SHTE van - XUD Expert camper thread - a bit worse for wear and for sale, see latest post (21/10/25)

[Lacquer Peel]

[grogee]

Bloody hell

Bon chance. I see you've got plenty of drinking water for the desert plains of Northamptonshire 

[320touring]

We're underway...

 

Been a while since I'll have done as many miles in a day.

[BeEP]

Heads off to look for recently ended ads for Volvos in Cambridge!

[320touring]

1 minute ago, BeEP said:

Heads off to look for recently ended ads for Volvos in Cambridge!

You'd be incorrect 

[Supernaut]

Chodspeed!

I know what it is but I'm not telling.

[Jim Bell]

Have fun gents. Safe journey. 

[320touring]

Nearly at Lockerbie..

 

[320touring]

England achieved 

[Twiggy]

Good luck - I hope it all goes well.

[sdkrc]

England looking great as always 🇬🇧

[big_al_granvia]

chodspeeed gents

[Jim Bell]

1 hour ago, 320touring said:

England achieved 

I hope yous remembered to sing the traditional english song when you broached the border. 

GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN LINGLONG OUR NOBLE QUEEN GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

[big_al_granvia]

Just now, Jim Bell said:

GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN LINGLONG OUR NOBLE QUEEN GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

i wouldnt mention the 4th verse

[Jim Bell]

Just now, big_al_granvia said:

i wouldnt mention the 4th verse

There's more than one verse ?!?!

[Lacquer Peel]

[horriblemercedes]

15 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

I hope yous remembered to sing the traditional english song when you broached the border. 

GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN LINGLONG OUR NOBLE QUEEN GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

SEND HER VICTORIOUS, OSCAR PISTORIUS, LONG TO REIGN OVER US

[Jim Bell]

1 minute ago, horriblemercedes said:

SEND HER VICTORIOUS, OSCAR PISTORIUS, LONG TO REIGN OVER US

BLAND OVALTIIIIIIIINE!

[320touring]

Scotch corner achieved and black helpful fluid consumed.

This thing is an epic distance cruiser.

[320touring]

About 100 miles to go, just cruising past Blyth 

And on track to swing past Nottingham soon.

[tom13]

What a day for it!

[320touring]

3 minutes ago, tom13 said:

What a day for it!

If only the Aircon worked... Hairy Scotsmen are not suitable for these conditions.

 

The country looks very pretty though, lovely views.

 

Passing through Lincolnshire now..74 miles to go .

 

I would put up a picture but it's flatter than my bank balance out there!

[GeordieInExile]

Christ, I would not fancy doing that sort of distance in my be-leathered 850 without the aircon working...

[320touring]

1 minute ago, GeordieInExile said:

Christ, I would not fancy doing that sort of distance in my be-leathered 850 without the aircon working...

Cloff seats here and a working sunroof😀

[loserone]

14 minutes ago, 320touring said:

Cloff seats here and a working sunroof😀

It'll be sipping the veg away with the sunroof open eh?

[GeordieInExile]

8 minutes ago, loserone said:

It'll be sipping the veg away with the sunroof open eh?

Using my aircon and keeping the sunroof closed is probably worth 0.1MPG on the motorway. So I get an average of 21 combined rather than 20.9. Got to tighten your belt with the cost of petrol right now, innit.

[320touring]

Decided to do a preventative filter swap about 10mins away from the collection location. Didn't think the vendor would appreciate it on their drive.

 

We'd had some telltale stuttering, so thought it was a plan.

[320touring]

A man who has just done 356 miles then discovered his front wheel was loose..

We think it has loosened itself after the brakes were done.

All tight now

[Zelandeth]

4 hours ago, 320touring said:

England achieved 

You have my sympathy...

[Jim Bell]

25 minutes ago, 320touring said:

A man who has just done 356 miles then discovered his front wheel was loose..

We think it has loosened itself after the brakes were done.

All tight now

 

28 minutes ago, 320touring said:

Decided to do a preventative filter swap about 10mins away from the collection location. Didn't think the vendor would appreciate it on their drive.

 

We'd had some telltale stuttering, so thought it was a plan.

At least that big bonnet provides a bit of shade to toil under. Good old Volvo. Thinking about the workers.