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Old 01-01-2010, 05:41 PM
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Default Road Trip for me tonight!! NOW WITH PICS

Mate Iain has bought a rather tasty new Monte Carlo Blue V8 M3 Edition. We leave at 02 30 to head to Coventry.

This will be fun if the roads are all bad. Up here sucks. How are the roads in englandshire and southern scotland?

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love road trips. What time do you think you wilj get there.
Old 01-01-2010, 05:45 PM
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The roads round leics , notts are fine mate , enjoy the trip
Old 01-01-2010, 06:02 PM
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Coventry is fine mate.

Hope they have the bacon butties ready for you as that is some trip!!
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Late night winter road trip, bliss.
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Roads round here are fine just a little greasy..
Old 01-01-2010, 06:11 PM
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What you travelling down in, something which will put up a bit of a fight on the way home hopefully.


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Love road trips
Old 01-01-2010, 06:12 PM
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white and still snowing in doncaster forecast for tonight is up to 5cm and some more in the morning
so be carefull out there as the whole country is set for some tonight
Old 01-01-2010, 06:18 PM
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enjoy the journey, was snowing here a few hours ago but nothing now? did u manage to get me them sizes for the garage mate
Old 01-01-2010, 06:20 PM
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Roads down here are fine chop!
Old 01-01-2010, 06:21 PM
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go steady mate, its a long drive

not easy in these conditions
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stick a quilt in the car, and a flask of hot drink, some snacks - you never know!!
Old 01-01-2010, 06:26 PM
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What route you taking ??

A1 or M6
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
love road trips. What time do you think you wilj get there.
Really not sure. Leave aberdeen at 03 00. 8hrs would be nice. Depends on roads but replies here seem positive

Originally Posted by RS Grant
What you travelling down in, something which will put up a bit of a fight on the way home hopefully.


Cheers,
Grant
px mate. 56 plate chipped 330d. it's a cracker but the m3 will rock.

Originally Posted by Csm
What route you taking ??

A1 or M6
M6 mate.

In fact anyone know where to go from the M6? I havent looked at directions, mate did though. DOwn bimingham ish and cut off??
Old 01-01-2010, 06:35 PM
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Love a road trip!! i need to do one soon!! best of luck mate, and as matts1 say's, pack a blanket and some grub!
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m6 j3 or 2
Old 01-01-2010, 06:37 PM
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M6 junc 3
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Im down the M6 every sunday night to just outside Birmingham Jct 11 and or 10 i cut off at for a shitehole called Bloxwich

Plenty roadworks on way down with 50mph limits buddy, watch cos not all but most have the average speed setups there and not worth it.

Only thing i really hate about that side of the country is the M74 as its soooooo fucking boring

Stick to the M6 and dont take the M6 toll road when your at jct 12 heading to 11, its plenty lit up and wont miss it
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Ohh and keep an eye for the raised parking slips teh coppers have on m6

They usually sit side on with headlights shining accross the road tucked in beside the trees and between jct 17-10 there really bad for unmarked cars black and silver 5 series bms and range rovers aswell

They do have a night where they pull shit loads of people very regulary when im in the passing
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Nice upgrade... might notice a difference in mpg though!!


Cheers,
Grant
Old 01-01-2010, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Lambchop
M6 mate.

In fact anyone know where to go from the M6? I havent looked at directions, mate did though. DOwn bimingham ish and cut off??
M6 J3 for Cov.
Watch it from J20 down to 10 at least, unmarked cop central, some sneaky 04 plate Volvo hearses too.

Have a safe trip.
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i love a good road trip when going for a new car.

have fun mate and i hope your mates giving you a shot of the new m3
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Snowing here around J23 of the M1 so think you may have to be a bit careful , wasn't expecting this , hopefully the main roads will be clear for you .
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What part of Cov you heading to?
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ok here on m74 matey...got one to do on sun i think for a bodyshell.
Old 01-01-2010, 08:15 PM
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i live just off j3 m6. the roads are clear at the moment.
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jct 2 or 3 depending on which part of the city your heading to.
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Originally Posted by matts1
What part of Cov you heading to?

Was at Sytner, not sure exactly


Well just in. What a trip

I've slept in the car and wide awake now.

Also the dog has had infected bollocks after cutting them somehow on ice so i have to put cream on as the wife wouldn't

Anyway we left sat at 03 30 from my house. Roads sucked with snow and ice. Made reasonable progress down through the crap weather and got there about half 11.

The car is a total stunner. Colour is amazing and love the black wheels and tail pipes.

Did the deal and set off back. Not much playing but the odd v8 blip

Into Scotland and the roads/weather went Pete Tong

We needed shell fuel and sat nav took as way off route up shite roads. Oh by this time i was driving. Shiting it driving a 60k car in the snow so didnt boot at all Sideways up a hill in someone else's new car is "interesting"

Got car home to mates, into street and couldnt get on the drive due to snow

It's now stuck at the bottom of his street

Anyway home now.

Pics tomorrow
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Oh and junction 4 we came off due to google...
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my mate works at sytner coventry lol

long trip though but at least the car is all good
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
my mate works at sytner coventry lol

long trip though but at least the car is all good

What does he do?

See if he can post back the cd that was left in the cd player of the 330 d

No biggie though as mate found it in his office at his new work and it's...Frank Sinatra

I majorly took the piss when i found it then proceeded to know most tunes
Old 03-01-2010, 10:14 AM
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any pics yet fella.
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Originally Posted by Lambchop

it's...Frank Sinatra

I majorly took the piss when i found it then proceeded to know most tunes
Oh dear
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at least you had a good trip and got back in one piece and look forward to the pics
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pics.
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Oh go on then!



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now thats is very nice and even see the rubber hanging off the tyres from going sideways lol
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Thats lovely!
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stunning


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