Live International Shite Collection...

[Largactil]

With all the epic shite collection threads of late, I figured it was time for a crap one.

 

Bit of an early start this morning, much to the delight of the missus, who offered to run me to the airport.

 

 

Dublin airport is surprisingly busy at the moment - people making avail of the cheapo flights to be had at this time of day.

 

I'm using the autoshiter's favoured airline - at £26 single, the flight was a megabarg; the train at the other side is costing (slightly) more.

 

Just about to board - more later...

 

[Cavcraft]

I hope it's the Toyota the vendor of the 306 that Explosive-Cabbage bought was selling.

[Parky]

Ooh exciting - whereabouts is this lovely* piece o'shite residing?

[Largactil]

Stansted reached - bit of a wait for the train, so sustanance obtained.

 

[Largactil]

I hope it's the Toyota the vendor of the 306 that Explosive-Cabbage bought was selling.

Alas, no - the a frame wouldn't fit in the Ryanair bag size checker. Bastards.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I'm liking the watch with a timing belt on it.

[Largactil]

Obligatory train shot - this one's the 10:27 from Stansted airport to Birmingham.

 

Let's roll.

 

[Pillock]

NEED MOAR CLUES.

[Largactil]

NEED MOAR CLUES.

Umm - it's exactly the same age as the watch in the first picture?

 

(Rubbish clue; sorry. Even my ultimate train destination would make it too easy).

[Pillock]

That's a brand new watch from Argos, and you're going to buy a new Hyundai i30 on finance?

[Largactil]

Watch is from 1983...

[Largactil]

And we're almost there...

 

[Rocket88]

Is it shite harvesting time in East Anglia at the moment?

[skattrd]

Stansted - Birmingham - Norwich

Shirley there's a better route to Norwich from Stansted.

[hairnet]

wuv needs to be rushed by autoshiters

 

cant believe you went from stansted to brum then out to norwich

[wuvvum]

It's Stansted - Cambridge - Norwich.  The final destination of the Stansted - Cambridge train is Brum.

[purplebargeken]

That's a bit mad even by AS standards which obviously are low anyway. Nice watch.

[garethj]

Missing in action?

 

Or just an attempt to raise the tension?  Let me help: oooohhhoooo

[Largactil]

My view for the past 7 hrs / 420 miles...

 

 

My view for the next 3 hrs or so...

 

 

More car stuff tomorrow!

[Jim Bell]

That looks chevrony?

 

I like it anyway. More pics please.

[Micrashed]

Visa or C15 van?

[hairnet]

some mad hoor

[Doctormop]

Citroen LNA perhaps??

[trigger]

That will be the LNA! I've driven it, it's surprisingly comfortable and capable but I still wouldn't want to spend 7 hours in it!

[HillmanImp]

Top purchase!

 

Are the seats as comfortable as Visa ones? I think 7 hours in them would be okay even if the noise from the engine and plastic interior was a little irritating.

[Largactil]

Top purchase!

 

Are the seats as comfortable as Visa ones? I think 7 hours in them would be okay even if the noise from the engine and plastic interior was a little irritating.

 

Ridiculously soft, in a way unheard of since the mid to late 80's....  

 

I've been a tad remiss on my collection thread, after a strong start - The few beers last night turned into many, and the hangover this morning befuddled my brain to the extent I couldn't function till after lunchtime.

 

The background:

 

My folks, despite being non-car people, seem to have influenced me during my formative years - Their first car was a hand-me-down Mini Woody, but soon replaced by a succession of shite including a Datsun 120A, Dyane and Mk1 Visa Club.

 

Early exposure to French shite must have had a lasting effect, as I've long since harboured a liking for 70's & 80's French chod; buying wackywacerwills peasant spec 205 was a toe in the water prior to acquiring some grade A gallic rammel.

 

I had a euro hoon planned in my modern, so couldn't collect the LNA till the end of August - Wuv was kind enough to put it aside for me, and I picked it up yesterday.

 

No fag lighter meant a battery pack for the sat nav - And I had a battery powered speaker to which I plugged in my old iphone running the tune in radio app, so I could listen to Sally Traffic on R2, as well as a decent session from Scott Matthews (highly recommended).

 

The journey is detailed above, but it was amazingly painless - No petrol station shot, as I fuelled it on the test drive with Wuv, and again at Scotch Corner - Where the minibus at the next pump, containing a hen party, put me off any such snappery....

 

420 miles in just over 7 hrs - Averaging just under 60mph, and returning 45.2 mpg on the way, while holding a genuine GPS verified 78 leptons on the motorway.

 

No RLOD, and didn't seem to have used any fluids when I checked at Scotch Corner - Lovely.

 

Once the hangover wore off, I gave it a wash today - Enjoy some LNA loveliness... The car disliked by Citroen enthusiasts as a rebadged 104, and by Peugeot enthusiasts as a Citroen  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[trigger]

Well bought!

[eddyramrod]

Heroic.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

SPLENDID

[dollywobbler]

These collection threads are getting out of hand once aeroplanes keep being featured. I cannot compete (I ain't gettin' on no plane).

 

Great story though. Enjoy!