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March 2018 Newsletter from the Figaro Owners Club - Issue No: 96
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Good Evening ,
Welcome to our March 2018 Newsletter!
I am writing this as the 'beast from the east' is literally trying to penetrate my 'easterly facing' double glazed office windows! With the UK feeling more like Siberia at the moment, spring cannot come quick enough for me and with the Ace Cafe just 5 weeks away, let's hope a warm spell is on its way very soon.
On Monday I decided to shoot a short video on '
Figaro Car Covers' and it was so cold I ended up doing it in my garage, bad timing indeed! Anyway it went well and is a nice addition to the article on condensation and car covers below.
Thank again to
Brian Akre who wrote to us about a mishap he had with his engine. It's an interesting tale and indeed taught me an important lesson on where to position future rally plates? I assume you are totally confused now, so scroll down and it will all make perfect sense.
Lastly, congratulations to
Sarah Holloway too for winning our latest caption competition.
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Pre-book your FREE 40 Point Health Check
As if you needed yet more reasons to attend the Ace Cafe this year,
The Figaro Shop are offering a free
40 point 'Health Check' of your Figaro whilst you enjoy the day.
To book in your car, you need to firstly register for the event (see below) then email the club with your
Name, address, Email, Car Reg & Mobile Number. Book now
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Additional Battery Switch Added
We now have two versions of our popular battery switches published on our website. The additional larger switch works on batteries with larger terminals.
Before you order the switch, we recommend measuring the diameter of the terminals (with a plastic ruler!) to ensure you order the correct switch -
Read more
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New 'Personal Data Management' Laws
Members may not be aware but in May of this year the way organisations (including car club's) handle personal data is changing. Going under the name of
GDPR (
General Data Protection Regulation) the new regulations will strengthen and unify data protection for individuals within the European Union (EU).
Following an internal review, we can confirm The Figaro Owners Club will comply fully within the time frame required. We take very seriously the security of every members personal data.
Learn more
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4 Chapter Coordinator Vacances
Last month Chapter Coordinator for North East & Yorkshire
Steve Dale & Chapter Coordinator for South East
Shirley Axford stepped down and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them both for their contributions.
Browse our Chapter Directory (login Req)
Click here
We currently have 4 Vacancies for Chapter Coordinators: Wales, North East/Yorkshire & South East, South East & Belgium. If you have a passion for Figaro's, enjoying organising events and wish to help with these positions then please email me and I can expand on the duties.
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Coming Soon - The largest ever World-Wide Survey of Nissan Figaro Owners...
Have you ever wondered what percentage of owners use their cars ever day or or just at the weekend. Or what mileage people do annually? Us too!
So in a few months time, in association with
The Figaro Shop, we will be asking a number of questions to gain some much needed intelligence. If you have a particular question to ask that's been bothering you, then why not email us and we will consider adding it to the list.
To motivate everyone to participate The Figaro Shop will be offering the possibility to win a Shopping Gift Voucher.
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Clubs Technical Forum Continues To Grow
Just a reminder that our forum now contains over
5,900 threads and
35,688 individual posts!
Also our
A - Z Ownership Help area includes over 150 topics like '
why are my front carpets wet' to '
how to fit a top boot light'
We are so proud of the forum information & contributions. Thanks to
Simon Smith for his help to date (over 3,500 posts) and all our members to create such fountain of knowledge!
Click here
<<<< One of our latest posts request 'how to locate an oil leak on the engine area'
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Me & Sue getting ready last year for the Yorkshire Figaro Rally 2017
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A great big Figgy welcome!
To all our new members and subscribers. Please remember we are a friendly bunch so
get in touch if you have a Figgy story or picture to share.
Catch you next month :)
Kevin & Sue
Club Founder & Assistant!
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Watch Our Latest Video
A Comprehensive Guide to Nissan Figaro Covers
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My son Daniel in June 2008
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About the club
How the club started
My son Daniel had always wanted a Figaro, having seen the car at our local garage when he was just 16. After saving for a number of years (plus a small contribution from his mum and dad) he brought an Emerald Green model in June 2008.
Following the purchase we scoured the internet for a members club in the hope that we could attend events with other owners, but were amazed that none existed...and so the Figaro Owners Club was born! We decided to build a website and forum which took 6 months, and on the 1st March 2009 we pressed the 'publish button' and waited to see if anyone wanted to join. Within a week we had 10 members, a month 35 and a year 478 members.
Today the club has around 1,300 members worldwide in countries including New Zealand, Japan, Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and many more.
We are grateful to you and all our other members for help and encouragement throughout our journey as the club has grown into a passion which has taken over our lives - we FIGure in a good way.
Warmest Regards
Kevin
Figaro Owners Club Founder
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