Fig 08 News
1st August 2008
Message from Sue - Figaro meet in Swindon
Hello, my name is Sue and I am a Lapis Grey Nissan Figaro owner in Swindon. My husband Kev and I have met some lovely people and their cars at various events since we joined the fantastic Figaro few.
We saw that you had registered on the Fig08 website and so have asked the organisers to forward this message to you on our behalf.
We would like you to join us and have some fun, so come and enjoy a ‘Fig-Nic’ at Lydiard Country Park Swindon Wiltshire on Sunday 7th September from 11:00 am. Apart from the beautiful Country Park with outstanding walks and views we will provide a Picnic at a small charge of £3 per person, a quiz and easy peasy Treasure Hunt with prizes.
There will also be a chance to win a brand new Mercedes-Benz C-Class or SLK-Class for £1 sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Swindon in aid of the Prospect Hospice.
All you will need to bring is something to sit on; i.e. Blanket or Chairs and perhaps a Teddy for tradition and we will do the rest. Visit www.autosupplyuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6041 for details and registration.
28th July 2008
Where to buy Total Nissan Magazine
As you will see from the news item below there is a great article on Fig08 in the current Total Nissan Magazine. We just spoke to Total Nissan and it went on sale 3 days ago in 1800 outlets across the country! WH Smith and Borders Bookshops but NOT ALL BRANCHES of either. Also quite a few Post Offices and Newsagents.
If you want a list of outlets near you then you can email lesley@pathfoot.co.uk
David - MrFig08 - in print now - wow!
26th July 2008
Fig08 Update and Total Nissan Magazine article!
Have you seen the fab article about Fig08 in Total Nissan Magazine? 5 Pages of photos taken at Fig08 including the car of the show and the winning photo from the Flickr Fig08 group. You can subscribe to the magazine on the website or it is available at some petrol stations: http://www.totalcarmagazines.co.uk/
After the success of Fig08, as the article suggests, we have turned the Fig08 website into register for Figaro owners and reached the 300 mark recently.
I've just uploaded a flyer which we have been using to stick under Figaro windscreens, we would be really grateful if you could print some off and keep them with you for when you spot a Figaro.
We'll also make some cute window stickers available soon for registered Figaros.
26th June 2008
Fig08 - the story by Mr Fig08
Fig08 was the first national gathering for Nissan Figaro owners at the Heritage Motor Centre (HMC) museum at Gaydon, Warwickshire on Sunday May 18th 2008.
Total cars that attended: 208 plus 3 Paos, 1 S-Cargo, 1 Be-1 and 1 Rasheen.
There are over 600 pictures on Flickr now: http://www.flickr.com/groups/fig08
Total raised so far for the Wheels Project £1,100, www.wheelsproject.org.uk. Which was fantastic for the first event organised and promoted via the Internet. Most of the money was raised by the sale of raffle tickets – well done the Forum Team. What generous people Figaro owners and Figaro Traders are.
"Car of the Event" was won by Madeline Wilson in the lovely pink Figaro and trailer. Second, by one, vote was FIG4454,Nic & Alison with a fireglow red pearl figaro from Wimbledon.
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Furthest Traveled Figaro went to Katrina & John, 328 Miles. We realised later that Amanda from Aberdeenshire was at the show, 458 miles. They both deserve a prize for this feat and both received a subscription to Total Nissan Magazine and a Fig08 certificate.
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Maria & Dave McSweeney won the free roof fitting. We have had a lovely thank you email from them. They were so pleased to win it - Jason who offered the prize from www.figaros4sale.co.uk worked really hard all day - a star.
Maria & Dave have made a separate donation to the Fig08 nominated charity as have Hallen Import Specialists.
Ian from Stratford won the www.fyldeimports.com £500 interior upgrades.
Sayuri from London , won the Clarion Service UK Stereo Upgrade. Sayuri was providing a translation service for us at the show. She is also keeping the Japanese Internet Forum, who are amazed at number of Figaros gathered in one place, updated with Fig08 details. http://www.21style.jp/bbs/figafiga/index.html
We sold out of Fig08 posters but we are having some more produced. If you would like one, £5 incl p&p, please email David at david@fig08.co.uk.
Figgy Pudding has a number of Tea Towels left. To obtain one please contact Julia. juliajepps@yahoo.co.uk.
Did you know the Canadians held a Fig08 to coincide with us? They managed 7 figs! See what they got up to here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJnVwfSoJd0
Even Northern Ireland got in on the act and raised 3 figs on the day.
Thanks again to the traders and Forum Team. A special thanks also to our non-fig friends for helping out on the day:- Patrick & Sandra, Tom, Derek and Roz, Andrew, Debbie & Lucy (the pencil princess) Nick and Alex. Sam (Mr Figo8's son) on the car park and Eve (MrsFig08) on the register desk.
See you at Fig10! Laura and David
12 June 2008
A marriage of Figaros - was chosen at Fig08 as the collective noun for Figaros.
There is plenty of news on the homepage about Fig08 which was a great success thanks to everyone who attended and helped out. The Fig08 website will now become a register of Figaro owners - more to follow
14th May 2008
Lots of news today! See you in 4 days, Laura and David.
Print off the programme and the car plaque
I've created a print version of the programme and the car plaque to place on your windscreen for you to print off and bring along to Fig08.
Photo Sharing Competition
We’d love you to share your photos from Fig08 with us. Flickr is a photo-sharing website and we have setup a group especially for your photos of Fig08.
For more information, (including some instructions) visit the Photos section or go straight to the Flickr group: www.flickr.com/groups/fig08.
Total Nissan Competition
One photo will be chosen from the Flickr group and will be published in a special article by Andrew Noakes (www.andrewnoakes.com) about Fig08 in the next issue of Total Nissan magazine. The photo will be picked by Total Nissan magazine on the 18th June and will be the one they think best captures the spirit of the event. We will announce the winner on the Fig08 website. Good luck!
Thanks to Total Nissan for this great prize: www.totalcarmagazines.co.uk
The official Fig08 commemorative poster will be available at Fig08
Money made will cover our printing costs for the event and will go to the Fig08 charity.
Thank you to Bob Platt from Hand In Glove for designing this for us.
12th May 2008
Another great new prize
As well as interior upgrades, parking sticks and a new roof , Clarion Service UK -are unable to attend but have very kindly donated this great prize: one full refurbishment of a Figaro Stereo to one of our models 580USB. This prize is worth £400.00! See the website for more details: www.clarion-service.co.uk/figaro.asp. See the Event page for a full list of prizes.
11th May 2008 (only one week to go!)
Share your Fig08 photos with us
We have setup a Flickr group to allow you to share your photos of Fig08, please see the new photos section for more details, currently it includes the official Fig08 poster that will be available at Fig08. Also thanks to Sarah (Soupsake) for her help with this.
6th May 2008
Full programme!
The programme is now available to print off: printable programme (this link will open a new window).
24th April 2008
Fig08 fun stuff!
Julia Jepps of Figgy Pudding, purveyors of fun stuff for Figaro fans, is bringing along a specially commissioned Figaro tea towel, designed by Jam Tart of Stratford on Avon. The tea towels are 100% cotton, designed and made in the UK. Two colours will be available, blue and green, as close as possible to the Figaro original colours. Great gift items and practical too, they will be on sale to Fig08 attendees at £7.99, the special show price. The Figaro image features a Fig08 number plate, so a unique memento of what should be a special day for all Figaro fans.
23rd April 2008
200!
We made it to 200 booked - how may turn up remains to be seen but wow. The donated prizes must be worth over £1000 with Marc Harkins giving a £200 voucher to spend with him at Figaroclub.com. It has occurred to us now that the prize giving and raffle will be the top item on the day.
David & Laura
8th April 2008
Posting on a Japanese Figaro Forum
Thanks to attendee Sayuri for posting on one of the Japanese Figaro fan sites: http://www.21style.jp/bbs/figafiga/ (if you can't find the posting search the page for fig08). The postings that follow are saying that the event is a testament to the Brit's love of the Figaro, that they are impressed with the event and wish us good luck!
28th March 2008
The Figaro in Total Nissan magazine
Total Nissan Magazine - www.totalcarmagazines.co.uk/indexTotalNissan.htm have kindly donated 3 yearly subscriptions donated which will be a prize on the day (details to follow). The 2nd edition of the new magazine includes a spread on the Nissan Figaro!
20th March 2008
Fig08 T-shirts - order yours now!
Official FIG 08 T-shirts can now be ordered in advance of the event and are priced at £10.95. For each shirt sold £1.00 will be donated to the Fig08 designated charity. www.wheelsproject.org.uk .Thanks to chrisfiggynut for coming up with these.
Due to the production costs and uniqueness of the Event there will not be any for sale on the day although the standard "inkstyles" Figaro T-Shirts will be available.
Both male and female styles are available in the following sizes and colours (all with the black print and wording):
Female (sizes 10 to 16)
Male (Sizes S to XXL)
Pale pink
Pale blue
Pale Green
Pale grey
Khaki sand
Turquoise
White
Additional colours may be available by special request for the same price. Please note that the t-shirt will not match exactly the figaro colours. If you wish to order, please contact inkstyles@hotmail.com stating size and colour of T-shirt and a confirmation will be sent, along with the address to post cheques or postal orders. Paypal is also an accepted method of payment. chrisfiggynut will bring the ordered (and paid for) t-shirts to the event or if anybody requires postage beforehand please state when placing order with inkstyles. P&P is extra.
10th March 2008
150 Figaros! Help us get to 200
We have reached 150 Figaros!!!!!! To help us get up to the 200 mark please print off the flyers (available on the homepage) and flyer any Figaros that you know of in your area.
Have you seen the fantastic new prize donated by www.fyldeimports.com, check out 'The Event' page to find out more!
5th February 2008
Figaro Forum Meeting Point
We now have a gang from the Figaro forum organising some fun stuff on the day - check out 'The Event' page to find out more. Also thanks so far to everyone who has got involved in the day, we really appreciate your help in making this a fantastic day!
Laura (Mr Fig08's Daughter) and David (Mr Fig08)
30th January 2008
Fig08 on Facebook
Thanks to Lisanne (Forum name Barbarella) for setting up a Facebook event page, people can join here but still need to register via this site to attend on the day.
Laura (Mr Fig08's Daughter)
29th January 2007
100 Figaros!
Yes we have reached 100 plus the 4 Paos, 1 S-Cargo, 1 Be-1 and a Rasheen. Top colour is Lapis Grey 27, Emerald Green 24, Pale Aqua 22 and Topaz Mist 12. Top of the other colours is Pink with 5 cars.
We have included a "Forum Meeting Point" at the event. This is being enthusiastically put together by Roxy Lovewell, Barbarella and Scobby965 with assistance from Soupsake and MikeIOW. (There is a link to the Auto Supply Forum from our site on The Event page.)
David (Mr Fig08)
29th January 2007
Please link to us!
Please visit the site regularly to keep up with the latest news and to download the flyers!! We are starting to get a few people who said they found out about the event from "internet search". If you can add a link to the Fig08 site from any sites you run this will move us up the list when a search "Nissan Figaro" is done (I am reliably informed). Currently we are at the bottom of page 2 on Google.
David (Mr Fig08)