Neo53
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Howdy! :usa2:
HERE….HAVE A SHORT NOVEL! Hahaha
Not sure exactly what to say, so I'll start with the “BASICS”! I'm Neo...yes...Neo. No, Keanu Reeves has NOTHING on me, he's the SECOND ONE :whip: Heehee I am 28 and have oil runnin' through my veins. I grew up in Detroit (Yankie alert!) and basically have lived the general Yank life in America up until 4 and a half years ago when I immigrated here after marrying my British husband. Before you start asking "WHY DIDN’T YOU GUYS GO TO AMERICA”, well my dear friends, he already had the house and a guaranteed job...plus it was much easier to come out here
So as you have guessed by now, I am a lady, and some of you might have seen me (well, more likely my car) lurking about once in a blue moon when I spot you folks out 'n about. In particular yesterday up on Portsdown (rutty ol’ Micks) as I did a drive-by (I am a chicken, OK!? :noidea: ) in my dark green Saturn coupe (with GO stickers, hahaaa).
Now down to the cars - I've owned quite a few. Mostly Classic Beetles (10 of them) ranging from 1951 to 1977 Fuelies. My favourites, however, were my TRUCKS - 1997 Ford F150 4x4 with the 4.6 Triton (Yes, a Triton), 2003 5.4 Triton and a spunky 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE 4x4 with the 3.0 under its hood. Saved a 1976 Lancia Scorpion (Monte Carlo to you folks) used in some Disney films. And my baby, a 1997 Saturn coupe. Just a silly coupe, I know, but its been through everything with me…..I still loved my Fords more though, hahahaa :whip: ....oh...and...*coughcough* had a 1996 Fiat Cinquecento 1.1 as a DD *cough*
My car ‘careers’: I restored VW beetles, worked as a mechanic and a technician for about 6 years (worked mostly in large diesels), started racing when I was little with the JRC (don’t think they're around anymore?), SCCA (Autocross and Road Rally), NHRA (bracket) and NDRA (Nopi drift) - All with my Saturn except the JRC which we used designated 1997 Dodge Neon R/T’s. Grandfather raced for Porsche of USA, so there is a bit of Porsche bias on my end :innocent: … and I might have dabbed a bit in kart racing. I worked for a logistics company where I got my Class A license and jammed gears for a while until the love of my life asked me to marry him
Importing my Saturn here to the UK was the biggest nightmare of my life....and one reason I would like to rub some elbows with guys who have imported American vehicles...as I believe I was singled out - They required me to remove all modifications that were not completely bone-stock (ie. My car was running at 244HP at the wheels when imported...and after Import I was computer limited to 115 AND they want me to bring the car in for them to check to make sure I don't add anything to it...never mind the car is 15 years old!! UGH!) :blah: They even went so far as requiring me to change the aerial because the base of it (which was a few inches inside of a body cowl) was “dangerous” (I’ll show you guys photos of this “dangerous” aerial someday) to anyone who might stick their fingers down there….Um...REALLY?! I don’t know anyone who walks by a car and goes “OH LOOK A HOLE! LETS STICK OUR FINGER IN IT!”…let alone the access is too small to stick fingers in in the first place. Even required me to change my rear disc-brakes to the drums – Their reason for it? “Its not listed as stock equipment for your car, so its DANGEROUS”…Yup! Really. The list goes on with the things I had to change/return to “stock”.
Either way, HELLO TO EVERYONE! I am a bit of a lurker, not because I want to be a stranger, just had way way WAY too many bad run-ins with anti-american British...but hopefully this dark-green lurker will come out of the shadows and say HELLO sometime soon :thumb:
Will add photos to the gallery of my current Saturn and some of the previous rides I have owned. :thumb:
SORRY FOR THE NOVEL :blah:
HERE….HAVE A SHORT NOVEL! Hahaha
Not sure exactly what to say, so I'll start with the “BASICS”! I'm Neo...yes...Neo. No, Keanu Reeves has NOTHING on me, he's the SECOND ONE :whip: Heehee
I am 28 and have oil runnin' through my veins. I grew up in Detroit (Yankie alert!) and basically have lived the general Yank life in America up until 4 and a half years ago when I immigrated here after marrying my British husband. Before you start asking "WHY DIDN’T YOU GUYS GO TO AMERICA”, well my dear friends, he already had the house and a guaranteed job...plus it was much easier to come out here So as you have guessed by now, I am a lady, and some of you might have seen me (well, more likely my car) lurking about once in a blue moon when I spot you folks out 'n about. In particular yesterday up on Portsdown (rutty ol’ Micks) as I did a drive-by (I am a chicken, OK!? :noidea: ) in my dark green Saturn coupe (with GO stickers, hahaaa).
Now down to the cars - I've owned quite a few. Mostly Classic Beetles (10 of them) ranging from 1951 to 1977 Fuelies. My favourites, however, were my TRUCKS - 1997 Ford F150 4x4 with the 4.6 Triton (Yes, a Triton), 2003 5.4 Triton and a spunky 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE 4x4 with the 3.0 under its hood. Saved a 1976 Lancia Scorpion (Monte Carlo to you folks) used in some Disney films. And my baby, a 1997 Saturn coupe. Just a silly coupe, I know, but its been through everything with me…..I still loved my Fords more though, hahahaa :whip: ....oh...and...*coughcough* had a 1996 Fiat Cinquecento 1.1 as a DD *cough*
My car ‘careers’: I restored VW beetles, worked as a mechanic and a technician for about 6 years (worked mostly in large diesels), started racing when I was little with the JRC (don’t think they're around anymore?), SCCA (Autocross and Road Rally), NHRA (bracket) and NDRA (Nopi drift) - All with my Saturn except the JRC which we used designated 1997 Dodge Neon R/T’s. Grandfather raced for Porsche of USA, so there is a bit of Porsche bias on my end :innocent: … and I might have dabbed a bit in kart racing. I worked for a logistics company where I got my Class A license and jammed gears for a while until the love of my life asked me to marry him
Importing my Saturn here to the UK was the biggest nightmare of my life....and one reason I would like to rub some elbows with guys who have imported American vehicles...as I believe I was singled out - They required me to remove all modifications that were not completely bone-stock (ie. My car was running at 244HP at the wheels when imported...and after Import I was computer limited to 115 AND they want me to bring the car in for them to check to make sure I don't add anything to it...never mind the car is 15 years old!! UGH!) :blah: They even went so far as requiring me to change the aerial because the base of it (which was a few inches inside of a body cowl) was “dangerous” (I’ll show you guys photos of this “dangerous” aerial someday) to anyone who might stick their fingers down there….Um...REALLY?! I don’t know anyone who walks by a car and goes “OH LOOK A HOLE! LETS STICK OUR FINGER IN IT!”…let alone the access is too small to stick fingers in in the first place. Even required me to change my rear disc-brakes to the drums – Their reason for it? “Its not listed as stock equipment for your car, so its DANGEROUS”…Yup! Really. The list goes on with the things I had to change/return to “stock”.
Either way, HELLO TO EVERYONE! I am a bit of a lurker, not because I want to be a stranger, just had way way WAY too many bad run-ins with anti-american British...but hopefully this dark-green lurker will come out of the shadows and say HELLO sometime soon :thumb:
Will add photos to the gallery of my current Saturn and some of the previous rides I have owned. :thumb:
SORRY FOR THE NOVEL :blah:
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