Woo Hoo

Lee Purnell · 11 Dec 2000, 11:08 (Ref:51929)

I shall be at many more meetings next year

Today is my birthday (happy birthday to me etc) and my parents have done the decent thing and bought me my own little car

Lots of races for me next year then, and not just at Castle Combe

Maisie · 11 Dec 2000, 11:12 (Ref:51931)

Happy birthday!!

Tell us more about the new brum brum then - size, shape, colour etc. Have you had any mods done on it or is it an auto?

Lee Purnell · 11 Dec 2000, 11:17 (Ref:51932)

Well, it is an auto, because my stupid decreped left leg doesn't really work.
It is a Pug 205. It's a 1.6, but not a gti. It's blue and it is in very good condition, until I get on the road with it

Maisie · 11 Dec 2000, 12:25 (Ref:51935)

You'll be fine, just as long as you remember not to drive it the way Craig drives his Peugeot

**Peter Mallett** · 11 Dec 2000, 15:29 (Ref:51956)

Well done Lee. Let's hope you can get to one of my events next year. I'll be commuting from the frozen wastes but should make a few outings.

Liz · 11 Dec 2000, 17:04 (Ref:51959)

Can I have a ride?

Carrie · 11 Dec 2000, 19:10 (Ref:51969)

Nice one Lee

What reg?

Lee Purnell · 11 Dec 2000, 21:14 (Ref:51993)

It's a K Reg (1992) and only has 33,000 on the clock. It's not my first choice for a car (Alfa 156) but hey, it's a start

SL · 11 Dec 2000, 23:01 (Ref:52012)

Well done, we all have to start somewhere.

My first was a Triumph Herald. Could turn on a sixpence and accelerate up to sixty (sometimes) in about a day and a half

Whens the first outing ???

Simon

Sparky · 11 Dec 2000, 23:07 (Ref:52013)

Good man, Lee!

A liberating experience, a first car.

Give it a few months, and you'll be able to trade the Pug for a 156 and have change.

Of course Alfas don't depreciate!!

Seriously, congratulations.

Liz · 12 Dec 2000, 02:10 (Ref:52033)

My first car was a 1956 DeSoto. It'd be worth a fortune if I still had it.

It'd cost a fortune in parts though.

Hope to see you lots next year.

kev · 12 Dec 2000, 02:45 (Ref:52038)

Congrats Lee & Happy Birth.
I just bought a 1990 33 for 1/7th of its original sale price. 87km, one lady owner, blah blah blah...

As a matter of fact i DO like driving with my knees banging against the steering wheel.

My 1st was a '61 Mini, only a few years newer than Liz's, and I gather she's a genertaion or so ahead of me.
It cost $NZ50, that's $US20, if I still had it, I would have to pay for the privilege of taking it to the dump.

**Craig** · 12 Dec 2000, 19:23 (Ref:52115)

Nice one bloke!!

What with your new motor and Dan moving away from London, it looks like i'll not have to drive into central London next year

woohoo!!

Lee Purnell · 12 Dec 2000, 21:43 (Ref:52149)

The people of london breath a sigh of relef

But that meens we will never see the bloke on the bike again!!! He was cool

Lorna · 13 Dec 2000, 19:57 (Ref:52285)

Congrats Lee. I wish I had parents like yours

Just one piece of advice on top of "don't drive like Craig" - DON'T give Craig a lift! He seems to have the irrestible urge of beeping the horn and waving at complete strangers and hurling abuse at others. This usually coincides with Lorny waving her arms around at him yelling stuff in obscene language and telling him to behave himself.

**Craig** · 14 Dec 2000, 18:24 (Ref:52431)

I'm not going to comment, except to say, don't EVER go in a car with Lornykins driving - I made that mistake on Sunday... never again!!

Lorna · 17 Dec 2000, 01:12 (Ref:52889)

I was just proving that my car does have a rev limiter

Hehe. It kept you quiet for a few seconds

**Craig** · 17 Dec 2000, 10:56 (Ref:52962)

But not for long, hey ?

Lorna · 18 Dec 2000, 01:06 (Ref:53096)

Now there's a challenge. I'll have to take you round MK on a wet day and see if total silence is achievable.

WoodyTJ · 27 Dec 2000, 17:13 (Ref:54437)

Gotta be better than my poorly car!

Hope you had a great birthday and looking forward to seeing you at all of those meetings next year