Davie on a collection mission

[Daviemck2006]

I wasnt going to purchase anything else, but here I go. Ist mode of transport was my own, for sale vw touran which I took as a trade in against my Caddy. This took me to Aberdeen station in an hour where the bus would have taken over two hours. Away to board the first train to Edinburgh. What I'm getting is older than the caddy and my skoda. Probably not really old enough for a true shitter, but it has done nearly 200k

[AnnoyingPentium]

Chodspeed, good sir.

[High Jetter]

Brekkie? PC?

[Daviemck2006]

Forgot to post my boring brekkie, it was just two slices of toast and one mug of coffee. Nearing Edinburgh, got 36 minutes between trains so hopefully get some food there to keep going. PC nil so far.

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[Daviemck2006]

Lunch. On 2nd train og the day. Its going to that London, but I'm not going all the distance. Got 11 mins between next train. Poo still nil.

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[Eyersey1234]

Chodspeed

[tooSavvy]

👍 ... 😉

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[Daviemck2006]

Food time, no vehicle pic yet cos I am too hungry

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[adw1977]

Is that Wetherspoons? Weirdly precise pricing (£9.03 etc.)

[Daviemck2006]

It is wetherspoons in goole. Same pricing as the one I usually use 400 miles north of here

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[stuboy]

8 hours ago, Daviemck2006 said:

but it has done nearly 200k

just ran in pug 3008

[GeordieInExile]

47 minutes ago, Daviemck2006 said:

It is wetherspoons in goole. Same pricing as the one I usually use 400 miles north of here

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Phwoar. Just like you used to get off your nan for your tea.

[High Jetter]

The plate gives the chain away!

[N19]

3 hours ago, adw1977 said:

Is that Wetherspoons? Weirdly precise pricing (£9.03 etc.)

Meanwhile, somebody in finance is wondering why they're getting through tonnes of change now...

[Daviemck2006]

I've not forgotten this. I've been sleeping. Poo count still nil. The van. Inside is lined, carpeted and a bed. Needs a few jobs done. A broken mirror, cracked headlight being the worst. Drives ok with a notchy geaechange the only thing worth mentioning. I'm at scotch corner, time to get up and get more miles under the wheels.

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[EyesWeldedShut]

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

The plate gives the chain away!

Thought you meant the engine timing mechanism there - I must read threads top to bottom and not vice versa.

[Daviemck2006]

Poop count now 1. Slept overnight at scotch corner now at southwaite services on the m6 for breakfast. Soon be at border patrol lol

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[Daviemck2006]

Made it home. 420 miles, no problems. The gearchanges is a bit hit or miss, a broken mirror, dodgy headlight, and a sticky handbrake to free off. Apart from that it wears its miles well. No warning lights or unwanted clonks or bangs. Should be good.

[EyesWeldedShut]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4utbhipn59b66an/X250 handbrake adjustment[1].pdf?dl=0

That may help on the brakes.
Gearchange is what it is - I'm always mixing 4th and 6th on ours and we've had it since 2.3K miles so it's not mechanical wear, more likely wetware wear in my case.

[stuboy]

id love a van, have no real need for one but that looks great

[Daviemck2006]

I loved my caddy, I've had two of them, and I loved the builders van pug expert I had. However they were not big enough which is why I've bought this. I can stand up in this and move around in it. All the hard work is done to camperise this, its insulated and lined, has a bed, has mains electric and two big leisure batteries with charging and a voltage inverter. No heater or water, the camper things I want to do is a small unit with water and gas hob, a diesel heater and solar panels on the roof for charging batteries. Theres going to be no outward signs of a camper, I'm quite happy with the patina on it. Any rusty bits will get treated but it will never be a highly polished immaculate motor home, just a comfortable off grid camper I can path anywhere discreetly.