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Travelling by Car to Wembley

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hank evans said:
It’s the car I wanted and ended up with a 120d. Very nice got me hooked on the automatic. Just upgraded to the x2 msport x. Doesn’t set the pulse racing but I f***ing love it. Like shit off a stick and handles better than anything else I’ve had. But the 140i is f***ing immense like. I was skint at the time and they were saying 480 a month n I was like yeah I can do that I’ll just sell the house etc but the dragon wouldn’t play ball
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Aye the torque is ridiculous - 30-70 is about 3-4 seconds and the noise is phenomenal. The only reason I was allowed it is because my missus generally gets my hand me downs when I get a new car and she fancied an upgrade to the 140 in a few years herself :lol:

hank evans said:
Nope 60tops. Shit off a stick to me is holding its own behind a bus. Or if I’m adventurous 0-60 in 13-14 seconds. Fuel economy is important I get a good 44mpg around the doors and the boots a nice size too I can get a family size bottle of water in,a flask of tea,a camping stove,tent,emergency breakdown triangle and several tins of beans
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I’m averaging 24.2 mpg
 

West_Winger said:
Aye the torque is ridiculous - 30-70 is about 3-4 seconds and the noise is phenomenal. The only reason I was allowed it is because my missus generally gets my hand me downs when I get a new car and she fancied an upgrade to the 140 in a few years herself :lol:
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Then you stay at 70...

and then Frijj overtakes you at 75 :)
 
Pretty much every post by SBC has me thinking 'Surely he's a on a wind up?' but still I believe he's not, how's it going with your lass SBC?
 
He's the maan - you just need a satnav marra that will do yas
 
ShieldsBlackCat2015 said:
To those who are driving down what are everyone's plans (when do you plan on leaving etc) and how do you intend to manage fuel consumption? The last bit I know may sound daft but it is important. I don't want to run out just short of Newport Pagnell.

I am driving down and so far my only plan is to (stupid and perhaps desperate I know) use a coach as a sort of pacemaker. If I keep track of it I know I will get to Wembley in time. I have no idea what time I should be leaving or how many fuel stops I need.
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Drive down the Sat. Stay either Watford or Uxbridge (tube straight to Wembley and/or Central London) for 2 nights and drive back Monday morning.

Champion.
 
West_Winger said:
Aye the torque is ridiculous - 30-70 is about 3-4 seconds and the noise is phenomenal. The only reason I was allowed it is because my missus generally gets my hand me downs when I get a new car and she fancied an upgrade to the 140 in a few years herself :lol:



I’m averaging 24.2 mpg
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Is the mpg or per set of tyres? When I pack this job in and get shot of me van I might try and find a pre ragged all over one at the lower end of market.i don’t get excited about cars but that one is a serious flirt
 
T_Bone said:
Is there any truth in what I’ve heard that on smart motorways you get done if you are clocked at 71 mph ?
And where are these smart motorways ? Part of the m1 must be, so be careful sbc.
I was told from Leeds down to Nottingham is. I was on that stretch today and stuck to 70.
Pain in the arse.
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bypass that section by goin down the A1/M18
 
hank evans said:
Is the mpg or per set of tyres? When I pack this job in and get shot of me van I might try and find a pre ragged all over one at the lower end of market.i don’t get excited about cars but that one is a serious flirt
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I’ve done about 11,000 miles in mine and I’ll be getting a new set of tyres next month. I can feel the grip disappearing the more I’m driving. In the snow it’s awful regardless of tyre wear though. :lol:
 
West_Winger said:
I’ve done about 11,000 miles in mine and I’ll be getting a new set of tyres next month. I can feel the grip disappearing the more I’m driving. In the snow it’s awful regardless of tyre wear though. :lol:
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I only had the 118d when I think back it was flat,got the 20d engine now,just enough for the family occasion and it’s the mrs car really. That’s why we went for xdrive,it was a right dick on if it snowed, used to empty me van into car and it would handle ok then.11ks not that bad like to be fair when you take the torque into account.
Will you drive SBC15!to Wembley? You will get a good 30mpg motorway miles
 
hank evans said:
I only had the 118d when I think back it was flat,got the 20d engine now,just enough for the family occasion and it’s the mrs car really. That’s why we went for xdrive,it was a right dick on if it snowed, used to empty me van into car and it would handle ok then.11ks not that bad like to be fair when you take the torque into account.
Will you drive SBC15!to Wembley? You will get a good 30mpg motorway miles
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Hell to the no. :lol:

Might act as pacemaker if he wants though.....:lol:

I get about 40 mpg on a motorway run but most of the time I’m in traffic commuting so the economy drops like a stone. They do an xDrive version for left hand drive markets but we can’t get it over here. That’s a beast - 0-60 in 4.4 seconds :eek:
 
AC Mack said:
Do you know if there's decent street parking in or around Stanmore?
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Just checked the map, only directly outside station is anytime, the rest mostly mon-fri and mon-sat. Tried putting the map up for you from council website but no luck.
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squashjoe said:
Just checked the map, only directly outside station is anytime, the rest mostly mon-fri and mon-sat. Tried putting the map up for you from council website but no luck.
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Do you offer a valet parking service to northerners parking as far out as Watford?
 
ChrisAshley said:
Pretty much every post by SBC has me thinking 'Surely he's a on a wind up?' but still I believe he's not, how's it going with your lass SBC?
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Good. Saw Capt. Marvel in 3D last night. She is OK about not going. I just hope if it is the playoffs and we get to the final the tickets will be open to buy for others.

Wind-up? have you ever known me to wind anyone up? That is a genuine fear I have actually. Being stranded on the motorway either through lack of fuel or a mechanical issue. My No.2 fear. No.1 obvs is death. No.3 I would say is probably being stuck in the snow or skidding on ice with No. 4 a wasp attack. But that genuinely has me shitting a brick being stranded on the hard shoulder in the middle of nowhere just next to some nondescript Southern town with Southerns with their accent grating on my tits not more than about a few miles away from me!! Not knowing what I would do.

Dogbark said:
Then you stay at 70...

and then Frijj overtakes you at 75 :)
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Then I will overtake the bassa at 60 and laugh hysterically at him!!
 
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