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Wow, has it been that long.  I think I Last posted on here around 12 years ago.  

Looks like i need to catch up on a lot of things.  

Cannot believe the price these things go for now since the good old days of before.

Hello to everyone.

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hey Sam! same here, just got back onto the forums after a long hiatus!

got rid of my daily, looking to get one to tinker on... probably have enough spare parts int he garage to build another 32 GTR :D got a golf and an SQ5 these days with 2 baby seats!

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4 hours ago, torque said:

Hi Rob

Do you still have all your cars?  I got rid of mine after starting a family

yeah, in hindsight should have kept them hey  Haha

You're not the only one in this boat. 🙄

4 hours ago, torque said:

Hi Rob

Do you still have all your cars?  I got rid of mine after starting a family

yeah, in hindsight should have kept them hey  Haha

Yes still got my first 180sx from 2007, not much left of the original car.

A lot of people I know too sold their cars to start a family or buy a house.

Seems like everyone getting back in to them has gotten to a point in life where kids are grown up and mortgage is doing well.

Yes, looks like some people have shared the same path as me.

I went from a R33 sedan Gtt, to a r34 gtt to a r34 gt (wife still driving it) to a fairlane g220

Ive forgot everything about the nissans i used to drive.

Has anyone turned onto any steel bumper classics ???

18 minutes ago, torque said:

Yes, looks like some people have shared the same path as me.

I went from a R33 sedan Gtt, to a r34 gtt to a r34 gt (wife still driving it) to a fairlane g220

Ive forgot everything about the nissans i used to drive.

Has anyone turned onto any steel bumper classics ???

Yeah we've got a hq. It's the wife's but I am the one always fixing it. 

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