Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Big journey tomorrow............  (Read 2360 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

webby23

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Nottingham
  • Posts: 2468
  • MV6
    • View Profile
Big journey tomorrow............
« on: 02 October 2009, 22:54:17 »
Hi all,

Got a drive tomorrow of over 600 miles.......!!!!

Leaving Nottingham at 7am then driving to collect my lad from Caernarfon, North Wales.....

Then taking him to see the lights of Blackpool Illuminations.....

Then taking him back to Caernarfon....

Then driving back home to Nottingham.....

Reckoning on getting home about 2am Sunday morning!!!

I think it will be about £110 in petrol, and hopefully the MV6 will be as strong driving all day tomrw as its been in the year we have had it.......!!!

 :y :y :y
Logged
The only certainty of life is death. Live your life and enjoy it. The clock is ticking

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107506
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #1 on: 02 October 2009, 22:57:24 »
safe trip.

600m is easy in omega, I've done 900m in a 18hr period in my MV6 :y
Logged
Grumpy old man

webby23

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Nottingham
  • Posts: 2468
  • MV6
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #2 on: 02 October 2009, 23:01:53 »
Quote
safe trip.

600m is easy in omega, I've done 900m in a 18hr period in my MV6 :y

We did 1230 miles in 24 hours driving to Lodz in Poland, but that was 2 up and one of us driving while the other slept......!!

On my own driving wise tomrw

900 in 18 hrs is cracking on a bit too eh?!!!?!?

 :y
« Last Edit: 02 October 2009, 23:02:41 by webby23 »
Logged
The only certainty of life is death. Live your life and enjoy it. The clock is ticking

joff

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • swindon, wilts
  • Posts: 1713
  • Discovery TD5 ES
    • Drives the wife mad
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #3 on: 02 October 2009, 23:07:37 »
god luck to you when i picked up the elite this week i left Swindon at 17:30 and got to wigan at 21:20 left at 22:35 and got back at 03:15 only 350 mile but in the disco with a empty load going up and a mig on the back on the way home had to go down to 2nd on the hill to the hot air ballon and stay below 50mph on the way back to keep the back end in line. but good luck and hope you have a good day out :y
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 107506
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #4 on: 02 October 2009, 23:13:19 »
Quote
Quote
safe trip.

600m is easy in omega, I've done 900m in a 18hr period in my MV6 :y

We did 1230 miles in 24 hours driving to Lodz in Poland, but that was 2 up and one of us driving while the other slept......!!

On my own driving wise tomrw

900 in 18 hrs is cracking on a bit too eh?!!!?!?
 :y
Nah, it was quite slow - 1 of our convoy had a 1yr old, so we have to stop every couple of hours.  Wouldn't say I was tired at end of it, but I slept well enough that night
Logged
Grumpy old man

rob in gib

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Plymouth
  • Posts: 584
    • Jaguar S type 3.0
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #5 on: 02 October 2009, 23:22:21 »
this June drove my miggy to plymouth and back the return journey started at roscoff 7 am ended at Beyone on the french/Spanish border at 7 pm then on the road again at 8 am ending in Gibraltar 6 pm total distance 1437 miles average speed on display 78 mph with 32mpg car never missed a beat and so comfortable no sore legs /back or backside  8-) 8-)
Logged
Just chilling in the sun. I wish back in the rain like everybody else

Mr Skrunts

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Skruntie Land.
  • Posts: 25820
  • 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys,
    • 2003 CD 2.2 Auto
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #6 on: 02 October 2009, 23:48:13 »
Quote
Quote
safe trip.

600m is easy in omega, I've done 900m in a 18hr period in my MV6 :y

We did 1230 miles in 24 hours driving to Lodz in Poland, but that was 2 up and one of us driving while the other slept......!!

On my own driving wise tomrw

900 in 18 hrs is cracking on a bit too eh?!!!?!? Still only an average of 50mph though.

 :y
Logged
Ask yourself :  " WHY do I believe in what I believe?"

Remember that my opinions expressed here are not representative of the opinions of other members on the OOF Forum.

damon80

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Wigan
  • Posts: 698
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #7 on: 03 October 2009, 00:48:09 »
Longest we've ever done is from St Tropez to home in a day (about 1,100miles) in our last Mig.  A very tiring day it was too, and not one I'll be planning to do again in a hurry!
Logged

Vamps

  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bishop Middleham, Co Durham.
  • Posts: 24708
  • Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared.
    • Mig 2.6CDX and 2.2 Honda
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #8 on: 03 October 2009, 00:56:11 »
Longest I have done is London Meeting/interview and Back, in a day, 1985 in a Cortina Mk5 Estate :D :D  Yes I got offered the Job, but did not take it.... ::)
Logged

CaptainZok

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bolton
  • Posts: 8093
  • Victim of Cyberbullying.
    • 3.2 MV6 Estate
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #9 on: 03 October 2009, 00:59:46 »
Quote
Longest I have done is London Meeting/interview and Back, in a day, 1985 in a Cortina Mk5 Estate :D :D  Yes I got offered the Job, but did not take it.... ::)
I'm not surprised the commute from Transylvania would have been murder.
Logged
PM me for code reading/clearing
TuBy's new whipping boy.

zippo

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • manchester
  • Posts: 2725
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #10 on: 03 October 2009, 01:39:12 »
i hope the roads are kind to you mate.
Logged

Vamps

  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bishop Middleham, Co Durham.
  • Posts: 24708
  • Flying Tonight, so Be Prepared.
    • Mig 2.6CDX and 2.2 Honda
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #11 on: 03 October 2009, 01:41:12 »
Quote
Quote
Longest I have done is London Meeting/interview and Back, in a day, 1985 in a Cortina Mk5 Estate :D :D  Yes I got offered the Job, but did not take it.... ::)
I'm not surprised the commute from Transylvania would have been murder.

Yes, but that is not by car......... :D :D
Logged

CaptainZok

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bolton
  • Posts: 8093
  • Victim of Cyberbullying.
    • 3.2 MV6 Estate
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #12 on: 03 October 2009, 02:08:26 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
Longest I have done is London Meeting/interview and Back, in a day, 1985 in a Cortina Mk5 Estate :D :D  Yes I got offered the Job, but did not take it.... ::)
I'm not surprised the commute from Transylvania would have been murder.

Yes, but that is not by car......... :D :D
All that flapping would make your arms ache I would imagine.
Logged
PM me for code reading/clearing
TuBy's new whipping boy.

MikeDundee

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Costa Del Peckham
  • Posts: 9370
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #13 on: 03 October 2009, 06:40:29 »
Had a run up to Dundee last week Thursday left London 5.50a.m. got through London in 25 minutes and was on the M1 got to Massive country at 9a.m. left there at around 10 a.m. hit Dundee at 2.30p.m. after having another half hour stop around 490 miles, came back on the Saturday left Dundee at 9 a.m. got to Massive country at 2p.m. left there around 5 ish got back into London just after 7p.m. and took almost two hours getting through London :-X, again around 490 done just under a thousand miles in total around £160 in petrol 8-)
« Last Edit: 03 October 2009, 06:44:49 by mickdundee »
Logged

webby23

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Nottingham
  • Posts: 2468
  • MV6
    • View Profile
Re: Big journey tomorrow............
« Reply #14 on: 04 October 2009, 17:37:55 »
Well, got back last night after 11pm......

Had a great time in extremely windy but sunny Blackpool, Illuminations were brilliant !!!

Did 684 miles from home to home and our MV6 never missed a beat (why would it, its a Mig!!!).....

Spent about £115 of fuel, still got a third of a tankful left and average 35.6mpg on the display so all in all very well done to the car !!!!

 :y :y :y :y
Logged
The only certainty of life is death. Live your life and enjoy it. The clock is ticking
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.015 seconds with 16 queries.