JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Saw a MK7 Transit Jumbo camper on eBay last night in Preston. Bargain for what it is. Seller seems a decent chap and has owned it 5 years. Booked a pair of train tickets for mrs JJ and I, cheapest option was to drive to Peterborough and then a train to Leeds then change to Preston. Made it to Peterborough so far: Missy Charm, Six-cylinder, Tickman and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 On board. Next stop Leeds. Twiggy, LightBulbFun, Six-cylinder and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 minute ago, JJ0063 said: On board. Next stop Leeds. Looks like the Leeds tourist board aren't working very hard... 808 Estate, 95 quid Peugeot, mat_the_cat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I'm seeing luggage but nae folk? 🤔 JJ0063 and davidbeesley0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 I think there may be some short people aboard! AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 5 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: I think there may be some short people aboard! Seven Dwarves going to a conference in Leeds? scorchio69 and JJ0063 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Good luck.............. it`s a long way - hope it all goes well. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Twiggy said: Good luck.............. it`s a long way - hope it all goes well. Me too, if not il have the wrath of wasting mrs JJ’s Sunday all the way home. Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 37 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: Me too, if not il have the wrath of wasting mrs JJ’s Sunday all the way home. I have a solution... A pair of these... This... And play it on this at full volume... If you can hear the missus still then it ain't loud enough. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Leeds, I am in you. 20 min wait then train to Preston AnnoyingPentium and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Is the Y on the wall there at the end of the word DIRTY? JJ0063, Jerzy Woking and Dabooka 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I've been to Preston twice, once to pick up a Volvo V70 and once to pick up a Sunbeam-Talbot 90. It's a long way from Norfolk. GLWTC. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, GeordieInExile said: Is the Y on the wall there at the end of the word DIRTY? If it wasn’t, it should be. I didn’t notice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, wuvvum said: I've been to Preston twice, once to pick up a Volvo V70 and once to pick up a Sunbeam-Talbot 90. It's a long way from Norfolk. GLWTC. The train hasn’t been too bad tbh As long as the collection goes OK I then have to drive 3hrs down to Peterborough station to drop mrs JJ off to collect the BMW then 1hr 15 back to Swaffhamshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Bradford now, Preston bound. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Well excited about this for reasons I can neither understand or explain 😁 grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, Matty said: Well excited about this for reasons I can neither understand or explain 😁 You’ll be able to buy a roffle ticket when the inevitable happens in 6 months! Just fell asleep on the train. Now at Burnley, another 35 mins and I’ll be in Preston. Matey is collecting us in an Auris. Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: Matey is collecting us in an Auris. Bulbous type (Mk1) or later? JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Charm Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 53 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: The train hasn’t been too bad tbh As long as the collection goes OK I then have to drive 3hrs down to Peterborough station to drop mrs JJ off to collect the BMW then 1hr 15 back to Swaffhamshire. Eastbound and down: England's premier direction of travel. grogee and JJ0063 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Bulbous type (Mk1) or later? Didn’t ask for specs, will update AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, Missy Charm said: Eastbound and down: England's premier direction of travel. Especially in a 3.5t RWD Jumbo 60 plate Transit AnnoyingPentium and Missy Charm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 At that age it'll probably have a speed limiter on it... JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: Didn’t ask for specs, will update Excellent. My Mum had a face-lift Mk1 which was rather nice. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Just now, wuvvum said: At that age it'll probably have a speed limiter on it... Please don’t tell me that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 It'll probably be 65 or 70 so you'll still be able to get a reasonable move on - you won't be stuck at 56 with the lorries Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, wuvvum said: It'll probably be 65 or 70 so you'll still be able to get a reasonable move on - you won't be stuck at 56 with the lorries That’s fine, I can’t see me wanting to go any more than 70 in it to be honest. If it’s got one, they’re easy enough to remove with the right software. My old Autoglass Transit Custom I had when I was a windscreen fitter had a 70 limiter on it, you could disable it by pressing the Eco mode button 😂 23rdian, wuvvum, Carl1981 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 One of the joys of Fords is that the software to reprogramme stuff is pretty widely available. Sadly not the case if you own an LDV Maxus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 25 minutes ago, JJ0063 said: you could disable it by pressing the Eco mode button 😂 Do you ever think that's a bit of an oxymoron...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Mally said: I was in Preston an hour ago, now I'm in Blackpool on the front. Can see 10ft waves from my hotel bedroom window. Safe journey home via Peterborough. Tranny vans are Ace. Edit. Especially RWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: It'll probably be 65 or 70 so you'll still be able to get a reasonable move on - you won't be stuck at 56 with the lorries I've never* seen higher with a trailer on the back. Some of them do have the wrong diff in if they were specified for towing excavating machines from new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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