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A8/S8 UK Annual Meet 2017 - Details & Attendance Thread
Hi all!
OK well your top team aiding and abetting me this year in our annual orchestra of chaos which is know as the Annual Meet are: Briang9 - TinTin - Norretal Further persons may be shanghaied as required including Davids8, Trophy885, and the whole A8 Parts Team!! This Years Annual Meet Sees us heading Oop North again (we try to pick venues each year rotating in the North, Midlands and South to be as fair as possible to everyone travel-wise) 2017 UK A8/S8 Annual Meet will be held in Northumberland and we will be based on the mainland as shown on the map attached in RED. On the Saturday we will visit Places Shown in BLUE along with a scenic drive and some photo opportunities and then on the Sunday we will Cruise down to A8 Parts and have a few hours of activity and shopping at "The Big Shop!" Provisional Agenda is likely to be: Friday 2nd June • Arrive late pm / early evening and evening meal at leisure / social Saturday 3rd June • Others arrive early morning, breakfast at 08:30am for those staying the night before • 09:30-10:30 Car Park > Meet, Check Out The Cars, Introductions, Instructions & Voting Forms • 10:30 Cruise to Bamburgh Castle > Photos and Lunch / Look Around • 13:30 (or later) Cruise to Holy Island / Lindisfarne > Pics and Video Drone as Cars Go Over Causeway etc, Large Car Park at Holy Island • 18:00 Back to Hotel • 19:30 Evening Meal & Quiz or Raffle or some kind of entertainment? (TBC) Sunday 4th June • Breakfast 08:30am • Leave 09:30am > Cruise to PMS at Eaglescliffe • Shopping & Demos(?) at A8 Parts • Possible Food - Hog Roast or Buffet etc • 16:00 Leave at Leisure to head South or North! Brian will shortly post an accommodation thread separately to this one which will list our Main Meeting Base Hotel, along with some additional options for alternative accommodation. I am expecting attendances from our friends in both Germany and Sweden so don't delay! GET YOUR NAMES DOWN NOW - DON'T MISS OUT!!!! SEE YOU THERE!!
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . . Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs Last edited by Architex_mA8tey; 30th April 2017 at 10:19 AM. |
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1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . . Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
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2006 D3 S8 5.2 V10 Ceramic Brakes, Bang&Olufsen, DTV, DAB, Rear Camera, BT, TPMS, Soft Close, Auto Boot, AMI , 4 Zone AC, Home Link, All Electric Blinds, Fingerprint, Ski Hatch, Black Extended Leather, Heated Sport Seats, Alacantra, Carbon Trim inc Aluminium Pack 2. 2015 A3 S line 1.4 TFSI - for the missus to keep her away from my car. Standard S-line equipment, no extras. 2006 D3 A8 3.7 V8 - SOLD but not forgotten |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen 9. 10. 11. 12.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen 9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons 10. 11. 12.
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A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen 9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons 10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8 11. 12.
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind. |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen 9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons 10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8 11. The Laird, Mrs Laird and Angus the dog. D2 FE S8 12.
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). |
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. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen 9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons 10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8 11. The Laird, Mrs Laird and Angus the dog. D2 FE S8 12. Fred D2 W12 6.0 |
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Attendance -
1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person 2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons 3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person 4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons 5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons 6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons 7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons 8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen 9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons 10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8 11. The Laird, Mrs Laird and Angus the dog. D2 FE S8 12. Fred D2 W12 6.0 (From Holland!) 13. Jeffrey - 1 Car, 2 Persons, A8 D2 FL Last edited by Architex_mA8tey; 30th January 2017 at 08:27 AM. |
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