WHATS THE FURTHEST YOU'VE DRIVEN IN YOUR SCOOBY IN ONE DAY
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Tomorrow I have to drive from South Bucks up to Liverpool for a couple of meetings, then into North Wales and back again. That will probably notch up at least 500.
More if I feel the urge to go speed trap hunting in Cymru
More if I feel the urge to go speed trap hunting in Cymru
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I did Cologne to Geneva in a day and Geneva to Calais a few days later...
Could only be done on the continent though, has taken me best part of eight hours to do 130 miles over here....
Maybe that's a new thread, slowest journeys ever....
Could only be done on the continent though, has taken me best part of eight hours to do 130 miles over here....
Maybe that's a new thread, slowest journeys ever....
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Originally Posted by 2000TLondon
I did Cologne to Geneva in a day and Geneva to Calais a few days later...
Could only be done on the continent though, has taken me best part of eight hours to do 130 miles over here....
Maybe that's a new thread, slowest journeys ever....
Could only be done on the continent though, has taken me best part of eight hours to do 130 miles over here....
Maybe that's a new thread, slowest journeys ever....
Used to do that trip regularly, so kept a sleeping bag in the boot. If the traffic was sh1te, I'd find a quiet corner at the services, set the alarm for 4am, and get my head down. On this occasion I'd agreed to give little sis a lift south and had no option but to carry on. Worst run I ever had, even if not quite the slowest average speed.
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Originally Posted by Dave T-S
Essex - Adelboden Switzerland in a MY00 classic (both directions in a day).
Essex - Villars Switzerland in an '02 STi UK (ditto)
And numerous other ski trips all driven in one day in each direction
Essex - Villars Switzerland in an '02 STi UK (ditto)
And numerous other ski trips all driven in one day in each direction
Evening Mr T-S
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About 650 on our trip to Corsica this year, we covered over 500 miles in a day 3 times over the whole trip, 2839 miles in 12 days.
Suprised at how comfortable the trip was, to be honest we expected to have back ache etc but no problems apart from being slightly tired
Paul
Suprised at how comfortable the trip was, to be honest we expected to have back ache etc but no problems apart from being slightly tired
Paul
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Ello Mr Sadler
Oh, and forgot, did Pau (Pyrenees, South West France, on the Spanish border) to Bolougne in a day in October in Lesley's diesel Freelander
Long story, but drove down to Pau to go to a veterinary conference - started off from Newmarket on Tuesday evening arrived Pau Wednesday evening, Thursday morning we had to get back to London for an awards ceremony so drove 110 miles to Toulouse, flew to Gatwick, went to the awards ceremony, got to bed at 0130, up 2 1/2 hours later to get the 5am Gatwick Express, flew back to Toulouse, arrived at 10.30 and Lesley had to be at the conference centre at Pau to do a talk in 1.5 hours, and it was 110 miles away....... One flat out dash (up to 115mph ) in the Freelander and screamed on to the forecourt of the conference centre and bundled her out of the door. Had the day off on Saturday and went and climbed a local mountain , set off driving back home on Sunday morning, arrived at Bolougne in the evening, stayed overnight, filled the car up with 100 bottles of wine at Sainsbury's Calais next morning, through Eurotunnel and arrived back home Monday lunchtime
Almost beats my five flights in six days trip in the States in September
Oh, and forgot, did Pau (Pyrenees, South West France, on the Spanish border) to Bolougne in a day in October in Lesley's diesel Freelander
Long story, but drove down to Pau to go to a veterinary conference - started off from Newmarket on Tuesday evening arrived Pau Wednesday evening, Thursday morning we had to get back to London for an awards ceremony so drove 110 miles to Toulouse, flew to Gatwick, went to the awards ceremony, got to bed at 0130, up 2 1/2 hours later to get the 5am Gatwick Express, flew back to Toulouse, arrived at 10.30 and Lesley had to be at the conference centre at Pau to do a talk in 1.5 hours, and it was 110 miles away....... One flat out dash (up to 115mph ) in the Freelander and screamed on to the forecourt of the conference centre and bundled her out of the door. Had the day off on Saturday and went and climbed a local mountain , set off driving back home on Sunday morning, arrived at Bolougne in the evening, stayed overnight, filled the car up with 100 bottles of wine at Sainsbury's Calais next morning, through Eurotunnel and arrived back home Monday lunchtime
Almost beats my five flights in six days trip in the States in September
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I've shared the driving from Essex to Lorret and back on one of the Catalunya trips. Can't remember how many miles it was, but it was all of France, and quite a bit of Spain. non-stop pretty much, apart from re-fuelling stops.
Also done the Tour D'Ecosse quite a few times now as well. I didn't do the famous "Monster Route 7" that some did in 99/2000, the covered about 650 miles in one day, 90% of it on single track roads with passing places all up the West coast of Scotland, along the northern coast and back down to Glencoe again, in November (light after 8am, dark by 3:30pm!), raining quite a lot. That was done in about 13 hours in total, including stopping for fuel, lunch and other photo stops. There were some very amusing sheep videos from those events as well!
John
Also done the Tour D'Ecosse quite a few times now as well. I didn't do the famous "Monster Route 7" that some did in 99/2000, the covered about 650 miles in one day, 90% of it on single track roads with passing places all up the West coast of Scotland, along the northern coast and back down to Glencoe again, in November (light after 8am, dark by 3:30pm!), raining quite a lot. That was done in about 13 hours in total, including stopping for fuel, lunch and other photo stops. There were some very amusing sheep videos from those events as well!
John
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800 miles in one day, driving round, and round, and round the M25, with a few detours running my car in!!! couldnt wait the two weeks it would have taken
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Aberdeen to Chelmsford at the weekend. 570 miles with 5 petrol stops !
Oh yeah, the tank doesn't have a hole !! it just doesn't fill properly and didn't want to risk running out !
Oh yeah, the tank doesn't have a hole !! it just doesn't fill properly and didn't want to risk running out !
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In the impreza I did Reading to Ascot (worked for 1 hour) then on to Halifax (Was out the car about 10 minutes) and then back to Ascot (worked for 5 hours) then back to Reading, which was nearly 600miles and was out the house for 16 hours...
In the old escort I drove from Reading to Glasgow Via leeds, then back the following day, then did the same journey 3 days latter... That was in the region of 600miles each way... as the escort was a diesel I did each way on one tank of fuel!!!!
In the old escort I drove from Reading to Glasgow Via leeds, then back the following day, then did the same journey 3 days latter... That was in the region of 600miles each way... as the escort was a diesel I did each way on one tank of fuel!!!!
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