What have I done. Honest to God, I am shocked at myself. I keep asking myself if this is the right thing to be doing, or if I've gone too far. But it doesn't matter now, I've officially crossed the line - I've bought a Volvo.
I was so fed up with driving the CRX home from Rockingham last weekend that I decided enough was enough, and I had to stop using it on the road. So the CRX is now declared as off the road, it has no tax, no insurance and now no number plates. The Volvo... it's a bit of a beast; a '97 P reg 850, with a 2.5 litre 5 cylinder engine, so it's quite pokey. It's a top spec model with leather, electric everything including drivers seat, climate control, "Premium Sound System" (written in gold, so it must be good) and even a factory fitted CD changer. And it was cheap too. Wonderfully comfortable to drive, very smooth engine and it should be perfect for towing the CRX to track days and race meetings.
Needless to say I've been the butt of all the jokes since I got it, but I'm not too fussed because it does the job perfectly. I'm a little apprehensive now though because this really is it. I need to get a trailer organised for next month (so I can get to Brands in July apart from anything else) and decide which championship to enter into for next year, and look at getting the car finished. Lots to think about and plan, as ever!
I'm so excited I took a picture of the CRX after removing the plates. I think it looks a lot more like the racing car it deserves to be...
You can see a couple of pictures of the Volvo here.