Novas Taxed And Insured Reay For The 650mile Trip Tonight

[hartley]

well finally got my red 13k nova taxed and all legal ready for my long trip down to brighton tonight to pick up my Fearless cage and rear strut brace after a long hard think i am just going to pick it up as i was debating weather or not to get it posted via courier but dont want it to get damaged so i am making the 650mile journey in the 1.0l

[maddogdaz666]

lol, good lad, i do this quite often, i love road trips lol!

[hartley]

this will be the first time its been out since billing last year looking forward to getting it out and driven it again

[Pistol Pete]

lol your going tonight???

[hartley]

i am leaving at 11 tonight and just having a steady drive down hoping to be there for 6 in the morning then have a hours sleep in the nova then go pick me cage and brace up then on the way back stop off at on of the service and maybe have another hours sleep and then head back home if it goes to plan al be happy

[SRimon]

You do know theres **** loads of salt about.

Why take the Nova? Surely a mate has a car to do it in? Been cheaper to rent a van than insure and tax the Nova lol.

[hartley]

not realy mate a just swapped it over of me corsa which a sold and it only cost £69 to tax

surely one nights drive wont hurt it and al give it a good blast down when a get home

[maddogdaz666]

im tempted to join you in my 1.0 saloon with 26k, but im busy all day tmoz.

[Pistol Pete]

Most bizzare road trip plan IMO...but hey ho.

Oh and yay....water AND salt. lol

[hartley]

haha best of beening prepared

do yous think the water and salt will do any damage going the and back if i blast it off when i get back to my house with a hot jet wash

[Iain]

Yes it'll completely ruin it beyond repair.

[w88rdy]

I love the fact most people seem to forget that the novas will of been used for years in the winter but all of a sudden 2011 salt must be hardcore and will ruin your car ha ha ha

Use the fecking thing its survived this long anyway!

[hartley]

am using it anyway mate

[General Baxter]

lmao, its only a car, bit of water and salt wont pissing hurt it

[Hoochie]

I love the fact most people seem to forget that the novas will of been used for years in the winter but all of a sudden 2011 salt must be hardcore and will ruin your car ha ha ha

Use the fecking thing its survived this long anyway!

lollollol

[Southie]

With that small amount of miles on the clock I hope the cam belts not the original, also how old are the tyres?

Good look on your journey you nutter lol

[General Baxter]

id done a max of 140miles in one go, in the **** little euro box,

NEVER AGAIN lol

[mowgli]

With that small amount of miles on the clock I hope the cam belts not the original, also how old are the tyres?

Good look on your journey you nutter lol

1.0 doesn't have a cambelt, or most things from 1965 onwards tbf.....

i still think you should have gone on the cheap coach..... the motorway network is hardly fun, most of the m1 from MK to the m25 is contraflow & 50 limit....remember, when you get to leicester, you are 1/2 way there....

[hartley]

be kwicker in the nova than a coach

[General Baxter]

yeh but you can sleep lol

[Southie]

be kwicker in the nova than a coach
Doubt it lol

[General Baxter]

Doubt it lol

wait till he get to 88mph, which will be 1/2 way if he floors it from his house lol

[L14MNP]

wait till he get to 88mph
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtlX0SXFe_iXtDQOV_2tSCtdm_uUwXP wHXu1-Qf8eQbSFqBPmZ
:eek:

[maddogdaz666]

^^^^^^^^^^^ he bet me to it! lol

[hartley]

haha more like 60mph all the way lol its 325 mile there ave got to go

[General Baxter]

i dont think i 1L would get there lol

[L14MNP]

Enjoy the A1M/M1 SPECS 'roadworks' mate! :(

[bmw156]

im all up for a road trip.
but 650 miles! for two pieces of tat... which will slow your car down...

[Southie]

Does your petrol gauge work from full okay lol

[hartley]

the road works should be ok as theres hardly any traffic on the road at night

and yes it does southie it will be getting brim filled lol

[Edd]

You like your road trips lol

If your putting the cage in the nova don't forget a 13mm spanner/socket as you'll need to take the front seats out to fit it in :thumb:

[mowgli]

this thread needs a poll.....

will it or won't it get there???

[General Baxter]

it will, but 3 days later lol

[hartley]

there ok lol

already got the socket and ratchet in the car mate but cheers for reminding as pal lol

[hartley]

it will get there but slowley lol

[General Baxter]

already got the socket and ratchet in the car mate but cheers for reminding as pal lol

a hammer, for when something breaks lol

[mowgli]

you will do maybe 40mpg, if yu are lucky... so 16.25 gallons = £90 odd, more if you buy on the mway.. then snacks & drinks, allow £20 minimum....so £110... and panic transport would palletise & get it there in 24hrs for about 60.... and you could sit at home...

[Southie]

this thread needs a poll.....

will it or won't it get there???
It'll get there fine, getting back on the other hand, well... any full breakdown cover :eek:

[hartley]

a didnt want to risk it getting damaged tho

i southie full aa cover lol

[mowgli]

It'll get there fine, getting back on the other hand, well... any full breakdown cover :eek:
now this is a vdub scene thing.... every time i've ever driven south of bristol, there is always some modified vw on a beavertail on its way north...

i never know if they really have broken down, or the owner is too pissed to drive back so they nick the rotor arm & ring the AA

[Southie]

a didnt want to risk it getting damaged tho

i southie full aa cover lol
Then you can sleep on the way back :cough: :cough: ;)

[General Baxter]

Then you can sleep on the way back :cough: :cough: ;)

it will be towed back, the aa man wont know what a CARB is, where do i plug the computer in ?

[hartley]

that sounds like a plan al pick the cage up then see what happens on the way back lol

[Southie]

it will be towed back, the aa man wont know what a CARB is, where do i plug the computer in ?
Exactly ;)

Have you a knackered coil and dizzy cap lol

[hartley]

haha nar mate there spot on lol

[Southie]

haha nar mate there spot on lol
Maybe a spare one at home lol

[Edd]

At least if you fall asleep at the wheel and roll it you'll have a cage to save you lol

[Andy]

FUKKIN LOL at this thread!
600miles for a bit of glorified foil
Anyways i'd trust it.Easy make it,the 1l are the reliableist novvers there is.

[hartley]

haha a dont think this cage would save as lol

[Iain]

At least if you fall asleep at the wheel and roll it you'll have a loosely fitted fake cage to stab you in the face

:eek:

[AdamK]

Flol

[Edd]

F lol

I did forget there made of Bacofoil

[Graeme]

Don't forget to take your socket set, there is no way you'll get it in the car with out the front seats still fitted

[Southie]

See below Graeme


You like your road trips lol

If your putting the cage in the nova don't forget a 13mm spanner/socket as you'll need to take the front seats out to fit it in :thumb:

[Edd]

Could just strap it to the roof through the doors with some rope then get in Dukes of Hazzard stylee lol

[Southie]

mmmm daisy duke lol

[Pistol Pete]

you will do maybe 40mpg, if yu are lucky... so 16.25 gallons = £90 odd, more if you buy on the mway.. then snacks & drinks, allow £20 minimum....so £110... and panic transport would palletise & get it there in 24hrs for about 60.... and you could sit at home...

...and be fooked off when your dented/bent cage arrives!!

[Jack]

lmfao @ not wanting a cage to be posted due to risk of damage.

Its a cage. If it can hold up a car doing a cartwheel, I'm sure it will be ok in the post.






...oh, its a what? I see. Collection preferred.

[Pistol Pete]

You know its Fearless cage right??!! lol as people say....it made from tinfoil:roll:

[Jack]

Yes, hence...

...oh, its a what? I see. Collection preferred.
lol

[Pistol Pete]

lol good good!

[mowgli]

right... palletised goods are inherently safe due to the really big wooden thing that it is put on.... the panic wagons are multi deck & each pallet has its own unique space... for gods sake, one occasion over xmas, i delivered 18 pallets to a store.... one single pallet was worth 16000 quid... and was full of glass... a lump of polished ally scaffold will be safe

[Andy]

right... palletised goods are inherently safe due to the really big wooden thing that it is put on.... the panic wagons are multi deck & each pallet has its own unique space... for gods sake, one occasion over xmas, i delivered 18 pallets to a store.... one single pallet was worth 16000 quid... and was full of glass... a lump of polished ally scaffold will be safe
lol You wanna see how we used to transport glass when i used to fit windows,weve gone into ditches and theyve still been fine lol
If a "roll cage" breaks in transit,its gonna be useless in a nova,quite literally lol

[mowgli]

fearless cage.... its an oxymoron.......like military intelligence

[Andy]

fearless cage.... its an oxymoron.......like military intelligence
lol lol lol

[Rob]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to mowgli again.

dam lol

[Ernie]

Isn't it safer to have no cage in a crash than trusting a fearless item ?
This reminded me of the Saxo in a bush crash on YouTube. They get out and keep on about how lucky they are that it had a cage fitted when they only put a dent in the bonnet lol

[TeddyThom]

it will, but 3 days later lol

Or three days earlier depending on if he reaches 88 mph lol

[mowgli]

it'll only do 88mph on the big hill from j22 towards leicester....

[Bubba]

right... palletised goods are inherently safe due to the really big wooden thing that it is put on.... the panic wagons are multi deck & each pallet has its own unique space... for gods sake, one occasion over xmas, i delivered 18 pallets to a store.... one single pallet was worth 16000 quid... and was full of glass... a lump of polished ally scaffold will be safe

err yea...you should see the state of some of the stuff we get turning up at work...

[Southie]

I wonder if he's got there yet lol

[solly]

respect for the road trip should be fun

[Edd]

I wonder if he's got there yet lol

probably still going round the M25 lol

to be fair to Brian, he turned up at mine at 7am after 295 miles when collecting parts so he must like his road trips lol

[Plug]

the little old 1L will manage no problems, I traveled all over in mine :p

Think it will do more than 88Mph aswell

[mowgli]

the little old 1L will manage no problems, I traveled all over in mine :p

Think it will do more than 88Mph aswell

only on the speedo........

[Andy]

only on the speedo........100mph on the nova speedo down the m62 in my old red one.Probably around 91mph really

[mowgli]

more like 85mph...unless on bigger radius wheels

[Andy]

more like 85mph...unless on bigger radius wheels
on standard 3 spokes my old 1300 sr standard did 117ish on the speedo and 104 on the sat nav,so what i previously posted probably not a million miles out

[g111mds]

Nothing like a good road trip. Sure he made it there and back fine.

[Graeme]

Have you made it home yet mate?

[mowgli]

Nothing like a good road trip. Sure he made it there and back fine.

and newcastle to brighton & back is nothing like a good road trip.....

[Lynsey]

LMAO lol lol lol

[Danb1987]

Its nearly 24 hours since he set off now lmaoo

Is he lost? Lol lol

[hartley]

Well got back ok from the road trip the nova never missed a beat

[hartley]

A set of at 10.30 friday night and got there at 6 saturday morning had an hours sleep pickd the cage up at 7.15 then left there at half 7 got home at half 3 wasnt as bad as thort it would be. a like a good old road trip the never let as down at all

[mowgli]

i'm glad you made it back, but i still think you are mad for doing it.

[hartley]

I was worth it mate least a got what a wanted and undamaged aswell

[brainsnova]

It's a long way to go but that's the type of thing I would do but atleast you got back in one piece

[Danb1987]

Welcome back mate lol glad the nova made it!! And the cage is still mint ;)

[g111mds]

and newcastle to brighton & back is nothing like a good road trip.....

Speaking from experience? You've actually done the same trip in the same way? I stand corrected...

[Edd]

glad you made it back all ok

[mowgli]

Speaking from experience? You've actually done the same trip in the same way? I stand corrected...

i've driven it enough times in wagons........... i'll challenge anyone to enjoy any motorway journey in the uk.......... the A roads are way nicer, in fact, some of them are truly amongst the greatest roads in the world...

but a1(m), m1, m25,m23,a23 and back is utter hell. spending an hour in brighton, which is alright, then heading home its not my idea of fun

[L33 LEG]

lol @ not wanting to post a rollcage incase it got damaged!

Nothing wrong with a road trip though :)

[Southie]

How much did you spend in fuel?

[hartley]

It cost as £80 in fuel southie