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NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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Well, here goes.

 

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How many bloody tickets?

 

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Train number one. This could get repetitive. Stay tuned, folks!!

NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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Number two. Only 9 minutes so not really worth finding a seat.

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Our railway system is an embarrassment.

 

Good luck with your venture!

 

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NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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And number three.

Next stop Birmingham in a hour and a half.

Told you it was going to be dull.

Don't say you weren't warned.

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NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

NorthernMonkey

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Our railway system is an embarrassment.

Good luck with your venture!

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They don't allow much bloody time to swap trains...seven minutes to get through two lots of automated barriers and right across Piccadilly station!

We had a bit of a jog on and made it with thirty seconds to spare...anyone a bit older would have no chance.

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LostnotFound Rank: BL Wedge

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Stay strong and remember the reason you are enduring such a journey is you're picking up such a reliable* car that you'll never have to dirty yourself with public transport again.

NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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Time for an update brought to you in conjunction with the free wifi at the NEC.

 

Train number four looked exactly the same as number three so just use your imagination.

 

 

 

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Phase 1 of the journey completed.

 

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The reason for the journey. Time to meet some suppliers and partake of their hospitality.

 

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Now drinking free coffee and using free WiFi in the supposed VIP section.

Hopefully, the facilities become more luxurious as the day goes on....

 

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Apparently, this entitles us to a luxurious ride home in a 14 year old French motorised leather three piece suite. Can't wait....

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Supernaut Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Oooooh, a Citroen C5?

 

I hope it's not another bloody Goona, this place has enough of them. :P

NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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The clue is in the title.... ;-)

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ragger Rank: Toyota Starlet

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Quite excited by this as I have developed a completely illogocal desire for the pain only a big fat Renault turkey can provide. I want all the cylinders and all the toys so that there is nothing left to chance in the failure stakes.

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mercrocker Rank: Isuzu Florian

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I think any kind of Renault would be preferable/more reliable than seven bloody trains.   

DSdriver Rank: Lancia Gamma

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In the old days you used to be able to get from one end of the country to the other on one ticket. Mind you, it occasionally had a down-side, like having to drive to Gillingham in Dorsetshireshire to pick up an elderly relative and take her back to Gillingham in Kentshireshire.

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In the old days you used to be able to get from one end of the country to the other on one ticket. Mind you, it occasionally had a down-side, like having to drive to Gillingham in Dorsetshireshire to pick up an elderly relative and take her back to Gillingham in Kentshireshire.

 

You still can, it just costs a damn site more for no sensible reason.

NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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Well into phase 2 now.

 

No more train pictures as

 

1) There's lots of people on board this one and you get funny looks taking photos.

2) They all look the bloody same anyway.

 

Mind you, I would get some funny looks if they knew I'd spent a day traveling to pick up our target vehicle.

NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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And at last, train number 7!

 

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I like this one. We are less than 15 minutes away from ground zero and we've currently got it all to ourselves...

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NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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Quite excited by this as I have developed a completely illogocal desire for the pain only a big fat Renault turkey can provide. I want all the cylinders and all the toys so that there is nothing left to chance in the failure stakes.

This one has apparently most of the toys and at least 2/3rds of the cylinders.

 

On that basis, how many numbers would sir care for?

NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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And here we go....

 

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More to follow later, shiters.... :-)

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Is Night-Woollarding a thing?

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chodweaver Rank: Renault 16

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It seems it is now...

 

 

 

THE PIES! THE PIES!

I forgot to give you the pies!

 

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chodweaver Rank: Renault 16

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AND I haz committed cardinal sin - denying New Owner and all you shiters the pleasure of the tradishunall pez station shot by supplying a fully fuelled ride...

 

Soz

 

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Split_Pin Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I think a picture of the seat facing you should now be customary when taking public transport as part of a collection © A Campbell/A Cains

 

More pics of the VelSatis in the morning, the seats in these are something to behold.

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Pillock Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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That would be a wonderous thing.

It would have the comfiest bed, electric curtains, and you would be gently eased into sleep with some French lullabies.

 

It would also randomly lock you in/out, the roof would leak onto your face when it rains in the night, and the portaloo would suddenly eject its contents all over the floor.

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NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

NorthernMonkey

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It seems it is now...

THE PIES! THE PIES!

I forgot to give you the pies!

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Whoops!! Not to worry....feel free to share mine with the four legged furries :-)

 

All back safe and sound. That car has no right to drive as well as that for the mileage it's covered.

 

More photos in the morning but bloody hell, its comfortable!

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Glad to hear you're both back safe and that you're enjoying it.

 

The conventional wisdom I grew up with suggests petrol engines don't do moon-and-back mileages, but the MR2 (which does now have some knock at a cold start till oil pressure builds) and the Vel Satis seem to disprove that. When I first got it, I thought that the rattle at idle was crank bearings, and as it needed an oil change desperately, I moved it up to 10W40 to see if it would improve it. But it seems that rattle is all clutch release bearing, and you might get more mpg out of it by going back to the thin stuff... It's done 6k since that oil change, but the majority has been motorway cruises, so it's not overdue for another quite yet. I don't hold with manufacturers suggested intervals for oil changes - I bet at least one of the previous owners that put a lot of mileage on it didn't either.

 

I know the noise from the brakes is shocking - my plan was to knock the rust off with use, then change the pads when the discs looked a bit better. The XM turned up and got in the way of that...

 

Keep an eye on the battery too - I've not replaced it and while it's not dumped me anywhere, I've knocked it back a couple of times by leaving the boot open while I worked on the parking brake, to the point where it needed putting on charge. It's been on charge for the last couple of days so was 100% when I took it off this afternoon.

 

Speak soon. Any questions about it, let me know

 

 

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That would be a wonderous thing.

It would have the comfiest bed, electric curtains, and you would be gently eased into sleep with some French lullabies.

 

It would also randomly lock you in/out, the roof would leak onto your face when it rains in the night, and the portaloo would suddenly eject its contents all over the floor.

But the French Maid would be smoking hot.

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NorthernMonkey Rank: Renault 16

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Drew the curtains this morning to a rather large slab of greenish gold Gaelic charm...

 

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Did I mention how big it is? Well, it's even bigger in the daylight.

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