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[JG]

I've been downloading all the pictures form my phone.

So here is the story of me and the vx220 over the last year or so. For those with short attention span look away now. This is actually quite sad isn't it. Anyway, some of you will have seen some of the pics before.

So we kick off with the first vx i ever drove, would have been sometime in july 2004, at baylis in cheltenham, which by coincidence is where my vx is at the moment. the first couple of pics are dodgy as i hadn't worked out how it worked





It would be a while before i drive another, which was this rab. Nice on the outside, but i think it had had a hard life.



Followed soon after by this one, which really was nice. A members ex car. Shame Vaux wanted £16.5k for it.





Then i met this one, with a broken exaust. My most vivid memory is being fcuking cold fixing it. and then going out in the snow with the roof off and a pic of adam to go with it



Then a brief thought about LYs. This one got badly vandalised the day after the picture was taken

Edited by JamesGray, 05 October 2005 - 08:38 PM.

[JG]

Then a bit of time passed while more important things like degrees got in the way. All the time black was growing on me, especially when this one used to stop on its way past on a regular basis (cheers Mate ). On its way back from Le Mans in this instance (Adams car)



And then on the 23rd of June it was my turn. I can't really decribe the feeling, especially as it now a memory, but a pure high (i'm smilling just typing this)





A series of long drives ensue



And south wales mini meets

Edited by JamesGray, 06 October 2005 - 05:11 AM.

[JG]

And the vx goes to france.










And back





And into the swing of things here



Its been a wonderfull journey and i hope it continues the way it started
There you are, you see you made it to the end (although most probably didn't )

Phew

Edited by JamesGray, 05 October 2005 - 08:38 PM.

[TurboTomato]

V cool James I think we should all make our own VX story, mine would certainly have a few pics on it!!

[Jase_MK]

Top stuff I hate to think how long it'd take me to go through my "My Documents" with all the VX photos from the past 2 and a half years.

[JG]

i limited myself to my phone, or else it would have needed a lot more than that, and i've only had it 4 months. Edit: actually i've a feeling a couple of camera pics might have slipped in there

Edited by JamesGray, 05 October 2005 - 08:37 PM.

[Richy]

Awsome james kinda got me thinking about mine



BTW Look how happy Adam is after he reversed over the traffic warden

[jneill]

Brilliant stuff James. But what the fcuk are you going to be like when you get your first girlfriend...

[Richy]

Brilliant stuff James.


But what the fcuk are you going to be like when you get your first girlfriend...

Well i for one will look forward to the phone piccys

[jules_s]

jesus...that gorgeous calypso one almost makes me want a vx

[JG]

Brilliant stuff James.


But what the fcuk are you going to be like when you get your first girlfriend...

Edited by JamesGray, 06 October 2005 - 05:20 AM.

[LazyDonkey]

Good pics James ! Slight hijack - where abouts in France do you stay when you are there ? Its just I noticed a Dive / Caboug sign and my folks have a place in Dive and i go there once or twice a year (although not in the VX )

[JG]

My Folks live close to 'Here'. Your Family must have a place near 'Somewhere arround here'. You need to take the vx out there

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Edited by JamesGray, 06 October 2005 - 05:03 PM.

[LazyDonkey]

My Folks live close to 'Here'.

Your Family must have a place near 'Somewhere arround here'.

You need to take the vx out there

Fantastic photo shop / cartography skills there !

Last time i had an opel corsa with no back seats - wans't fun

I'd love to take the VX, only i have the small problem of hundreds and hundreds of miles to do before i even get to the englandshire coast

.....We've (lets be honest, I've ) thought about it, GF said it was a stupid idea and i could pick her up at the airport

[ad172]

Great diary of the car there James Brought back some good memories for me - even reversing over the RAC man

[M3 BFG]

[garyk220]

I'd love to take the VX, only i have the small problem of hundreds and hundreds of miles to do before i even get to the englandshire coast

What are you, a man or a mouse I drove from Here* to Edinburgh in one go, via the tunnel. Only took 18 hours.

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In case you're interested

[LazyDonkey]

I'd love to take the VX, only i have the small problem of hundreds and hundreds of miles to do before i even get to the englandshire coast 

What are you, a man or a mouse I drove from Here* to Edinburgh in one go, via the tunnel. Only took 18 hours.

Clearly a mouse !

You'd understand if you met her

[JG]

Are you ruining my thread?