It is with regret.......

[Y100]

Bincenzo said:

Bob, thank you, and sorry for tainting your Sunday. You're one of the forums 'givers', keep up the sterling work, and get back into the air soon.

Funny you should say that,,,one more refresher lesson and I'll be taking my GFT or 'Skills test' as they now call it, hope to get my licence back this month. See you up there Bins.

[Bincenzo]

Y100 said:

Funny you should say that,,,one more refresher lesson and I'll be taking my GFT or 'Skills test' as they now call it, hope to get my licence back this month. See you up there Bins.

Great news Bob, good luck on the skills test, nothing you've not done before. Just do me a favour.....keep your eyes well and truly out of the window!

[Y100]

Bincenzo said:

Great news Bob, good luck on the skills test, nothing you've not done before. Just do me a favour.....keep your eyes well and truly out of the window!

I promise.

[W1111AM]

Bincenzo said:

W1111AM said:

All the best Bins... I bet it's like splitting up from your first real girlfriend ?

I'd imagine so, but I've never really experienced that......I married my first girlfriend and we're still together 25 years later. Gutted I'm not sleeping with Jeff anymore though, I used to enjoy feeding him biscuits.....

OMG that's amazing, 25yrs is awesome .
Jeff likes being fed grapes dude, that's why your not sleeping with him anymore

[Bincenzo]

W1111AM said:

OMG that's amazing, 25yrs is awesome .
Jeff likes being fed grapes dude, that's why your not sleeping with him anymore

I knew there was somebody else involved. I feel cheated.......

[W1111AM]

Bincenzo said:

W1111AM said:

OMG that's amazing, 25yrs is awesome .
Jeff likes being fed grapes dude, that's why your not sleeping with him anymore

I knew there was somebody else involved. I feel cheated.......

There you go, now you know what it's like to loose your girlfriend

[Bincenzo]

W1111AM said:

Bincenzo said:

W1111AM said:

OMG that's amazing, 25yrs is awesome .
Jeff likes being fed grapes dude, that's why your not sleeping with him anymore

I knew there was somebody else involved. I feel cheated.......

There you go, now you know what it's like to loose your girlfriend

Haha, that's good. Touché.

[bentley01]

Mark I can't believe you are parting with your beloved car. What are you getting next? Hope you are not leaving the forum too.

[Jockman]

All the best, Bins - it has been great having you along for the ride

You will miss it......trust me on that

[Bincenzo]

bentley01 said:

Mark I can't believe you are parting with your beloved car. What are you getting next? Hope you are not leaving the forum too.

Hi Darren, yep it's a sad day but the stark reality is that the car is nothing more than an ornament which costs me £2k a year without even getting out of the garage. My job, as you know, keeps me away from home during the week. Were I based closer, then the option to take the Aston in every now and then would keep the car in use. Sadly, it's not going to happen given my choice of aircraft and likely basing. Couple that with having to compromise my DD to keep costs down, it's just not worth it. It is, without doubt, the most beautiful and enjoyable car I've ever, and will ever, own, but it's so under-utilised that the decision is made. I'm upset, to say the least and every petrolhead fibre of my being wants me to keep it, but financially, it makes absolutely no sense. Unless the lottery comes in, then I can't see me getting back into the brand, my time may well have passed.

As for what's next, a comfortable, well appointed, reasonably quick Germanic diesel I suspect. Probably an A4/A6 Avant. It will never replace 'Buck', no way, but having spent the last few years commuting to Cornwall and North Wales from the Midlands in a decade old diesel Golf and now an underpowered Focus, I've had enough.

As for the forum, I'm sure I'll browse. I'm sure it'll still make me laugh. All the very best chum, fly safe.

[Bincenzo]

Jockman said:

All the best, Bins - it has been great having you along for the ride

You will miss it......trust me on that

Thanks Phil, I'll pop along as a pax on the odd run out with Nick if he'll have me, be good to stay in touch. I'm under no illusion that I'll miss the damn thing terribly, but needs, sadly, must.

[ds2000]

Shame you're leaving the fold Bins! Theres been many a jolly conversation on here and good banter, never did get to meet you though. I know my day will come as I seldom use my car 6,000 miles, 2,000 last year, 200 so far this year...... but I'm not letting go just yet and don't think I'll ever want to

[897sma]

You will miss it, there's not a week goes by when I don't miss mine. There's something about the brand which gets inside your soul somehow.

[Bincenzo]

Thanks chaps. Steve, you're spot on, I'm actually missing it already, and it's yet to leave the garage.

[Bincenzo]

ds2000 said:

Shame you're leaving the fold Bins! Theres been many a jolly conversation on here and good banter, never did get to meet you though. I know my day will come as I seldom use my car 6,000 miles, 2,000 last year, 200 so far this year...... but I'm not letting go just yet and don't think I'll ever want to

Dave, I'm sure I'll make a D&D and drink myself into oblivion with you at some stage in the future. Look forward to it. Do try to resist the thought of losing the Aston, it's surprisingly painful.