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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:01 pm

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midnite wrote:where do you come from dusan.
Pembrokeshire born & raised, now living in the flatlands of East Anglia :lol:

Missing the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountain Pass :roll:

You could always join the East Anglian Mountain Rescue Team :

https://www.facebook.com/East-Anglian-M ... 539075764/

Or, closer to what is now home, the Cambridge Mountain Rescue Team :

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~lucifer/cmr.html

The first one you get to rescue people from mountains, the second you rescue mountains and bring them over here! :wink: :lol: 8)
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by neo » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:35 pm

I thought Dusan aka alucard came from Transylvania.
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by Alucard7002 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:54 pm

neo wrote:I thought Dusan aka alucard came from Transylvania.
:lol:

Bonus points if you can guess the reference from which I chose my username...
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by traineefarmer » Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:02 pm

I thought vampires couldn't see their reflection in a MIRROR!?!
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by scoobyh123 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:20 pm

Alucard7002 wrote:
neo wrote:I thought Dusan aka alucard came from Transylvania.
:lol:

Bonus points if you can guess the reference from which I chose my username...

I guessed a long time ago lol! :lol:
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by metelmickey » Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:28 pm

sold my 827 a couple of years ago and bought a 1999 BMW 735, so far has been more reliable than the coupe and has the advantage of rear wheel drive drifting :D
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by Very Tall Brad » Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:15 pm

midnite wrote:another thing i thought about when I'm not thinking of what to do to the 827 next, is why did brad sell all his 800s?
There were two reasons. The first was a realisation after being so ill in 2012 that there was more to life than cars. Endlessly cleaning, insuring, moving them around and keeping the damp/vermin/thieves at bay was no way to conduct a hobby. It was no longer enjoyable. The second reason was financial. As a direct result of being ill, I could no longer justify all the costs. So everything was sold, given away or scrapped. I do have two cars left but neither are Rovers.

I hope everyone on here is well. I'm fully fit again and have a different outlook, as you can see.

I am also very grateful to three members on here (for three seperate reasons) who helped me so much when winding everything down. Without them, things would have turned out badly for me and I will get in touch this month as its been too long.

Thanks for talking about me. I do pop in to the forum from time to time. It's interesting to see the same sorts of problems and questions flying around and a bit frustrating that so many need parts that I had to jettison not so long ago due to lack of interest.

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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by rovercoup » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:17 pm

Great to hear that you are feeling well Brad and here's hoping that the new year is bringing you better fortunes in all respects.

If you are my way at any time please do call in, you are always very welcome.
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by MG Mal » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:35 pm

Good to hear from you Brad.

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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by Alucard7002 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:23 pm

Great to hear from you Brad.

Glad to hear you are fighting fit once again. We've missed your wit and wisdom! :-)
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by dollysprint » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:39 pm

Tis indeed good to hear you are well Brad, don't be a stranger mate.

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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by scoobyh123 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:29 am

Good to see you back on here Brad and that your health worries are now in the past and will hopefully remain there! Life takes on a new meaning after something like that and it's good to see you're still positive about things! :D
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by mercedade » Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:19 pm

Great to hear from you Brad - and even better that those tough decisions worked out for the best.
Very Tall Brad wrote: It's interesting to see the same sorts of problems and questions flying around and a bit frustrating that so many need parts that I had to jettison not so long ago due to lack of interest.
Tis the way of things. No point in getting frustrated. I'm sure we all end up doing the same thing eventually. I've still got a set of XJ40 under-seat subwoofer speakers sat on my bookcase because I know they're rare as a 200k mile KV6, and a couple of brake kits for Mk1 Cavaliers, but no-one seems to want them, even for free.

My other half loves the piles of things I've got scattered around our house...
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by Dickie524 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:52 pm

Hah - my wife is similarly enthusiastic about my various boxes of car 'spares'...!
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Re: why did brad sell all his 800s

Post by gyrobird » Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:55 pm

I could say the same about my wife but I cannot because I'm gay.

My boyfriend, or should I say partner is looking forward to my new purchase (820 Vitesse Sport) as he loves the 800 almost as much as he loves me.

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