Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Stage 1. This is the transport to the station. It is the perfect choice to abandon in the car park for a couple of days. Picture taken yesterday, it is raining heavily this morning goosey, Tickman, Coprolalia and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 At least it has stopped raining and it looks like it will be a nice day Stage 1 completed and now the misery of public transport starts……… Dyslexic Viking, davehedgehog31, lesapandre and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 First train davehedgehog31, mercedade, LightBulbFun and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Second train Glad I spent the minimal extra for first class, coffee and toasted teacake already consumed 😀 goosey, HarmonicCheeseburger, AnnoyingPentium and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 28/09/2022 at 19:26, lesapandre said: "paraffin budgie" - never heard that before... So budgie smugglers are actually smugglers in a helicopter 🚁 yeah the air ambulance sometimes gets referred to as the petrol parrot lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 9:25 AM, HillmanImp said: That's well cool. What sort of shark is that? On 9/17/2022 at 8:12 PM, Saabnut said: Sorry, no idea on the type of shark apart from a grey one. I have asked here but no one seems to know. I apologise for the lack of car content on this thread at the moment, but my excuse is that the nearest car is about 150 miles away.... Today we spent waiting on weather although we have managed to return to work in the last hour. Earlier we had a visit from the SAR helicopter who wanted to borrow our back deck for a winch exercise. I suggested as they had the bait on the wire we should try and catch the shark, but I was over-ruled. (the bait can be seen next to the crane below the cabin in this picture) Pretty sure that is a Shortfin Mako. I stand to be corrected but you are in the right area. lesapandre and HillmanImp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Train number 3 please (in a Lidl announcement way) Six-cylinder, Flat4, davehedgehog31 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Last one I hope Six-cylinder, Tickman, LightBulbFun and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Are you there yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Saabnut said: Last one I hope Nice looking station, the ones round here ( ascot, Sunningdale and bagshot ) are filthy and falling apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Yes, Hebden Bridge station was very nice even had a lamp room Made it to the collection point and handed over too much money 😀 A full day travelling although remarkably all 4 trains were on time to fetch this Was getting dark so better pictures tomorrow. Went to the petrol station and filled up for a mere £158 Eeek 30 miles covered to my hotel for the night and very pleased with it puddlethumper, mk2_craig, Jenson Velcro and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 And to round off a good day Six-cylinder, goosey, AnnoyingPentium and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Saabnut said: even had a lamp room @LightBulbFun? Who's running the book on you getting it home in one? Saabnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Day 2 breakfast Today I will find out about the legendary reliability of these things. First test is to see if it starts Flat4, lesapandre, LightBulbFun and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Started first attempt so that is a good start to the day Flat4, Crackers, LightBulbFun and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 What a great car in a lovely colour. I loved mine, the dash is so special with the soft lighting on the centre console, always seem such an occasion to sit in it. It was criticised for being over heavy but as a tow car that high body weight made it a magnificent tow vehicle. LightBulbFun and Rust Collector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 100 miles since picking it up and time for breakfast. Chris is correct it is a lovely place to be fairkens, davehedgehog31, lesapandre and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 in the company o 2 good scots hauliers, tam french and andy malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Excellent stuff. I love mine. As has been said, a wonderful place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Stopped at Dundee for petrol, could easily have got home on the tank but it is cheaper there. Averaged 22 for the journey which is better than expected. Now in its new home big_al_granvia, dome, Floatylight and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Is this the Jag 4.4 engined one that was for sale on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 2 hours ago, dome said: Is this the Jag 4.4 engined one that was for sale on here? Yes it is. Very pleased with it as I needed a tow car to move the Disco to the paint shop and I hate not having a proper tow car. dome, Rust Collector, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightSix Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 This really is a cracking looking RR in that colour with the green leather, proper understated. My mate is going to miss it but already put a deposit down on a D2 which is getting delivered tomorrow Saabnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Well bought! That is exactly how a proper Range Rover should look in my mind. Dark green, slightly muddy, minimal bling. Very purposeful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Nicely bought and almost perfect spec.,just needs pedestrian shredding bonnet ornament for real Old Money look. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 8:27 AM, Saabnut said: Started first attempt so that is a good start to the day is it parked there to make the reliability better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 An overdue update from me. Having got the Range Rover home, I did a couple of local journeys and all continued to be well. I then spent a couple of days finishing off the brake overhaul on the trailer - new shoes, adjusters, cables etc and fitted new LED lights to the rar and LED bulbs into the remaining working side markers. With that done, it was off down to Perth to collect my Disco 1 and take it down to Sheffield(ish) for a respray. I had been averaging 18.3 mpg solo, towing the empty trailer saw this drop to 18.2 so that was fine*. Adding hust over 2 tonnes of Discovery to it saw the mpg drop to 17.4 so very little difference. Sheffield achieved: It seemed silly to return with an empty trailer, and my Rover P5b had been on loan with my friend for the summer. The plan had been to sell it once he was done, but a couple of small weld repairs are needed so it had to come back to be done. It was duly loaded and returned to Scotland, here they are at the usual tea stop at Jock's Bend The trailer is now back on the ramp awaiting new side markers and number plate lights, and of course the hydraulic pump reservoir for the tilt bed has started to leak *sigh* Coprolalia, privatewire, davehedgehog31 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Like a proper Scottish old money lord now! At least if it breaks expensively it'll be worth money as a donor to the right people. Not all the money you'll loose, but some of it Saabnut, Matty, davehedgehog31 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 A P5B! Be still my stretching pants! davehedgehog31, mat_the_cat, CaptainBoom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Here you go @Lankytim, test the tensile strength of those pants! Lankytim, Joey spud, Coprolalia and 18 others 18 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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