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Title: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: matchboy on 18 August 2009, 12:56
am bored lol!  just interested in how you spent/going to spend your first day when you pick her up?!
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: howlingmoon on 18 August 2009, 12:58
I could not do much with her on the day I picked her up as it was a Friday. I did take her for a long drive that weekend to the north of the Netherlands but it was wet wet wet... so could not drive with the windows down and listen to the car growl...
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: GrantUK on 18 August 2009, 13:49
I picked mine up a couple of days before the F1 at Silverstone, so I had an excuse to take it for a long trip  :grin:
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: matchboy on 18 August 2009, 14:01
bet you got some looks going down in that!  lucky sod!  i went down last year in my bro's cayman s - loved being a poncy (unt lol
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: hutch924 on 18 August 2009, 14:08
i had to pick mine up from taunton and i live in north ayrshire so i had to drive it over 400miles home, was the easiest journey i have driven on the motorways (i use the motorways alot going up and down the country) so relaxing and smooth
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: MDSS MK6 on 18 August 2009, 14:49
Its a while off yet, but I am already under instruction from she who sanctions that the test drive will involve a nice weekend away somewhere.......always had a soft spot for Swaledale's roads meself :smiley:
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Rolfe on 18 August 2009, 15:00
Up the Lang Whang.

Rolfe.
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: howlingmoon on 18 August 2009, 15:06
Its a while off yet, but I am already under instruction from she who sanctions that the test drive will involve a nice weekend away somewhere.......always had a soft spot for Swaledale's roads meself :smiley:

ha ha ha yup the operating word is 'instructions'... in my case, it would be 'DRIVE!' which could mean a lot of things, actually... a holiday in Spain, shopping in London, sending her to the beauty salon in Paris... yup... luckily the day I picked up the car, she was outstation... and when she got back, I had business trips... muawahahahahahha... and since I am at work, she is not reading what I am typing... ha ha ha 
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 18 August 2009, 16:15
Up the Lang Whang.

Isn't that sommat from the Kharma Sutra?  :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: keelaw on 18 August 2009, 16:45

Hmm hadn't thought about this, but will most likely pick up from central londom then drive it down south to roads around surrey.

Prob take it easy to start with as I don't fancy stacking it day 1, what with new rubber, new brakes etc.



Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Gazdebaz on 18 August 2009, 17:23
Up the Lang Whang.

Rolfe.

naw i'm takin the quean an gan doon tay tha lawlands (Galloway). Feck straucht gate, gey an bou-backit gate an aw. :smiley:
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: VWKev on 18 August 2009, 18:21
Home.
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Spartacus on 18 August 2009, 18:30
I am sure the wife and I will take the kids out for the first drive. Kids love a new car.
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Rolfe on 18 August 2009, 22:08
For the geographically challenged, the Lang Whang is the A70 between Carnwath and Edinburgh.

It's not exactly on my way home from the dealer's, but it's close enough....  :grin:

Rolfe.
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: gossa on 18 August 2009, 23:13
Picked mine up on a Saturday morning and on Sunday I drove it to the GTI International show. Great drive up!
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: oldboyracer on 19 August 2009, 12:06
If it's a weekday when I pick it up then I will probably take the day off work.
As I live in North Wales there are some great drives around here, Snowdonia etc.
Should get me nicely aquainted with the new baby.
Another 5 weeks to go :smiley:
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Rolfe on 19 August 2009, 19:48
Definitely seems like a good idea to go home by the Lang Whang.  Because the direct road would include the Dolphinton Straight.

http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/24/389995

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Berwickshire bike rider Neil Purves is accused of hitting 166 miles per hour along the one-mile stretch of A702 on May 13.

The 27-year-old from Cockburnspath was due to appear at Peebles Sheriff Court to face the charge.

But his legal firm - roadtrafficlaw.com - have asked for the case to be continued for four weeks while they investigate the allegations.

Routine patrols on the Dolphinton Straight snared about 20 drivers going over 100 miles per hour last year.

And similar speedtrap operations in the past few months have caught several more. Cameron Grost from Bassenthwaite, in Cumbria, this week admitted reaching 103mph on his motorbike on the same day as Mr Purves is alleged to have broken the Scottish speed record.

Rolfe.
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: R32UK on 19 August 2009, 20:32
Im going to Revo!!!  :evil:


no not the lincoln one :tongue:
Title: Re: Where did you go/planning to go when you pick up your new GTI?!
Post by: Paling on 24 August 2009, 19:36
Driving from Dusseldorf, Germany to London with my Golf 5 TDi and pick up my new Golf 6 GTi and drive it back.