‘99 Renault Laguna 2.0 Executive - now retired to the Irish seaside

[Turbowomble]

And it’s bloody early too.

Poo count: 0

[Turbowomble]

1st leg: Belfast City Airport

 

 

Fuel for the journey:

 

 

Next stop:

 

 

Poo count: still 0

[Peter C]

This is the reverse version of a collection thread that I would have done had I not had my Sierra delivered.

Good luck!

[Dave_Q]

I also once did kinda this in reverse to collect a Subaru from Belfast.

Chodspeed.

[grogee]

Good to see someone still eating PROPER FUCKING BREAKFASTS. None of your Belvita shit or limp-wristed fruit. 

Good luck with your mission, and your poos. 

[Split_Pin]

Posh breakfast! I'm a Boots meal deal kind of collectioneer.

[beko1987]

Chod speed!

[Surface Rust]

Eggs look overcooked.

Good luck!

[eddyramrod]

Mushrooms?  What kind of depraved pervert are you?

Safe travels!

[DeanH]

Square sosij?

Edit: numbnuts over here got so distracted by the mystery square object he didn't see the two regular sausages.

[stripped fred]

no black pudding?

[DeanH]

Autoshite - Your Breakfast Is Our Concern

[grogee]

4 minutes ago, DeanH said:

Square sosij?

Edit: numbnuts over here got so distracted by the mystery square object he didn't see the two regular sausages.

Let's not get started on the superiority of Scotch "corners". 

[busmansholiday]

Where's the baked beans ??

 

 

[DeanH]

1 minute ago, busmansholiday said:

Where's the baked beans ??

 

 

Got to maintain the zero poo count. 

[Turbowomble]

51 minutes ago, Surface Rust said:

Eggs look overcooked.

Good luck!

They were alright actually - yolks were of an ideal viscosity

13 minutes ago, stripped fred said:

no black pudding?

No, fuck sake - got extra mushrooms instead

8 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Where's the baked beans ??

 

 

I requested that they be put straight in the bin.

[Turbowomble]

Anyway - plane’s on the ground, waiting to disembark.

BA planes are not built for the leggy:

 

@bramz7 is en route, we’ve arranged a rolling jump-in at the T5 pick-up/drop-off

[stripped fred]

I love car collections, nothing like that feeling of adventure and dread.

[Turbowomble]

@bramz7 is now on his merry way home again - pleasure to meet you sir!

Without further ado:

 

And, as an added bonus:

 

[Turbowomble]

Also, brought some period-appropriate listening material for the CD changer:

 

….only to get the “bloop” of “it doesn’t work” when trying to pick it through the radio. Arse.

[Turbowomble]

Stopped in Solihull, having a dump in Waitrose.

Laguna runs like a dream - was able to clip along nicely at 70-75 (+ VAT), comfy as anything. Been a while since I’ve driven a car of that vintage, as it took me a minute to get used to the weight of the steering and the thinness of the rim. But so far so good. Added bonus to the sunroof: the A/C actually does work! The way the door vent’s positioned, I’m going to get frostbite on my hand by the time I get to the boat.

317 miles to go according to Google, ETA of 5:15 - boat’s not until 7:30, so if anyone has any recommendations around Gretna/Dumfries for a bite and a (0%) pint, that’d be swell.

[hairnet]

square things on plates mmmmmmmmm

[Turbowomble]

Test of Frenchness: close, but no cigar:

 

[AnnoyingPentium]

21 minutes ago, Turbowomble said:

recommendations around Gretna/Dumfries for a bite and a (0%) pint, that’d be swell.

The Kings Arms in Castle Douglas used to be quite good. Maybe worth a shot. Just off the A75.

[Turbowomble]

Pit-stop at Tebay:

[Turbowomble]

Stopped at Gretna for fuel (£1.60/l, get to absolute fuck), and did a fill-to-fill average - driving at “making good time” speeds gives an average of 34mpg - and that’s with the engine singing around 4.2k a good chunk of the way. So I’d say 40mpg should be more than achievable at a NSL run. For a 2.0l petrol working on 30-year-old tech, I’m impressed.

[Turbowomble]

And that’s me done on the mainland - Staines to Stranraer, via Solihull for a shite:

[Tickman]

So nice to see a well planned three country collection thread.

[Matty]

They were a lovely car. Why can't we buy stuff like this new anymore? 😭

[Turbowomble]

Been bored shitless on this boat, so did this:

You can all come and lick to your hearts content (the car, I mean)