20 years old this year! Happy Birthday!
You were a mere 6 years old when we got together, young yes, but certainly not cradle snatching!
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You had been in the country for 2 years after getting on a boat from Japan to Southampton.
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I found a picture of you sitting on the dock waiting for the boat that would carry you.
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You landed safely and soon you found your first boyfriend.
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.a certain Jason Croft who cared for you and bought you some gifts and some subtle cosmetic surgery.
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You were then told to pack your bags and Jon Millar took you in and cared for you and bought you more gifts.
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Here you are at his house in 2001
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And then one day, whilst surfing the internet.
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.i found you.
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Sitting in all your glory, I fell in love with you instantly.
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Luckily for me Jon was willing to part ways with you.
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.and the match was made.
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I came up and took you home with me and introduced you to my current UK love.
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Unfortunately, the English NA felt rather inadequate sitting next to you with the turbo, extra horses, and the quirky little Japanese ways you had about you.
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.and she went off to a new home which left us alone together.
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And so the journey of our love began, we have had our ups and downs, and have treated you to numerous new shoes, cosmetic surgery
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(some good some bad.
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.we won't mention the blue neon kit that you liked so much!
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I have lavished you with gifts, no expense spared.
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You wanted the best.
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.you got it!
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And then it happened.
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Whilst i was riding you hard one night, something gave way! You popped your head gasket.
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I was devastated.
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But i remained loyal where others would of sent you to the scrappie.
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Along came Rogue motorsport who nursed you back to health by rebuilding your broken engine into the forged beast you are today, making 350bhp!
I recall the day i waved you off.
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And then you were back.
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.reunited at Peterborough JAE!
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And we were happy.
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I lavished you with more gifts, and our bond grew stronger.
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And then in 2011 something happened.
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.my love started to wane, family and kids began to take priority, and you sat in the garage.
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.cold.
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.lonely.
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I made the hardest decision ever.
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.and i sold you! I hated myself for it, i pined for you, many a night looking longingly at past pictures, wishing I had not parted ways.
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I found a new love.
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.from France, a tasty 205 GTI.
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.but nothing compared to the grunt of your double exit pipes, HKS dump valve and the boost.
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.oh how i missed the booooost!
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And then it happened.
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.the email came from the guy that i sold you too.
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.he did not love you any more!!! I became excited, i put a deposit down to own you once more.
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.and in August 2013 we were reunited once more.
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Never to be parted again!
You had suffered a bit whilst away, slight neglect and some of your choice parts had been replaced.
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.but your heart was still beating strong.
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I did not care for cosmetic change.
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.you also had a slight name change from M39 UKL to K9 JFG.
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.this was changed back to a shortened name similar to your old one.
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I have apologised to you for letting you go by buying you a new set of shoes.
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Some new clothes, inside and out.
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.along with a new spoiler, front splitter, and your boot and engine lid resprayed.
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You are back in my life once more.
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Back where you belong, back to the good times.
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Happy Birthday M9 UKL.
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20 years old and still going strong.
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