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Hi all! I was just sat having a lurk on this wonderful forum and I thought I'd start a thread on what exactly bought you to this forum in the first place?  For me... I was on Google looking up random car pics and I saw this ABSOLUTELY AWESOME van...  And after reading the amazing build thread, I just HAD to join up! Right then guys, your turn!☺... |
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Tbh I got totally fed up with the ford scene after 28 years, in the last four years prices have gone silly, and unfortunately the attitudes of some people in the scene became boring and predictable, mines better than yours, I can spend more than you to be build a car, well I'd had enough of that! Came here after buying my first non ford a scirocco then more recently my w202 mercs, this site is great, no big egos and plenty of different types of retro vehicles and all are accepted, I'm into 90s mercs and most other stuff on here, met some great people from here, and sold a few cars to some top guys as well,,,,,superb forum the best around for me
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Fraud owners club member
1999 Jaguar s type
1993 ford escort
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My good mate mercdan68 sums it right up. I too was into my Fords, and as much as I love them it all seemed to go mental. I am struggling to go further with this as I lost my Dad on new years day. This IS the best site I have come across. End of. The variety of quality cars and people here is epic. And unrivalled.
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New cars. Who needs em.....
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My good mate mercdan68 sums it right up. I too was into my Fords, and as much as I love them it all seemed to go mental. I am struggling to go further with this as I lost my Dad on new years day. This IS the best site I have come across. End of. The variety of quality cars and people here is epic. And unrivalled. Really sorry for your loss friend! Thanks for the replies guys! I must admit, I've never been on a forum with such easy going people! I can't wait to go to the gathering for the first time and see some of these awesome cars in the metal! |
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awoo
Posted a lot
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my mate sent me a link to pages of this guys funny as hell ebay feedback which he had left for other people, on his about me page was a link to his car, think it was a mazda, which lead to here. then i saw this awesome green opel ascona on here and been nosing around ever since.
funny feedback bloke was author of the tat blog...
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,901
Club RR Member Number: 71
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Err I was wandering in the internet wilderness as a Monza/Opel nut - there are some dedicated forums out there for people like me but in the main they tend to be "concours" type enviroments and as a result I'm a bit of a round peg in a square hole but I digress Back on topic I was googling images of Monzas and I found a picture of one with different wheels - from the picture I found the thread by PhoenixCand then lurked for a while - well actually quite a while...... then I decided I'd put a thread together about My Monza - well one of them |
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,901
Club RR Member Number: 71
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funny feedback bloke was author of the tat blog... In his first second or third life as xbo11ox  |
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The 'Making Panels' thread got me here. I learned more from that than all the books I'd read on the subject.
Then the mind numbing variety of cars, topics and even countries gets you hooked. Where else can you read about a Maserati, a collection of trolly jacks, pocket watch repairs, and the Tat Blog all in one place? It's compulsive.
I'm using this forum as yet another excuse for not having time to work on my own car...
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For me it was probably the fact that no other forum had the mix of cars that RR has. To go from forums which are all one make, or are against modifying, and then to come across RR was almost mind blowing |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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My good mate mercdan68 sums it right up. I too was into my Fords, and as much as I love them it all seemed to go mental. I am struggling to go further with this as I lost my Dad on new years day. This IS the best site I have come across. End of. The variety of quality cars and people here is epic. And unrivalled. Very sorry to hear that fella, my father-in-law passed away last week, is a hard time. As for what got me here? Well.... talking about Datsuns and Volvos on VZi didn't seem to be hugely popular or relevant, so........... |
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I saw the RRG (12/13 I think) coverage in the Retro Cars mag which led me to here. Lurked for a while then signed up, definitely the best of all the car forums because of the variety of stuff, the event coverage, tech advice, for sale section etc. etc. could go on all day..  |
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fred
Posted a lot
WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
Posts: 2,957
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Kinda vague really I wanted a retro 'something' (Cant remember what) searched on google
and Retro rides popped up, ''Hmmmm'' - ''BLOODY HELL'' Joined and still every day see a post and think ''BLOODY HELL''!!!!
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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The Moggy Minor on a 200SX floorpan.
Read the entire thread and lurked for a while, probably signed up when I wanted to sell something lol. Post count may suggest I have done much more than sell things since lol.
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JohnK
North East
Posts: 470
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I 'stumbled' across the forum when searching for info on old motors on Google.
Very soon after I bought my Merc 190E and I just stayed around. Met quite a few people now from the forum, bought and sold a few cars through here as well!
Although I don't post loads, I do visit everyday. It's actually the only car forum I use anymore..,.
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1999 'V' Rover 620Ti
1999 'T' Mercedes E55 AMG
1997 'R' Ford Probe 24v
1994 'M' Nissan Maxima 3.0
1992 'J' Honda Prelude 2.0iS
1986 'C' BMW 728i Auto
1985 'C' Talbot Solara 1.6 Minx
1984 'A' Talbot Horizon LE Ultra 1.3
1978 'S' Ford Cortina 1.6 GL
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As for what got me here? Well.... talking about Datsuns and Volvos on VZi didn't seem to be hugely popular or relevant, so........... Aye, we had nowhere to talk about this sort of thing where it would be fully appreciated, so why not create one |
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From being a 16/17 year old who's mates considered anything older than five years old a bit naff when I was the total opposite and wouldn't entertain the thought of owning anything remotely modern. From there I eventually made some friends who today I consider as close a friend as anyone I've met in the 'real world' and all that comes from randomly signing up to a forum over 10 years ago. The fact that I'm still here over a decade later says it all really, it's been a constant in my life through good times, bad times, deaths, break ups and everything in between. Hell, if it wasn't for Retro Rides I wouldn't even be living with the girl I live with today, that's a sobering thought.
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The sheer diversity and the readers other mod's room is what got me hear.
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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The Doctor
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 3,434
Club RR Member Number: 48
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meeting the owner of this car back in 2006 at Japanese Nostalgia Weekend in Billing Aquadrome and talking about it:  Joined shortly after i got home from the weekend |
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To be honest I needed some parts advice for my daily, a Hyundai Pony 1988. Somehow Edition38 were not that helpful and my car in general was laughed at (which I'm used to).
I've stayed here because you're all so easygoing compared to other forums / "scenes". Also I have grown tired of the VAG scene which follows the following formula:
New VAG car on finance + air suspension system + Rotiform wheels + ridiculous interior re-trim in luminous leather + full detailing service = scene hero.
The thing that annoys me the most about the above is that people that follow this formula rarely carry any of the work out themselves.
Whereas you all love the weird and wonderful and most of you have oil and grease under your fingernails.
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