Okay so who's going to Trim this Sunday 15th ?

MercMad

Just wondering if any of you will be going to Trim. I know there were plenty of Boardsters at Terenure but I was fully occupied so never got to walk around looking !

I dont expect to be so busy at Trim, the show is a bit more laid back too !

If there were enough of us going we could arrange to meet at a specific place at a specific time !

Gary ITR

I'll be going.. purely spectator though unless I'm allowed to display my 06 focus? :rolleyes:

Blue850

Going as a spectator, Galway to Terenure and back @ 19mpg average in Merc has depleted funds somewhat:rolleyes:

Gerry

Will try to make it, haven't felt like washing my car much lately because of all the rain, will do that and polish it if theres any dry weather at all.
Anyone got any details on the show?

Gerry

http://www.trimcarrally.ie
Ugh, vintage and veteran, my 91 might be a bit new.

--amadeus--

I was thinking about going but was put off by the "vintage and veteran" tag.

Whats thier attitude to classics? Will they put you in the general car park? Are there many classics there? Kind of in two minds about going, not really that bothered about seeing loads of proto-cars...

8~)

I plan to go and bring the 200T - now my daily driver again... dunno about showing it; depends which way I get waved in by the organisers on the day.

Would be on to meet some of you - MercMad, I was at Terenure and kicked the tyres of your car and had a right good look at the W107s, but didn't come over - like you say, you were busy (and I had a lad with me that just wanted to go back to the toy stalls).

I like Trim - laid back and anything goes, maybe too much to some extent. Still it has more appeal to me than just 'real' classics that have the dust blown off to attend a show.

MercMad, is the Mercedes club attending? I subscribed a few weeks ago.

deckie27

The pic below is from there site.
So thats me covered with my bug

Its a great show. attended for fun with out car a few times

corktina

im going.I thinmk you'll get a 91 in no prob as they are trying to raise charity cash rather than hold a concours competition.....well worth the trip

Gerry

Yeah, I'd say it will get in ok, its just that I'm more interested in cars from the 70's onwards, hopefully theres some there. Vintage/Veteran suggests pre 1960 stuff.

deckie27

Anyone who preregistered for this get anything back yet?

corktina

i dont pre -reg..i like beng robbed at the gate.........:D

corktina

Gerry wrote:

Yeah, I'd say it will get in ok, its just that I'm more interested in cars from the 70's onwards, hopefully theres some there. Vintage/Veteran suggests pre 1960 stuff.

almost totally post 1970 my friend....

Blue850

corktina wrote:

i dont pre -reg..i like beng robbed at the gate.........:D

Do they still charge more for one person in a classic car than one person spectating?

8~)

Blue850 wrote:

Do they still charge more for one person in a classic car than one person spectating?

It's for charity you tightwad.
BTW, mine's a seven seater...

MercMad

8~) wrote:

I plan to go and bring the 200T - now my daily driver again... dunno about showing it; depends which way I get waved in by the organisers on the day.

Would be on to meet some of you - MercMad, I was at Terenure and kicked the tyres of your car and had a right good look at the W107s, but didn't come over - like you say, you were busy (and I had a lad with me that just wanted to go back to the toy stalls).

I like Trim - laid back and anything goes, maybe too much to some extent. Still it has more appeal to me than just 'real' classics that have the dust blown off to attend a show.

MercMad, is the Mercedes club attending? I subscribed a few weeks ago.

................pity I missed you at Terenure, but it was like that all day !

Yes we will be having a stand at Trim, a slightly smaller one, you are welcome to park the 200T with us, indeed if any of you are bringing older Mercedes car just come over to us and park up ! There will be snack food available too compliments of the Club !

The Trim Show is a large Show and there really is something for everyone, lots of cars well into the 70's. I'm not sure what their policy is, they probably dont want a whole lot of run of the mill modern stuff but I have seen newish Jags,Mercs,Cosworths lancias and the like parking on display !

I pre-registered but only got my cert this morning by post. I was about to phone up actually and along it came !

You can pay on the day obviously, not sure of the cost though !

Just found this picture on their site of my car taken in 2003 !

Blue850

8~) wrote:

It's for charity you tightwad.
BTW, mine's a seven seater...

Don't get me wrong:mad: . I've no problem paying an entry fee to a show with the old car but why should I pay more than joe public?

deckie27

Blue850 wrote:

Don't get me wrong:mad: . I've no problem paying an entry fee to a show with the old car but why should I pay more than joe public?

priviliged parking
( IE have people poke your car)

folkswagen

deckie27 wrote:

The pic below is from there site.
So thats me covered with my bug

Its a great show. attended for fun with out car a few times

are you going to this one with your bug?:) I got my prepaid entry ticket today but not sure if we'll make it now - Naas for beetlemania on the Saturday and then Trim on the Sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weather will dictate I suppose:D

ps don't believe that is you in the pic!!!:D

corktina

merc is dead ugly but the rest of pic is quite acceptable.....

will cost me €60 plus for petrol, cant say it doesnt niggle to have to pay to get in in order that they have a show to charge people to see....many shows I go to actually feed you and some of them are charity do's of one sort or another (most of them thinking about it...)

8~)

Blue850 wrote:

Don't get me wrong:mad: . I've no problem paying an entry fee to a show with the old car but why should I pay more than joe public?

I think it was a fiver a head for Joe Public last year. Got the impression that with an old car it's the car that's charged, not the occupants (hence mentioning 7 seater...).

Haven't booked yet - really waiting for weather forecast.

MercMad, might take up the offer, thanks... my old thing can't match some of the perfect dent-free, shiny stock that's in the Mercedes stall... but then mine is used every day.
...I used it to tow almost a ton of gravel out of a quarry couple of weeks ago.

If there is a meet - when and where? Back of the artic trailer of line dancers at 3pm?

OKenora

OK laugh if you want, but i missed Terenure as I forgot about it Got up, poodled about, knowing there was something I had to do then saw the grand prix on and settled down to watch that, not remembering Terenure until about 16:00 when i saw the pics threads

Anyway, which do you want to see at Trim...the '86 Toyota Supra or the '79 Porsche 924 ?

Personal choice is my Alfa 156 but other than that I would like to take the Toyota as it's a nicer car to drive down and definitely something to look at regardless of it's age or what you think about it even f you hate it, you will still look.

toyota...


Porsche...

8~)

If you're selling the Porsche, bring that and put the "For Sale" sign in the window at the show. Should be a few potential buyers in the crowd.

MercMad

8~) wrote:

I think it was a fiver a head for Joe Public last year. Got the impression that with an old car it's the car that's charged, not the occupants (hence mentioning 7 seater...).

Haven't booked yet - really waiting for weather forecast.

MercMad, might take up the offer, thanks... my old thing can't match some of the perfect dent-free, shiny stock that's in the Mercedes stall... but then mine is used every day.
...I used it to tow almost a ton of gravel out of a quarry couple of weeks ago.

If there is a meet - when and where? Back of the artic trailer of line dancers at 3pm?

........there were a lot of nice Mercs there, but most are babied. Still there are a good many of them used daily also, and you would have noticed the bodywork on mine is far from dent/rust free. It was supposed to have been done before Terenure but I gave my slot at the bodyshop away to a friend who crashed his daily driver !

Anyway a 3pm meet up sounds good !

Caddyman

I hope to be there on Sunday, got a problem with some "height control valves" sorted last weekend and got my pre-reg admission ticket day before yesterday so if you see an Onyx Roller with a Highland Green roof then that would be me!......... so come over for a chat!!

Caddyman:)

OKenora

3pm behind a line dancer sounds good to me too......:) cyas there.

MercMad

OKenora wrote:

3pm behind a line dancer sounds good to me too......:) cyas there.

.............yeah indeed, I have a party to go to on Saturday so as they say "I'd rather be hanging over a nurse tthan nursing an hangover ! ":D

chevyv8

We will be there, the good ole yankee boys:D :cool:

camarobill

is the show still on with all the rain

deckie27

It was a lovely day today in Trim

corktina

i'm rolling at 6am...dont care if it pees down.

deckie27

Cortina
What time u aiming to be there at?

I wasn't gonna bother till 1pm. would theat be a bit late ?

MercMad

I hope to be there on Sunday, got a problem with some "height control valves" sorted last weekend and got my pre-reg admission ticket day before yesterday so if you see an Onyx Roller with a Highland Green roof then that would be me!......... so come over for a chat!!

Caddyman

...........saw the car, look lovely, but there was nobody around it !!

Met up with 8~) and had a bit of a chat, didn't see anyone lese there !

It was a good day, with good weather thank God !

Okay so what Show is next ??