steve_r Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Dear fellow Seveners, It all started some ten years ago. Some friends and I attended the 2004 Goodwood FoS. One evening I was the lucky one to be the passenger in Angus & Tessa's 7 on a trip to their home. That evening we also witnessed and experienced the potential of the freshly fitted LSD to A&T's 7. It was huge fun and I promised myself: one day I'll have a 7 too. Lack of funds and other priorities such as a property purchase made 7 ownership a distant dream. Almost obsessive browsing the classified ads on PH for years and attending some LoT track days in Abbeville kept the dream alive. Until November last year it remained a dream. Although the plan was to buy one in the UK I , almost accidentally, found one for sale only few miles away from Antwerp, where I live. A low mileage black 2006 Roadsport VVC with white nose band, imported from the UK and homologated a few years ago. Although very reasonably priced, even for UK standards, it was slightly over budget. To cut a long story, due to some unexpectedly revealed technical issues and the owner eager to sell it I managed to purchase the car at a bargain price. Over winter it was brought back into perfect technical condition and got finally road legal, insured, registered and ready to take it on the road at my birthday last February. The best birthday present to myself ever! I have collected in excess of 2.000 miles since and enjoyed every single minute of it. Well, maybe not every single minute as I have already experienced how it's like when you drive it with the hood erected in torrential rain at night. Hope to meet some of you in the future, on the track, in the UK, on the continent or anywhere else. Best regards, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile7 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Trust Angus to get you motivated into seven ownership 😬 Welcome aboard Steve Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome to the mad house 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hi Steve, Your story sounds familiar to me 😬 Welcome and hope to meet you soon! (I live near Ghent in Belgium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Rae Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Allen Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative RussG Posted June 14, 2014 Area Representative Share Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome to the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative z7 Posted June 14, 2014 Area Representative Share Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome Steve Good ol' Angus and Tessa. I remember he let me play in his 7 after he had his LSD fitted - despite the fact I was completely familiar with their benefits as I'd always had one on mine. 😬 My experience of being a passenger with him at a Club's Handling Day is a different story - I'm not a good pax May be see you at a LoT day. z7 Edited by - z7 on 14 Jun 2014 20:00:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clousta Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Greetings from Vlams-Brabant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrebe Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Hey Steve, Always very welcome when passing or being near Ferrières. Bas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Greetings from Raeren/Belgium and welcome to the Club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 What a great story! Welcome to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_I Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Welcome Steve Also not far from you in Köln with my VVC I might not have had a test drive but Angus website certainly played a part in my 7 ownership Hope to see you soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Welcome Steve, look out for Elie Boone, from somewhere in Belgium, very knowledgeable on all matters 7, and a regular contributor to these pages. Elie often helps me with the technical stuff via e mail, as I am in New Zealand, see, it's a worldwide club. Regards, Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Always welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_r Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Thanks to all for the warm welcome! @elie: thanks for the offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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