Its that time of year

[_Al_]

If only I'd known in advance!

[TonyleFrog]

If only I'd known in advance!

You would have been tasting my exhaust fumes mate!

[_Al_]

If only I'd known in advance!

You would have been tasting my exhaust fumes mate!

You're even more flirty than I remember

That sounds like a challenge to me

[TonyleFrog]

If only I'd known in advance!

You would have been tasting my exhaust fumes mate!

You're even more flirty than I remember

Sshhhhhhh! We don't want to get TG too excited, it's bad for his dodgy ticker.

That sounds like a challenge to me

Any time bro, any time.

[_Al_]

That sounds like a challenge to me

Any time bro, any time. [/quote]

I'm going back to the 'Ring for my "Stig do" in April...

[Archangel]

Nice Dave. As you know I got the rev 3 recently and it's been a pain having to get all the stuff fixed with it, but when I'm in the car again driving it I just don't care about the expense, time, and hassle. 2nd gear just makes me grin. Also it's kinda nice getting your car back whenever something's been done to it and seeing what it's like. Once the turbo is sorted I'd like to get a couple of months unhindered use out of it though.

[peteV6R5]

Dave,
Great read and bet so many of us identify with loads in the text.
just as you get it running right, handling right they bite you in the wallet.
But cant see me selling mine just keep adding to it.
as you say this is a family and a "lifestyle choice".
Got to keep them going as they are such great cars - what ever Mk- 1,2 or 3 or type NA/tubby/V6.

C U at JAE fella.

[Dannyh]

An excellent read Dave, and so true! I had all that at one point, but decided to be greedy and go for something bigger and better, and it was the biggest mistake of my life!!

My tubby only let me down once, and that was on my way to my first OC meet in 2004, but after that, she was perfect, took everything i gave her, and she gave me the biggest thrills, biggest smiles, and the most fun ever. Yes, she will be demanding, the occasional upgrade, a service, new shoes, but like any fine woman, she's worth it, and when she has them, she'll blow your mind

It was more than a lifestyle choice, because i met some great people, still meet up with them, and even though it took me a few years of hell, i realised that my Jap car love was with MR2's, always has been, and always will be.

[_Al_]

Nice Dave. As you know I got the rev 3 recently and it's been a pain having to get all the stuff fixed with it, but when I'm in the car again driving it I just don't care about the expense, time, and hassle. 2nd gear just makes me grin. Also it's kinda nice getting your car back whenever something's been done to it and seeing what it's like. Once the turbo is sorted I'd like to get a couple of months unhindered use out of it though.

For a moment there I thought I wrote that and somehow forgot doing so!

[TonyleFrog]

Nice Dave. As you know I got the rev 3 recently and it's been a pain having to get all the stuff fixed with it, but when I'm in the car again driving it I just don't care about the expense, time, and hassle. 2nd gear just makes me grin. Also it's kinda nice getting your car back whenever something's been done to it and seeing what it's like. Once the turbo is sorted I'd like to get a couple of months unhindered use out of it though.

For a moment there I thought I wrote that and somehow forgot doing so!

You either have a forum alias or a doppelgänger.

[oddshoes]

thanks for the kind comments folks and TLF your where a star for doing that for me and my brother when we where both pushing my old rev1 along the A1m, I must admit but I did also panic a little when the long arm of the law also came to help push my car off the road too.

I finally at coming upto the point where I have nearly covered a mile for each pound I have spent this year so far on maintance since the end of April this year

[_Al_]

I'm on a little over £8 per mile so far That does include buying the car though!