New Car Day Today
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GreatGranny

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9,519 posts

256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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6am start
7hr 15 mins train journey
423 mile drive back
Over 4 hrs into my journey
A few photos
Will put up some of the car when collected





Ambleton

7,281 posts

222 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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This better be worthwhile.

If it's a 2001 Nissan K11 Micra auto I'm gonna seriously question your sanity hehe

RS Grant

1,824 posts

263 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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I travelled from NE Scotland to Coventry for a £300 Rover 216 GTi before... good luck beating that lunacy. laugh

RD-1

1,149 posts

191 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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An Alfa from Aberdeen?

trails

7,238 posts

179 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Are you there yet?

GreatGranny

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9,519 posts

256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Oh God, I’m feeling pressured already 🙂
It’s not a Micra or a Rover stbox 😏
Less than £4k (just)
Nearly 25 years old
Blue

GreatGranny

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256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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RD-1 said:
An Alfa from Aberdeen?
Right destination wrong make

CarlosSainz100

727 posts

150 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Some kind of Saab

GreatGranny

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9,519 posts

256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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trails said:
Are you there yet?
Just left Edinburgh
Arrive Aberdeen 13:50
Then 15 mins bus ride

M11rph

1,174 posts

51 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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This could be a fun game!

Shadows indicate the train is on the west coast. 400 mile return must mean you're going quite deep into Scotland... nerd


Cambs_Stuart

3,537 posts

114 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Looks like an exciting day! Interested to see how this pans out.

GreatGranny

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256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Lucky I’ve picked the only decent day of the year to travel up here 🙂

itcaptainslow

4,788 posts

166 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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The long train journey to somewhere unknown to collect a car is always one of the exciting bits to strange people like us biggrin

RS Grant

1,824 posts

263 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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GreatGranny said:
Less than £4k (just)
Nearly 25 years old
Blue
Volvo V70..?

GreatGranny

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9,519 posts

256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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M11rph said:
This could be a fun game!

Shadows indicate the train is on the west coast. 400 mile return must mean you're going quite deep into Scotland... nerd
Someone has already guessed destination and you’re on the wrong side of Scotland 🙂
Coming into Dundee

GreatGranny

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256 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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RS Grant said:
Volvo V70..?
Nope 🙂

GreatGranny

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Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Ambleton

7,281 posts

222 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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25yrs old. Blue. £4k

Mk1 Focus ST170

Bianchi Dave

38 posts

115 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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You'll be passing my house soon. I'll head out and wave 👋

SpudLink

8,218 posts

222 months

Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Is it one of these?