Zathras wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:23:17 GMT, Catman
> <catman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Went there in a hire car, hilarious innit
>
> In a hire car with damage waiver..yes. In my pride and joy..no! With
> someone else driving a van, it's just as good as a roller coaster with
> the added fun of no safety net!!
:)
>
>>> 4/ 46mpg
>
>> You *serious*? What do you normally get? And what year is it?
>
> Yes! 41mpg (7 year average of mostly urban and urban motorway with
> weekend trips across country) and I *only* drive slowly if I think
> there'll be no diesel at the stations en route due to strikes etc. I
> still have the 2001 car. Its vitals are (approx) 32, 42, 52mpg and,
> unlike more modern diesels, doesn't change too much regardless of use,
> or abuse, of the loud pedal.
Hmmmm.
>
> I've bleated on about just how good these 2001 2.4s are for years,
> I've done 85miles from west of Glasgow (start at 18:30) up to Perth
> and guess what the sat nav had as my door to door *average* (the one
> including stops) speed when I didn't even think I was pu****ng
> particularly hard?
I'm in a tough spot ATM trying to decide to get my V6 LPGed or buy a
diesel.
>
>>> 7/ Wife and bairn had to stay in the back seats for the duration west
>>> of Letterkenny to try and keep weight away from the scraping front
>>> end. Wife wasn't best pleased and felt frequently nauseous!
>> Ooh, did you go to the Hotel there?
>
> Nah, we were based at the Brother-In-Law's (hence the requirement to
> visit!) house near Dungloe .
>
>>> 2/ Weather - wind, cold and rain *every* day FFS! :-(((
>> Oh yes. You should try December. Then you should try Kerry air****t for
6
>> hours with the Christmas tape...
>
> LOL..December, July..what's the difference?? I'm told March to May are
> the best months.
Yep, they have 10 minutes of sun****ne :)
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