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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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More details here:
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2014/07...ugust.html Anyone go to the first one last year? |
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7th Jul 2014 8:53am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Supacat,
I went to this one earlier this year and whilst the autojumble and the house and grounds were excellent the Land Rover part was utter pants and I will not be attending again. This one may be better though and wouldn't take much to be so. Will have to check what's on but may take a trip as it's not far for me. http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic28754.html?highlight=sodbury Be interesting to hear feedback from last year's.  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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7th Jul 2014 9:07am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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I am talking about two different events, both Land Rover related and both at the same venue.. Nevertheless I was grossly disappointed in the Sodbury one. The marketing did an excellent job at depicting something it most certainly wasn't.
The grounds and house made up for the shortcomings but I've seen them now, hence feedback is important on this one so time and money wouldn't be wasted. . If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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7th Jul 2014 9:37am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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there not the same venue , not on same day
may is was autojumle and sodbury (gone already) what you went too august - simply land rover , sure its a drive in and show off your land rover- no jumble sept - autojumble but they don't have sodbury bit in sept (think they used to but changed it to once a year ) |
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7th Jul 2014 9:45am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Sorry for any confusion.....
May was the international autojumble and Sodbury turnout. I went to Beaulieu that day for the Land Rover aspect and it was rubbish. To revisit on another day I would need assurances based on previous experience from people who have attended this particular event that it will be good, irrespective of the fact that it is a different theme, no autojumble but at the same venue. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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7th Jul 2014 9:51am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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autojumble is good (but no good if you only go for land rover bit !) / land rover bit waste of time
never been to the simply land rover thing but they do have simply ford/vaushall etc days all though the year and think they have few clubs / trade stands to do with each make on the day , but im sure its more drive in-park up and look at other land rovers . somewhere to meet up really the sodbury sort out was big when it was at sodbury then newbury but when it changed to bealieu most stayed at newbury now called newbury 4x4 and on twice a year |
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7th Jul 2014 10:07am |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2288 
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A Good Day Out...
Not Beaulieu… but the Newbury Agricultural Show, if you like this sort of thing, is a good day out, some proper old and new big kit, plus loads more… 20th – 21st September. This year, I think, there are plans for a ‘4X4 Village’, Land Rover & 4X4 / LR Specialists. I will try to find out more and update... http://www.newburyshowground.co.uk/ SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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7th Jul 2014 10:12am |
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| kipperthedog Member Since: 27 Jun 2013 Location: Down South Posts: 403
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I went to Simply Land Rover last year. It was a nice enough, quite freindly....BUT.... bit is really only worth going if you want a day at the Motor Museum. If you do, then it is a good day out, you get to park on a nice lawn next to the museum and save a few £ on admission. If you have been round the museum recently and/or aren't fussed then I wouldn't bother TBH because there was only really the parked body of Lrs to look at and a good proportion were non enthusiast owned Freelanders and Discoveries, there were no trade stand or events, though there was a forest off road drive available at extra cost. All this said it was the first one so this years may be bigger and better.
Worth going once I think, but I will give it a miss this year. |
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10th Jul 2014 12:56pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Thanks 'Kipper the dawg' I think I may follow your lead metaphorically speaking of course.
 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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10th Jul 2014 1:39pm |
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| kipperthedog Member Since: 27 Jun 2013 Location: Down South Posts: 403
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You are welcome "Canine" F!
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10th Jul 2014 2:22pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405 
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LRE West Country say they will be running the off road bit this year.
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1st Aug 2014 6:04pm |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1376 
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that will cost to I bet... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..
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6th Aug 2014 11:46am |
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| rustyboxx Member Since: 08 Oct 2012 Location: Poole Posts: 548 
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Hmmmm, I might fill up my DC with all the Defender bits sat doing nothing in my garage, pop along to Beaulieu and have my own autojumble
Might even get to sell some of these that I knock up.  Click image to enlarge 2015 90 XS CSW TDCi - Beautiful 2007 110 XS DCPU - An itch that needed scratching 2005 90 Td5 XS CSW - Utterly brilliant 2001 Discovery 2 ES Auto - A phase I went through 1996 90 Tdi CSW - Uber reliable 1989 90 2.5 Petrol Hardtop - My first proper Landy 1985 Range Rover Vogue V8 -Troublesome |
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6th Aug 2014 2:28pm |
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