Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Well 10 years in 25 mins...
Never did I think that 10 years ago when I finally signed up on here after a months of browsing I would still be here.
Quietly listening and watching and learning as Daimo ran the show  , turning up at the Leicester meet and being in awe of people like Scrivs, Pete Dennis, Vicki Calvert and how awesome their Corsas sounded with induction kits.
I'd only been out of school for a year and a bit, but when I look back to when I was at school it seems so long ago and even a year or so after splitting up I still wanted my first girlfriend back , shes now my best mate and seems SOOO long ago that I was with her.
I got my Corsa in July 2000 and I looked like this, 17 years old
Corsa looked like this and was heavy... I done 76,000 miles in it in two years, me and Dee cruising down Southend every weekend and to any cruise that was happening, awesome 
In November 2000 I had just got with Danielle, 3 years with her all those years spent in a Corsa and on CorsaSport, we eventually went our own ways but remain close.
Lots of cars have come and gone in the 10 years on here, my favs being my Corsa SXi & Nova, so many good memories in that car 
Then when I got banned which at the time was the best thing to happen to me I bought what my dad described as "a piece of junk" but I had a masterplan 
I followed that plan through to the end and achieved what I wanted to achieve, I only wish I had kept it a year or so longer (story of my life)
Through the 10 years I've met some fantastic people, I can't actually say that I've met 1 person who I strongly disliked, people like Steve who has become a good friend even if he is a fucking imbecile and Andy Stocker who I wanted to be when he had C13RSA, spending Saturday evenings at cruises with Daimo & Donna and Nik who was always at all of the cruises, then the newbie crowd Jr/Willay/Fad even though I met Fad years before the other two they are always there. Then the next crowd came along, people like Warren/Stavs and when Lee Mitchell decided to hang up his tool kit Warren stepped in and is as equally usefull
Lee Mitchell, thanks to him I was always able to have the Nova on the road and his enthusiasam and hard work was essential, not many good guys like him left these days.
I met Rach in July in 2003, who would have thought back then she would be the one I would still be with 7 years later and marrying 
Have to mention Ian for creating this site and enabling for CorsaSport to be the only constant throughout the last decade and helping me be involved in everything I'm so pasionate about.
Thanks for listening
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Great post and for my part in it, it's been a pleasure.
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SnK
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Registered: 2nd Mar 09
Location: Yeadon, West Yorkshire
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It's awesome seeing the changes people go through. I can't wait to look back in 10 years and think to myself.. I was a right dickhead! haha. But screw it, i'm young enough Might aswell blame it on that whilst i can ha. Good story!
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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Indeed.
I know I'm the old chump on here, but cs is one of the best forums I'm on
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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It's mental the looks I get from people when I say "Heard this on CorsaSport" etc etc. Noone understands that this is more than a forum now, it's a community!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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And 10 years later when I'm fully healthy I look like this
My 3 favourite men
And some other lovely men I've bummed over the years
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
It's mental the looks I get from people when I say "Heard this on CorsaSport" etc etc. Noone understands that this is more than a forum now, it's a community!
Its ridiculous I know, 2 of my ex's are signed up on here and my fiance is a member
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Fully healthy?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Id like to be your friend
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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I'd like to share a bath with you
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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It brought a tear to my eye when I read my name mentioned in that touching paragraph.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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How much more do I need to get to know you before we can share a bath?
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A1EX
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Registered: 29th Mar 00
Location: Turku, Finland
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I've been around for quite some time seen people come and go always been quiet in the background though stocker did drive my car for a bit before
the Leicester meet
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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The life and times of Oliver James Crowe.
Oh, did you get the mount in the post? I was going to wrap up a surprise but I didnt need one just then
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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Good post. Iv had a few of my mates look at me when iv said " read on corsasport" when i sold my corsa 3 years ago.
I probably used this site about 2 years before i bought my first car, a corsa which I owned 2 years and still here 7 / 8 yeArs later and remember ojc being a banned member for quite a while
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Great post and just goes to show what a site Ian has managed to create to get people like you sticking around for so long
I dont know much about your illness but I know it was/is bad. Are you on the mend now?
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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10 years of men
Going to try and collaborate 10 years in pics next week
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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Glad to have been a part of it
Here's to the next 10 years 
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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I think in my case CS has been more of a community than just a forum to me, hence why I've stuck around so long.
It's a shame though that the quality of users on the site has gone downhill in recent times though, but I think that's more to do with the decline of society in the UK in general rather than the type of user this site attracts.
Whilst I don't think me and Oli would ever be mates, some of his posts do make me laugh sometimes!
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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Interesting post! I've only been a member for a few years but in that time i have seen a lot! I always find myself coming back to this site purely for the community and banter!
Another thing i find interesting about this community is how there are so many different personalities, regardless if its for e-points or not.
Also i wouldnt have ever thought i was able to do the things i did to my car on my own with a bit of knowledge that i wouldnt have had if it wasn't for this site!
Thanks to everyone who makes this site what it is
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Nice post
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
It's mental the looks I get from people when I say "Heard this on CorsaSport" etc etc. Noone understands that this is more than a forum now, it's a community!
This!
Nice post Ollie
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
It's mental the looks I get from people when I say "Heard this on CorsaSport" etc etc. Noone understands that this is more than a forum now, it's a community!
You want to see the looks i got when trying to explain the Scotland road trip to people
"Yeah driving 5 hours to scotland for the weekend to watch some division 1 side play then a night out with some mates"
"Oh. Ok, who you going with?"
"....Well this lad from Milton Keynes and then staying at a mates house in Fife"
"Oooookkk, how do you know them"
"Errrmmm....Internet "
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Just realised I've been on here over 4 years. Catching you up.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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