HOME-for good. + Back in the club !

[ozzytom]

Hi all,cut a long storey - short, just worked thru a 25yr love/hate relationship with Australia!
Had to sell my pride and joy XKR in 2009 in Brisbane that i took over wth us in 2007 . Not all bad news, i did get $ 50,000 aus. Cost me £16,100.00! Shortly after i fell ill with ankolising spondilits (swollen joints-arthritic condition) at just 48yrs old,a fairly fit carpenter. Anyway,im lucky and God Blessed,came thru it and while browsing auto-trader from Aussie i came across anXKR ,identical to my last one! -but £5200.00! After two days watching, the price fell to £4,800.00, grovelling to the boss commenced!!
Nephew deployed to view (from York) car at Solihull within hours, after many e-mails the deal was done and car delivered to a storage in Warwick (Warwich car storage £3- a day !) My arrival back to the UK was still 3 months away!, (26/12/11).
Within a week of our arrival, my son(14yr) and i set off by train to pick her up. When the roller door went up OUR chins nearly hit the floor,cant believe the awesome condition,wheels as new, leather like new(re-coloured),this is a 1998 model !! Took 20 miles for tyres to de-square having been sat, then drove perfect and has ever since. Already started purchasing, second hand polished j- gate surround 4 xmas) and 6 dial rings to follow 4 my bday in jan. I will be having dash sprayed as last car ( old english white-retro look). The car is saphire blue with cashmere leather. Have BIG plans to have sprayed bright white (in dreams at mo), black gloss window trims and gloss black wheels + straight thru zorst!
Have been fortunate that ALL THOSE ENGINE JOBS HAVE BEEN DONE! + this is a well running 100 k Nikasill engine. Happy hunting. Tom.

[mike020150]

Hi Tom,
Welcome back! We'll look forward to lots of posts about progress and seeing your mean machine at UK events. Mike.