Longest journey you done?

[MikeCracknell]

A 51 reg 106 with 115.000 miles on it?!?!?!

I was trawling though my computer and found some photos of each of the cars and scoots I have had over the last 6 years, and collectively, I have driven about 180-220k miles in the last 6 years!!! the longest single journey was done on my scooter - a Gilera Runner 180SP, when I came from Barcelona - Calais - Dover - Haywards Heath - 1001 miles in just under 24 hours. smileys/smiley12.gif My 106 I sold in Jan 2004 was a 51 reg independance and it had over 75000 miles on it!!!

I have done loads of long journeys in the car - noteably 4118 miles last year in 10 days in my Punto around Scotland.

I have put pictures of all my cars and scoots in places on my website

http://www.btinternet.com/~Mike_Cracknell/me1.htm

Where you all been then!?

Mike

[wideboy]

lol wont be buying a car from you then mate! smileys/smiley17.gif

furthest iv been was in my old vtr - Dumfries to Edinburgh to Irvine to Glasgow to Dumfries to Carlisle to Newcastle back to Dumfries then back to Edinburgh and back to Dumfries again - all in one day for work

i dont even know how many miles that is - but i had to top the tank up a few times smileys/smiley5.gif

[G_man_GT]

This year, Buckinghamshire (London basically) to Newquay and back, a total of 683 miles in 12 hours smileys/smiley9.gif

[GreenSaxo]

kent to perth, scotland and back. 1040miles in 18hours smileys/smiley4.gif

[Yates]

from darlo to newcastle!!! only bout 35 miles there and back! smileys/smiley4.gif thats just in my car

but in my dads ive been passed birimingham in it - longer journeys i steal me dads car!

[MikeCracknell]

from darlo to newcastle!!! only bout 35 miles there and back! smileys/smiley4.gif thats just in my car

but in my dads ive been passed birimingham in it - longer journeys i steal me dads car!

Oh of course you're from that part of the world are you not? Newcastle? Went up there, got a photo of me at the foot of the AON - the traditional tourist thing to do smileys/smiley4.gifsmileys/smiley4.gifsmileys/smiley4.gif
What car you dad got?

Mike

[Yates]

im not from newcastle i take offense at that!!! im darlo and proud!

dads just got a ford focus smileys/smiley7.gif only just got it went out to get a c4 vtr plus coupe and came back with that!

[SteVTR]

carlisle to southampton and back took about 12hrs not sure how far it is

[MikeCracknell]

im not from newcastle i take offense at that!!! im darlo and proud!



Oops, bit like someone calling me english when I am scottish - might have an english accent but I aint!!!!

Inverness rools!

Mike

[MikeCracknell]

Sorry all car pictures + details are here (http://www.btinternet.com/~Mike_Cracknell/me2.htm)

Mike

[Andyt]

My longest was Stirling to Winchester. Took about 7 hours. Was about 800 miles there and back, i went the wrong road as well.smileys/smiley5.gif

[adamsax]

Burgess Hill to Huddersfield and back in my old shit-bucket of a Nova. 500 mile round trip, took 3.5 hours each way @ 80mph approx.

It bloody made it! I couldn't believe it...... smileys/smiley4.gif

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[MikeCracknell]

YOU had a Nova? LOL, just read your profile...
"and of course my car, the NOVA, of which I'd rather push than drive a SAXO!"

So, um, What happened then?
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Mike

[pug_boe]

my longest was last year in the sax trying to keep up with my dad in front who had his volvo lol - we went to great yarmouth - i believe it was 280 miles and took about 5 hours

[DevilDamo]

furthest distance in the shortest time would be around 570 miles within 16 hours.

[pug_boe]

lol its funny because my parents have booked ready to go to poland or ukraine again nextjuly to see the family lol - and they asked if i want to drive my saxo over and follow them (takes them 2 days would prob take me 6 lol) - can you imagine me driving all the way over there in my sax? i think il be turning their offer down lol

[percy]

furtherst distance ive done in the sax is from south wales 2scotland went 2 glasgow dunno how many miles took me fukin ages tho

[Andyt]

When i drove down to winchester i left at about 11 at night on the thursday and was back in my house by 5 am saturday.

It took ages to get up the road though i went a detour through wales by mistake.

[Andyt]

lol its funny because my parents have booked ready to go to poland or ukraine again nextjuly to see the family lol - and they asked if i want to drive my saxo over and follow them (takes them 2 days would prob take me 6 lol) - can you imagine me driving all the way over there in my sax? i think il be turning their offer down lol

Could maybe beat Scott's petrol record though.

[pug_boe]

lol my car can just about make it from cardiff to bristol which aint far lmao - nah if i go id want to go in a different car lol - my car would probably blow up by the time i get to dover lol

[nixy9]

i aint really been that far compared to some people on here only from essex (Basildon) to just outside wales to visit my g/f's dad which reminds me i gotta go up there at the end of the month! great lol

aint really that far but when its at night it seems like ages !

[Certi]

Longest Journey my car has been on was to FCS this year. Bout 800 miles there n back if I remember rightly

[Andyt]

It must be less than that Andy, Winchester was around 800-900 miles and that's on the south coast near enough.

<edit> that's including getting lost.

[Hanny_lou]

smileys/sad.gif not very far LOL

Chichester i think , or maybe southampton bout 70 miles :S

[Certi]

But I had a woman navigating smileys/smiley17.gif We got to Scotch Corner and Joanna decided to send us back towards Newcastle smileys/smiley7.gif lol

<EDIT> Just checked AA route planner and its 670 miles. My mistake smileys/smiley9.gif

[pug_boe]

But I had a woman navigating smileys/smiley17.gif We got to Scotch Corner and Joanna decided to send us back towards Newcastle smileys/smiley7.gif lol lmao i did a bit of sillyness before - i used to be engaged to some1 in essex so used to drive there a lot - i eventually moved there but decided to come back home - when i did - i erm missed the turning for the m25 lol and got very lost and i got a bit scared and phoned my mother when i was in kent- dont know how i got there but at least i know how to get from kent now lol (destination was cardiff lol ) lol

[Hanny_lou]

i shit myself with directions!
maps, i cant work out which way- north south etc!!

[Hanny_lou]

not like that!
but which we we are facing on it

today we thought we needed to go up to gatwick, but we had joined at a junction further up and almost ended up joinin the m3 or sumthing

[Andyt]

But I had a woman navigating smileys/smiley17.gif We got to Scotch Corner and Joanna decided to send us back towards Newcastle smileys/smiley7.gif lol

<EDIT> Just checked AA route planner and its 670 miles. My mistake smileys/smiley9.gif

Why's it called scotch corner?

[MikeCracknell]

i shit myself with directions!
maps, i cant work out which way- north south etc!!

You need this (was in my 106) "Mission Control a la 106"

http://www.btinternet.com/~Mike_Cracknell/cars/DCP_0548.jpg

That was my 106 - full built in Satnav, and the smaller screen was the traffic master to tell me where the shit traffic was!!

Mike

[Hanny_lou]

yeah i agree
rac.com and theaa.com

R SHIT!!!!!

[GreenSaxo]

kent to perth, scotland and back. 1040miles in 18hours smileys/smiley4.gif

furthest distance in the shortest time would be around 570 miles within 16 hours.

you aint trying hard enough matey

[Certi]

Why's it called scotch corner?

I dunno smileys/smiley5.gif Its a big services place about half way between falkirk and leicster.

[wideboy]

i shit myself with directions!
maps, i cant work out which way- north south etc!!

You need this (was in my 106) "Mission Control a la 106"

http://www.btinternet.com/~Mike_Cracknell/cars/DCP_0548.jpg

That was my 106 - full built in Satnav, and the smaller screen was the traffic master to tell me where the shit traffic was!!

Mike



christ, how was your trip to the MOON ??

[MikeCracknell]

Very easy - the sat nav takes you straight there, including any stray planets you may want to visit!!!

Mike

[adamsax]

YOU had a Nova? LOL, just read your profile...
"and of course my car, the NOVA, of which I'd rather push than drive a SAXO!"

So, um, What happened then?
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Mike

Yes, OK, I DID use to be a Saxo hater. Saw my mates one night though and thought 'whats all the fuss and hatred about?'

Converted ever since. Love em' now.

Don't knock it till you try it i spose. Can't stand Iced tea mind......... smileys/smiley11.gif

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[Andyt]

edited due o me being a fud.

[Andyt]

edited due to me being a fud.

edit>> jesus christ, i need to calm down on the wife beater for a while.

[Andyt]

Why's it called scotch corner?

I dunno smileys/smiley5.gif Its a big services place about half way between falkirk and leicster.



I know were it is mate, i just don't know why it's called that.

My big sis lives down near there so i have to visit it quite a lot.

[addictedtosax]

christ iv dun shit all compared to sum on here. been about 50miles to glasgow lol! i like to stay driving were i know. im concentratin on exploring every street in edinburgh just now! smileys/smiley4.gif

[MikeCracknell]

You want to go up north mate - the best roads in Scotland, and the UK, by far, are th A82 through Rannoch Mor (speed test there smileys/smiley2.gif ) and the A87 from Fort Augustus to Portree - wide empty roads where you can really open up the Saxo smileys/smiley4.gif

[wideboy]

u been on every road in scotland like?

my personal favourite is the 20 mile stretch of A76 Dumfries to Thornhill

longest straights (apart from motorway) iv been on, which is always good smileys/smiley17.gif

[C2_VTR]

Well In my case the longest I've been is a trip to Portugal in the saxo 2 years ago and on the C2 just came back a couple of days ago!

In the saxo I did 4000 miles in 14 days and on the C2 I've just done 5000 miles in 21 days. I'd say the longest of it was the first drive there in the saxo which took me about 40 hours and the shortest was this year in the C2 also on the way there and only took me 30 hours (all counted from Calais to Lisbon and national roads as much as possible [no tolls smileys/smiley17.gif]) and the way there is about 1500 miles.

[addictedtosax]

u just have to out do every1 dont ya ya bam!

lol smileys/smiley17.gif

[C2_VTR]

Actually I don't think I've outdone anyone lol

Greensaxo has certainly done more miles in the time that me and Mike has certainly driven the most out of us so far lol smileys/smiley17.gif

[MikeCracknell]

Have you been on the Applecross road off the A87 - now that IS the most dangerously scary like thing in Britain - one slip there and you are DOOMED smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/flamed.gif smileys/fcuk.gif

Mike

[MikeCracknell]

In the saxo I did 4000 miles in 14 days and on the C2 I've just done 5000 miles in 21 days.

I just beat ya then - 4118 in 10 days around Scotland (and the Isle of Lewis - don't ever go there its like being in a desert!!) smileys/smiley17.gif

Have you seen the "itemised" list of my vehicles and the miles I have done in them/on them on my site???

Clicky click click (http://www.btinternet.com/~Mike_Cracknell/me1.htm)

Mike

[GreenSaxo]

i fink im winning still smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/smiley4.gif

[Graeme]

my longest trip was from warrington to newcastle dunno how many miles it is but it ony took me 2 hours smileys/smiley4.gif

[saxx]

ummm i dunno how far places are but ive done newquay and portsmouth in the sax. there a good couple of hours from this hell hole!


portsmouth was all by myself too smileys/smiley9.gif

[Hanny_lou]

portsmouth is scary
never drive there
lol

[Jungle_Jim]

we drove down to the south of france this year and back thats about 1300 miles smileys/smiley5.gif

[alex19]

Ermmm....

Austria, 31 hours on a coach, I didn't drive though...