How Saffas do we on here in UK?

How Saffas do we on here in UK?

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Firenza GT

2 posts

195 months

Tuesday 25th December 2007
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Amaboknaai said:
Me too - another ex-Capetonian. Surrey based now - since May 2000.







uk_vette

3,336 posts

203 months

Tuesday 25th December 2007
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Big Al. said:
wavey Guys and Girls.

I'm heading off down to your part of the world next weekend, on our annual pilgrimage to the sun.

Hope all is OK with all your folks at home, appears they have had a similar wet spring as we did here in the UK, pretty bad in certain areas as I understand.

So anybody got any tips on travelling the Garden route?
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One word,

BLOUKRANSE

uk_vette

3,336 posts

203 months

Tuesday 25th December 2007
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I started this thread on
Car and Today forum
http://www.cartoday.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb...
G.

Edited by uk_vette on Tuesday 25th December 20:46

lance1a

1,337 posts

197 months

Tuesday 15th January 2008
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Howzit!

Been here 6 years, grew up in Durban but lived in Cape Town, Joburg, P Elizabeth, Pretoria and Klerksdorp.
Now working for BMW Group in Oxford.
I collect and restore BMW E30's for fun.

Red Smartie

41 posts

194 months

Friday 8th February 2008
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Ex Durbs surfer been here 20 years plus running a fazer powered 7 and a red smartie.
We are up in Scotland and the roads are great, speed traps are all marked on the tomtom.
Im a B road man see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu_m5TEbTtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7zm4RDRzmQ
We will have the 7 on the road this summer and I have a new bullet cam after the last one came adrift at 80+ mph on the crail runway to make some good videos.
Used to work for XPANDA in jhb making jails out of houses.......

lance1a

1,337 posts

197 months

Saturday 9th February 2008
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Where in Durbs? I grew up in Addington but surfed New Pier/ Bay/ Wedge-kontiki etc. Active around same time as Martin Potter, Shaun Tomson.

hunter 66

3,888 posts

219 months

Tuesday 12th February 2008
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more the shaun thompson era , surfed dairy , 24 years in the uk, race a porsche 993 gt 2 r evo, in uk and europe.....

lance1a

1,337 posts

197 months

Wednesday 13th February 2008
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hunter 66 said:
more the shaun thompson era , surfed dairy , 24 years in the uk, race a porsche 993 gt 2 r evo, in uk and europe.....
Good time to be in Durbs back then. So you are from the Mike Esposito/Spider Murphy era too? I saw him (Mike)still shredding not long before I left, though most of the others had gone all 'long board'. My Mom worked for Shaun, I worked for Island style.

hunter 66

3,888 posts

219 months

Tuesday 19th February 2008
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I imported island style here to the uk , used to surf with warren at dairy....surf only in costa de luz now..

lance1a

1,337 posts

197 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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Tried a few times at Fistral, Kennick....rubbish, no power, no sandbanks, few reefs, tide variance too big to allow for consistency. Ah Warren....How much Durban Poison can you get in a Xmas pudding tin?smokin

Edited by lance1a on Wednesday 20th February 07:20

tvrvenom

94 posts

210 months

Wednesday 16th April 2008
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From JHB/Durban been in London for 7 years.... would be exceleent to hookup with anyone in SW19 area for a few beers and a blast down the A3... laters

Shellz_Mach1

433 posts

214 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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lance1a said:
hunter 66 said:
more the shaun thompson era , surfed dairy , 24 years in the uk, race a porsche 993 gt 2 r evo, in uk and europe.....
Good time to be in Durbs back then. So you are from the Mike Esposito/Spider Murphy era too? I saw him (Mike)still shredding not long before I left, though most of the others had gone all 'long board'. My Mom worked for Shaun, I worked for Island style.
Ah... familiar names! I was friendly with a few of the long board boys, I worked with Hugh Thompson and Gavin Bakewell.

Killboy

7,159 posts

201 months

Thursday 24th April 2008
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Hey!

From Joburg! Whats up guys?

I live in central London, recently got myself a red VR6.

Edited by Killboy on Thursday 24th April 21:43

Titan Simba

18,444 posts

193 months

Friday 25th April 2008
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m3desmo said:
I don't think most Saffas in the UK are that into their cars to be involved in PH. Too many of them have only had driving experience in Polo Playas and Toyota Jazz to know any different. Here in the UK (land of opportunity if you are hard-working) cars are relatively more affordable and you don't need to be loaded to afford a decent car.

Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
I'd describe my relationship as a passion rather than an obsession. I'm opinionated as hell but couldn't necessarily explain the workings of the fuel injector, say, or run off the stats of all Mercs of the last 20 years. I'm not particularly bias to any specific brand and I'll give most cars a fair chance before I praise it or poo-poo it.
I worked a couple of years in SA in the motor trade and have had the opportunity to drive all sorts of cars - from 50 brake to 500 brake.

That said, I've chosen to invest my money into my house here in the UK, rather than spend it on a flash, powerful motor. And my next car will unfortunately be dictated by family commitments, rather than it's ability to pull birds or how it'll sound blasting through a tunnel with the top down. (Hell, it's probably going to have to be an oil-burner! paperbag

I hope this doesn't qualify me as any less of a pistonhead than the bloke who gets an Elise but can't keep the nose in around the average roundabout! I love a good B-road as much as the next PH'er and would rather spend an hour longer getting home on the back-roads than a quick trip on the motorway.

BTW, I'm in Swindon. Any other Saffa PH'ers out this way?

lance1a

1,337 posts

197 months

Saturday 26th April 2008
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Hi mate. Not too far....in Banbury.

I've advertised a venue on here, so if you guys want to arrange a BRAAI, then let me know if you want to use my place.

Pics of it on the ...Events section -'venue in oxfordshire'post.

Killboy

7,159 posts

201 months

Monday 28th April 2008
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m3desmo said:
I don't think most Saffas in the UK are that into their cars to be involved in PH. Too many of them have only had driving experience in Polo Playas and Toyota Jazz to know any different. Here in the UK (land of opportunity if you are hard-working) cars are relatively more affordable and you don't need to be loaded to afford a decent car.

Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
Definately cant agree with that. I just think it takes a long time for Saffers to get onto their feet, with moving here and the exchange rate, you are left for broke.

Myself and 2 mates are living here now, and they definately petrolheads. I definately have on obsession for cars, but they dont need to be the latest and greatest.

satchbot

1,916 posts

195 months

Friday 30th May 2008
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wavey Another Saffer here. Born in Hilbrow, moved to Cape Town, then Pinetown then back to the 'vaal to Edenvale.

ShaunCo

10 posts

189 months

Wednesday 11th June 2008
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Saffa Here...

only 19, but been in the UK for 7 years

Born in Pretoria, lived in Springs then moved here.

i live in the Blackpool area smile

lance1a

1,337 posts

197 months

Wednesday 11th June 2008
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Killboy said:
m3desmo said:
I don't think most Saffas in the UK are that into their cars to be involved in PH. Too many of them have only had driving experience in Polo Playas and Toyota Jazz to know any different. Here in the UK (land of opportunity if you are hard-working) cars are relatively more affordable and you don't need to be loaded to afford a decent car.

Simply owning a nice car doesn't qualify you as a petrolhead / pistonhead though, it has to become an obsession!!
Definately cant agree with that. I just think it takes a long time for Saffers to get onto their feet, with moving here and the exchange rate, you are left for broke.

Myself and 2 mates are living here now, and they definately petrolheads. I definately have on obsession for cars, but they dont need to be the latest and greatest.
Also consider that in SA we had some of the rarer cars bred by sanctions that UK buyers yearn for......BMW E30 333i/325is alluminium. Chev Can Am Firenza, Sierra XR8, Alfa GTV 3.0 and so on. So whilst cars here are more affordable, there were certainly enough nice cars back in the day.

mrhungwell

41 posts

184 months

Saturday 8th November 2008
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Hey all new here just moved from Durban currently live in southport