Southhampton bound.

three sisters · 30th November 2008, 09:38

My daughter and family are moving home from Scotland to Bishops Waltham near Southhampton in December. Ive known about the move for some time and it was a one of the reasons for me buying my 75, for comfortable long distance driving. Sat nav says the trip is 482 miles.
At the moment the furthest away trip has been 100 miles which was really effortless and oh so comfortable. So I am really looking forward to my first real long run in cruise control on 20th Dec....in fact I can't wait!

Tatts · 30th November 2008, 10:08

Almost 1000 mile round trip! You'll be glad of CC then!

Hope the weather is kind for your journey

podge · 30th November 2008, 10:31

Nice place, Bishops Waltham,enjoy the trip.P.

mach1rob · 30th November 2008, 15:08

It's a jolly jaunt! I used to do a regular run up to Glasgow, it was great from the M55 upwards, almost as if someone flicks a switch and turns the traffic off!

Did Poole to just the other side of Linwood and back in a day, hell of a slog!

tourerfogey · 30th November 2008, 16:16

Bishops Waltham is a few miles down the road from me -

Info here : http://www.bishopswaltham.net/

Incidentally, only one 'h' in Southampton, though that didnt stop the makers of the sign at M27 junction 8 getting it wrong - they used two h and split the city in two - as in South Hampton !

calibrax · 30th November 2008, 17:04

At the end of 1999 I moved from Aberdeen down to the Gatwick area, a 550 mile trip... at that time I had a Vauxhall Calibra. No cruise control but it was a surprisigly comfortable trip. Came down through Perth and Stirling and took the M74 / M6 etc... didn't wanna tackle the A1M. Took about 11 hours I think, which is not bad considering the roadworks on the M6 back then.

three sisters · 30th November 2008, 17:40

[quote=tourerfogey

Incidentally, only one 'h' in Southampton, [/quote]

I plead dementia!

mach1rob · 30th November 2008, 18:58

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Originally Posted by calibrax

which is not bad considering the roadworks on the M6 back then.

What makes you think there aren't any roadworks on the M6 now?

calibrax · 30th November 2008, 19:05

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Originally Posted by mach1rob

What makes you think there aren't any roadworks on the M6 now?

There's a lot less than there was!

When the M6 toll opened a few years ago, it was good, you could save half an hour on your journey. But I find that nowadays the M6 moves much better and you only save about 5 mins by taking the toll... complete waste of £4.50, IMO.

Reebs · 30th November 2008, 19:15

I live just 4.7 miles from Bishops Waltham, and it's a lovely little town. I'm sure your daughter will be happy down here, and you now have a legitimate excuse to stretch the legs of your new aquisition on a regular basis.

30th November 2008, 09:38	#1
three sisters Regular poster Rover 75 Conn SE 2.0CDTi Auto Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alloa. Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Southhampton bound. My daughter and family are moving home from Scotland to Bishops Waltham near Southhampton in December. Ive known about the move for some time and it was a one of the reasons for me buying my 75, for comfortable long distance driving. Sat nav says the trip is 482 miles. At the moment the furthest away trip has been 100 miles which was really effortless and oh so comfortable. So I am really looking forward to my first real long run in cruise control on 20th Dec....in fact I can't wait! Last edited by three sisters; 30th November 2008 at 09:56..

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Tatts This is my second home MG6 TL Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tarn Posts: 5,269 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts	Almost 1000 mile round trip! You'll be glad of CC then! Hope the weather is kind for your journey __________________ http://www.wcgsig.com/115562.gif

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tourerfogey Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bishops Waltham is a few miles down the road from me - Info here : http://www.bishopswaltham.net/ Incidentally, only one 'h' in Southampton, though that didnt stop the makers of the sign at M27 junction 8 getting it wrong - they used two h and split the city in two - as in South Hampton ! Last edited by tourerfogey; 30th November 2008 at 16:20..

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calibrax Posted a thing or two BMW 4 Series Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 29 Thanked 37 Times in 28 Posts	At the end of 1999 I moved from Aberdeen down to the Gatwick area, a 550 mile trip... at that time I had a Vauxhall Calibra. No cruise control but it was a surprisigly comfortable trip. Came down through Perth and Stirling and took the M74 / M6 etc... didn't wanna tackle the A1M. Took about 11 hours I think, which is not bad considering the roadworks on the M6 back then. __________________ Steve 2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 160 (sadly now gone!) 2015 BMW 435d GranCoupe XDrive

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mach1rob Gets stuck in Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 889 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It's a jolly jaunt! I used to do a regular run up to Glasgow, it was great from the M55 upwards, almost as if someone flicks a switch and turns the traffic off! Did Poole to just the other side of Linwood and back in a day, hell of a slog!

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three sisters Regular poster Rover 75 Conn SE 2.0CDTi Auto Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alloa. Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[quote=tourerfogey Incidentally, only one 'h' in Southampton, [/quote] I plead dementia!

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Reebs Owners Club Director Rover 75 Conn SE V6 / MG ZT 260 SE V8 / MG ZT 180 SE V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 20,968 Thanks: 645 Thanked 6,851 Times in 2,537 Posts	I live just 4.7 miles from Bishops Waltham, and it's a lovely little town. I'm sure your daughter will be happy down here, and you now have a legitimate excuse to stretch the legs of your new aquisition on a regular basis. __________________ Check your trim here . Check your spec here Check your colour here . Check Project Drive here Check your original price here Last edited by Reebs; 30th November 2008 at 22:21..