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Stuntman · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

So speaks the man who looks a lot like his dog! Or is it the other way round?

I'm another Dan. Live in Cheltenham, currently unemployed. Own a Porsche Cayman S, used to have an E46 M3 and a VX220 Turbo. Compared to those, my other former cars are less interesting.

Used to be a runner, and years ago a pretty good orienteer. Did them both pretty seriously, up to and including (Junior) international level. These days I just keep myself reasonably fit down the gym.
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Scouse · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject:

I'm a mortgage broker/estate agent/rental agent/whatever shite job the company needs doing (who said rank doesn't have privelleges?) living in Scarisbrick in Lancashire.

Should drive a 96 Jag X300 but I've been to lazy to get the 'box/starter motor fixed so am bumming around in the company CLK230Kompresser (aka that horrible German thing). Mrs Scouse has a Renault Grand Espace 2.0T Privellege and two kids to put in it.
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M. · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject:

I'm Michael, I do design, research and stuff like that. Currently drive a 156 1.6 Turismo and have previously had a Disco3, X5 3.0d, Punto Sporting...
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scamper · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

kraftwerk · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

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Me. (Properly this time)

And what I like doing for fun at the weekends for those of you I haven't bored to death with it.

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Me and Kid B sitting on a wall down the local pub

cbeaks1 · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

Hello. Ross, 30, work in Vans at Ford.

Here I am standing next to a small lady at a wedding. Its not much of a hobby.

PR · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:39 pm Post subject:

My first car:

My second car:

With the F1 Safety Car at Silverstone a few years ago:

And the usual ones I drag up in the event of threads like these - animated discussion of kart handling with Louise Goodman:

And yes, I am wearing two watches...

Au volant in monaco:

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Rodge · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:26 am Post subject:

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[quote="Piers"]My first car:

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Is that Lousie Goodman in the driving seat? Already letting a girl walk all over you at that age!

PR · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject:

How dare you! As you can see, typically, the woman is gawping out of the car and not paying attention to the road ahead, whereas I am carefully negotiating the curve with a light touch on the steering wheel, making sure to keep a close eye on what the camera-toting pedestrians at the roadside are doing.

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Mrs Skyhook · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

I'm Denise, nearly 38, the forum's token woman, recently married to the perfectly wonderful Mr Skyhook. I write for a magazine, am mum to Little Skyhook, and spend most of my day playing silly computer games, reading, baking, watching snooker or looking for a 'proper' job. I should be driving a late 50's Austin Healey Frogeye, but as I don't have a licence yet that's sadly impossible.

canadian bacon · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

Colin · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject:

I'm Colin, the Forum's Roving Reporter.

Apparently, I live in Bristol, but my job as an IT Architect, working for IBM, responsible for one global client, sees me spending plenty of time elsewhere in the world. This gives me plenty of opportunity to hop in and out of a wide variety of rental cars, and visit some of the more remote auto shows and museums.

My current car is a bright red 05 model Audi S4, but its lease expires soon, so a yet to be determiined replacement is in the offing.

I have been lucky enough to meet more than 30 of the other Forummers, and would be delighted to add to that tally during 2008!

Skyhook · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject:

A couple of Mrs S

At the Renault Word Series -

That time my beer was brought to me in front of the T.V. two degrees too warm...

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Sav · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

So Mrs S has gone from learning to drive to an F1 driver.

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woof woof · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject:

5 foot 7 of attitude.

BeN · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:25 am Post subject:

You look younger than I thought you are, Alan.
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:44 am Post subject:

Old photo?

woof woof · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:01 am Post subject:

Thank you BeN. The picture was taken yesterday tea time by me, camera on a tripod. I'll be 47 this May BTW, the 19th if you're
buying prezies, but sometimes I feel much older.

LittleSwill · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:50 am Post subject:

Piers looks more like Richard Burns (well in the hair department anyway)
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Nice Guy Eddie · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:04 pm Post subject:

I'm Ed, Living in a Village between Farnham and Haslemere in Surrey. I work for one of the Large Banks doing corporate finance. I drive a Civic Type R or Type Chav as more popularly known amongst my friends. It'll have to do as I am currently on the lookout for my first 911 and hope by summer to have one on the drive.

Me and the GF at a wedding last year in Italy. (yes the waistcoat is struggling under the force of my belly)

BeN · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

You don't look too bad.

Crikey, this forum is populated with good looking people...
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Jasper · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:

Star69 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

Humphrey The Pug · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:21 am Post subject:

Here I am:

The girls:

Tina, Me and Sas:

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DradusContact · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: New person

Hi, im new to the site. Been one of the few struggling on autocar.co.uk and before that myautocar however ive finally given up and there has been alot of talk of this site so i thought i would igve it a go. I recognise a few faces from the even crappier myautocar, so hello to anyone who remembers me from there (my username was 'matthew')

Anyway, my name is mat, i live in the northwest, and i drive a puma. I could say i like mountain climbing and stuff but that would just be a pack of lies! I do a bit of cycling to stay in shape. Thats about it really.

Sav · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:

Ah yes I remember you Matt, from Myautocar - great you could join us here.

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Max Headroom · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

Hi. I guess I should say hello. I'm Alastair, I've come over here from Autocar where i have been serially humiliated by Autocars useless forums over the last year or more. I used to be Porcorosso and I'm big enough to admit I was wrong, wrong, wrong to stay there and let them waste my time.

My Golf has just gone and is being replaced by something that would suit a hairdresser rather than me. My Skoda is my work car.

kraftwerk · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

I wondered where the Red Pig had gone - nice to hear form you.

And welcome Dradus - 'a lot of talk', you say? That sounds good.

Post often, both.
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Jasper · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: New person

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Indeed, Welcome Boys.

PR · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject:

Welcome along, chaps.
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Blarno · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:30 pm Post subject:

Welcome Alastair and Matt. I didn't realise you were only down the road, Matt.
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Matt · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:36 pm Post subject:

Alastair, that was one fantastic looking Golf. Especially like the cooling ducts.
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Stuntman · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:16 am Post subject:

I think Twelfth's Beast has been shagging around and Alastair's ex-Golf was one of its hybrid (in the best sense of the word) offspring!
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SpecB · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:22 am Post subject:

Another one from the Autocar forum - fed up of all the political bulls**t that seems to be ocurring on there at the moment.

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Matt · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:25 am Post subject:

Nice car. Welcome.
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D. · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:34 am Post subject:

A big hello to DradusContact, Max and SpecB from me too. Great cars all round there.

If you need anything I'll be in the 'New cars and concepts' section!

Colin · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:27 am Post subject:

Brilliant - three new members. Welcome chaps!

This is where all the life is............. and we now have a well established program of Forum meets (though I am well aware that they are somewhat biased to the southern half of the country!).

Oh, and don't forget the associated web-site. We are always looking for new contributors. Seems like I do most of the writing!

BeN · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:20 am Post subject:

Now we're in business! Three new members at a go!

Welcome to all.

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DradusContact · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:

Jasper, i take it you too have got a puma? The pic you psted hasnt loaded, unless its my pc thats the problem. Nice to see another kat on here.

Stuntman · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:

Might be your PC, Dradus - I can see it on mine. Jasper's Puma is the same colour as yours.
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But has the multi-spoke Pussy Alloys...

Rodge · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

Welcome to the forum lads.

I think Alastair's Golf has won the prize for shiniest car on the forum, ever. Looks great.
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Donk has something to live upto if he did the Megs 3 Stage on the Volvo at the weekend!

kraftwerk · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:53 am Post subject:

A third new person! It's like a tsunami. Post often, all.
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DradusContact · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

Ah, i can see it now. Excellent, excellent. I personally like my style of alloys as i think theyre quite unique, my pic is a little outdated ive added mudflaps to mine since then. Im trying to get rid of that big exhaust too i just want a standard one. Suppose i better venture out of this newbie post now.......