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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 12:16:58 GMT
How many of us here date back to the original Autocar forum? I have no idea. I know I did, Ben did, think Scouse and Racing do. I find it easier to remember the people who are no longer with us who were there at the beginning.
So - were you?
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Post by PG on Sept 15, 2019 12:59:22 GMT
I was there.
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Post by Andy C on Sept 15, 2019 13:13:22 GMT
I was. 2004 wasn’t it. I couldn’t even drive then !
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Post by Martin on Sept 15, 2019 14:29:17 GMT
I was on there as well, migrated over from the Autocar forum but not sure when that was?
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Post by michael on Sept 15, 2019 14:46:52 GMT
I think it was around 2004 I was on there, it was before I went to Italy.
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 15, 2019 14:53:56 GMT
I as there - on the old Autocar forum and then the new one that Matt created after then umpteenth crash of the old Autocar Forums; remember the days of the "Full House" ??
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Post by Ben on Sept 15, 2019 15:09:49 GMT
Quite a lot of us were I think. BB, Piers, etc.
Like Andy C I too couldn't even drive back then.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 15:18:18 GMT
I was on there but after you lot had left. Someone, possibly Sav, pm'd me and told me about the original motorforum.
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Post by Roadrunner on Sept 15, 2019 15:40:53 GMT
I joined the Autocar forum shortly before Matt set up the new one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 16:00:11 GMT
Pretty much at the beginning of the Autocar forum and all the crap that came at the end of that. On and off since then.
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Post by franki68 on Sept 15, 2019 16:38:16 GMT
I was there.
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Post by bryan on Sept 15, 2019 17:56:41 GMT
I was on the Autocar forum and migrated over to the Matt forum after the big crash
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 15, 2019 18:34:49 GMT
I joined the Autocar forum shortly before Matt set up the new one. As did I. I think I made perhaps half a dozen posts on the Autocar forums, before migrating to the 'old place'. Read a lot of forum posts in my dad's Autocar every week, usually from either Lord Piers or Kraftwerk. Happy days.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 19:02:57 GMT
Or the Welsh car dealer (Swiss).
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 15, 2019 22:18:22 GMT
Yes I was. Think I joined the Autocar forum in early 2005 when I still had the S3 and hadn't gone to Russia yet.
I recall a bloke (wasn't he a chauffeur or something?) who called himself G and hammed it up like something out of Biggles.
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Post by rodge on Sept 16, 2019 4:13:26 GMT
I was there. Remember they had the “from the forums” section in the magazine?
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Post by bryan on Sept 16, 2019 5:20:56 GMT
Yes I was. Think I joined the Autocar forum in early 2005 when I still had the S3 and hadn't gone to Russia yet. I recall a bloke (wasn't he a chauffeur or something?) who called himself G and hammed it up like something out of Biggles. Was that the guy with the Suzuki Ignis?
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Post by Roadrunner on Sept 16, 2019 6:05:54 GMT
Yes I was. Think I joined the Autocar forum in early 2005 when I still had the S3 and hadn't gone to Russia yet. I recall a bloke (wasn't he a chauffeur or something?) who called himself G and hammed it up like something out of Biggles. Was that the guy with the Suzuki Ignis? Yes, I think he had a Rover 75, then replaced it with the Suzuki.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Sept 16, 2019 7:17:45 GMT
I remember being on the old Autocar forum and then moving to the new one when I realised I was talking to myself in there.
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Post by michael on Sept 16, 2019 7:30:58 GMT
Does anybody recall the 'Bad Roo' episode? I had been in the US and returned to find users had all attached Roo to their handle for some reason. I never did figure find out what when on.
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Post by LandieMark on Sept 16, 2019 7:31:11 GMT
I believe I came from Autocar in 2007/8.
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Post by Nelson on Sept 16, 2019 7:54:47 GMT
I was, can't remember when i joined, but i was once CooperMan as we had a MINI Cooper at the time. We bought that in 2004 and sold it in 2008 so i guess i joined in between those dates.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Sept 16, 2019 7:57:44 GMT
I joined the Autocar forum shortly before Matt set up the new one. Same here. I wasn't on the Autocar Forum for long before I came here.
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Post by Alex on Sept 16, 2019 8:16:44 GMT
I was in my final year of uni and found the Autocar forum when I was supposed to be writing my dissertation!
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Post by johnc on Sept 16, 2019 8:22:28 GMT
I was on the Autocar forum too although I didn't contribute much at the time. I had my 320D Touring at the time so that's some time after Nov 2002.
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Post by PetrolEd on Sept 16, 2019 8:25:25 GMT
No idea when I joined the Autocar forum but its been quite the community and has actually formed some good friendships from the various places we've called home.
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 16, 2019 9:33:15 GMT
I had a look through my favourites list just now and found the 'original' breakaway forum set up by Matt. Doesn't look like there's been any activity on it for over a year .. .. ..
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Post by Tim on Sept 16, 2019 9:34:54 GMT
Does anybody recall the 'Bad Roo' episode? I had been in the US and returned to find users had all attached Roo to their handle for some reason. I never did figure find out what when on. Wasn't he an actual, genuine motoring journalist who had stumbled into our amateur hour and then had a go at everyone? I was there in 2004, it kept me sane when I was really, really, really bored and fed up at work!
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Post by PG on Sept 16, 2019 9:38:43 GMT
I was there. Remember they had the “from the forums” section in the magazine? Ah yes, to get published in "from the forums" was the ultimate accolade. I made it once. How sad is it that I remember?
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Post by michael on Sept 16, 2019 9:42:14 GMT
Ah yes, to get published in "from the forums" was the ultimate accolade. I made it once. How sad is it that I remember? I imagine the framed and wall-mounted cut-outs from the magazine help!
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