> Was it a sudden purchase only a week or so back or did you long to own one for years?
Had had a bottle of wine or two and was bidding on the Z and an RX8...
> Could you sleep the night before?
Slept like a log until the Japanese guy called me at 6 O'clock in the morning telling me I won it..
> Did you wake up earlier than you would normally?
See answer above
> What did you do in the morning and what were your feelings (anxious, excited, worried, etc)?
Took a taxi to the custom clearance place got a lift with them to the docs. WELL EXITED at this stage
> What were your feelings collecting it in person and sitting behind the wheel knowing it's yours for the first time?
UPSET at first, they had (people on the docks) put a note on the window saying the window doesn't stay up on the drivers side (was 1/2 down) and it was lashing rain!
> Did you go out for hours of driving straight away or did you go back home to admire it in peace?
Had 1 grace day to pay the VRT over here so with 9k bankdraft I went straight there and Q'd for hours...
> Did you go straight to a family or friends house and give loved ones a quick blast?
VRT office....
> Was it your first sports car? If not, which experience was the most memorable? The first one or your zed?
It's the 1st
> Do you remember others pointing and giving you the thumbs up or taking pics for the first time?
Possibby the coppers outside the VRT office with Jap plates on her?
All the bad points of me picking the car up was quickly gone once I turned the key and took her for a