rantingYoof Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I've been waiting patiently since end of October for better weather so I can whack the windows down and open the sunroof on the Lexus so I can properly enjoy its noise. While I'm wholly aware it's a massive first world problem, this lockdown best not last all summer... Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisoxide Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I'm planning a trip to my local motor factors to buy everything that looks useful. I'm pretty sure they have shut up shop because I alone was paying their bills/profit. I'm off now because the thought of going there has got me all exited and jittery! Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 23 minutes ago, morrisoxide said: I'm planning a trip to my local motor factors to buy everything that looks useful. I'm pretty sure they have shut up shop because I alone was paying their bills/profit. I'm off now because the thought of going there has got me all exited and jittery! Hopefully they will actually reopen for you after things start to return to "normality". There'll be quite a few that will never come back to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Pub. paulplom, rmjbn1 and ProgRocker 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Cavcraft said: God willing, the pub. Fuck everything else. Same here!! ? The pub at some point...I really need to go and visit my 84 y o dad who got out of hospital last week. I'll probably take my Almera for a thrash to the Norfolk coast at some point. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said: Straight down to the Channel Tunnel then onto the solicitors in south east Spain to pick up the keys to.my new home. Unload the van at the house and start living my new life. I had planned to come and visit you whilst out there this Summer..... fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Ullapool. It's about a 4h run from here and planning on going for the weekend with the kids. Can climb Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly to us Sassenachs) which is steep and rocky with amazing views but also close to the road and a short day really. Not to be miserable but I think half the UK will have the same idea and as facilities will open at different times it could be a bit chaotic at first. Flat4 and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 The first trip will probably be over the Bwlch and Rhigos mountains towards Brecon in a Cortina or Granada which will be a short run to celebrate using a proper car again as opposed to a few miles to the supermarket in the Z4 or Panda. First proper run will be to London then Southend to pick up parts for the cars which I agreed to buy before lockdown. Flat4 and N19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 First, the pub. The next day, a MASSIVE drive through the Northumbrian countryside, stopping at a pub for a disgustingly large roast dinner and a pint. ProgRocker, Flat4, rmjbn1 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Back into Shropshire to go to the Severn Valley Railway and a couple of English Heritage sites, also to Framlingham Castle and Dover as it looks unlikely the week we had booked for next month will be happening. Edited to add Didcot Railway Centre and Gloucester Warwickshire Railway. Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 13 hours ago, rantingYoof said: I've been waiting patiently since end of October for better weather so I can whack the windows down and open the sunroof on the Lexus so I can properly enjoy its noise. While I'm wholly aware it's a massive first world problem, this lockdown best not last all summer... I hope it doesn't last all summer either, I had a lot planned for this year and next year which is all to pot now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Barrow? Work related visit if current aerospace client starts hemoraging contractors. Not work related? Might go straight to Birmingham to take my son out for lunch. If you own a restaurant or pub, and can survive, you will need extra staff. Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: I hope it doesn't last all summer either, I had a lot planned for this year and next year which is all to pot now. Insert sarcasm.mode It's nearly over. Just a couple more weeks. not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Anywhere that isn't bloody Edmonton or the journey to work. Flat4, Tadhg Tiogar, N19 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Eyersey1234 said: I hope it doesn't last all summer either, I had a lot planned for this year and next year which is all to pot now. I wonder how many road accidents there are likely to be on the first day of "normality" as everyone rushes out in a mass alleviation of cabin fever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Tavistock! 500tops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: I wonder how many road accidents there are likely to be on the first day of "normality" as everyone rushes out in a mass alleviation of cabin fever? Quite a few I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 To go and retrieve my Granada and Jaguar from their respective locked down locations Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Quote when all this is over - where ya going for a spin?? here then hopefully here to hopefully do some of this to hopefully end up at home like so! (except with REV my own Model 70 in front of the neighbours SD1) strangeangel, skoda_fan, N19 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 18 hours ago, rantingYoof said: I've been waiting patiently since end of October for better weather so I can whack the windows down and open the sunroof on the Lexus so I can properly enjoy its noise. While I'm wholly aware it's a massive first world problem, this lockdown best not last all summer... I'm back at work this week (big maltings... who knew supplying single malt to the world (in around ten year's time...), would make me a key worker?), which isn't feeling very worthwhile at the moment, but I am aware how lucky I am to have a job and the mortgage paid. It has been a real treat to open up the Audi's V8 on the deserted 25-mile A-road commute, however. It's a great drive at any time, but a real highlight just now. The company's even given us letters to show the police if stopped! Flat4 and rantingYoof 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 9 hours ago, cort1977 said: Ullapool. It's about a 4h run from here and planning on going for the weekend with the kids. Can climb Stac Pollaidh (Stack Polly to us Sassenachs) which is steep and rocky with amazing views but also close to the road and a short day really. Not to be miserable but I think half the UK will have the same idea and as facilities will open at different times it could be a bit chaotic at first. Used to holiday there when I was a youngster. Climbed Stac Pollaidh once. It was steep. cort1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 At last a small corner of the net where there's positivity amongst all the doom n gloom. Am just hoping I might get to one or two shows that might still be on before the year is out. Apart from that, anywhere that's not the local shop! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Nowhere special. I had already decided that this isn’t gonna see much action, this year. I want to work on it during the finer weather, instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Wingz123 said: I had planned to come and visit you whilst out there this Summer..... fingers crossed Most welcome fella. I think the garden might need a bit of weeding when I eventually get there. Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 8:48 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said: Hopefully will be able to get the CX from home to Garages Dubois-Loizou (3.5 miles) without doing too much internal damage..... It's almost my neck of the woods and I'm right next to there 3 evenings per week at the moment, so if you end up needing to tow it there and a lift back let me know. Short term, would like a nice sunny Sunday morning drive up to St Albans, round the back lanes of Hertfordshire and through Hemel, Chesham, Chorleywood etc back through Watford. That's my usual go-to "I want to get out of town but don't have a specific destination in mind" drive. Also want to pop to Norfolk for a day at some point. Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, N19 said: It's almost my neck of the woods and I'm right next to there 3 evenings per week at the moment, so if you end up needing to tow it there and a lift back let me know. Short term, would like a nice sunny Sunday morning drive up to St Albans, round the back lanes of Hertfordshire and through Hemel, Chesham, Chorleywood etc back through Watford. That's my usual go-to "I want to get out of town but don't have a specific destination in mind" drive. Also want to pop to Norfolk for a day at some point. I'll give that some consideration. Your suggested route through the back roads may mean you pass me on my horse at some stage. Keep a lookout for someone riding bareback. I'm the only one, as far as I know, who rides around here with no saddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Haven't quite decided which car it will be yet between Jag or The Van...but I'll give it a few days for the inevitable madness to clear, but I will then be pointing northwards and disappearing into Scotland for a week or two if I can find the time. ...Will probably be the The Van to be honest, as doing that in the Jag would probably bankrupt me and cause a nationwide fuel shortage. Flat4, rmjbn1 and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviemck2006 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I think best to go your travels the minute the restrictions are lifted. All the folk who go to pubs will be drinking and plastered, leaving the roads still clear for us non pub goers to enjoy. I think it will be round the NC500 for me, in the BMW, before the petrol prices go through the roof due to increased demand again!Sent from my SM-T585 using Tapatalk Flat4 and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Haven't quite decided which car it will be yet between Jag or The Van...but I'll give it a few days for the inevitable madness to clear, but I will then be pointing northwards and disappearing into Scotland for a week or two if I can find the time. ...Will probably be the The Model 70 tho for teh LOLZ FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I have already decided I will be taking the Fozzie up here https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1592148852868&id=1510301851 This was filmed 9 years ago in my first Legacy GT-V, which I still have. Albeit in a garage awaiting a new clutch/engine/both. This is going past Loch Lomond on the Luss side and I will be going as far as Inverary to hopefully enjoy the Rest and Be Thankful when it isn't full of idiots. Currently undecided on what route to come back, Dunoon ferry perhaps or carry on all the way up to Cloanaig/Campbeltown, get the ferry over to Lochranza, have a circuit round Arran before getting the ferry home. Annoyingly I was going to take Fozzie up to Inverary before it's MOT was due up on the 11th March so I could wear out it's old Michelin Latitudes before they were changed over, but I ran out of time 500tops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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