1000 mile round trip to be done

13twelve · Post by **13twelve** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:32 pm

turns out next week i might be doing a massive road trip to take the girl friend to some uni interviews

number 1 is in carlisle on monday

number 2 is in bournemouth on tuesday i think

number 3 is in falmouth on wednesday

so thats 120 miles ish

then 350 miles ish

then 200 miles ish

then back 400 miles ish

(i'm in manc)

oh great

i'm not even sure my buggered polo will make it

how much is this going to cost me?

where am i going to stay?

why do these things always hit me last minute?

crap.

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:18 pm

Stay at youth hostels, it costs barely anything, few quid a night.. particularly if you have some kind of student discount... I did this when I was going around uni open days, paid Â£3 / night in a couple of places with YHA membership + connexions student discount

It'll cost you about Â£100 in petrol assuming you're doing 40mpg.. rough estimate for you anyway.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:23 pm

13twelve wrote:how much is this going to cost me?

Like Groovy says, about Â£100 in fuel plus the cost of accomodation/food?

13twelve wrote:where am i going to stay?

YHA as per Groovy

or B&Bs.

13twelve wrote:why do these things always hit me last minute?

'cos thats life, I'm afraid!

13twelve wrote:crap.

Indeed...

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:34 am

ye B&B shuld b fairly cheap at this time of year ....i reckon the best bet

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:52 pm

3 options

www.laterooms.co.uk if you have some ready cash (say 25-40 quid per night between you)
youth hostels if a bit more strapped
or snuggle up together in a sleeping bag in the car if fuel is going to break the bank already!

13twelve · Post by **13twelve** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:27 pm

just resigned myself to putting it all on my credit card, saying "fck it" and worrying about it later lol

gonna check late rooms out

i'm more worried that my 5th gear wont hold out the entire trip - fingers crossed

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 7:42 pm

GT or 8P?

13twelve · Post by **13twelve** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:33 pm

home for the night as a stop off, just come back from carlisle

tommorow morning driving to bournemouth

254 miles so far on about Â£27 of petrol - cruised at a steady 75 (some bits at 80 and some bits at 70)

got hotels booked, lol full sea views in bournemouth and falmouth for like 45 quid a night

now just another 800 or so miles to drive

crap.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:50 am

bugger if id had my reading head on im sure me dad and his partner could have put you up for a tenner and some groceries from asda (bit skint)

13twelve · Post by **13twelve** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:59 pm

lol doh!

well i did 1100 miles isg this week - 380 of them yesturday

the car made it. though it did fall out of 5th gear on its own 3 times...

never before have i filled up twice on one day, like 2 full tanks in a day and this week i've done it twice....

i'll post my mpg when i work it out

one thing i can say, my economy at 75 is no better than at 90...

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:52 pm

no?
should be about 1/3rd better (or is it 1/4, when you work it out in that direction?)

but then that's not accounting for your gearbox and engine i suppose!
(was it 90 / 75 ALL the way?)

filling up twice in one day is funnnnnn

NOT

especially if you use Tesco Pay at Pump.

So far as i can tell, you can't use any one card more than twice in 48 hours.
Damn near stranded me the one time, that BS did.

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