Mini rat plague in Essex

[daverapid]

:)We met with a fellow Bugrat owner in Essex today. We had a pub lunch in the beautiful village of Finchinfield, had a blast down some country lanes, and also drove each others Bugrats to compare. A very good day, and thankfully the rain kept away [just!]

[Speedman]

[bodieanddoyle]

finchinfield is a lovely place, was it over run with bikers? they park up by the green near the river.
don't like the mirrors on your mates 'rat, silver frame on yours looks much better too, IMHO
stuff all the same

[daverapid]

I love Finchinfield...and yeah there were loads of motorbikes. I wasn't keen on his mirrors either, but I really like his colour scheme. My suspension needs lowering a touch, after driving the orange rat which is lowered slightly mine feels very twitchy,like it's on stilts. I guess that's a concequence of using standard height Skoda springs on a much lighter vehicle. We both learnt a few things tho, cos mine has a much better sound, gearchange and the fatter tyres on mine look better too. I must say tho, the orange one has been better "finished"...my one is very rough and ready by comparison.

[daverapid]

Just thought...Finchinfield would make a great place for a local RR meet IMO....what do you reckon?

[nutcase]

Sounds good to me There aren't enough essex meets for cars - unless you're a numpty with a blinged up paxo!

[robmajorca]

Ford loved Finchingfield too. It used the location quite a bit in the 60s as backdrops to publicity pics for their new cars.........

[hbpete]

Good grief, two of them!!! And I thought you had the only one dave!