VOC North West [Archive] - Volvo Owners Club Forum

general_joe

May 16th, 2006, 11:10

OK, I'm sure I'm not the only one in the North West, so I'm up for starting a North West chapter of the club.

Please indicate your level of interest using the voting buttons below, I'll be sending a formal letter out with the next edition of the magazine but thought this was a good way to get advance notice of how many people are interested.

seany

May 16th, 2006, 11:21

Joe

I've been in conversation with Bob, top dog at VOC, about setting up a NW Regional group, seeing as it doesn't exist at this moment in time.

The chap i need to contact about setting up a 'proper' NW branch is away overseas right now, I will contact him on his return.

You beat me to the poll, well done that man :)

seany

May 16th, 2006, 11:22

I'm also very close to you .... I'm in Ashton, Tameside

general_joe

May 16th, 2006, 11:28

seany

May 16th, 2006, 11:37

Ashton? I've just moved from Stalybridge. :) Whereabouts are you?

Let me know if you ever need parts from GSF, I pass their Swinton branch every day on my way to / from work at Salford Council...

Would you be up for doing some of the admin if we do get a regional branch set up?

Can also recommend a garage who have worked on all my Volvos (they're not a main dealer but they know Volvos) if you're not already sorted out.

StaleyVegas, huh?

I currently live at Guide Bridge but moving to St. Albans Estate (near St Damiens School) in early June.

Sure glad someone else is up for this NW VOC thing ... I was a bit worried about the volume of work involved, a problems shared .... as they say, eh??

Which garage you have in mind?
I have a years warranty on my S60, so may stick to main dealer for this 1st year, I was considering Trevor Burgess in Hyde/Mottram as the 'independant'.

Who or what is GSF??
Salford Council? What you do?
I'm a civil engineer with Tameside Council!!! :mumbles:

general_joe

May 16th, 2006, 11:49

StalyVegas indeed, that's why I left. It used to be that it was a nice quiet little town, then everyone + dog opened a bar, I could go on about drunk slappers rolling about in the street, entire rugby teams smashing windows for fun, etc etc, but I won't. :)

GSF is German, Sewedish and French (car parts), they do OEM stuff for Volvos, often quite cheap, and are far easier to deal with than main dealers. www.gsf.co.uk will tell you more.

I'm a (wait for it) ICT Infrastructure Specialist at Salford, this means I am about as high as a geek can get in the networking / servers / etc side of things in IT without being a manager, and long may it remain so.

The garage I use is Whitelands Motors on Binns St / Tame St in Stalybridge, they've done me proud on every vehicle I've ever taken to them and know their stuff.

Interested in going to the UK meet near Peterborough on 18th June? For some reason the wife isn't, she seems to think cars are a practical means to an end only, blinkered I call it.

Brewster

May 16th, 2006, 12:46

I would be interested in this, and would not mind helping out a bit, time permitting of course, busy job and two kids does not help!

Stalyvegas is great, had a few good nights out there, a mate of mine lives there, and I used to work on Egerton Street in Denton, any excuse was made for a night out

seany

May 16th, 2006, 12:55

Brewster

May 16th, 2006, 12:56

The later Seany, well done!

seany

May 16th, 2006, 12:58

The garage I use is Whitelands Motors on Binns St / Tame St in Stalybridge, they've done me proud on every vehicle I've ever taken to them and know their stuff.

Interested in going to the UK meet near Peterborough on 18th June? For some reason the wife isn't, she seems to think cars are a practical means to an end only, blinkered I call it.

I know the garage you mean, just up from our operations depot on Tame St.

I am considering the BKV meet ..... but will decide nearer the time when I know what I've got on family wise .... 2 kids n wifey also ...:cyclops:

seany

May 16th, 2006, 12:59

Not wanting to sound an uber geek, but i play Counter Strike: Sourc on the PC as part of a clan (www.ashclan.co.uk (http://www.ashclan.co.uk))
One of our (currently absent) members works there too!!

Brewster

May 16th, 2006, 13:00

I used to work there, left about 18 months ago, there are having a few probs there at the mo, who do you know??

seany

May 16th, 2006, 13:04

I know Gaz .... all I know is he is 'involved' with IT somewhere along the line (not you is it, perhaps, he has been missing a while)

Brewster

May 16th, 2006, 13:10

Yeah I know who you mean not sure what he is up to now, Lives Bredbury way?

seany

May 16th, 2006, 13:33

Aye, thats him

Brewster

May 16th, 2006, 14:39

its a small world! hows the motor going??

seany

May 16th, 2006, 15:52

Mine?

It's great.

Effortless cruising with the auto box.
Done all of 100 miles in it sice Friday :mumbles:

One minor niggle, every other time i start her up, I get the 'all too common' bulb failure warning for a rear position light. First time it happened I knocked on the red lens and it came back on. I have since swapped bulbs around in the holder and still the same bulb position (not the same bulb) doesnt always come on as soon as I turn the ignition. 30 seconds later and it is on again, so it is either a dodgy conection between bulb and holder or dodgy wire connection to it ... I think the former!!!

I will get it seen to if I cant fix it myself!

Still, doesn't affect the enjoyment of the car.

It feels so much more powerful than my old 1996 Vx Omega V6 Auto (170bhp) I traded in 3 years ago for the Picasso I just got rid of.

Looking forward to giving it a long run next weekend :)

Brewster

May 16th, 2006, 16:21

I had the same fault with mine, the bulb was on its way out changed the bulb and fine no issue, I am sure there will be someone who can look at it on Sunday if needed

Sorry just seen your comment about not the same bulb, might just be a dirty connection

cumbrianmale

May 18th, 2006, 20:54

I'm a bit further North, well as far as you can go without getting your passport stamped with Tartan, but I'm up for it.

seany

May 18th, 2006, 21:27

Good Stuff .... Well you are North and West of *cough*Yorkshire*splutter* :Banane32:

seany

May 19th, 2006, 18:38

BUMP ....

surely there are more than 5 of us up here in the NW?!!?

general_joe

May 19th, 2006, 20:41

You'd have thought so... :) maybe they're just shy.

seany

May 19th, 2006, 23:19

OT, I know, but you coming to ragley meet on Sunday Joe?

general_joe

May 20th, 2006, 08:54

Ragley meet? The wife's trying to persuade me to go out somewhere, so if I cna combine volvo action with a walk in the sunshine somewhere nice then that's a yes.

What / whereabouts?

fyggy2002

May 20th, 2006, 09:11

Good Stuff .... Well you are North and West of *cough*Yorkshire*splutter* :Banane32:

what's wrong with Yorkshire?

general_joe

May 20th, 2006, 09:40

What's mainly wrong with Yorkshire is Leeds. :)

Seany, have now found location of ragley meet, may well be there if I can persuade the wife.

dave-t

May 20th, 2006, 10:32

BUMP ....

surely there are more than 5 of us up here in the NW?!!?

OK made it 6

seany

May 20th, 2006, 12:34

what's wrong with Yorkshire?

Is Hull NOW part of Yorkshire ... not Humberside anymore???

Shame ;)

seany

May 20th, 2006, 12:40

LOL .... I have no problem with Yorkshire at all.
Just playing on the Lancs/Yorks rivalries ;)

Besides, ma mum is a Yorkshire Lass. Her sister still lives in Heddon, and my younger brother lives in Wetherby, having lived in Harrogate for about 7 years.

I left home at 19, for work reasons, in 1989. My Mum n Dad then 'retired' to Bridlington (taking my youngest bro with them) and spent a year or two in Bempton. Mum n Dad went back to Newark about 10 years ago. My Mum still lives in Newark, as does my sister. I visit regularly. I venture over to visit my bro every 3 - 4 months or so.

Got family in Brum and Nottingham too :)

fyggy2002

May 20th, 2006, 13:19

Is Hull NOW part of Yorkshire ... not Humberside anymore???

Shame ;)

where I live, it's classed as East Yorkshire

cumbrianmale

May 20th, 2006, 17:54

where I live, it's classed as East Yorkshire

East Yorkshire or East Riding?

My missus was born in Beverly

JO5EPH

May 20th, 2006, 19:03

I'm North-West, Just North of Lancaster, so I'd be up for this sort of thing, what with being a total newbie to Volvo....

Joe :)

seany

May 20th, 2006, 22:54

Hello Joe

Which town in 'North Lancs' then?
I'm south-east Lancs - Ashton under Lyne

seany

May 20th, 2006, 22:55

East Yorkshire or East Riding?

My missus was born in Beverly

I believe they call it the Ridings of East Yorkshire :)

fyggy2002

May 21st, 2006, 06:04

I believe they call it the Ridings of East Yorkshire :)

they do

I just said East Yorkshire for ease of posting (laziness)

cumbrianmale

May 23rd, 2006, 21:27

How many people do we need to start a section?

general_joe

May 23rd, 2006, 21:34

Not sure really, I don't know how many people there are in the others. We might get more members when something appears in Driver as there may well be Volvo people out there who don't do computers.

Guess we could ask Bob...

maverickmarc

May 24th, 2006, 09:21

Well, been a Leeds lad, born & bred, now living just outside Holmfirth, but having a lovely lancashire lass by my side, i reckon you should count me in on this as well...cant beat a bit of cross borders banter...

When i met my young girlie, i asked her where she was from.....
To which she replied 'Oldham'...

To which i replied....'thank you very much, but where are you from !'

Weve got along ever since...

Keep me posted guys

Maverick

seany

May 24th, 2006, 12:28

mwt5

Jun 12th, 2006, 17:02

Hi Guys
Iam From Chester Area Think This Classes As North West.
Just Voted Think This Is A Great Idea.

seany

Jun 12th, 2006, 20:06

10 members at least .... I think this VOC NW could work :-) :Banane04:

cumbrianmale

Jun 12th, 2006, 20:28

Well I'm willing to help in a small way, but still f/t employed so time is at a premium. Lets make this work.

seany

Jun 18th, 2006, 12:18

LOL fyggy2002 :cyclops:
(http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/member.php?u=5185)

Track_Rod

Jun 18th, 2006, 12:42

I would definitely be keen to see a NW section set up but only just seen this thread.

Must renew my VOC membership soon (cough ! cough !)

Gordon59

Jun 22nd, 2006, 22:51

Hi all

As a new Volvo owner and new VOC member I think a NW Section is a great idea. I'm in 'sunny' Southport and no I have not yet reached retirement age!!!!!

The NW is a very large area if it is going to include everything from Chester to Cumbria (all?). Some thought would ahve be given to location of meets etc.

seany

Jun 23rd, 2006, 12:07

I'm quite happy to meet anywhere north of Watford Gap

I think there is a whole plethora of decent meeting places in the NW

Be it PH type establishments, or something more scenic

Once up n running, we could ask for/make suggestions for meets .... perhaps combine with the Volvo United meets too.:Banane45:

J..M

Jul 9th, 2006, 01:57

I'm in Preston ............ It'd be ok as long as it doesn't get all Geeky ;)

seany

Jul 9th, 2006, 11:26

The level of geekiness attained is down to yourself.

I bring my kids to meets, sometomes the wife too.

With so many places possible to meet, it aint all gonna be about cars, is it?!

My geek level is getting a group shot of cars n owners!!

Mike Arnold

Jul 11th, 2006, 08:13

I am in Sale and would like to find some people with similar cars (960 and 122) to exchange information and parts with. Feels so lonely in NW.

JUDGENINJA

Jul 12th, 2006, 01:09

Anglesey..... does that could as North West....? you cna't get much further west......!!!!

seany

Jul 14th, 2006, 19:59

Aye, Anglesey counts in my book

Getting some good numbers now :D

MarkE

Jul 14th, 2006, 20:08

Count me in :)

Alan Beckett

Jul 14th, 2006, 23:26

Count me in. I might have my 1800 up and running in a couple of weeks and ready for a few trips out.

MarkE

Jul 18th, 2006, 21:10

Looking like some decent interest, then?

Time to get a map out and find out what's roughly in the middle of everyone, meet-wise. If it's the North Sea, we might have to pick somewhere else...

cumbrianmale

Jul 18th, 2006, 22:56

Count me in :)

Are you bringing your polishing kit? :errrr:

JUDGENINJA

Aug 6th, 2006, 01:53

So what's happening then..?

seany

Aug 6th, 2006, 13:34

Okey Dokey,

A suggestion or two!!!

Before we (myself, general Joe and Brewster) go balls out to set up a north west members 'group', perhaps we should organise a meeting locally, (try to centralise it for everyone) so that we can discuss what we want from the group. It will at least give us an idea of how to go about things.

Around the same time that General Joe started this thread, I PM'd Bob to see what needed to be done. This was his response ........

Originally Posted by seany

Bob,

Many thanks for the reply.

I intend to do some asking around to guage the interest in a North-Western regional group.

And I am not adverse to perhaps having a major roll in setting up/runningthe show. However, I really don't know what that would entail and just how onerous a task it would be?!

Have family n kids, like most of us, so it cant take up 'most' of my time, you know what I mean, I'm sure.

Yes I'm interested.

Can you give me any more info for me to be getting on with things?!!

Thanks in advance ....

His reply....

You need to discuss this with John Griffiths who is in charge of regional and local sections, and their setting up. He is presently away in Spain but will be back in a few weeks. His email address is john@griffithsxxx.xxxxx.co.uk (john@griffiths313.fsnet.co.uk).

So before I start conversing with John, are we all in agreement that we should meet first, discuss where we want to go with this, etc, etc. Heck, one of you may wanna run the show yourselves for all I know.

I'll be thinking of an 'area' to meet in, so we can then come up with some suggestions.......

JOHN ROBERTS

Jan 26th, 2007, 21:13

What's mainly wrong with Yorkshire is Leeds. :)

Seany, have now found location of ragley meet, may well be there if I can persuade the wife.

i would be interested orrrrrrrr dam i live in leeds lol:rawrrrrr: :cow9: :ani-red-dog: :sad-smiley-023: :sad-smiley-023: :cow21:

cumbrianmale

Apr 22nd, 2007, 23:43

Where did we get with this?

Did it die?

Can it be revived?

GED-S60

Apr 23rd, 2007, 19:48

bloody hell i was looking forward to a nw meet then i noticed the thread start date ,has the idea died,,,,,i live about a mile from gsf [clifton] not swinton,as stated,and think a nw regional branch would be a great idea,come on lets get it sorted,,,,,

locky2306

Apr 26th, 2007, 22:14

Why dosen't someone, grab the bull by the horns, arrange a date, time and venue for a meet. Then take it from there. The interest will soon grow.

Pretty much how the Scottish Section started back up.

Simon?????:laughing-smiley-008

AJA

Nov 1st, 2007, 23:38

Count me in (once I eventually take delivery of the S80) ;).

I'm in Failsworth (near Oldham) btw.

locky2306

Nov 2nd, 2007, 01:01

Since there hasn't been much happening with the VOC North West Section, I would like to Invite all those who have replied to this thread, to attend the Scottish Section Meet at Gretna.

I have noticed from the poll, that there are a good number interested, maybe a meet up along with us, may get the ball rolling for meets in the North West.

That way interest can be judged, plus you will all be able do discuss it over lunch, not only that, but you can get some Christmas Shopping done at the same time.

click the link for details, and hopefully meet some of you there!

migrator

Nov 3rd, 2007, 11:41

I'm a bit further North, well as far as you can go without getting your passport stamped with Tartan, but I'm up for it.

Very valuable them passports stamped with tartan!!

loki_the_glt

Nov 3rd, 2007, 17:00

Looking like some decent interest, then?

Time to get a map out and find out what's roughly in the middle of everyone, meet-wise. If it's the North Sea, we might have to pick somewhere else...

If the NorthWest group meets in or near the North Sea then there is a problem with the geography: last time I looked the North Sea was EAST of the United Kingdom (but WEST of Europe).

I've only just found this topic, being too busy with 240s and 940s up till now......I assume that Cheshire counts as NorthWest - but it's really Middle Britain, since there's a large lump of real estate north of Carlisle...........

shimon340

Nov 4th, 2007, 01:42

hi there!

Im in mancheser and a more local chapter would be fabulous!!

Im up for helping run it if help is needed :)

shimon340

Nov 4th, 2007, 01:43

how about a meet in the peak district some time in December???

shimon340

Nov 8th, 2007, 02:17

hi guys

The volvo300mania club is planning a meet in December or first week of Jan in the peak district.

Potential dates are 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th of Dec and 6th of Jan.

All dates are Sundays.

The 480-europe club and C30 World clubs are also invited along with Turbobricks.

It would be fabulous to see some VOC members there and we can maybe make some progress on a North West Section? put some faces and cars to the posts :)

I'm starting post in the meeting section to further discuss this.

I'll update the posts once a date is decided!

looking forward to seeing you there!!

Shimon