How far did you travel to pick up your car? - Page 6

andrewpain · Feb 14th, 2018, 19:37

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Originally Posted by DaveNP

I understand a few of the manufacturers offer a 'collect from the factory' option when you buy a new car, I guess it could soften the blow with the wife-
'I've booked us a European city break darling
Oooh that's so romantic
It's nothing, I just thought it would be nice to spend some time together darling... I've just got to pop in and pick up a car while we're there..'

I'm afraid that's a bit out of my league though, the best I could manage was popping in to FRF to pick up some track rod ends when we had a short break in Swansea last year.

used to be an option with Mercedes....probably still is with Ferrari

Georgeandkira · Feb 14th, 2018, 20:26

Drove 220 mile return to see and purchase then got a ride one way a week later to fetch it.

Had driven an 850 mile weekend to see 2 of them earlier in the search.

Should I add it all up? 1510 mi.

Swedefarm · Feb 14th, 2018, 20:38

With the current saga..... to damn far....... TO BE CONTINUED..

Furthest I think would be 580 miles round trip for an E34 520i. Absolute barge. £108 to fill and only 360miles range..

domhart10 · Feb 15th, 2018, 14:45

Drove 270 miles round trip to get mine. Saw it online and put a deposit right away and then picked up

SwedishVillain · Feb 17th, 2018, 21:12

The longest one I have done so far is from Orkney to Glasgow to pick up a Mazda 6, which also was my most expensive car to date being £1500, which also turned out to be a typical Mazda with rotten sills and even having a rear end shunt at some point in it's life and badly repaired

Wife loved it but had to go when I found out about the sills and bodges a year later.

But my next car will be a trip of over 1200 miles which involves going from Orkney to Peterborough and back again when my dad gets a new car and gives me his V50

might as well make a holiday of it as well

pookie · Feb 18th, 2018, 19:42

I'm from Stockport bought Puff from a guy in Burntisland the other side of edinburgh. 500+ miles in the day. The return trip was a lot quicker though!

Salut
Pookie

RichardXC60 · Feb 18th, 2018, 20:43

Brighton to Bishop's Stortford, 185 mile round trip, taken twice, the first one to test drive it - closest, nearly new, manual XC60 I could find at the time.

Well worth the effort!

Feb 15th, 2018, 14:45	#54
domhart10 Volvo S40 Last Online: Yesterday 13:52 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Chichester	Drove 270 miles round trip to get mine. Saw it online and put a deposit right away and then picked up __________________ ----------------------------------------- Current: 2009 Volvo S40 T5 Progress Thread: https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=271945 Previous Volvo: 2008 S40 SE Lux R Design 2.0D

Feb 17th, 2018, 21:12	#55
SwedishVillain Volvoholic Last Online: Mar 2nd, 2024 10:17 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orkney	The longest one I have done so far is from Orkney to Glasgow to pick up a Mazda 6, which also was my most expensive car to date being £1500, which also turned out to be a typical Mazda with rotten sills and even having a rear end shunt at some point in it's life and badly repaired Wife loved it but had to go when I found out about the sills and bodges a year later. But my next car will be a trip of over 1200 miles which involves going from Orkney to Peterborough and back again when my dad gets a new car and gives me his V50 might as well make a holiday of it as well __________________ Current Car - 08' Volvo V50 2.0D Previous - 99' V40 1.6, 97' V40 2.0

Feb 18th, 2018, 19:42	#56
pookie Premier Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2021 21:13 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Stockport	I'm from Stockport bought Puff from a guy in Burntisland the other side of edinburgh. 500+ miles in the day. The return trip was a lot quicker though! Salut Pookie __________________ Growing old disgracefully

Feb 18th, 2018, 20:43	#57
RichardXC60 Junior Member Last Online: Sep 5th, 2018 16:09 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Brighton	185 Mile Round Trip Brighton to Bishop's Stortford, 185 mile round trip, taken twice, the first one to test drive it - closest, nearly new, manual XC60 I could find at the time. Well worth the effort! __________________ MY2015 Ice White XC60 D4 Polestar R-Design Lux Nav - Manual Box.

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Feb 14th, 2018, 20:26	#52
Georgeandkira Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 16:59 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hackensack	Drove 220 mile return to see and purchase then got a ride one way a week later to fetch it. Had driven an 850 mile weekend to see 2 of them earlier in the search. Should I add it all up? 1510 mi.

Feb 14th, 2018, 20:38	#53
Swedefarm Junior Member Last Online: Aug 10th, 2019 22:32 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Cardiff	With the current saga..... to damn far....... TO BE CONTINUED.. Furthest I think would be 580 miles round trip for an E34 520i. Absolute barge. £108 to fill and only 360miles range..

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