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420 miles in a day in s3 swb diesel!!

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bezzabsa:
OK so i went to collect the 90 yesterday.. set out at 6:30 am, returned home at midnight  :? .. over 400 miles all in a 1972 swb diesel, and 1/2 of it was towing a 90 on a dolly, do i ache - YES
am i Deaf - YES
Do I now love the S3 more than before - Y E S
never missed a beat, even when towing up hill in 3rd thinking about 2nd (on the M6 BTW!! :roll: )
No servo, so braking down keele bank was... erm Interesting!
few hiccups along the way, all non Land rover related.
around £80 of diesel slung in the tank along the way, discovered a few new noises, and found a few more oil leaks...

best part about it?? all 3 of my passengers (wife and 2 kids) all asleep on the way back - even though they had complained about the noise on the way up ;)


So brings me to part 2 of this.. whats the most youve done in your series in one day??

hobbit:
Well at least you got it done, good fun eh :lol:

Recently not a lot, but when I drove them for a living, more than likely similar mileage, North Yorkshire to Wiltshire and back, one driver that was fun, did it a few times as well, filling from jerry cans too

fire boy si:
625miles milton keynes to newquay also in a 1972 series 3 swb diesel pick up fully laiden with camping gear and surf boards etc the journey was loud to say the least but it will make a lver or a hater

big respect to anyone who travels that far !!!!!!!

laters fire boy si

bezzabsa:

--- Quote from: "fire boy si" ---625miles milton keynes to newquay also in a 1972 series 3 swb diesel pick up fully laiden with camping gear and surf boards etc the journey was loud to say the least but it will make a lver or a hater

big respect to anyone who travels that far !!!!!!!

laters fire boy si
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thats cheating.... mine was a 1 day round trip with about an hours break while we loaded the 90..

fire boy si:
its not that is 312miles and a bit down there and 312 miles and a bit back again on the hotest week of the year (2003)

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