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sarp bitches & hoses :wave:

sarp homey!!!! j00 doin man?

Yes I agree

Lets all go to the coffee club for bacon and eggs...

Oh wait ive had that the past 3 days... :)

i am going to the Comsley Hotel for lunch today.

Ahhh Sad to see it go i bet.

hogs breathe....last time i went there its was ghey. these guys have a carvery section as well as menu meals...they do an awesome steak too.

Yes I agree

Lets all go to the coffee club for bacon and eggs...

Oh wait ive had that the past 3 days... :wave:

i like their complete breakky with sausages, hashbrowns, mushrooms!!, etc.

comslie has some pretty decent food, they can have off days when it's busy though.

Im a big fan of Hogs Breath on Fridays...

Im currentlly at home waiting for the new owner of my car to come and pick it up... :wave:

I cant wait for that day! I went EVO shopping yesterday...bad idea

Ahhh Sad to see it go i bet.

Just went for a last little drive...

Just a casual little 60kph 4th gear cruise...

Was going to go up clear mountain but there was 2 cop cars, 2 cop bikes and 3 DOT utes heading out that way...

So I thought id better just turn around and come home... I was heading up towards Lilly road and then a car flashed his high beams at us all and I figured cops are over the other side of the hill, so I pulled over did a 180 and just went home...

Ive never, NEVER been pulled over in the skyline and knowing my luck today would have been that day that I get pulled over, so thats it for me with the R33 we have had our last time together. Time to pass the flame onto a younger version of me to enjoy for many years to come...

Hopefully he will be here soon, as i have to get to work as i have a very busy day ahead...

i like their complete breakky with sausages, hashbrowns, mushrooms!!, etc.

You mean the "Coffee Club Big Breakfast" $17.90

Comes with, eggs, bacon, mushrooms, sausages, hashbrowns, steak & toast

Its a mighty big feed that one...

I cant wait for that day! I went EVO shopping yesterday...bad idea

Oh, we close to sold yet Bunts???

Oh, we close to sold yet Bunts???

If all goes to plan it will be gone on Dec 12, so after this weekends cruise it will be in mothballs Im not risking it getting stolen or some crap between now and the sale date

Just wish I could have finished off the guards and popped the slicks on to try and hit a 10 second pass...

Thats my only regret... :)

But with 125+mph pass's constantlly I know she had a 10.999 in her... :wave:

I dont have any regrets, I finished the car, realised i didnt like it anymore and couldnt move it fast enough!

Im sure the new owner will find out what it is capable of at some stage!

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