FCCUK Bingo

The rules:

Cards are available from me and will be PM’d to anyone interested/bored enough. If you don’t have a card, you can’t win.

Each card will be made up of 36 squares. Each square will have a number that relates to one of the numbered events below. Each card will be randomly generated so no two cards should be the same.

You can only score using threads/posts that post-date this post (2.10.06). You can score using posts/threads that pre-date when your joined in. The posts don’t have to be where I have suggested they may be found to count.

You can’t score where it is your own post or if it is your post that makes the thread qualify (eg. by containing one of the oil recommendations – unless there are at least three other recommendations within the thread)

Placing (or encouraging others to place) a post to deliberately get a "score" will not count and may result in your forum posting rights being withdrawn.

You may swap up to 8 of the numbers on your card for numbers that are not on your card. All 8 do not need to be swapped at the same time. You must post on here each time you swap a number and what numbers you are swapping.

There will prizes – I guess! Leave it with me.

The outright winner will be the first person to complete their card and post the word “CASA” on this thread with a link to the thread/post that gave them their last number.

When you have completed your first horizontal vertical or diagonal line you must post on here and say whatever the Italian for vertical horizontal or diagonal (as applicable) is with a link to the thread/post that gave you the number that completed your line.

There will also be three other winners – for the first person to post in relation to each of the three possible lines, vertical, horizontal and diagonal.

Current players:

a) GraemeC
b) Ed
c) carlt
d) Turbo_Verde
e) Petep
f) mitch
g) stan
h) wishy
i) skins
j) bockers
k) Phil B
l) Emjay

FIAT Coupe Club UK

1. Someone querying the whereabouts of their Club gift

2. A thread suggesting that an FCCUK event should be more towards at least two different compass directions (eg. it is not South enough and it is not West enough)

Events and Meets

3. Someone organising an event that they subsequently suggest they cannot make.

4. Football being a reason for non-attendance at a meet (rugby or soccer)

5. Someone suggesting a meet should be arranged in their area – but not volunteering to do it.

General Discussion

6. A Powerfiat thank you post

7. Poor service from a FIAT garage

8. Someone asking why they can't post pictures

9. An OP with a query about 'breaks'? (spelling important)

10. What tyre size 205 or 225, with an associated debate on traction.

11. A new female forum member starting a post and receiving a string of 10 replies without contribution from her.

12. An all caps post (before it is deleted)

13. A thread that refers to the colour murple by at least three different names

14. A reference to the mythical 240 BHP for the standard LE

15. Who has the fastest coupe on the forum?

16. Which is the best polish/wax/shampoo?

17. A thread seeking advice following being caught for speeding with responses that include go to peppipoo and you broke the law, accept the consequences

18. Malaysian “new” coupes

19. Is this the new FIAT coupe? Conclusion - no.

20. Bootlid deposits snow into the car

21. Two separate frozen handbrake threads

22. What is the wire underneath the drivers seat for?

23. A “humorous” reference to T-cut to remedy a serious prang.

24. A thread recommending both using and not using T-cut.

25. A thread covering which is better, air-con or climate control and which have I got

26. Is a strut brace really worth buying?

27. Seeking a yellow plus

Advice and FAQs

28. Do I need a red key?

29. Someone asking "What should I look for when buying a coupe?" being pointed politely towards the guide;

30. Which is better an LE or a Plus?

31. Which is better 16v(t) or 20v(t)?

32. Which is better Turbo or NA

33. Someone slating the search engine, to be told how good it actually is.

34. LPG and Citroen Xantias being mentioned in the same thread

35. A cheapest insurer query being referred back to the list of insurers sticky

Technical Issues

36. A which oil do you recommend thread

37. A post on Cabin noises - in which they get told to turn up the radio/ignore it

38. Will these wheels fit?

39. A post from Bockers disparaging alarms

40. Cambelt identified as an engine out job

41. A brake squeal thread – with reference to rodents of some description

42. Temperamental central locking

43. My injector light comes on

44. A rough idle thread

45. Smoke - is it my turbo?

46. DIY Wheel Refurb - it took a long time, was it worth it?

47. How do I turn the airbag light off?

48. Where is the jacking point?

49. Faulty alarm - provided the OP does not know what alarm they have and it is then identified as Meta

50. Air-con doesn't work

Modifications

51. A de-badging the coop thread that mentions hairdryers.

52. A styling thread slating a person's styling choices but signing off politely about each to their own and all that though

53. What size are the front speakers?

54. Querying gas bonnet struts being cheaper than the older style

Marketplace

55. A Group Buy on big rear brakes.

56. Offering proper cash as some sort of incentive (that's cash, yes cash!)

57. Why can't I sell my car on the forum?

58. An HID group buy

59. An ex-Coupe owner coming back to the fold

Anything Else

60. A supercar that appears to utilise a part from the Coupe

61. 9/11 conspiracy;

62. A chinchilla double entendre;

63. A thread with an unrevealing title that contains the word “true” and at least one “ha” and has a reference somewhere to hair colour for daywalkers.

64. Someone asking what to replace the coop with.

65. A thread questioning the actions of mods which has 3 replies on the trot from 3 different mods.

66. Why has my post been deleted

67. A 419 scam

68. What does LSLO mean?

69. A duplicated birthday thread

70. CarlT your inbox is full

71. A posting being quoted in full accompanied only by a single smiley.

72. Jim Clennell requiring IT assistance

Who shot President Bush.
Which is better, an LE or a PLUS.

Someone slating the search engine, and with a return post from Scooby telling them how powerful it actually is.

Someone asking what to replace the coop with.

A post from Bockers enjoying the virtues of BMW's

A post on Cabin noises - in which they get told to turn up the radio

An "Is a strut brace really worth buying?" thread.

A Highwayman/PowerFiat Group Buy on big rear brakes.

A Debadging the coop thread.

oh and finally several:

"I have £1000 and i want to spend it all on power mods, despite the coop being one of the fastest Front Wheel Drive cars available. Cornering or stopping does not interest me." do i get extra points if the thread title is spot on too?

Proper cash

Why can't I sell my car on the forum?
What are the best 'breaks'?
My mates got a Veyron. Will the Coop have it in 3rd gear?

Oh almost forgot:

An offer to CarlT of 'Cash Money' for Recaros, LE Alloys and strut braces

"Will these wheels fit?"

Post from bockers recommending destruction of alarms which go off randomly (x 10)

Longwinded discussion about tyres

What shall I drink tonight thread (x 10 at least!)

which is better 16v or 20v
What tyre size 20 or 225 with an assciaed debate on traction.
How do you stop the alarm siren

Thread attacking mods

Ah, Mr Bockers, I've been expecting you!! Keep them coming

What to replace the coupe with?

Oh dn't forget the brake squeal favouite

Did I mention anything about alarms?

The injector light comes on...


Neil

WHY HAS MY POST BEEN DELETED ?

Quiet day at the office Emjay?

Rough idle thread
Smoke - is it my turbo?
HID group buy
Highest meet in england (2007 )

Do we have to post 'Bingo' in reply when these threads get started?

what, no bonnet strut questions?

"What the hell is this LSLO# in everyone's sig?"

"who has the fastest coupe on the forum"

"william chin has escaped"

"Which is the best polish/wax/shampoo for my coop?"

should be answered with "Head and Shoulders applied with a Brillo Pad"

"I've been done for speeding-what should I do?"

"Do you guys know about the Malaysian "new" Coupes?"

I dont have a red key, should I be worried?

Do I need a red key?

My central locking is not working

What is the wire underneath the drivers seat for?


Anyone steam cleaned their engine? (Followed by 50 responses on 'Noooo' and one "yes".)

Is T-cut any good? (same response as above)

At least one 'Pinniferina' post

Okay the list has been updated - and a few extra added. Can't believe nobody mentioned the frozen handbrake! How soon we forget.

I'll close this shortly and then devise the cards/rules.

419 scam, MJ

aggggghhhh

my meta alarm doesnt work!

Ta Neil, the western union payment's in the post, plus a bit extra for my agent if you wouldn't mind deducting that and passing it on.

You've got 'what to replace the coupe with' in there twice Emjay.

Not any more! Cheers matt.

I reckon 29 now covers it.

Once a week coupecraig will start a thread in general with a completely ambiguous title eg,
what do you....
how do I....
when is the....
how many....
show me the....

What about a new female forum member introducing herself and then all of the (usually married and should know better ) guys on here flirting with her until she's scared away and never posts again !

Phil

Posts from Kingpleb extolling the virtues of LPG/Citroens/LPG-powered Citroens?

"DIY Wheel Refurb - it took 33 hours of my time, but the results are amazing"

"DIY Wheel Refurb - it took 33 hours of my time and I've now taken them to a professional"

How do I turn off the airbag light!!

I need two more suggestions, please. Then we are there!

If you want to be sent your card for when we are ready to roll, let me know.

Hanny opening a second shoe shop.

Begbie actually getting his car going and not blowing it up again.

Have you ever seen a yellow plus?

Vics asking for holiday advice

Jim Clennell asking for IT advice

I'll take the yellow plus one. One more?

Superb JimO - that's the lot!

See edited first post for the rules.

By now, I probably mean tomorrow as I'm going home !

LOL superb, i'll have a card please!

yep card please.

the yellow plus one has stopped now since mine emerged has it not????

We shall see.

On its way carl - I suppose I could have put instead smug posts from yellow plus owners!

Card please Mark.

card for me as well please

Card for me please Emjay...........spending too much time here anyway, I may as well play bingo too.........arrrggghhh I've turned into my gran!

Phew! I was relieved when I read the first post. You should really be more considerate with your subject headers.

How about..
1) A post criticising people for posting, and not searching;
2) A post that is sarcastic?

That's 8 people now:

Ed, stan, petep, mitch, Turbo verde, me, carlt, GrahamC.

GotAGreenOne, I'm afraid it's a bit late for suggestions, but perfect timing for joining in.

So Mr Starr - are you partaking?

TV - that is the sort of thread that is likely to crop up in the anything else section and be posted by coupecraig. You need a title that does not fully explain the topic, a reference somewhere to ginger hair (usually vickster supplies this) and craig saying "ha" or even "ha ha" or perhaps "ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha". True story!

Hope that helps.

"So i can see a thread that is on the list, but not on my bingo card and make a swap at that time, and i can do this to a maximum of 8 times?"

That's the fella. You take one you think you are not going to get and swap it for one you have spotted. You can do this up to 8 times - all at once or separately.

I have now clarified the rules

Spat my coffee out reading this.

Card please.

Count me in please.

Thanks MJ

Sorry if I'm being thick, but can't we just swap the numbers over to make a line when the relevant posts are posted? Or is there a date when the swaps have to be in by?

Skins - you can indeed do that, but if you use your swaps up early on to do that you increase your chances of not completing your card first. And it is the person who completes their whole card who gets the stupendously big prize - probably.

Add to that that when you post up that you are swapping, you are alerting your rivals to the fact that there is a post that matches that number somewhere - a number they may have without needing to use a swap.

What a dilemma!

me please

Um, are people prohibited from using their own posts as spots? And if not, why not?

Neil

Yep they are! (read it somewhere on here....)

Now I just need a quiet day in the office to start thread spotting (no chance at the moment)

Nah, I haven't got all day to sit and read the forum

But I'm watching with interest... brilliant idea!

Neil

In that case, Neil, can you help us out?

Hmph! Bribery attempts - I'm insulted! It will take a *very* large insult...

Neil

1 down for me - 35 to go!

How dare you - nothing to do with me . I assumed it was the 'easy starter'

I don't think that should be allowed either, especially as technically I haven't deleted it, therefore any mods can still see it and score from it

It was petep's post and it definitely counts - but not for petep as he posted it. If you spotted it before it was deleted, you can always keep it in reserve for a future swap.

Ed, I was in a bit of a dilemma there - I felt deleting it would be obtaining an unfair advantage, so I left it. It has now been deleted and the fact that mods can see it in the deleted section does not mean that they can still count it if they failed to spot it whilst it was "live".

Hee hee, I deleted it because I assumed it would force you to discount it because it would give mods an unfair advantage.
Great minds obviously don't think alike

I saw it (in fact posted on the thread) - will have to check my card

Personally, I think it shouldnt count as it was a deliberate attempt to score points for people (although if it does count, I'll be swapping later!)

Ooh a bit of controversy and so early on. Okay, okay, I'll say it doesn't count. This is for two reasons

Firstly, it will annoy skins! Only joking!

Secondly, it's only a matter of time before we get a new all caps post! I can bide my time!!!

Just to be clear from this point on, though - deliberate posts do count.

Cool. I'#ll get Adder and JimO to post the 36 that i've got then.

It's just a bit of fun!

Deliberate posting caps or trying to fulfill any other things in the "bingo" will result in a temporary suspension of your access rights. Want to put that in the bingo list?

OK, I've changed my square back to 'unfilled' on my spreadsheet. How do we prove we have spotted them all? I am recording the post number(s) for all the ones I have got so far.

Fair enough.

I will revise the rules to try and keep everyone happy. Scooby, let me know if you'd rather this was disbanded.

Skins, you don't need to prove all of them - there has to be an element of trust. You only need to post links to the contribution that completes your first vertical horizontal and diagonal lines and completes your card - so this could mean posting up to links each at different times.

Nah, it's not doing any harm. However, any posts from people taking part shouldn't count.

Yeah deliberate posts shouldn't count at all, that will spam the whole forum, and I think we need a volunteer to adjudicate and check qualifying posts for us possibly?

got one

Lol - spotted that one and came here to see if anyone else had. It's not on my card though (if it's the same one) or TV's.

And it's not this one from c2d - deliberate I'm afraid! Rats

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/showflat.php?...;gonew=1#UNREAD

Got my first one! Bingo!!

Nope, not 3 or 34. But there are 5 out there already!!!

I want to swap out no.14 and bring in no.45 please

Done. Thanks mitch. That was one of the 5 I spotted

Can we swap ones we already have to complete a line?

Skins, if what you mean is can I swap one on the second row with one in my third row - no!

Any swap has to be swapping a number you have for a number you don't have and the swapped number must be put in exactly the same position

Nuts!

What do I do if i'm not quite sure a thread qualifies?

You can PM me if you want - I think I can be trusted

Ah, Its ok this time Emjay, I have decided the thread doesnt qualify yet, but its only a matter of time before someones post does

Mitch, I've got you (and me) down as being in the lead at the moment, followed by skins and Ed, then carlt and turbo verde, then stan, GraemeC, wishy and petep with bockers trailing in our wake.

And I've got all my swaps still so technically I think I am winning - unless you bu66ers have spotted ones I haven't

I've got six so far, is that right or am I cheating? It's probably not a good idea for me to reveal how many I've spotted, but there's a long way to go...

I haven't seen any not on my card.

6 !! Pants, I only had you down for 4 - and that's with having spotted another one in the last few minutes!

I'm going to have to up my game.

I'm on 5 and I've spotted 3 more not on my list. So that means there are at least 10 out there to be grabbed!

I am also keeping a note of the urls of all those I spot just in case.

Can we search for post numbers? That's the only thing I'm recording, I just stupidly assumed they'd be easily traceable.

Don't think so.

That's weird, JimO's post vanished - but he was right.

If you check the url across the top it has a post number oin it. Replace that with the post number you want and that seems to do the job