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    As some of you may recall I have previously attempted, unsuccessfully albeit to relocate overseas, well my wife and I have not given up on that goal and it looks like it should be a reality fairly soon. My wife has been granted a transfer to London, England and we are currently working on the paperwork with her employer and immigration lawyers to get everything ready as she is expected to begin working over there officially in mid-June, with me most likely to arrive over there in the first week of July.

    Thus I must once again announce my retirement as President of this club and pass the reins to Ryan, and I might suggest Rod as a strong candidate for VP if he so desires. I am going to stay on as admin and moderator as I am not going to be working in London full time for a bit as I complete my schooling over the next year so I can still keep an eye on all of you and also enjoy the progress you all make on your cars and projects. I will also be handing over my keys in exchange for an Oyster card so my lack of driving will need a bit of a fill from you guys/gals but I hope to keep up with a quality London spotted thread, once I get a modern phone of course

    The club and forums seem to be as strong as ever so I think you all should survive my departure and hopefully I will be in town every so often to catch up with everyone and maybe make it out to a meet too. Thanks to you all for making this a very worthwhile endeavour and I have enjoyed being a part of this community and its evolution for nearly ten years now and I look forward to seeing where it goes in the future too!!!

    Thanks to everyone for all your support and contributions!!

    I should be in attendance at the May and June meets, and possibly July being the final but I am also supposed to go to London at some point in May to try and actually find a place to live when the paperwork is sorted.

    All the best and thanks again!!

    Blair

    PS If anyone wants a barley used Fiat 500 let me know!!!
    Blair
    Former Cars: '12 Fiat 500, '10 VW GTI, '05 Smart Fortwo, '96 VW Jetta GLX, '02 VW GTI 337.........

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    atta boy Blair! now we have a "shipping department" for all our ebay.germany buys!
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      Well good luck in the future to you and your wife Blair! Hopefully I'll have a slightly less expensive connection for some euro parts for my GTI now I hope to meet you at some point before you move. Let me know if you and your dad still need some help with his car!
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        Originally posted by popp View Post
        atta boy Blair! now we have a "shipping department" for all our ebay.germany buys!
        ^^^lol my thoughts exactly!!! haha

        Well Congrats Blair, and hopefully everything works out smoothly with the Paperwork this time around!!! Its just a shame you'll have to miss Auto Union this year!
        Last edited by P Arkus; 04-16-2012, 11:16 AM.
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          Good work Blair...and congrats!!!
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            Awesome Blair!! You will be sorely missed bud!

            As others have noted awesome to have a UK parts depot now

            On a side note I'm honoured that you would think that I would make a good VP...If you guys need me I'm there, others have been around for a much longer time though.
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              VOTE FOR PEDRO....err I mean ROD!!!
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                Ryan? Really? this place will go to hell in a hand basket with manicorns all over the place! lol kidding. Glad to see you are finally starting your overseas adventure.
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                  since i'll be over there as well blair we'll have to get together in the fall when im back in school.
                  you going to be IN london or somewhere just outside?

                  i'll be rocking up in coventry
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                    Thanks for the well wishes everyone, pretty excited about it all, but a ton of work to actually put it all together!!

                    Originally posted by CGY_GTI View Post
                    Well good luck in the future to you and your wife Blair! Hopefully I'll have a slightly less expensive connection for some euro parts for my GTI now I hope to meet you at some point before you move. Let me know if you and your dad still need some help with his car!
                    Yes for sure still want to do the lighting mods, still waiting on the LEDs to arrive and then we can make a time.

                    Originally posted by P Arkus View Post
                    ^^^lol my thoughts exactly!!! haha

                    Well Congrats Blair, and hopefully everything works out smoothly with the Paperwork this time around!!! Its just a shame you'll have to miss Auto Union this year!
                    England is not an easy country to get into but with corporate sponsorship it makes a big difference, my wife is there next week and then hopefully we can get the final details sorted on her return as we have to surrender our documents for a couple weeks. Missing Autounion is for sure going to suck, missing Stampede is good though!

                    Originally posted by RONDAL View Post
                    since i'll be over there as well blair we'll have to get together in the fall when im back in school.
                    you going to be IN london or somewhere just outside?

                    i'll be rocking up in coventry
                    Most likely in greater London somewhere there is not an actual office site yet so hard to pick an area but we are leaning towards the NE at the moment, a bit more reasonable prices and good transport. We will have to meet up for sure!!
                    Last edited by Canadian Turbo; 04-16-2012, 01:38 PM.
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                      • #12
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                        agree with ^

                        good luck blair! let me know when you want to snag a starbucks so we can get the rest cutover

                        i agree with having rod as a VP so i'll give him my VP position

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                          All the vp does is call moxies right? Viva Mexico. It starts with a vp. Next we will rule the world La Rasa style!
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                            Originally posted by popp View Post
                            All the vp does is call moxies right? Viva Mexico. It starts with a vp. Next we will rule the world La Rasa style!
                            You guys are the silent take over. Just when the Asians think they have it. Mexicans will unleash their army from key cities all over the world.

                            Anyways, good luck Blair, only got to meet you once and it was brief but none the less you're a great guy. Ive been to London a couple times and loved it, said I'd live there if I could afford it too. Hope you'll stay lurking for years to come.

                            Oh ya and euro parts too. I'll pm you a list...
                            Last edited by CGDoig; 04-16-2012, 05:36 PM.

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                              Originally posted by popp View Post
                              All the vp does is call moxies right? Viva Mexico. It starts with a vp. Next we will rule the world La Rasa style!
                              LOL, it's spelled La Raza BTW
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