- Joined
- Apr 1, 2016
- Points
- 253
- Location
- Maybole , South Ayrshire
- Model of Z
- Z3 Individual Dakar / Orinoco Individual
Working on Friday so car prepping on Thursday ready to go.
Nice day around South Ayrshire on Friday so top down to the hotel .
Out to get a couple of things from zed after dinner
Most of the gang on Friday night.
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Could tell it was going be a eventful weekend before it started ( i was late finishing so led to me being later to arrive than planned.
When i got there discovered Ant @Mad2718 Friend had brought an E89 with him that had appeared to have done in its hydraulic pump motor.
so this led to them going and aquiring some stuff to cover overnight.
Then i discovered a depressing sight on Saturday morning ( they have Guinea fowl roaming the grounds and i had parked under the edge of a tree.
Glad I'd bought some cleaning stuff with.
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So the E89 story Ant came with us till lunchtime the him and Ann did a 300 mile round trip to ditch the E89 and pick up an E85 and still made it back for Dinner.
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So thought that was us sorted got to first stop fine then heading for morning coffee break got a call from @bertiejaffa to pull over as his M down on power.
So quick check and fault code clear appeared to help.
So off we went and Lee managed to nurse round.
We did end up stopping later to do same
but on Sunday appeared to be behaving.
Sunday weather much brighter and everything went smoothly.
Quick stop as we got split at a set of temporary lights so rude not to get a picture.
Unfortunately the winter wasn't very kind to bits of the roads we were on with some pretty major craters to avoid
But we managed.
Picture limit met dont have too many more as group leader everyone is always behind me.
But overall another great weekend great as always to catch up with friends and meet new ones.
Already looking forward to next year's
Stephen.
Nice day around South Ayrshire on Friday so top down to the hotel .
Out to get a couple of things from zed after dinner
Most of the gang on Friday night.
Could tell it was going be a eventful weekend before it started ( i was late finishing so led to me being later to arrive than planned.
When i got there discovered Ant @Mad2718 Friend had brought an E89 with him that had appeared to have done in its hydraulic pump motor.
so this led to them going and aquiring some stuff to cover overnight.
Then i discovered a depressing sight on Saturday morning ( they have Guinea fowl roaming the grounds and i had parked under the edge of a tree.
Glad I'd bought some cleaning stuff with.
.So the E89 story Ant came with us till lunchtime the him and Ann did a 300 mile round trip to ditch the E89 and pick up an E85 and still made it back for Dinner.
.So thought that was us sorted got to first stop fine then heading for morning coffee break got a call from @bertiejaffa to pull over as his M down on power.
So quick check and fault code clear appeared to help.
So off we went and Lee managed to nurse round.
We did end up stopping later to do same
Sunday weather much brighter and everything went smoothly.
Quick stop as we got split at a set of temporary lights so rude not to get a picture.
Unfortunately the winter wasn't very kind to bits of the roads we were on with some pretty major craters to avoid
But we managed.
Picture limit met dont have too many more as group leader everyone is always behind me.
But overall another great weekend great as always to catch up with friends and meet new ones.
Already looking forward to next year's
Stephen.
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. I don't know how, but this event in early April in Scotland was a total top down success, although a couple of red cards had to be issued for having the roof up even though it wasn't raining
. It was great to meet up with old friends and make some new ones too and spend time together socially. Total miles home and back to home was 883.4 and at an average of 35MPG. [I know, I know, 35 MPG on a run, not much 'spirited driving' and cruise control on the motorway
].
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