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Author: Subject: How time flies.
JoelP

posted on 5/3/23 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
How time flies.

Looking at my profile picture, it occurred to me that the car was written off about 8 years ago, the place it's sat was built over 6 years ago, and the garage demolished and rebuilt last year! Might be time to update.

Nice to see familiar names still here though. Some forums like difflock have completely died.





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jacko

posted on 5/3/23 at 05:51 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Joe nice to see you back
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JoelP

posted on 5/3/23 at 07:02 PM Reply With Quote
Same Jacko, hope life's treating you well.





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roadrunner

posted on 6/3/23 at 07:43 AM Reply With Quote
How many of us have still got the same car.
I'm at 18 years.

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40inches

posted on 6/3/23 at 09:31 AM Reply With Quote
23 years, but only 10 years on the road
Only done 50 miles so far this year.

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nick205

posted on 6/3/23 at 09:52 AM Reply With Quote
MK Indy in my profile pic built, SVA, driven then sold some years ago. As with many, kids and an MPV came along. Integral garage cinverted to a bedroom (cheaper than moving), so "man cave" gone for the time being. Head injury and epilepsy stops driving, so it's walk, bus and train.

Life rolls on.

As does this forum, which is always a great place to come for car chat and general life experience IMHO.

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SJ

posted on 6/3/23 at 10:12 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
How many of us have still got the same car.
I'm at 18 years.


17 years this year for me.

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SJ

posted on 6/3/23 at 10:13 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
23 years, but only 10 years on the road
Only done 50 miles so far this year.


That's 50 more than me

Taxed mine at the start of March though so need to get out as soon as the weather is OK.

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40inches

posted on 6/3/23 at 10:27 AM Reply With Quote
Fitted a Hardtop and heater. Toasty
Interesting drive on semi slicks and 3 degrees

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Slater

posted on 6/3/23 at 12:22 PM Reply With Quote
I've had mine on the road since 2009, 15,500 miles so far, including about 150 chilly miles this year.





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James

posted on 6/3/23 at 12:39 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Joel!


I'm still here too.

3x kids, a do-er up-er house, kickboxing and an awful (and time consuming job) rather get in the way of the car getting back on the road.


Cheers!
James





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JoelP

posted on 6/3/23 at 06:11 PM Reply With Quote
Hi James! I'm impressed you're still doing the kick boxing!

Kids really do turn things upside down. For a while they'd ruined everything, but now I have great fun playing fortnite tournaments with them!





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ReMan

posted on 6/3/23 at 09:19 PM Reply With Quote
Still here along with the car which is 17 years on the road now.
Just added a couple more along the way!





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swanny

posted on 15/3/23 at 07:56 AM Reply With Quote
made me check on mine and it looks like i've been lurking here for 16 years, blimey.
lots of cars have come and gone in that time.

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SJ

posted on 15/3/23 at 01:10 PM Reply With Quote
Got out for a drive at the weekend. A bit muddy though.

It always amazes me how good bike carbs are. The car sat all winter and starts and drives like its injected.


[Edited on 15/3/23 by SJ]

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Deckman001

posted on 16/3/23 at 05:26 PM Reply With Quote
Well, it's been a long time for me too. I started about 2002 and sold the car a year or so later, then got it back in 2021 and had to completely strip it back and start again, finally got it IVA'd in early 2022. This last winter is a time for an engine change to try and make my car not a sprint machine and more drive-able in normal ways.
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