Fifty Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 GOING to see my dad (87) so A30/M5/M6 to Newton-le -Willows leaving around 8 so should make Birmingham area around 12 and him around 1 give us a wave if you see us!! silver TT REG L @@@ NNK Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_silva Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 good luck and drive safe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Wheres newton-le-willows? Birmingham is waaay south from me so you can't be going THAT far 'up north' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Every time i've ever been to Birmingham to visit relatives my mates all start taking in bad northen accents. Anything above london is "North" for us. Watch out for speed cameras. It's always the long out of town trips that catch you out as you dont know where they're hidden them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 A long boring trip that mate, least its all motorway though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 there are some very fast bits between exeter and bristol though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 A long boring trip that mate, least its all motorway though I'll say. The M5 is possibly one of the most boring roads IMO if you're unfortunate enough to drive it's entire length. I think only the motorway out to Hull beats it! (Is that the M62 or is Hull waaay further north than that?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I drive for a living and drive the m5 distance a lot, very boring lol, specially in the early hours when your limited lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 deep deep south Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'll say. The M5 is possibly one of the most boring roads IMO if you're unfortunate enough to drive it's entire length. I think only the motorway out to Hull beats it! (Is that the M62 or is Hull waaay further north than that?) yes thats the M62... long and straight, good for top speed runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Ive done it before hundreds of times it is boring but not in the Supra if you play "scare em from the rear quarter" lol trouble is weather looks grim and one of my rear tyres is well lets say a bit worn I will take it staedy newton is near St Helens mid way between Manchester -Liverpool Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASHTHEBISHOP Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 there are some very fast bits between exeter and bristol though Watch out for plod sat just the other side of motorway bridges on this stretch though. I drive it alot and they are about alot. Safe journey though;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 you can't be going THAT far 'up north' ? London is up north to a lot of us! I used to work with a sixty year old guy that had only been off the Isle Of Wight once in his life. And that was only 'cos of WW2 Good luck Rich. Don't take any notice if any of those Northern gits start going "Oooo Arrrrr Nipper. Where's your combine harvester?" and asking about your buntiest chompers in the clundy when they hear your accent. They're only jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 GOING to see my dad (87) so A30/M5/M6 to Newton-le -Willows leaving around 8 so should make Birmingham area around 12 and him around 1 give us a wave if you see us!! silver TT REG L @@@ NNK Rich thats a coincidence i'me going "darn sowf" tommorow from the northern riveaira (Morecambe:D) to a "power establishment" at Sizewell, only trouble is its a hire car from work so probably a shitty Astra or something with no cruise:(, so if you get flashed by a rep mobile it could be me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'm betting you don't see another Supe the whole journey. I do the South/North M5/M6 run a fair bit and don't think I've ever seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'm betting you don't see another Supe the whole journey. I do the South/North M5/M6 run a fair bit and don't think I've ever seen one. Sod's Law and all that. I've not seen any Supras when roadtripping up North. Saw about 5 in one journey once though. I was driving a company Sh*troen Picasso though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 just back 640 round trip NO SUPRAS seen Worst rain on M5/M6 YESTERDAY THAN iVE EVEN seen and I lived in the tropics best bit 320 miles in 4 hours and 30MPG!! - what a car lol whats with all the young(fit) chicks driving 306's at 100 mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 just back 640 round trip NO SUPRAS seenTold you so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I do just over 2k a week and i only see a handfull of supra's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 just back 640 round trip best bit 320 miles in X hours and 30MPG!! - what a car lol Might want to edit that ? average MPH ? Good MPG, I do at shell station to shell station test from the south to the north = 200 miles and use 42ish ltrs of fuel = 21ish MPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 In the last 5yrs of visiting family in the north while living in the south, I only ever passed one supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 err yes I meant km/hr of course coff coff have double checked mpg and its correct - is my car getting newer lol Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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