Wibble Posted March 7 Posted March 7 I don’t fancy 1993 miles in the Cortina but I reckon 2594 in the Senator would probably be quite easy.
captain_70s Posted March 7 Posted March 7 1300 odd miles in the Dolly/Acclaim or 2300ish in the 740/Cresta. I reckon the Volvo would be the only car to manage that comfortably... Best of luck @Andyrew! Wibble 1
ChinaTom Posted March 7 Posted March 7 Now the Jag seems to be running nicely, shall I take a trip to Gazli in Uzbekistan? And back obviously. I would actually love to do this but I fear the fuel cost is going to be a bit steep. And the obligatory FTPs will mean i won’t be back by Monday morning. Wibble and spike60 2
EyesWeldedShut Posted March 8 Posted March 8 10 hours ago, Wibble said: I don’t fancy 1993 miles in the Cortina but I reckon 2594 in the Senator would probably be quite easy. Nürburgring is just under 13 miles around? Could make for an interesting* couple of days ........ Wibble 1
comfortablynumb Posted March 8 Posted March 8 (edited) 14 hours ago, Wibble said: I don’t fancy 1993 miles in the Cortina but I reckon 2594 in the Senator would probably be quite easy. A little* while ago, four of us did a tour of Devon and Cornwall in a MK3 estate, fly camping as often as possible, and with one person on a provisional licence using the trip to get some experience. The cortina was an early one, with a 1600 cross flow. It managed everything without breaking a sweat, even when treated a bit harshly by said learner. Thinking back that must have been pretty close to the mileage, starting from Hertfordshire. Poor cortina met it's maker parked under a streetlight in rickmansworth, at the hands of a drunk idiot in a golf, whilst on loan to my sister. Good job I wasn't there, there would have been violence. Cortina actually drove home, with the towball dragging down the road. The golf didn't. On you go......😁 Edited March 8 by comfortablynumb Additional Popsicle and Wibble 2
Andyrew Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 400 miles achieved Surface Rust, Jim Bell, Three Speed and 16 others 19
Andyrew Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 Getting chauffeured to collect exquisite eats dome, Sunny Jim, Tickman and 10 others 13
SiC Posted March 8 Posted March 8 How is the VP holding up? Oil consumption within reasonable bounds? 😄
Andyrew Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking, Dave_Q and 16 others 18 1
Andyrew Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 5 minutes ago, SiC said: How is the VP holding up? Oil consumption within reasonable bounds? 😄 Doing good, strange untraceable noise under braking. But nothing of concern found. Only concern so far is a slightly buldged dispalacer one side at the front, I brought 10ltrs of oil with me but in 400 we've only gone from min to max on the dipstick which I'm surprised at Popsicle, Jim Bell, SiC and 3 others 6
Matty Posted March 8 Posted March 8 1 hour ago, Andyrew said: Doing good, strange untraceable noise under braking. But nothing of concern found. Only concern so far is a slightly buldged dispalacer one side at the front, I brought 10ltrs of oil with me but in 400 we've only gone from min to max on the dipstick which I'm surprised at Mine showed a thirst for oil unknown before when faced with those distances. Doesn't do it anymore so I'm assuming it's an a series quirk.
comfortablynumb Posted March 9 Posted March 9 12 hours ago, Andyrew said: Calendar shot? CGSB, Tenmil Socket, chaseracer and 2 others 1 4
Saabnut Posted March 9 Posted March 9 I think I will qualify for this by the time I get home! Left on Sunday morning last week, and clocked up the 200k miles on Wednesday. By the time I get home on Tuesday I will have covered 2400 miles in my 2290cc car (99% on LPG with a bit of planning!) Tickman, LightBulbFun, comfortablynumb and 8 others 11
beko1987 Posted March 9 Posted March 9 The closest I'll ever get to this was the trip to Shitefest Scotland! But I fell short by several hundred cc (1997 back then in the lag2, I did 1600ish miles) I've only got 1591cc or something now, so we could do it again and I can join this club 😂 comfortablynumb 1
PhilA Posted March 9 Posted March 9 I don't think I'm going to try this. I'd be driving in circles trying to make 6400 miles. Andyrew, CaptainBoom, loserone and 3 others 3 3
comfortablynumb Posted March 9 Posted March 9 2 hours ago, PhilA said: I don't think I'm going to try this. I'd be driving in circles trying to make 6400 miles. Someone once told me that a long journey in America is 3000 miles, not 300 like the UK. So it's only there and back, plus a bit. #manmaths👍 PhilA 1
jim89 Posted March 9 Posted March 9 9 hours ago, comfortablynumb said: Calendar shot? juular, captain_70s, brownnova and 12 others 2 13
Andyrew Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 A big thank you to @MrsJuular and @juular for giving us a place to stay last night and for taking us on I think about 80 miles of epic roads today. A nippy morning deserved a photo, after yesterdays afternoon task, the VP now rocking some new spotlights. A breaky meet up and it was nice to me @captain_70s and his good lady. Good food consumed we hit the road Then onto some fantastic roads thank you everybody. Saabnut, MorrisItalSLX, comfortablynumb and 31 others 34
juular Posted March 9 Posted March 9 I enjoyed today immensely. Very best of luck to @Andyrew for the rest of your epic journey. JMotor, Popsicle, MrsJuular and 24 others 27
juular Posted March 9 Posted March 9 What a cosy place to spend 1275 miles. Jim Bell, stuboy, LightBulbFun and 15 others 18
Pieman Posted March 9 Posted March 9 1 hour ago, Andyrew said: THAT is a calendar shot. CaptainBoom, LightBulbFun, Sunny Jim and 3 others 3 3
captain_70s Posted March 9 Posted March 9 As already said, great day! dome, Popsicle, Lacquer Peel and 18 others 20 1
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