Cambridge Meet, Saturday May 5th

Right guys and gals - the pub are happy for us to meet there  :mrgreen:

Here are some directions to supplement Glen's map:

A14 East (towards Felixstowe)

Leave A14 at junction signposted Fen Ditton ? B1047 (it?s the junction after the big Milton/A10 junction ? you?ll go under a big cycle bridge)

Turn right at top of slip road (towards Cambridge)

Turn Right down High Street and keep going following the road round to the right until you can?t go any further?you should be in the car park!

The postcode for The Plough is CB5 8SX for any of you that want to double-check or come from a different direction!

See you all on Saturday!  

Rach_GTI said

The postcode for The Plough is CB5 8SX for any of you that want to double-check or come from a different direction!

See you all on Saturday!  

or have sat nav to follow on your new nokia n95 8)

Cheers Rachel :y:

Woohoo!

:cheer:

As before, will try my best but may not be able to make this one as its on the saturday if not i apologise now  :cry:

Hello All,

Have just joined the 'club' and live in Cambridge so was hoping there may be some space for a newcomer at the  meet  at The Plough this sat - didn't want to just turn up uninvited?

Cheers

Doug

… I was going to say 'or if any of you poncey peeps have sat nav and can't read maps!!!'














Only joking!  

See you saturday

Rach

The more the merrier! Please come along!

Whereabouts do you live? I'm in Barton  

pm me if you need directions!

Rach

Thanks!!

I live off Newmarket Rd, near the River so it's just round the corner for me - so I (hopefully) shouldn't get lost.

See you Sat.

Woohoo! Think we're the only two members on here from Cambridge - I don't see many mk 1s and if I do the people driving them don't seem to realise why I'm waving at them!

I'm often around Newmarket Road as I work on the Science Park and go to CRC two evenings a week so I'll look out for you!

What do you have? tin-top / cabbie - colour???

Rach

ill be there in the cab as it me weekend off the plough is a nice pub and food is good should know about food being a chef and all that  
and it local for me as live in sawston  8)

sounds like it going to be a good un! i'm getting all excited

hehehehehe to excited        

Calm down marky mark!!

Looks like it's going to be a great !st meet for Cambridge…..hopefully a sign of things to come 8)

Good to have you on board Caddyman and welcome to the site Douglas.

cheers mate cant wait  8)

Thanks, really looking forward to it.  I'll be coming along in my Mk1 Rivage I've just got…

Quick question…would anyone be able to advise me as to a good local VW specialist in the Cambridge area, im a little worried as my engine started up with a (loudish) tappet sound yesterday after being left for a few days, its only done 60,000 miles and stopped all most straight away, so im not sure whether it's just a lazy oil pump or something more serious. Nonetheless I have heard stories about failing oil pumps and subsequent engine seizure so would be grateful for any experts advice out there. cheers  

I've heard good things about Type 3 Detectives (T3D) in Burwell - they do aircooled and watercooled…

Personally, my dad does all the work on mine so I don't usually need to take it anywhere - I'm sure the knowledgeable bods there on saturday will be able to tell you what's wrong anyway!

I always take mine to Vindis if its something urgent / my dad can't do the work (I know the Service Supervisor though so its not as expensive to me as it should be  :wink: )

Rach

Type 3 Detectives:

Type 3 Detectives Ltd
Meadow Business Park, Reach Rd, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB25 0GH
Tel: 01638 743211   

Rach  

Thanks Rachel!!

Yeah, I expect they'll be plenty of experts who tell me what the probs are.  I'm just hoping there aren't too many as I spent (for my age) a fortune on the car and was hoping it was one of the better ones out there.

What does Vindis charge p/h - when you don't know them

Cheers

Think its ?80 or ?90…too expensive for me!!! If you do take it there then try to speak to Richard Evans (you could tell him that you know me - Rachel Dilworth - i doubt you'll get a discount but you could tell him i recommended you) - he may just ask someone to take a quick look while you're there and give you a better idea of what's wrong…he had a Mk2 GTi 16V til not that long ago so should have some idea as they are hardly different from the later cabs.

Good luck!

Rach  

Thanks for your help Rachel - unfortunately it would definitely be too expensive for me, im afraid!!

See you sat

Cheers