New member saying 'Hi'.

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Blinkered no, selfish yes

You'll be wanting a gardening section next

(I still can't believe we have a House and Home Section )

That section was only invented to discuss your PURPLE front door Shim.

Shim, you can't fully value this life until you've lived it on the edge driving an overpowered fwd tin box. And your old Chamade doesn't count.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by AlexGTT

That section was only invented to discuss your PURPLE front door Shim.

Shim, you can't fully value this life until you've lived it on the edge driving an overpowered fwd tin box. And your old Chamade doesn't count.

So my N reg Mini Clubman 1275GT with r/cams, twin 1.5 inch Webers, BB intake and outlet manifolds, RC40 exhaust and full fibreglass deathtrap front end don't count then?

Got it finished one summer after a winter of nights working in the garage, didn't have the patience to fit the seat so sat on my work stool and as I put my foot down at a nearby level crossing I fell back on the stool at about 30mph and couldn't reach the brake.

Don't give mr the Johnnny Dangerous speech

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by shimmy

So my N reg Mini Clubman 1275GT with r/cams, twin 1.5 inch Webers, BB intake and outlet manifolds, RC40 exhaust and full fibreglass deathtrap front end don't count then?

Got it finished one summer after a winter of nights working in the garage, didn't have the patience to fit the seat so sat on my work stool and as I put my foot down at a nearby level crossing I fell back on the stool at about 30mph and couldn't reach the brake.

Don't give mr the Johnnny Dangerous speech

Yeah, I forgot you told me about that car before. Fair enough Shim. I hate to think of the antics I got up to driving the 5 back in the day! Never once crashed it but boy it was close on several occasions. I never really appreciated the danger back then. I did 160,000 miles + in my white 5 that I had almost new in 1992. Most of those miles it was tuned to anywhere from 170-220 bhp.

[DuncanR]

Originally Posted by Franco

Lucky the wife was with me otherwise I'd of tried to do a deal.

Franco ... sounds like my kind of deal, I have a Black one i might sell... please send recent pic of wife !!.


Welcome to forum all.... I should go on holiday more ... membership would go through the fookin roof !!

[Franco]

Picture of my wife............ Oops that's the deal breaker then

Ps we're not talking about gaywheel drive escort bean tins, we're talking about the 4x4 verity with a certain engine built by mike costin & Keith duckworth!

[Dan L]

Love that R5

Been away for abit downhill mountain biking in the Alpes/Morzine awsome time
Will have a mince around Dans s/g CSL and see what i think