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> 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.
>
> 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?
>
> >> 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.
>
>
My wife and I went to Ireland twice. We were in her MX5, which was ideal
for
the roads - it's actually got better ground clearance than my 156! First
time
was in July, started off wet in Dublin but by the time we got to Kerry the
tar was melting on the roads. Second time was at Easter - cold but sunny.
I
think we'll quit while we're ahead!
--
Halmyre
That's you that is.
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