JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER - ISSUE NO: 108
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Welcome to our January & February 2020 Newsletter and let us hopefully be the first to wish you a Happy New Year.

Register to attend the largest Figaro party on earth
We are delighted to launch the 30th Birthday Party next year. The observant of you will notice a change of date as we found to our horror that Sunday 21st June was actually Fathers Day!  

As a club we would hate to come between you and your family so made a decision to push it forward to the following weekend of Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June 2021 Read more   

"We really think this has all the makings of the largest Figaro party ever with its perfect venue, central location and time of year. You have my word that we are going to work our socks to continue to develop something very special and worth travelling too. Accommodation is limited so if you are interested in attending over the weekend and participating in the optional local drive-out tours and gala dinner we urge you to book your room and gala dinner asap (no deposit required)"

12 Ways to add value to your Figaro
In this edition you will read an interesting article about ways in which you can actually 'add value to your car'. This can be achieved over a period of time depending on how much time you have to carry out the work and funds available. It doesn't need to break the bank either as many are low cost purchases starting at just £3.70. 

Lynette & Rob Parsons - South West England Chapter Coordinators  
A few days ago we received no less than 7 future 2020 events created by Lynette & Rob and sent to all the members in this chapter. We know the amount of work and effort it takes to create these events and wanted to express our thanks to them both.   
 
Lastly, Members get creative...
Following the Facebook post last month of the wonderful soft toy Figaros created by Saga Yuki it looks like some of our members have been busy! Lynette Parsons has produced a couple of custom colour models. Read more below about how to make these fantastic little figgies.
   
  JANUARY & FEBRUARY EVENTS
29th Birthday Fun Run 2020
Venue: Shoreham Airport
Location: Shoreham-by-Sea
Date: 16/02/2020
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Drive along the North Cornish Coast 2020
Venue: Trevaskis Farm
Location: Connor Downs
Date: 23/02/2020
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
View event

EVENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK CHAPTER PAGES
If you are on Facebook don't forget to checkout our chapter pages which often include local events and member ownership help - Join here

SEND US YOUR EVENT/MEET/GET-TOGETHER
We are always keen for members to create their own get-together simply complete our form Click here
  NEWS HEADLINES
Chapter Meets now featured in Events Calendar

New for 2020 is the listings of local events created by our regional chapter coordinators. To help identify these look for the CHAPTER MEET image below and click on it to learn more and register to attend these events Click here 

New - Cup Holder & Net Shelf £75 each available from The Figaro Doctor

Many will already know of Nic Caraccio and his company The Figaro Doctor who supply mobile servicing and support for Figaro owners from their Surrey base. What you may not be aware of is they also produce a number of Figaro related accessories which are no longer available from Nissan

We are delighted to announce that both these 'must have' accessories are now featured on our club website for the competitive price of just £75.

To learn more and order
Cup Holder Click here & Net Shelf Click here
Classic Magazine set to feature the Figaro over 8 issues. The editor however needs your help?

My name is Simon Goldsworthy and I lived in Japan when the Figaro was on sale, and I always promised myself that one day I would get one. It has taken me nearly 30 years to do so, but these things can't be rushed! 
 
Back then I taught English as a foreign language, but these days I am the editor of Classics magazine. The plan is that we will feature this Figaro as a project car over eight issues, each instalment running to five pages, and I wonder if fellow Figaro members could help me out. I did buy the Club's Buying Guide and have gone over the car to make an initial list of jobs to be done. Fortunately we appear to have bought a decent example, but I would really value input from somebody with far more hands-on experience of the model. For example, does it drive as it should? Are there any tricks for sorting out those issues that we have found? What improvements would they recommend?

The car is based in Bourne in Lincolnshire, about 15 miles north of Peterborough. If anybody is within striking distance and willing to share their expertise, then please could they contact me on [email protected]
Nissan feature Figaro in Corporate Marketing

Great to see that Nissan continue to feature the Figaro in their companies marketing. This black plastic wallet covers 12 cars including the latest Nissan Leaf. Collectors of such material can buy this black plastic wallet from the Nissan Online shop: Click here to buy

Japanese children's book features Figaro

This colour pop up Children's book by Author Naotaka Mase features a family who go for a drive in what looks looks like a Figaro with no roof!   

It is beautifully illustrated and you can still buy it for around £10 plus shipping although the site is in Japanese so you may need to use google translate! Many thanks to Saga Yuki for the book she sent to the club.

ISBN 978-4-89325-502-0 - Click here to buy
 
Next Newsletter - Published March 1st 2020  
  • How to DeCat a Figaro Catalytic Converter
  • Ace Cafe Preview
  • Around the Chapters - New Series
  • Product Test - Boot Rack
Contact us if you have a story - Click here 
Sue and I out for a drive in Belle
Lastly, a great big Figgy Welcome!

To all our new members. Please remember Sue and I are super friendly so get in touch if you have a Figgy story or picture to share.

Catch you in a couple of months :)

Kevin, Sue & Belle (Pale Aqua Figaro)
Club Founder, Assistant and love of our life
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My son Daniel in June 2008
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 1,250 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.  
Warmest Regards
   
Kevin 
Figaro Owners Club Founder
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