It's Wednesday, it's 5AM, it must be a collection thread!

[chatsharris]

Split > he already had enough cars and he knew I wanted it!

Jim > it was quality, the woman next to me let her kid listen to his iPad at full blast! No headphones!I love easyJet.

Fifty miles in, car is driving great. Pulled in for a piss and a coffee, then I'll continue.

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[Tickman]

49 minutes ago, spartacus said:

It's the summer holidays...

(Big debate about whether it still counts as a school day).

Schools went back yesterday up here in Dundee and likely the same throughout Scotland. 

#schooldaycollection

[Split_Pin]

Kids still on holiday in Falkirk until next week so the word 'summer holidays' is allowed!

Glad it's going well!

[spartacus]

15 minutes ago, Tickman said:

Schools went back yesterday up here in Dundee and likely the same throughout Scotland. 

#schooldaycollection

Wow! That's harsh, I hope they started earlier?

[Flat4]

5 hours ago, chatsharris said:

All the cool kids sit at the back of the bus.

They must still be asleep.


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That's a bloody posh bus!

Safe journey home

[Tickman]

2 hours ago, spartacus said:

Wow! That's harsh, I hope they started earlier?

They do start earlier.

They all get too much time off.

Sorry @chatsharris for derailing your thread.

[chatsharris]

300 miles down, last 80 or so. Performing faultlessly and I'm not stiff as a board yet!

 

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[SRi05]

3 minutes ago, chatsharris said:

300 miles down, last 80 or so. Performing faultlessly and I'm not stuff as a board yet!

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Glad it's behaving itself, I knew it would. 

[bangernomics]

Happy travels

[Bren]

Looking at the tools I assumed you were not purchasing from Arnold Clark. Nice honda.

[chatsharris]

Home safe and sound, and 390ish done on a tank, I'll fill up and get the empeegee figure later.

That was a nice pleasant drive, few little jobs that can be bashed out after the MOT and I've got a damn fine car.

To go with the other car.

...and the other car.

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[Kiltox]

Good effort. Fair play for smashing it out in a day, too. 

[chatsharris]

It was a long old poke, but it's all worth it in the end!



This popped up on my phone while driving down.

Stand down, autotrader app. Your services are no longer required.

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[chatsharris]

Thank you all for the kind comments and company by the way, definitely kept me plodding on down south!

This place etc

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[big_al_granvia]

you cant be back in bristol already... talk about chodspeed, warp 1 down the m6 was it

[chatsharris]

you cant be back in bristol already... talk about chodspeed, warp 1 down the m6 was it

Couldn't have been, I still have about 1.5 gallons left in the tank I didn't have a massive amount of traffic to contend with so it was fairly smooth throughout.

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[fatharris]

So, not content with the time you and I had identical red Honda Civics, you've now got two red Honda Preludes of your own.

Winner

[Ghosty]

RELIABLE HONDA ENGINE

 

Nah, really this time. One of the best running Hondas I had (after replacing all the ignition parts).

[chatsharris]

RELIABLE HONDA ENGINE
 
Nah, really this time. One of the best running Hondas I had (after replacing all the ignition parts).

You're not wrong there.



This is a 26 year old engine - it has no business being this clean. All the fluids were perfect levels and crystal clear and absolutely nil concerns.

Still, probably should have at least checked it before driving down the country

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[chatsharris]

This is absolute testament to Craig and everyone else who has previously owned this car, you've done great work with it.

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[chatsharris]

Results are in.

33 MPG. Not too bad.

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[Ghosty]

Yep, that's bang on MPG.

I think I did most of the fluids.

[rantingYoof]

3 hours ago, chatsharris said:

Still, probably should have at least checked it before driving down the country
 

Not at all, you did it the only* right way.

When Mason was bought off my driveway by three insane Scots in the pitch black pouring rain on a Saturday in November, they set off at 6pm without having even looked under the bonnet and did the 490 miles in one hit. 

They had only basic personal belongings, no food, tools or anything for the journey. 

Like the awesome Honda you've just picked up, it has the sort of engines and mechanicals that make you feel 100% confident it'll go on for however long you demand of it.

[Supernaut]

8 minutes ago, rantingYoof said:

Not at all, you did it the only* right way.

When Mason was bought off my driveway by three insane Scots in the pitch black pouring rain on a Saturday in November, they set off at 6pm without having even looked under the bonnet and did the 490 miles in one hit. 

They had only basic personal belongings, no food, tools or anything for the journey. 

Like the awesome Honda you've just picked up, it has the sort of engines and mechanicals that make you feel 100% confident it'll go on for however long you demand of it.

I don't want to be reminded of that night.

The cold sweat comedown from the energy drinks somewhere outside Stonehaven at 2am was not pleasant.

[SiC]

Ha! I've done that exact journey before when picking the Jag up. easyJet Bristol to Glasgow is really cheap on the early morning flights. Airport to Glasgow centre can be Uber'd but I took the bus as I was being a skinflint. Did Uber from Temple Meads to the Airport though as I hate waiting for flights and get awfully nervous I'll miss it. 

I think @Nyphur has done it recently too. 

Well done on the collection! One complaint, no Tebay services pictures?

[chaseracer]

14 hours ago, chatsharris said:

Oh, forgot to say!

Poo count - 1, some point over the Midlands. Take that.

You GIT!!

I wondered where that frozen turd came from...

?

[beko1987]

Has it seized a brake caliper yet? 

[davidfowler2000]

Hells bells. I've not been watching the beige too much recently. Glasgow FFS and Scotoshite Plc were not informed? We could have held a minute silence or something while we were all at work.
I've done two shite collections using planes - the bus and the silver 760 Turbo. They are indeed utter arse for interesting KOLLEKSHUNEERINGS but sometimes it's worth it for the time saved. Not quite on the scale my most recent collection thread (Here) but then again I did my utmost to rip the hole right out of it.

Top shiting, sir!

[chatsharris]

#squadgoals

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[chatsharris]

Not had much of a chance to do anything with this at the moment. Swapped out the rear speakers, exactly the same as my previous Prelude if you want pictures!

Dropped off for a last second MOT, en route the Speedo was playing silly buggers more than normal, check engine light came on as well. We'll see how this goes.

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