Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:39 am
That rather puts things in perspective...
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Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:39 pm
Christ, being on a forum for over twenty years.
That rather puts things in perspective...
That rather puts things in perspective...
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:08 pm
After my school friends, you guys are my second oldest group of friends who I'm in contact with 
. I joined the forum at uni around 2001.
. I joined the forum at uni around 2001.Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:29 pm
2005 here - I had a Merc C350 Sports Coupe at the time. Loved that car
I had been a member of the Global Underground form for years before then but it has closed suddenly and was looking for somewhere to talk shit on t'Internet. I had been reading the mag for a while (and lived in the next village over from Evo Towers so often used to see the Journo's coming and going in exotica)
I had been a member of the Global Underground form for years before then but it has closed suddenly and was looking for somewhere to talk shit on t'Internet. I had been reading the mag for a while (and lived in the next village over from Evo Towers so often used to see the Journo's coming and going in exotica)
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:35 pm
You introduced me to the forum, but you were on here long before me. I can't even remember exactly when I joined. 2004, 2005 ish maybe.Gavster wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:08 pm After my school friends, you guys are my second oldest group of friends who I'm in contact with
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:00 pm
Around 2002 ish for me - I had an e30 320i (which then got changed to Gavster's 325i sport) .
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:02 pm
Cheers Matty 
2001 for me. I can’t remember my username, I didn’t post all that much anyway.
2001 for me. I can’t remember my username, I didn’t post all that much anyway.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:16 pm
I have no idea when I joined - some time between 2001-2004 I'd guess, based on where I was working (hah!) at the time. It was on the flashing red envelopes platform I know that.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:36 pm
2009 for me.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:56 pm
2010 I think, before they stopped promoting the forum in the magazine.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:07 pm
I never won a watch.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:17 pm
Probably around 2000. I did a track day at Brands in my 306 in the pissing rain with @tim and others (Jason, Amanda, Jon H, Tom O?), so joined the forum before that. I think we got a bit too drunk wherever it was we were staying the night before (Tunbridge Wells perhaps)
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:22 pm
Good shout - I've always been dinny_g and same avatar240PP wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:02 pm Cheers Matty
2001 for me. I can’t remember my username, I didn’t post all that much anyway.
Stick up any old user names for the laugh for a real memory lane trip...
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:32 pm
I'm a newbie, I only joined in around 2007. Username unchanged since then, and avatar unchanged for as long as I can remember!
Consistency is key.
Consistency is key.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:03 pm
Early noughties for me IIRC under a different name. Mad to think it's been so long!
Thanks to Matty for keeping it going.
Thanks to Matty for keeping it going.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:23 pm
I was still a teenager when I joined the original pre-snitz evo forum...now I'm in my early 40sBeany wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:39 pm Christ, being on a forum for over twenty years.
That rather puts things in perspective...
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:20 pm
I won the speed camera detector just after they stopped doing the watch for the best thread.
I won it for my 'old cars are shit' thread which would've no doubt garnered some comments in the next month's mag.
I put it straight onto ebay without even taking it out the box.
Oh, and 1999 maybe for me? One of the first when it was wwwthreads, then snitz. I lived closed to 'Dave' who ran B&Q Reading (Dave lived in Epsom) (can't remember his username) and I spent a couple of evenings with him in the pub way back then.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:39 pm
oh yeah, I think I won one of them!Simon wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:20 pmI won the speed camera detector just after they stopped doing the watch for the best thread.
I won it for my 'old cars are shit' thread which would've no doubt garnered some comments in the next month's mag.
I put it straight onto ebay without even taking it out the box.
Oh, and 1999 maybe for me? One of the first when it was wwwthreads, then snitz. I lived closed to 'Dave' who ran B&Q Reading (Dave lived in Epsom) (can't remember his username) and I spent a couple of evenings with him in the pub way back then.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:42 pm
I won a mug.
Still have it.
Still have it.
Re: 5 years of OV9 forum.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:43 pm
You used to live in Epsom ? My wife grew up there, just down from the racecourse.Simon wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 9:20 pm I lived closed to 'Dave' who ran B&Q Reading (Dave lived in Epsom)