What'd I miss?

[Nj]

Hello again gents. I've been away for a while and for some reason today felt the urge to drop back in and say hello. And funnily enough there's a LHD 3B in the for sale section. hmmmm

So what have I missed in the past year.. year and a half.. erm.. I don't even know how long it's been? Has Gary Madwolf finished his 3B restoration yet?

cheers
Nj

[andyg plym]

Il start the ball rolling.....I finally got my Green Avant back!

[Nj]

whahey!! excellent news. I might need to spend a week solid catching up with the forum. Not sure I can justify 5 days leave though

[UrS4boy]

Corey (:corey from quattrionics found religion, repented and made full restitution to all those that he had harmed (or ripped off) in his past life.

Oh wait...that was just a dream I had last night.

[gripper]

Welcome back Noel
What better way to come back to the fold than that 3B you was on about

[K Simmonds]

Hey Noel, good to see you on the forum mate

Hope life's treating you well over in Finland.

I've nearly finished my 3B Much, much work has gone into it, just got brakes and breather system to finish. Most importantly she's running again

Changed my daily to a MK II 16V Golf. Good bye 10V Coupe

Purchased a random LHD Corrado G60.

Started my own business, and one I enjoy!! Now trading as "KS Motor Services", early days yet but I've already got a few good customers

Crashed a MX bike last weekend and separated a couple of rib's from my Sternum, not helping with the business. Main thing is I'm still walking, I was a lucky chap. There's a thread of mine called "I don't like Moto cross anymore", saves me going through the details here.

Madwolf did not finish anything S2 related.

[fish]

Is Madwolf still alive? Oh, Welcome back Nj.

[audinut]

Is Madwolf still alive? Oh, Welcome back Nj.

he certainly is saw him last week

[newsh]

Hi Noel

[TimE-J]

Welcome back!

[Nj]

Corey (:corey from quattrionics found religion, repented and made full restitution to all those that he had harmed (or ripped off) in his past life.

Oh wait...that was just a dream I had last night.

Thanks for the greetings gents. Yes, I do want a LHD S2 so I'll need to weigh up the costs versus the grief from my missus

Kit - jesus, you've been busy. and a bit mental by the sounds of things. you sticking to 4 wheels from now on then? Congrats on the company by the way. It must be amazing to be your own boss. A few cars changes too. How far away from street worthy is the 3B then?
random LHD Corrado G60 eh? oooohhh.. tell me more. can I have it when you're bored of it?

[Henkjan]

Terve! puhutko jo suomea?

still driving a fwd after 2 winters in Finland?
There are some OK looking cars for sale on nordicaudi as well both S2 and 20VT conversions of other B chassis cars, if you have the time to get them from Sweden and import it to Finland (and have the cash for the import tax)

[Nj]

moi! ma just puhun vahan mutta ei hyvin. pikku vahan parempi jokka päivä mutta vaimoni puhu venaja kotissa niin se ei helpo

I'm not driving a fwd by the way. noooooooo...... it's my trusty 3.0 quattro A4 with the steering wheel on the other side (postiauto ). I'll take a look on nordicaudi too. I use audifinns (audiclub.fi) a bit but haven't managed to break into their club properly, mostly due to language problems I guess but I didn't help that I joined the Finnish Audi Club and it took 11 months to get a magazine but no membership card etc.
Importing a car is always the pain in the *** though. I actually have an excellent connection now to Audi's development lab so if you know anyone who wants a new LHD R8, TTRS, RS6 or RS3 with about 1/3 off the new price (German price) let me know. I've just bought a house so can't afford the RS6 yet. My friend takes delivery of a black R8 V10 spyder this week for an amazing price

[Henkjan]

Importing a car is always the pain in the *** though.

any specifics? I bought an A4 2.8 quattro that I plan to take to Inari (and thus import it)

[Nj]

any specifics? I bought an A4 2.8 quattro that I plan to take to Inari (and thus import it)

The process itself isn't too bad. it's just paying the tax that's painful. You don't pay an "import tax" as such but it's a "first time road tax", the same as when you buy a new car. The % of tax is based on the CO2 emissions and the Finnish sale value. it ranges from 12% to 30% I think. So you might be looking at paying about 20% of the finnish value when you import it