Hmmm, surely not across Canada, and then the Alaska Highway
General Next Panda Adventure......
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General Next Panda Adventure......
Plan B is a "lot" madder than plan A
But I like it .
But I like it
.Well if its a LOT madder, then i approve of it, but if it doesnt include the panda, i dont approve :nono:
It includes the Panda AND another country!
Steve said:It includes the Panda AND another country!
Mexico?
I'm saying nothing.
Well here is the list of things to take with you, but i doubt you will as you didnt on the Moroccan trip....
tyre weld, replacement fan belt, spare bulbs, warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguiser, spare wipers, 2 bottles of water (one for the car, and one for you), headlamp beam converters, various bits of wire (in case the electrics go), a couple of spare air filters (arizona dust kills air filters).
you might need another air filter as a spare. If you want more americans to like you, paint the stars and stripes on the car (i recommend on the boot or the roof).
tyre weld, replacement fan belt, spare bulbs, warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguiser, spare wipers, 2 bottles of water (one for the car, and one for you), headlamp beam converters, various bits of wire (in case the electrics go), a couple of spare air filters (arizona dust kills air filters).
you might need another air filter as a spare. If you want more americans to like you, paint the stars and stripes on the car (i recommend on the boot or the roof).
Cuba? The clue was there!
Surely that would be plan C even though it's in a title
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Plan B....
Right this is how it works in our house when I want something (note, you missus has probably used this one a few times on you )
Jim (Plan A)
"I fancy a mad trip in the panda, what about Morocco?"
Alan
"No way, The Touareg will steal me and rape the panda!" (I think that's the right way)
Jim (Plan B)
"OK, what about across Russia on the Trans Siberian Highway?"
Alan
"Mmm... Maybe Morocco doesn't sound so bad after all....."
Success!!!!:slayer:
This time Alan preferred plan B.....
Oops.
I've got Todd from Arizona looking into it at the moment so as soon as I get some more info I'll Post it up.
(ps, it's not Cuba.. That would be a Nightmare of paperwork that would make Morocco look like getting into the Ladies Institute.)
Jim
Right this is how it works in our house when I want something (note, you missus has probably used this one a few times on you
)Jim (Plan A)
"I fancy a mad trip in the panda, what about Morocco?"
Alan
"No way, The Touareg will steal me and rape the panda!" (I think that's the right way)
Jim (Plan B)
"OK, what about across Russia on the Trans Siberian Highway?"
Alan
"Mmm... Maybe Morocco doesn't sound so bad after all....."
Success!!!!:slayer:
This time Alan preferred plan B.....
Oops.
I've got Todd from Arizona looking into it at the moment so as soon as I get some more info I'll Post it up.
(ps, it's not Cuba.. That would be a Nightmare of paperwork that would make Morocco look like getting into the Ladies Institute.)
Jim
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Here's some more livery variations
http://www.omicron.uk.com/omi-delt.html
and a source of decals and stickers
http://www.omicron.uk.com/stickers.html
I quite like the idea of getting a couple of metres of the Martini striping and the sportsline decal.
cheers Damon
http://www.omicron.uk.com/omi-delt.html
and a source of decals and stickers
http://www.omicron.uk.com/stickers.html
I quite like the idea of getting a couple of metres of the Martini striping and the sportsline decal.
cheers Damon
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This is the one I like....
Jim
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Shame it's in May....
Jim
that sounds easy, 1500 miles in 4 days. We used to do a round britain run in the 90s with a Triumph club. It was 2000 miles in 24 hours, London, john o groats, lands end, london. Did it in a 1300 FWD everytime and always finished as did most of the cars, doddle it was, just very tiring!
I once did 5000 miles in a week in a £50 BMW so 1500 in 4 days easy
Jim, if you do that rally, slap the guy who has decided that his chrome bumpered MG midget convertible is "only fit for its last journey" as it looks immaculate.
Jim you haven't slid in as team No 6 have you
No Alan, but it looks like me, jim, and Dave are all going (team 9)
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I'm there too late for it... (team brainless indeed !)
Thou they are heading in roughly the same direction...
Jim
!)Thou they are heading in roughly the same direction...
Jim
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Got this from Fiat & Lancia US
Do you think I should ask him for a GPS system and some good Navtec map downloads? Maybe that's taking it a bit far... Anyway at least I'll have some American stickers for Sylvia.
Went up to get Sylvia this morning from her long winter holiday at Mervyn Stewarts with the trailer (Down load juppy, upload Sylvia, hehe!) and of course she wouldn't start.... After much flaffin Johnny came back from his lunch to point out that Sylvia had a choke and funny enough after this revelation we got the car on the trailer ASAP!
No, Mervyn Stewarts hasn't been demolished, I parked across the road to load the trailer!
Johnny was all apologies that he'd not had time to set the ignition timing but I told him not to worry as we've over 8 weeks of testing before we go, not like last time where we had 8 hours of work then straight to the boat!
So we where off to Kwik-fit where the ever helpful Richard was going to take over with the silencing of Sylvia's exhaust and the fitting of a set of shocks. He'd been phoning my work to see if I was coming up and my boss said that he'd seen me this morning with a car transporter so more than likely either Richard, Stu or Mervyn Stewarts were going to get a visit. (Little did my boss know it was going to be all three, which i think is a record)
So Richard was so glad to hear that on top off all that the brakes had seized on the front calipers so there was another job for him so like all good mechanics everywhere he parked Sylvia up and went and made himself a cup of tea (Also so he could get his breath back after laughing so much after I told him where we're taking the car this summer )
I'll be returning tomorrow to collect Sylvia so we'll see how they've got on
Jim
Do you think I should ask him for a GPS system and some good Navtec map downloads? Maybe that's taking it a bit far... Anyway at least I'll have some American stickers for Sylvia.
Went up to get Sylvia this morning from her long winter holiday at Mervyn Stewarts with the trailer (Down load juppy, upload Sylvia, hehe!) and of course she wouldn't start.... After much flaffin Johnny came back from his lunch to point out that Sylvia had a choke and funny enough after this revelation we got the car on the trailer ASAP!
No, Mervyn Stewarts hasn't been demolished, I parked across the road to load the trailer!
Johnny was all apologies that he'd not had time to set the ignition timing but I told him not to worry as we've over 8 weeks of testing before we go, not like last time where we had 8 hours of work then straight to the boat!
So we where off to Kwik-fit where the ever helpful Richard was going to take over with the silencing of Sylvia's exhaust and the fitting of a set of shocks. He'd been phoning my work to see if I was coming up and my boss said that he'd seen me this morning with a car transporter so more than likely either Richard, Stu or Mervyn Stewarts were going to get a visit. (Little did my boss know it was going to be all three, which i think is a record)
So Richard was so glad to hear that on top off all that the brakes had seized on the front calipers so there was another job for him so like all good mechanics everywhere he parked Sylvia up and went and made himself a cup of tea (Also so he could get his breath back after laughing so much after I told him where we're taking the car this summer
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I'll be returning tomorrow to collect Sylvia so we'll see how they've got on
Jim
