How far would you drive for a spaghetti bolognese?

[3.8 MOD]

Just returned home after driving up on the highest road in Europe, 2802m altitude. Three and a half hours or so. Lunch in Jausiers, then drive back four hours, different route, lot of single track.
Me in the '64 MK II 3.8, friends in highly modded Midget, Eagle E type S I 3.8 and Type 35 rep. (not your average rubbish though)
Just for fun and fun it was!
Spaghetti bolognese, 6.50 euros.
Time, 09h00 to 20h00.
Fuel, oil and brake pads, ??????
Is this reasonable?

[belleair302]

Very much so. Worth every drop of oil and I am sure the meal was not the best but the drive will live with each of you for many years.

Read about 2 chaps on the Lions rugby tour who drove from Milawi in a not so young Land Rover to enjoy the first two tests. 7,000 miles round trip and they slept outside on the journey.

I once did an overnighter to Berlin, not much fun but an epic experience.

Edited by belleair302 on Friday 26th June 08:28

[dinkel]

In an Espada?

[HereBeMonsters]

I once flew back from West Africa on a promise from a 17 year old... for food though..I'm not sure.

[dinkel]

There's a story about Elvis and hamburgers involving a private jet.

[stu67]

This made me laugh, not driven but my OH went with me all the way to Dubai (I was on business) just so she could have the room service Spag bol in the Emirates Tower Hotel!

Or perhaps just to keep an eye on me?

[a8hex]

stu67 said:

This made me laugh, not driven but my OH went with me all the way to Dubai (I was on business) just so she could have the room service Spag bol in the Emirates Tower Hotel!

Or perhaps just to keep an eye on me?

I always used to tell the waitress in the Hilton in Dubai that the only reason I agreed to do business trips there was for her Guacamole.


As to driving all day in a Mk2 for a bit SpagBol all I can say is

And you stopped for lunch?

Any excuse will do.
Get out there and drive it.

[3.8 MOD]

a8hex said:

stu67 said:

This made me laugh, not driven but my OH went with me all the way to Dubai (I was on business) just so she could have the room service Spag bol in the Emirates Tower Hotel!

Or perhaps just to keep an eye on me?

I always used to tell the waitress in the Hilton in Dubai that the only reason I agreed to do business trips there was for her Guacamole.


As to driving all day in a Mk2 for a bit SpagBol all I can say is

And you stopped for lunch?

Any excuse will do.
Get out there and drive it.

She's my daily driver when I'm here.
Gets just as many looks and photos on Casino Square as any Lambo, Spyker, et al.
She also does Le Mans with no motorways, around 2500km round trip.

[andyps]

Not in anything exotic but we did drive a round trip of 400 miles from central Brittany to Le Mans just for a meal last October. Drove there, ate, turned round and drove back. Well worth it and would have been even better in something more interesting than a Citroen C5

[CAD Monkey]

Not far at all, the wife makes a fantastic one.

[Andy 308GTB]

a8hex said:

I always used to tell the waitress in the Hilton in Dubai that the only reason I agreed to do business trips there was for her Guacamole

That's must be a regional expression

[phib]

Drove from Guildford to Rame in my dads old 250 lm without him knowing 174 miles at 11pm one evening after a cheeky text took 1 hour 26 mins including the chain ferry !!!

Obviously on private land

Edited by phib on Saturday 27th June 17:28

[3.8 MOD]

phib said:

Drove from Guildford to Rame in my dads old 250 lm without him knowing 174 miles at 11pm one evening after a cheeky text took 1 hour 26 mins including the chain ferry !!!

Obviously on private land

Edited by phib on Saturday 27th June 17:28

Phib,
Where's Rame? Still on your father's estate?
Did you pay the ferryman?
250 LM, now that is impressive!

[phib]

Rame as in ( whitsands bay) unfortunatly not on my fathers estate !!! and yes paid the ferrymann about £1.20 in 1990

Edited by phib on Sunday 28th June 19:13

[DBSV8]

3.8 MOD said:

Just returned home after driving up on the highest road in Europe, 2802m altitude. Three and a half hours or so. Lunch in Jausiers, then drive back four hours, different route, lot of single track.
Me in the '64 MK II 3.8, friends in highly modded Midget, Eagle E type S I 3.8 and Type 35 rep. (not your average rubbish though)
Just for fun and fun it was!
Spaghetti bolognese, 6.50 euros.
Time, 09h00 to 20h00.
Fuel, oil and brake pads, ??????
Is this reasonable?

How about a 1,150 km return drive across western Siberia to pick up 6 months supply of Dog / catfood !!
7 hours out , return 6 1/2 hrs on some of the worse roads you can imagine potholes 5" deep in places ....and stopped by the Police twice , both times smiled showed my UK license , 120 km/hr in an 80 limit confused cop looks at license ""Engliski"" off you go .......no problem .

Would love to do this trip in an E-type .....dont think the suspension would like it though !!

[DBSV8]

andyps said:

Not in anything exotic but we did drive a round trip of 400 miles from central Brittany to Le Mans just for a meal last October. Drove there, ate, turned round and drove back. Well worth it and would have been even better in something more interesting than a Citroen C5

holy moly you were in central Brittany and drove 400m to a restaurant , you could have eaten here ?


Mur de Bretagne ( central Brittany )

http://www.auberge-grand-maison.com/

expensive but well worth it ............the chocolat ""bomb"" is fantastic

[andyps]

DBSV8 said:

andyps said:

Not in anything exotic but we did drive a round trip of 400 miles from central Brittany to Le Mans just for a meal last October. Drove there, ate, turned round and drove back. Well worth it and would have been even better in something more interesting than a Citroen C5

holy moly you were in central Brittany and drove 400m to a restaurant , you could have eaten here ?


Mur de Bretagne ( central Brittany )

http://www.auberge-grand-maison.com/

expensive but well worth it ............the chocolat ""bomb"" is fantastic

Thanks for the recomendation - will try and get there next time we are over. The trip to Le Mans was to take partners to the restaurant we use when we go for the race which they had heard such good things about. Fortunately, even away from the race atmosphere it was good and appreciated by all!

[3.8 MOD]

DBSV8 said:

3.8 MOD said:

Just returned home after driving up on the highest road in Europe, 2802m altitude. Three and a half hours or so. Lunch in Jausiers, then drive back four hours, different route, lot of single track.
Me in the '64 MK II 3.8, friends in highly modded Midget, Eagle E type S I 3.8 and Type 35 rep. (not your average rubbish though)
Just for fun and fun it was!
Spaghetti bolognese, 6.50 euros.
Time, 09h00 to 20h00.
Fuel, oil and brake pads, ??????
Is this reasonable?

How about a 1,150 km return drive across western Siberia to pick up 6 months supply of Dog / catfood !!
7 hours out , return 6 1/2 hrs on some of the worse roads you can imagine potholes 5" deep in places ....and stopped by the Police twice , both times smiled showed my UK license , 120 km/hr in an 80 limit confused cop looks at license ""Engliski"" off you go .......no problem .

Would love to do this trip in an E-type .....dont think the suspension would like it though !!

Alright,
How about a 2500km round trip with a convoy of three or four old cars and an AJS, average age of vehicles, 40 years old. Departing Cannes and heading north-west. (No motorways were used in the production of this epic) Driving on some of the best curvy and straight roads you can imagine.
Plenty of watering holes en route. Police smiling and waving as the convoy passes.
And we punish ourselves in this way every year around mid June. All for a few beers and a BBQ or two. Oh, and a bit of motor racing.