Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 It’s 65 miles to Falkirk, it’s rainy and overcast and neither of us are wearing sunglasses.I’m currently sitting a Tesco’s car park in Dundee whilst Supernaught uses the facilities.We should make it to the Audi in about an hour.This is the taxi that greeted me this morning. Junkman, garethj, Supernaut and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 it's probably about time I crawled out of bed then Junkman and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyBastard Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 You'll be getting to Falkirk around the same time as Cheezey will be leaving to collect his very own roffle win from over here. Tam and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Cavcraft, Aston Martin, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 If it's as windy up there as it is here then driving the high-sided* Audi back will be fun. I know Supernaut has been coveting A2s ever since he saw a couple in that there London at the motorshow a couple of years ago. Junkman and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Bridges. Cavcraft and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Yes, but do you have half a packet of cigarettes? binhoker668 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Neither of us smoke. We don’t have SCMODS either. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 but are you on a mission from god ? richardthestag and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Are you bringing the band back together? loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Orange whip?Orange whip? Three orange whips! GrumpiusMaximus, Junkman and NorfolkNWeigh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Dry toast. binhoker668 and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 All your roffle cars belong to us! M'coli, loserone, jumpingjehovahs and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Cop motor? Cop shox? loserone and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Small car. Outside Dome Towers. In mpg news, I’ve just put 3/4 of a tank of diesel in and it only cost £30! Tickman, The Moog, Junkman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Doesn't that mean it has a small tank? loserone, binhoker668 and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 454733C2-54AD-429D-8546-56753480A892.jpeg The next poster photograph for the Scottish Tourist Board. Lacquer Peel, Junkman and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Home now, full report once I’ve had my steak pie. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 That was a great roffle car, you did well there, Tim. Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Doesn't that mean it has a small tank?Yes, pedantry fans, it does. However some rough calculations would indicate a figure of 73mpg for the run home. rantingYoof, dome, loserone and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Christ. I'd be lucky if the BMW averaged more than 30mpg. Have a couple of photos of the journey back. Yes, we went up the A93 because why not? Somewhere a bit further north, the Howdy Hay Too decided it had low coolant (we were already aware of the minor coolant leak). Squire_Dawson, Jim Bell and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Someone's left a car bonnet in that layby. Dick Longbridge, Ohdearme, oldcars and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I was wandering around holding it, but had to put it down to take the photo. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Good effort chaps! Hope you enjoy said chariot Tayne:) Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 For those of you who don’t know, the Glenshhe ski centre starts at the summit of the Cairnwell Pass, Britain’s highest main road, it was about 90 miles from where we’d filled up in Glenrothes. Here’s £18.50 worth of fine German engineering with a mere 338,000 miles under their wheels. It was at this point that I’d smelled something burning.Without opening the bonnet in a howling gale the smell disappeared so we carried on down the mountain. A few miles later I got a low coolant warning and after topping up everything seemed ok. Three miles later the warning was back.We concluded that we hadn’t bleed the cooling system, topped up again and hooked up an obd2 reader in place if the non-functioning temp gauge. The live data showed coolant temps between 88 and 92 for the next 15 miles so I pulled over to disconnect the reader and then carried on. Needless to say I made it the 40 miles home. Lacquer Peel, M'coli, dome and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Home now, full report once I’ve had my steak pie.that's a hell of a journey, hope it was worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djimbob Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Really like the look of these for a smoll car, would definitely entertain a pezzer with auto for city car useage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 167 miles in a £10 car doesn’t seem bad value. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Squire_Dawson, oldcars, privatewire and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 what strange looking chips Tickman, cort16, DVee8 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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