Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Is 33.1 mpg normal for a Mazda 323 GLX 1.5?

[LightBulbFun]

thats step 1 completely which is get my £8.99 back from Premier inn from the last weekend!, figured id post this incase it happened/happens to anyone else

because for some reason on the day my booking got changed to 2 persons and I got double charged on the breakfast 

this was the initial booking email I got on the 12th

then on the 22nd I (unknowingly) got this at 11AM!

so gave em a call just now on this number 0333 003 0025 and they quickly and kindly sorted it out, they said it was the first time something like this had happened and they will look into it, and I have been refunded the extra £8.99

they said some reason the hotel changed the booking and I got charged twice for the breakfast they think it was to do with the fact even tho it was a 1 person booking I still booked a double room

I asked how I might avoid this happening in future and they said perhaps dont get the breakfast online and just ask for it when I check in, so perhaps ill do that for the 12/13th and see how that goes

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

FoD Open Weekend 12/13 September. 

all you have to is  pm me for for directions bring choccy digestives and it is FREE. at the cost of biscuits

 

 

 

 

 

[dozeydustman]

@Six-cylinder very kind to offer me dibs on the cars, I know I don’t fit in an MGB at all and the Daimler and Metro are also a bit of a squeeze, so if the VdP is off the road I may have to pass on your kind offer and be a passenger to BL day.

[hairnet]

i would glady pay money to have a small spin in the 2cv

also the gs (unless @320touring turns up

 

[Six-cylinder]

59 minutes ago, hairnet said:

i would glady pay money to have a small spin in the 2cv

also the gs (unless @320touring turns up

2CV needs greasing up before it gets more field driving.

13th is GS rally so I guess it will not be out this year.

[Six-cylinder]

I have been offered a free car for people to drive in the field to save our road cars from miles of field use! Yes by the garage that has to fix them for us.

Well not quite a car in fact a van, an Astravan Sportive Cdti. It needed more MOT work than the owner was prepared to do including a ball joint, windscreen and other stuff. The good news is it runs well. The owner has now decided he does not want it back and my garage is waiting for V5C before they will release it to me. My only problem then is transporting it 18 miles.

[hairnet]

23 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

13th is GS rally so I guess it will not be out this year.

will it be about for stroking

 

[Ghosty]

Ooh, field car! 
I'll try and make the open weekend as I'll hopefully be able to camp in the Civic, good a time as any to try it out. 

[Andyrew]

Van = approved

 

[beko1987]

3 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

Woo! if I vegetate between now and the 12th hopefully my back will be recovered enough so I can cripple it again make it on the 12th its the weekend after my 21st birthday so it would be rude not to come along  

although I can see myself rigging up a suitable supply for REV and then just staying her for most of the weekend LOL she makes for a handy well err mobility scooter to just womble about in  

(think ill pass on being human ballast for the Tiddly truck this time LOL I much prefer my ballasts made of Iron and copper and hooked up to one of my lightbulbs!)

however if you say some more BL stuff will be at this 12/13th weekend then I definitely want to have a go in those, especially the MGB  

 

so if @Mrs6C or someone such can Ferry me about again then count me in for the weekend   (I just have to make sure I reign it in a bit because last weekend I properly crippled myself and I would like to avoid doing that again!)

 

I've not got the kids on this weekend so I could do a run to mk Station and back to the fod if needed on Saturday? What time does your train usually get in? 

Infact if you got the train to Haddenham and thame I could pick you up on the way past (and take you to the hotel, that's fine too). 

[beko1987]

That's a grim shed on wheels too... But it has a cd player! We could play the Gareth emery cd we found in the BMW... 

There was a proper knocking sound coming from the back drivers side of the BMW too last Saturday as it drove around... 

[LightBulbFun]

6 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

I've not got the kids on this weekend so I could do a run to mk Station and back to the fod if needed on Saturday? What time does your train usually get in? 

Infact if you got the train to Haddenham and thame I could pick you up on the way past (and take you to the hotel, that's fine too). 

ah awesome! the offer is very much appreciated  

I normally aim to be at MKC by 10AM, but I am flexible in that regard

however id prefer to stick to MKC, as I know that route well and the trains from London Euston to MKC are frequent, fast and direct so theres less chance of me being stranded on a train platform for an hour doing my back in and/or getting lost!

[beko1987]

1 minute ago, LightBulbFun said:

ah awesome! the offer is very much appreciated  

I normally aim to be at MKC by 10AM, but I am flexible in that regard

however id prefer to stick to MKC, as I know that route well and the trains from London Euston to MKC are frequent, fast and direct so theres less chance of me being stranded on a train platform for an hour doing my back and/or getting lost!

That's fine then, I could do that if you want, 10am is good as I can leave mine at 9. If you said 7am I'd have said sod off!

Put me down as a maybe for a lift back too but equally I won't stay mega late on Sunday so Mrs6c might be best for an early evening run back

[LightBulbFun]

6 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

That's fine then, I could do that if you want, 10am is good as I can leave mine at 9. If you said 7am I'd have said sod off!

Put me down as a maybe for a lift back too but equally I won't stay mega late on Sunday so Mrs6c might be best for an early evening run back

yeah ill wait and see what @Mrs6C is up for but im very happy/thankful to know I at least have one half of the problem kindly sorted if she cannot pick me up  

[dozeydustman]

Mrs Dustman is expressing interest in coming along as well if:

A) we’re not camping 
2) she can bring wine
C) there are other Ladies coming who aren’t interested much in cars with whom she can chat and be a bad influence to.
D) potato.

 

[beko1987]

6 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

yeah ill wait and see what @Mrs6C is up for but im very happy/thankful to know I at least have one half of the problem kindly sorted if she cannot pick me up  

Well if she can't take you back that will be sorted too, don't worry! If the worst happens and the mainline train network falls down I could drive you to uxbridge...

 

I'd not call it a problem

[catsinthewelder]

Ah a towbar too, helpful for shifting stuff around in between driving lessons ?

 

I'm definitely up for this and the timing is perfect as I'm spending a good chunk of the previous week earning brownie points with the new girlfriend by helping her parents move house.

[Six-cylinder]

The bad news for you @catsinthewelder is I have the variator!

[Mrs6C]

26 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

yeah ill wait and see what @Mrs6C is up for but im very happy/thankful to know I at least have one half of the problem kindly sorted if she cannot pick me up  

That's very kind of @beko1987 to offer to collect you from MKC on the Saturday morning. If he does that, I can run you back there on the Sunday evening. Glad that you got the cost of that phantom second breakfast reimbursed by Premier Inn! How odd that it was charged to you in the first place. As they suggest, you can make arrangements for it at the hotel on the day if needed. You could always nip into Costa Coffee and have coffee and some breakfast pastries in there!

[beko1987]

I can take you to tesco for food if you want? For the price of a premier inn dried food bag you'd buy alot of croissants and fanta...

[Mrs6C]

12 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

I can take you to tesco for food if you want? For the price of a premier inn dried food bag you'd buy alot of croissants and fanta...

Lidl is opposite Tesco too and has nicer croissants!

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

My only problem then is transporting it 18 miles.

Book it in for an MOT and drive i...

Oh, wait.

[LightBulbFun]

20 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

That's very kind of @beko1987 to offer to collect you from MKC on the Saturday morning. If he does that, I can run you back there on the Sunday evening. Glad that you got the cost of that phantom second breakfast reimbursed by Premier Inn! How odd that it was charged to you in the first place. As they suggest, you can make arrangements for it at the hotel on the day if needed. You could always nip into Costa Coffee and have coffee and some breakfast pastries in there!

ah goody that sounds like a good plan  

18 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

I can take you to tesco for food if you want? For the price of a premier inn dried food bag you'd buy alot of croissants and fanta...

haha, I appreciate the offer, but am hoping to still get a breakfast at the Inn, as it was actually quite nice  (at least compared to the microwavables I normally live off of!)

 

[beko1987]

2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Book it in for an MOT and drive i...

Oh, wait.

Borrow an a-frame. Then the next thing of yours that's fixed and ready to come home can tow the van along with it!

 

 

[Floatylight]

Loving how in @dollywobbler'dollywobbler's latest video you can see my and SmollestFl searching for his lost Apple headphones that sell out while he was riding the 125, thanks to @Heidel_Kakao finding it!

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

@Six-cylinder very kind to offer me dibs on the cars, I know I don’t fit in an MGB at all and the Daimler and Metro are also a bit of a squeeze, so if the VdP is off the road I may have to pass on your kind offer and be a passenger to BL day.

How is a Daimler a bit of a squeeze? Are you built like a pro basketball player?

[dozeydustman]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

How is a Daimler a bit of a squeeze? Are you built like a pro basketball player?

6ft 5 rugby player build (lardarse) Short legs long torso. A mate of mine had an S2 XJ6 and I struggled to get behind the wheel and my head was cranked against the roof.

[richardmorris]

24 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

That's very kind of @beko1987 to offer to collect you from MKC on the Saturday morning. If he does that, I can run you back there on the Sunday evening. Glad that you got the cost of that phantom second breakfast reimbursed by Premier Inn! How odd that it was charged to you in the first place. As they suggest, you can make arrangements for it at the hotel on the day if needed. You could always nip into Costa Coffee and have coffee and some breakfast pastries in there!

My parents are currently trying to get a phantom double charge refunded from a hotel stay a couple of weeks ago. Booked for £181 for two nights, this was taken on the Saturday, but they left on Sunday. But a second charge for £191 was made on the Friday they arrived. Only found out on their credit card bill today. 

[wuvvum]

2 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Loving how in @dollywobbler'dollywobbler's latest video you can see my and SmollestFl searching for his lost Apple headphones that sell out while he was riding the 125, thanks to @Heidel_Kakao finding it!

I did notice he had those in all day.  I'd find them bloody uncomfortable after an hour or two.  Mind you I'm quite old fashioned.  So much so that I can even leave the house without a phone in my pocket.

(I do find it mildly amusing that SmollestFL is bigger than SmollFL, who in turn is taller than actual FL.)

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, dozeydustman said:

6ft 5 rugby player build (lardarse) Short legs long torso. A mate of mine had an S2 XJ6 and I struggled to get behind the wheel and my head was cranked against the roof.

You’d probably fit in my x1/9- they’re always said to fit the Italian (gorilla) built! I was fine in the Daimler last year, but I’m only 5,10. Even then the headlining was resting on my head!