Turbowomble Posted May 3 Posted May 3 And it’s bloody early too. Poo count: 0 Dave_Q, Snipes, DVee8 and 10 others 13
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 1st leg: Belfast City Airport Fuel for the journey: Next stop: Poo count: still 0 Rightnider, Tickman, AnnoyingPentium and 15 others 18
Peter C Posted May 3 Posted May 3 This is the reverse version of a collection thread that I would have done had I not had my Sierra delivered. Good luck! Jim Bell and Turbowomble 1 1
Dave_Q Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I also once did kinda this in reverse to collect a Subaru from Belfast. Chodspeed. Turbowomble and Jim Bell 1 1
grogee Posted May 3 Posted May 3 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. Remspoor, Turbowomble, brownnova and 20 others 6 1 7 9
eddyramrod Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Mushrooms? What kind of depraved pervert are you? Safe travels! paulplom and Turbowomble 1 1
DeanH Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Square sosij? Edit: numbnuts over here got so distracted by the mystery square object he didn't see the two regular sausages.
DeanH Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Autoshite - Your Breakfast Is Our Concern Dave_Q, IronStar, grogee and 3 others 1 3 2
grogee Posted May 3 Posted May 3 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".
DeanH Posted May 3 Posted May 3 1 minute ago, busmansholiday said: Where's the baked beans ?? Got to maintain the zero poo count. busmansholiday and Turbowomble 2
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 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. privatewire, Jim Bell, Tickman and 8 others 4 4 3
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 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 Tickman, privatewire, Dave_Q and 2 others 5
stripped fred Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I love car collections, nothing like that feeling of adventure and dread.
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 @bramz7 is now on his merry way home again - pleasure to meet you sir! Without further ado: And, as an added bonus: Fat_Pirate, Dyslexic Viking, Remspoor and 35 others 33 5
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 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. Jim Bell, crad, Broadsword and 10 others 8 5
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 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. crad, Scruffy Bodger, Jim Bell and 3 others 6
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 Test of Frenchness: close, but no cigar: AnnoyingPentium, Jim Bell, privatewire and 1 other 2 2
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 3 Posted May 3 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. EyesWeldedShut 1
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 Pit-stop at Tebay: Matty, privatewire, worldofceri and 8 others 11
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 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. IronStar, Wibble, stripped fred and 3 others 6
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 And that’s me done on the mainland - Staines to Stranraer, via Solihull for a shite: AnnoyingPentium, Tickman, wesacosa and 10 others 13
Tickman Posted May 3 Posted May 3 So nice to see a well planned three country collection thread. Turbowomble and loserone 1 1
Matty Posted May 3 Posted May 3 They were a lovely car. Why can't we buy stuff like this new anymore? 😭 AnnoyingPentium and privatewire 1 1
Turbowomble Posted May 3 Author Posted May 3 Been bored shitless on this boat, so did this: You can all come and lick to your hearts content (the car, I mean) IronStar, CGSB, privatewire and 3 others 6
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