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Re: big road trip by Roo on Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:35 am
Good Luck and have a safe trip :D
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Re: big road trip by bobbinsjob on Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:23 am
KOTK, give my fondest to the Horse Shoes and Charlie's Hole in the Wall :party: :party: :party: :party:
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Re: big road trip by Retro Pedro on Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:21 am
You could have taken the FOG express to the extreme if peps don't mind hitch hiking back!
Seriously have a safe journey
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Re: big road trip by king of the kitchen on Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:07 pm
ok,,,so lets get this right,,,,12 adults,,4 kids,,two dogs,,i grandad and his parrot,,,all going to spain and want to hitch a ride,,,,,,,,, :shock:


no problem,,,,,,,,,,,,,get in sit down and hang on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :dance: :wink: :lol:



ok i fly in tommorrow lunch time,spend the night with my son,,then friday morning of to the northampton storage for all my tools,jacks,recovery gear,,,basically all my stuff i couldnt take down on the first run,,so im going to be pretty full,,,,,,hows the weather just now,,,not been so good here its only been 21 deg this afternoon,,,,had to put a tee shirt on it was getting chilly,,,,, :shock: 8)
also i need to buy some tyres,,,,as there totally rip off prices down here,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :?

in the new year me and a pal are starting a 4x4 workshop and will be selling all sorts of off road gear,,,,,,i,ll let you know more when its up and running,,,,so anybody passing through this part of spain ,,,drop in for coffee,,,,your all welcome,,,,, :lol:
If im not spannering on the fronty,,,,,,,im spannering on the 101,,or in the hammock,,now bugger of and leave me to it,,,,,
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Re: big road trip by Drift on Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:40 pm
Well bring your coat its bloody getting cold here this week, good luck with the trip and the work shop of course 8)
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Re: big road trip by Sir-Doris on Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:46 pm
Have a good trip! :D :D :D
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Re: big road trip by Frenchfarmer on Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:34 pm
Let us know how it goes and how far south you have to go before you turn off the heater.
If you need something done quickly just ask a busy woman then get the f"k out of her way.
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Re: big road trip by king of the kitchen on Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:01 pm
ok picked it up checked all the oils and coolants,,,everything seemed to be ok so i set off for the ferry from dover at 21.20,,got into france and headed south in pouring rain,pulled up in the wee hours for some sleep only to be woken by two french guys trying to rob me,,,,anyway thats another story,,,,so legged it out the services at 5am drove all day in rain grabbing sleep as i needed it,into spain saturday night,,,in pouring rain,,,,no torrential stair rod rain,,,,,good job i fitted some mud terrain tyres before i left,,,any how got home 2 oclock sunday afternoon,,,motor never missed a beat,,,, :mrgreen:

put in 400 quids worth of petrol,,,paid 100 quid on tolls,,,,wasnt the best of road trips,,but im pleased i got the fronty home,,,,,

i,ll put picks up when i get a chance,,,,,,a very tired,,,KOTK.........
If im not spannering on the fronty,,,,,,,im spannering on the 101,,or in the hammock,,now bugger of and leave me to it,,,,,
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Re: big road trip by woodwizzard on Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:42 am
Glad you got home safe bud, look forward to the pics :)
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Re: big road trip by Sir-Doris on Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:04 pm
Congratulations on a trip well done!
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Re: big road trip by king of the kitchen on Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:52 pm
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photo as promised,,,taken today up in the mountains,,,went for a laning trip....fantastic,,,,, 8) 8) 8)
If im not spannering on the fronty,,,,,,,im spannering on the 101,,or in the hammock,,now bugger of and leave me to it,,,,,
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Re: big road trip by Drift on Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:22 pm
Jealous? me? never :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: big road trip by Road Hog on Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:36 pm
Bet that made it all worthwhile :wink: also not even the littlest bit jealous :mrgreen:
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Re: big road trip by king of the kitchen on Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:41 am
the fronty performed very well with the new mud terrains,but now its,,,,,modifacation time,,,,,,, :dance: ,,,i,ll sort the lift over christmas,,,,and one or two other things i want to do,,,,, 8) 8) 8)
If im not spannering on the fronty,,,,,,,im spannering on the 101,,or in the hammock,,now bugger of and leave me to it,,,,,
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