As 2008 nears to a close..

Soldato
Joined
18 Oct 2002
Posts
3,595
High:
Getting new un blemished wheels
Several day trips into South Shropshire and Wales
- I know its been a quiet year, no cash to go abroad or on track

Low:
HGF
 
Soldato
Joined
13 Nov 2003
Posts
5,671
Location
Harrogate
Highs:

- Touring France and Belgium on the Versys
- VXR trackday at Rockingham

Lows:

- Another wet summer :(

Resolution for 2009:

The business has had a great year, so fancy treating myself to something interesting in the New Year with 4 wheels :)
 
Associate
Joined
24 Apr 2004
Posts
2,052
Location
Warrington, UK
Hi's
Buying my 200SX at a bargin price
Selling my old toyota for more than reasonable price.
The rewards i get from tinkering with the SX

Lo's
The winter weather and having to be careful.
The amount of money i've spent modifying.
 
Soldato
Joined
21 Oct 2002
Posts
14,595
Location
Wellington, NZ
Highs: Donington in Feb, as a few others have said.

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From left to right, Gibbo, some rich dude, paradigm, me.

Only low is reversing into a brick wall, all resprayed now though:p
 

Jez

Jez

Caporegime
Joined
18 Oct 2002
Posts
33,073
Highs:

- Le mans trip, messing around with friends Ferrari/TVR/Porsches etc
- Testing a 911 Turbo
- Testing an AM V8 Vantage & a DB9 Coupe
- Getting the S2000
- Getting the CLS
- Putting loads of miles on the S430
- Not really a high, but cool all the same, my Dad getting a Continental and a driver which has made any family orientated trips into a bit of an occasion.
- Meeting a new gf who actually has a decent car for once and messing around with that
- Selling over 35 cars in 12 months from home with little advertising (which is fairly good considering work commitments elsewhere, and exceeds what i had planned)

Lows:

- Repairs bills on my s-class i guess, its relentless and the bills are huge.
- Still not owning a 911

Nothing too bad though so no lows really.
 
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Associate
Joined
17 Feb 2006
Posts
898
Location
Fleet
Highs:

- Driving the teg lots and saving/making plans to SC it.
-VXR track day, the astra is a lot better than I thought it would be!

Lows

- Some numpty scraping and damaging the front bumper and wing cos they cant park weeks after I spent a grand getting it fixed after the last time someone did it.
 
Soldato
Joined
18 Oct 2002
Posts
5,367
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Highs:
Getting the Navara - as much as I moaned, it's actually fine. 50k on the clock now.
Buying the Mini and starting my racing career. Top win
Building my very first garage/workshop - enough room for 4 Minis/2 normal cars comfortably.
Buying another e30 318iS
Buying my old school Merc last month.
Buying another old school Merc a week later.

Lows:
€2.5k rebuild cost on Mini Racer
Having to sell my e39
Taking 7 months to sell my e39 and then getting raped on price
Seeing my e39 leave

(oh and my gf blowing the headgasket on her Mini and then continuing to drive it causing more damage the other day)
 
Permabanned
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19 Oct 2007
Posts
6,322
Location
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Highs :

Buying ford focus, after not driving for a while. felt really fast.

Buying a MINT 1998 Mk3 Golf Gti 8v with 48k on the clock, in that lovely bluey purple colour, which name escapes me.

Fitting P77mp to focus.

Lows:

Selling Golf

Still have focus. GRRR
 
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Joined
18 Oct 2002
Posts
12,336
Highs:

The fact that the ST still puts a grin on my face everytime I get into it!

Managing to still sell some complete nails on ebay and NOT having to lie about em! (my dad is longing to go back to his car dealer days-this is what retiring early does to ya!)

Managing to rebuild the engine on the POS Alhambra my dad bought and get it going.

Realising my car will be quicker now that Ive carried out some weight saving exercising (ie my spare tyre!)

Lows:

Realising that my next company car is going to have to be something grown up:(

The conrod going through the side of the engine of the Alhambra:(
 
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