org - rubbish website but the show is Europes, if not the worlds biggest VW Bus show.

Preparations have already started here!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » 26 Aug 2009, 00:59

There's a group coming from Kristiansand/Oslo via Denmark, hoping to put the Atlantic Syncro in the display area!

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 01:03

Come and say hello, should be in the same place as last year in T3 Tunings old space, bottom tading hall by the door, bottom row!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » 26 Aug 2009, 01:04

Will do!

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 01:10

If it's anything like last year, I may not get chance to talk, it was very, very busy!
It will be interesting to see if this years takings are anything like last years, this "Credit Crunch" thing had just started then but we made more sales that we ever had done last year, it was mental!

Seriously, come across and see us, if I am busy I will try to find you once the trading has finished.

I'm going to open up pre-orders soon on the webshop, if anyone wants to reserve any parts for collection rather than paying redicularse amounts of money for our rip off postal service I'm happy to do that.

Who is coming then? how many? would be interesting to put some faces to names, Tage? Odd?

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » 26 Aug 2009, 08:36

Simon, will you have, or be able to get hold of, a catalyser for the exhaust of an MV motor? What sort of price? Was thinking of getting a Bosal one from the USA at 115 dollars but can wait until vanfest if you can provide..........

Fannypower · Post by **Fannypower** » 26 Aug 2009, 09:19

Andrew & I are bringing our 2 sons, Patrick & Philip (both T3 drivers), with us. Patrick had hoped to drive our syncro ambulance over but has to fly as he's only been given 4 days off work

He'll be asking for a lift on the Brickyard from & to Heathrow shortly!.
'Onkel reisende Mac' & wife, Trond & Liv Randi are travelling with us in their yellow syncro camper, Danish Danial from Kristiansand is in the convoy with his hightop syncro camper, Steffen & we hope Marco are joining us with 2 fine vans.

We hope some others will be able to tag along with us as Dave White has 10 places reserved for VW Bus Norway in the 'international village' at Vanfest. We should originally have been at least another 4 vans but work, studies & cost have prevented them from coming. We're taking the ferry from Esbjerg to Harwich on Wednesday 9th September & get to Vanfest early Thursday evening.

(This will probably be transferred from T3 to Treff/Møter!)

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 10:23

As you can imagine, I know feck all Norweigen!
That's why I put it here! No probs if it moves.
I know I send a bit of stuff to Norway, I recognise some names here!
I will look into the CAT situation, but we dont need them here, so very little call for them, not something I have had to price up before, and because we don't use that many then I should imagine that our prices aren't "Favourable"!
I will check though.

RE: lift from heathrow to Vanfest, what dates?
I will add the post, maybe I may be able to sway the outcome!

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 10:28

Request added for you

Der Postmeister · Post by **Der Postmeister** » 26 Aug 2009, 12:05

Next year, I hope. That, and the one i Wietzendorf. Must save some dough...

patrick · Post by **patrick** » 26 Aug 2009, 13:37

Hi! I`m the struggler arriving at Heathrow on the friday morning at 9.20am.
have to get through baggage and customs.
also going back early monday morning again. anyone driving to Heathow area late sunday or at dawns crack on monday?

Pretty annoyed I can`t drive my parents Syncro Ambulance

Patrick

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 14:05

Plenty of spare seats from here, but sadly the wrong end of the country!
Question has been asked on Brick-Yard, so, we'll see if there is any joy.

Thursday is packing the vans, Friday morning is when we are leaving, hopefully there for lunchtime on friday and set up the stall.

No luck with the cat I'm affraid, I can only see 2 manufacturers that make it, ernst and HJS, I don't deal with either company and they are well over 300 Euro each.

Part number is 025 131 701, 701 A or 701 AX (X just means exhange item)

I can't see Bosal listed, and that is a really good price, if you can get one at that I'm fairly sure that's unbeatable.

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 26 Aug 2009, 14:06

I also hear my friend Erwin (Bussig.se) from Sweden is not coming, such a shame, although Mike Plompen is.

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 27 Aug 2009, 21:54

patrick wrote:Hi! I`m the struggler arriving at Heathrow on the friday morning at 9.20am.
have to get through baggage and customs.
also going back early monday morning again. anyone driving to Heathow area late sunday or at dawns crack on monday?

Pretty annoyed I can`t drive my parents Syncro Ambulance

Patrick

Patrick, not had much responce on brick-yard, so I'm going to put a request on Club80-90.
I have also e-mailled Simon Holloway, the organiser of Vanfest to see if he has any ideas?!
It may not be a T3 but you may get there, just in a Bay or a Split right?!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » 27 Aug 2009, 23:31

Regarding the catalyser, I managed to remove it tonight, and lo! it was totally empty, no ceramics, gauzes, honeycombs or precious metals, just an empty canister. As I don't actually need it I'm going to put it back having bored out the sensor stump and having put a new one in. It must have been removed and 'emptied' when the engine had a new silencer fitted.

TaigAGreEn · Post by **TaigAGreEn** » 27 Aug 2009, 23:46

Simon Baxter wrote: Seriously, come across and see us, if I am busy I will try to find you once the trading has finished.

I'm going to open up pre-orders soon on the webshop, if anyone wants to reserve any parts for collection rather than paying redicularse amounts of money for our rip off postal service I'm happy to do that.

Who is coming then? how many? would be interesting to put some faces to names, Tage? Odd?

I'm organizing a music festival next weekend, making it impossible for me to attend. At least this year. Looking forward to meeting the people behind the nicks someday

have a great one!!

Cheers - Tage

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 27 Aug 2009, 23:58

Responce from organiser.
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Most of the people we have flying into the event come into Birmingham which is a bit easier for arranging shuttles.

I will see if we have anyone coming via Heathrow. I take it he is still arriving Friday & needs to go back Monday (not very good timing for any of us involved with running the event.).

It might be worth him sussing out trains to Malvern that would be a lot easier to sort.

There is quite a few coming from Norway. We have a new "International Village " this year for a lot of our Eurovanfesters.
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I'll see if I can point you in the right direction for trains.

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 27 Aug 2009, 23:59

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel ... in-tickets

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 28 Aug 2009, 00:06

Details of routes can be found here.
http://transportdirect.co.uk/

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 28 Aug 2009, 00:10

Train prices
http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/?

Remember, the station you are looking for is "Great Malvern"

patrick · Post by **patrick** » 28 Aug 2009, 10:52

what if i get a train or bus to another location. I realize that heathrow is a place you don`t want to drive to if you can avoid it...

and going back monday would have to be very early since I have to be there at 08.20 am, maybe sunday night is a better deal?

Rudeboy · Post by **Rudeboy** » 28 Aug 2009, 13:03

Seriously...

You're not attending the Vanfest witout cars, are you ??

At best, that leave y'all as "visitors" and not attendees.

Maybe next year, if time allow it.

Yngve S

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 28 Aug 2009, 13:11

patrick wrote:what if i get a train or bus to another location. I realize that heathrow is a place you don`t want to drive to if you can avoid it...

and going back monday would have to be very early since I have to be there at 08.20 am, maybe sunday night is a better deal?

I think Sunday would be a better idea!

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 28 Aug 2009, 13:23

Here you go..

http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=56862

Simon Baxter · Post by **Simon Baxter** » 28 Aug 2009, 21:57

Ah, I forgot you have to be registered to use 80-90, one person said this...

Billy 739..
as a last resort i think yhe stagecoasch bus does a return .

think i used to pay 24 ish pounds return to gloucester.

possible i can get him from gloucester to vanfest.

Also, a guy called Rob replied as..

Rob
when and what time is he arriving?
Can't promise anything as I still havn't managed to wangle the time off work but I live a couple of miles from Heathrow and have tickets.
He aint sleeping in my van though.
Pm me with details,I'm on Holiday at the moment so bear with me regards to reply unless your doing RTTH's.
Rob.