Saabnut Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: Taxation class completely academic until you actually have it back. Apologies if I’ve missed something - but if it’s all ready, it’s time to get it home. Are you volunteering? The distance is the same either way. At present I am on hospital appointments every 10 days on average which makes planning trips difficult. More than happy to give you a hand loading it! mercedade, lesapandre, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 12 hours ago, Saabnut said: Are you volunteering? The distance is the same either way. At present I am on hospital appointments every 10 days on average which makes planning trips difficult. More than happy to give you a hand loading it! You’ll know I’m not averse to a daft collection. Just 10 days ago I did Devon to Cambridge in a car that hadn’t turned a wheel in 8 years. 230 stupid miles through bank holiday traffic with little in the way of brakes, half an exhaust and a snapped coil spring. Forgive me for feeling my credentials are sound. I am, however, confused as to why moving it is a challenge for either of us? It very much feels like one for the owner. Plus- giving me the keys to an invacare would be like signing its death warrant. A highly amusing* Clarkson-esque disaster would be befall it almost immediately. On camera. In High Definition. Publicly. Coprolalia, paulplom, auntiemaryscanary and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Stop bickering . Its coming home ! R Lutz, loserone and adw1977 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, Christine said: Its coming home ! I can't wait, I'm looking forward to reading stories about how it works in real life. R Lutz, lesapandre, loserone and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Dez cant sleep! He's text mum , and they'll talk about it when it gets home bigfella2 and barefoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Maddie McCann will be home first. brandersnatch, R Lutz, AnnoyingPentium and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 🥳 any progress updates? Has he reached Watford Gap yet? R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Lutz Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I reckon we'd be able to keep track of the progress southbound and down via the traffic reports on radio. warren t claim, barefoot, beko1987 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 If we're organising a relay, I'd be more than happy to drive it from junction 24, M1 to junction 23a M1. chadders, Floatylight, AnnoyingPentium and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Just make sure there isn't a firefighter strike on that day BorniteIdentity and barefoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 This would make an epic TV series. Maybe get Michael Palin to co-star and do narration duties? R Lutz and chadders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Charlie Boorman and Euan McGregor surely? The Wrong Way Up? catsinthewelder, warren t claim and brownnova 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Whereabouts is the tripod? Scotland is a big country. A couple of years ago I did Wirral to Peterhead and back in a day which is a round trip of 780 miles The trip really was a killer. A killer in a two year old Hyundai Ioniq. A killer in a two year old Hyundai Ioniq with autonomous cruise control. A killer in a two year old Hyundai Ioniq with autonomous cruise control and active lane keep assist. A dozen or more years ago I used to drive an artic from Liverpool to Aberdeen and back in a day and that was double crewed with another driver. We were both totally fucked when we got back. BorniteIdentity and R Lutz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 @LightBulbFun you must remember this post I made a while ago? Epic trips in wholly unsuitable vehicles are fucking grim in real life. R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 An ex mate who sold forestry machinery , from down here , sold much stuff in the Highlands. Lots of trees there.. So much so he bought his own lorry. Which came back empty every week .... BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) 9 minutes ago, warren t claim said: Whereabouts is the tripod? Scotland is a big country. A couple of years ago I did Wirral to Peterhead and back in a day which is a round trip of 780 miles The trip really was a killer. A killer in a two year old Hyundai Ioniq. A killer in a two year old Hyundai Ioniq with autonomous cruise control. A killer in a two year old Hyundai Ioniq with autonomous cruise control and active lane keep assist. A dozen or more years ago I used to drive an artic from Liverpool to Aberdeen and back in a day and that was double crewed with another driver. We were both totally fucked when we got back. Pfft, girls day. I used to do Aberdeen to Southerndown in 7 hours on a Friday night and back in six hours on a Sunday night all to pleasure south wales quim. Worked a 60 hr week as well. back in the early ‘80s mind Edited September 3 by silvercar Typo BorniteIdentity, beko1987, 500tops and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 minute ago, silvercar said: Pfft, girls day. I used to do Aberdeen to Southerndown on a Friday in 7 hours on a Friday night and back in six hours on a Sunday night all to pleasure south wales quim. Worked a 60 hr week as well. back in the early ‘80s mind What were you driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Believe it or not a cortina Yoss, BorniteIdentity, R Lutz and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 So it could be home in a day ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 3 minutes ago, silvercar said: Believe it or not a cortina Cortina? Hardcore in a Pre-Crossflow 1200 cc Mk1. A piece of piss in a 2.3 Mk5 Ghia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 My best ever trip Aberdeen to London (overnight because plane was cancelled) was in a hire car cortina………..averaged 79 mph. pre speed cameras beko1987, warren t claim and R Lutz 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntiemaryscanary Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 3 minutes ago, Christine said: So it could be home in a day ? Give it a go, let us know how it went. R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 minute ago, warren t claim said: Cortina? Hardcore in a Pre-Crossflow 1200 cc Mk1. A piece of piss in a 2.3 Mk5 Ghia. 2.0 Ghia S Mk4 my good sir. R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Just now, silvercar said: 2.0 Ghia S Mk4 my good sir. I think you meant a Mk5 Ghia S! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Nope, Mk 4. Pater was well acquainted with SVO at the time. anyway, we digress, Shame the owner isn’t collecting and driving warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Lutz Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 We're all going off topic. It's for Lightbulb to tell us when he's collecting the Sp*z Ch*ariot and driving it south. We're nearly 400 pages into this thread and it looks to me like it's never been driven and never will be driven. Tell me I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 You are wrong, read again 500 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Many years ago I had a friend who owned a totally fucked 1.0 Chrysler Sunbeam and every time it clocked up another 220 urban miles without breaking down he'd proudly tell us "Look! It would have made it to Tunbridge Wells to see that bird with the big arse!" catsinthewelder, Talbot, BorniteIdentity and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Lutz Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 minute ago, silvercar said: You are wrong, read again 500 times 500 times x389 pages. Life is too short, son. Just tell me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercar Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Chip shop run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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