8 Years Ago Today - Nostalgia Trip

[jubjub]

Read in the sports section today , 8 years have passed since England won the Rugby world cup, in Australia....with that last ditch drop kick. Where has it all gone...

I was standing in our (ex) garden centre shop watching it on Tv with Martin (Franklin), who I had met for the first time when he had a look over my ragussa green RS2, which had a boost leak!!! 8 Years ago!!!!!

Met many members from here, people been and gone, and a few meets along the way.

Green Rs gone, Blue RS been and gone. Got wed 3 years ago, and currently drive a hilux...

So I ask, anyone else care to remember 8 years ago....

[s2driveruk]

real shame Martin hasn't surfaced again in the forum in the last few years, he's missed!

[jubjub]

real shame Martin hasn't surfaced again in the forum in the last few years, he's missed!

Indeed. Right out of the top drawer...

[newsh]

Hi Dean! Good to see you on here fella

8 years ago, we'd be going back to the old mailing list no? How long ago was the first garage meet in Shropshire?

[andy10v]

8 years ago I was 13

[newsh]

8 years ago I was 13

prolly didn't have an S2 then then..

[andy10v]

prolly didn't have an S2 then then..

Surprisingly not!

Back seat of my dads 100 s4 at that stage, front seat if I was lucky and maybe just learning how to change my first set of brakes pads on my mums 80 tdi.

I didn't even know what an s2 was then

[s2driveruk]

Hi Dean! Good to see you on here fella

8 years ago, we'd be going back to the old mailing list no? How long ago was the first garage meet in Shropshire?

those were the days

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/s2central2/

2004 i think was Greg's Dad's famous garage meet

[newsh]

those were the days

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/s2central2/

2004 i think was Greg's Dad's famous garage meet

Last post Sept 6th 2003 I was about right then!

[ciaranthemurph]

I'd have just gone on my first trip to sea as an apprentice engineer. I haven't spent more than 3 months at any one time on dry land since.

S2 ownership was a long way off as my wage was £480PCM, not bad for working 7 day, 70 hour weeks for 5 months at a time.

[newsh]

Thats a coincidence, my wages as an apprentice in my first year were £4 8s 6d

I spent 90% of it on motorbikes, girls and drinking, the rest I just squandered..

[jubjub]

Hi Dean! Good to see you on here fella

8 years ago, we'd be going back to the old mailing list no? How long ago was the first garage meet in Shropshire?

John. Still lurk mate!!! See your coupes a beast - and the avant is coming on ;-)

Never new the mailing list, just probably th early days of the forum.

First garage meet must be about 6 years ago at Gregs dads...

My first meet was a December rolling road day at PTS? In Luton?

Remember that being the start of Dougs monster - he blew a spark plug on the way down and was trailered down or back.....

Even Remember Lee in his green avant with his monster stoppers!

[ciaranthemurph]

Thats a coincidence, my wages as an apprentice in my first year were £4 8s 6d

I spent 90% of it on motorbikes, girls and drinking, the rest I just squandered..

We used to get cash advances from the Captain for going ashore in port, the money would come out of your next wage.

Quite a few times my wage came in at sub £200 for the month, I have however, been very drunk in a lot of different countries.

After a year I was able to upgrade my mk2 Polo Saloon to an old Vento TDI, which used up all of the money I required for sundries such as clothes, food and rent.

Just like the S2 does now, except on a much grander scale.

[Dan]

Jesus, it's like the WW1 veterans club in here.

[Error404]

for me it brings back memories of a hot blonde chick who was around at the time