The VR3- Fear and Loathing in Cape Town
In my first article on transport, I thought “What better way to start off the transport section than to feature the cars SLXS currently have in their arsenal” The first featured car is the VR3. Also look out for The Bomber, which currently finds itself and it’s pilot,Jerry D, all the way up in Namibia. Probably drinking Windhoek beer.
The VR3 has been with us for many years now, I’m guessing nearly 10 years. It is a 1300 Citi Golf but we took the “Chico” signs off a long time ago as we did not think that naming my car after a clown was funny at all. This car had more soul than that. We had a sticker custom cut for the car, saying “VR3″ It is about half the size of the legendary VR6 and quite embarrassingly goes at about half the speed of the VR6.
However, the VR3 is not so much about speed as it is a lifestyle. The VR3 is like a good pair of jeans. You know those ones that are falling apart, ripped, torn and generally a bit messy but you refuse to thrown them out and you still want to wear them everyday? This is the VR3. It ages gracefully. The paint has lost it’s shine, it does not work everyday, it only has one speaker and various things are falling off.
You will also notice that the VR3 has reverse suicide doors. Which is a fancy way of saying that it has regular car doors.
The VR3 has got us through the best of times though. When we were still at school it got us all around. Now that we are out in the world, it is still kicking with us. I want to open up a museum for it one day though, so it will never be forgotten.
I hope one day that it goes into Madame Tussauds wax museum.
The VR3 will forever be in our hearts.
Sean Lloyd
Editor
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