It's been a while... n. I'm not dead, I'm just lurking.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:10 am
So those that know may well will know that I have made the the mature? obvious decision to put long term family stability ahead of Lotus driving shenanigans. Vicky is still carefully covered and stored securely waiting for the appropriate time to come back to life. I think I am three years away from that when I reach the appropriate age to take early retirement.
I already have the date in the diary for when I can make the phone call to Craig Moncrief to say " I might have a job for you, how do you fancy a restoration project ? "
There is something to be said for patience.
I have been lucky. The companies I have worked for have, with no real effort on my part, have given me a humungous pension pot to live on. I know of a few of the "older" gentlemen on here who are wise enough to think of the future and direct there situations so that they can retire earlier than most. I wouldn't have considered early retirement if it wasn't for the "wise men" that I have been fortunate to learn from.
The best advice I can give is, get them drunk and then listen carefully to what they tell you.
Throw as much as you can to your pension. buy OLD cars that don't loose half their value in two years. And drive them as much as you can... .... I had an S4 Avant for 5 years and only lost 6k on it.
I miss you guys. Wish you didn't need a V6 to keep up. The last run we were on was too fast for me, I didn't have the power to make the overtakes to keep up.
P.S. an MX5 (wife's car) is not a suitable replacement for an S1. fcuk thing nearly killed me. No front end grip and no power under 4k revs.
Heated seats are awesome... drove at night through Glencoe at -2 with the roof down and it was awesome.
Would be nice if you had a look at the stuff I'm posting on Youtube.
Maybe even subscribe.... meh...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owP0buERhnU&t=266s
Alcohol may have had a directorial influence on this post.....
it doesn't mean it is wrong though.... (sorry)
I already have the date in the diary for when I can make the phone call to Craig Moncrief to say " I might have a job for you, how do you fancy a restoration project ? "
There is something to be said for patience.
I have been lucky. The companies I have worked for have, with no real effort on my part, have given me a humungous pension pot to live on. I know of a few of the "older" gentlemen on here who are wise enough to think of the future and direct there situations so that they can retire earlier than most. I wouldn't have considered early retirement if it wasn't for the "wise men" that I have been fortunate to learn from.
The best advice I can give is, get them drunk and then listen carefully to what they tell you.
Throw as much as you can to your pension. buy OLD cars that don't loose half their value in two years. And drive them as much as you can... .... I had an S4 Avant for 5 years and only lost 6k on it.
I miss you guys. Wish you didn't need a V6 to keep up. The last run we were on was too fast for me, I didn't have the power to make the overtakes to keep up.
P.S. an MX5 (wife's car) is not a suitable replacement for an S1. fcuk thing nearly killed me. No front end grip and no power under 4k revs.
Heated seats are awesome... drove at night through Glencoe at -2 with the roof down and it was awesome.
Would be nice if you had a look at the stuff I'm posting on Youtube.
Maybe even subscribe.... meh...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owP0buERhnU&t=266s
Alcohol may have had a directorial influence on this post.....
it doesn't mean it is wrong though.... (sorry)
