vaughant

Apparently original train not going past Cardiff as a "late change" to the booking.
 
 
Good of them to update that about 40 mins before we left.

Phase 2 commenced.
There's now a crying girl with her mother just in front of me on this carriage.
At 6am.
Welcome to Swansea.

Didn't need to pay for parking anyway until I leave.
Time to buy chocolate instead.
No shops open.
Now got 4 changes to get where I want.
Joy.
But......
That's all part of the fun isn't it?
😱😱😱

Intense driving, mate it on time, train cancelled 😱😱😱.
Through Cardiff instead ....
 
At least I can pay for parking now 🤣🤣🤣

Does feel clearer now.
Stopped raining too.

Why do I say these things?
Poo count 2.
Suspect due to this hastily eaten brekkie. Coffee bags just 2 years or of date but they are GOWER coffee bags which I'm guessing is just normal coffee bags put in a pack with Three Cliffs Bay on it and a 50% premium. A view I can see with a ten minute walk. Still, they've lasted well and do make a nice coffee.

And after a nearly 2 month spell without rain, it's pissing down.
 
Of course 🤣🤣🤣

Pretty pointless trying to hide what I'm buying so:
4:44am
Poo count 1, hopefully that's it but who knows?
Let the games begin.

Did get some brekkie but will refuel when I can.
 

Still ok, pleasant in fact.
Forget how pretty Wales is.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Still ok, pleasant in fact.
Forget how pretty Wales is.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Still ok, pleasant in fact.
Forget how pretty Wales is.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Not a bad description and seller seems friendly and helpful in his replies.
It's rolling and not siezed but I think truthfully you'd want to hear that running before committing mega ££££ to it.
However, I'd say without doubt if you've bothered turn it over by hand to check it's not siezed, and put a battery on it to "test the electrics" then I'm sure you've tried to start it, and failed and now can't be arsed spending weeks with fuel cans/impromptu pumps, tracing out many silly wiring/immobiliser faults and so on.
A ULEZ/tax/MOT exempt cool car does appeal to many I'm sure but to have the bollox to go forth with more than £5001 for it I think would be optimistic.
If he's playing clever and "miraculously" gets it to start just before auction end with a "smoky turbo from sitting" then my number could be miles out.
So I say £5001.01

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Maria has left her Starbucks cup here, but there's a slight aroma of piss and it has a fluid in it.
 
And I thought Chester was posh with the likes of @Cavcraft living here?

Made it home fine and a big thanks to @DavidB for the painless transaction.
David is in the US of A at the mo so I was picked up by brother Terry who's an absolute top chap.
Lovely little area where he is as well, I believe it won village of the year a couple of years back? Port Sunlight was a real find as well, so pretty, reminds me of the old Llandarcy village before they bulldozed it for the M4.
Came home on 1/4 tank as well, I am impressed.
Lovely wafty experience but still actually handled well on the twisty roads of Wales.
Cruise was a delight and I forget how painless that makes a journey.
Bypass through Newtown was immense as well, getting stuck behind folk doing 40 in every NSL not so but they were easy to pass in the Merc, shifts when it needs to, just that nice kind of midrange that derv mercs like, don't rev it high, use the torque.
Just got to tax it oldskool style in a P.O tomorrow which will be a fun* experience no doubt.
Ironically drove past at least 3 speed cops all of whom made no effort to stop a tax dodger, must remember the good days.

Still ok, pleasant in fact.
Forget how pretty Wales is.

Still ok, pleasant in fact.
Forget how pretty Wales is.

Homeward bound, so far so good 🙏🙏🙏