Crum Ball Rally

Serious · December 22, 2006, 01:14:19 AM

Quote from: Markcan anyone spell GALVANISED ??

No

mr_roll · December 27, 2006, 19:14:46 PM

Got the confirmation email today. So Were in!

mr_roll · December 28, 2006, 22:32:11 PM

What do you guys think of this...

Big French luxury and some power:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300063820649&rd=1&rd=1

knighty · December 29, 2006, 01:04:39 AM

I think well deffo. need an estate for the 4 of us and all our stuff !

p.s. theres months and months before we need a car anyway !

p.p.s. power is nice, but we dont want to spend five times what the car cost just on fuel... well hardly notice the power output of the engine on the motorway anyway

....anyway.... would be more in feel with the rally if it struggled up every hill

mr_roll · December 29, 2006, 07:36:55 AM

So true.

Ill be going to a local auction mid-late Jan anyway... See if I can spot anything.

Mark · December 29, 2006, 12:08:12 PM

also see if you can pick up a V6 XM, or a 2.0 Turbo XM - you would also might get a turbodiesel ZX for that dough

mr_roll · January 02, 2007, 19:11:46 PM

Alan! Some guys giving away a Volvo 760 saloon on the Volvo owners club webby!

Its got several problems (battery and power steering fluid needs to be filled up), but it has a 2.8V6!!

Do you want to get this? It is free anyway.

M3ta7h3ad · January 02, 2007, 19:20:54 PM

if its free... you may as well get it, if you cant use it you can flog it for some more dosh to cover the costs of entry or something.

Id get it at least.

mr_roll · January 02, 2007, 19:24:32 PM

Tis only in Leeds too, so like 2 hrs drive.

mr_roll · January 02, 2007, 19:55:12 PM

Bah Cars gone!

knighty · January 02, 2007, 20:10:00 PM

doh

would have been a bit thirsty tho

I don;t mind spending on the trip, food, somewhere to sleep, having a good time etc... but begrudge spending a fortune on fule just to bloody burn it anyway ! (Im a tight git you know)

mr_roll · January 02, 2007, 20:28:11 PM

Just seen another Volvo on ebay that isnt to far past Scarburgh, cheap with some problems, its a 2.3 Estate, GLT too so its got aircon and leather seats.

mr_roll · January 02, 2007, 23:21:20 PM

I need some help with some maths..

In my old Volvo 2.0L GL I did a ~800 mile round trip. I filled the tank 4 times, at a cost of around Ã,Â£45 per fillup.

So Ã,Â£180 for petrol cost.

What did it cost per mile? I get 22.5ppm

Leon · January 02, 2007, 23:22:49 PM

How many Ltrs the tank hold?

edit: ignour me I thought you wanted MPG

your Calcs are correct methinks

mr_roll · January 02, 2007, 23:58:41 PM

So between 4 of us we need to put aside about Ã,Â£900 for petrol if I get us a 2.3 I think (I think about 30ppm over 3000 miles)

The actual rally is just under 2000 miles, but we do have to get to france 1st.

So Ã,Â£225 each for petrol.

I think it might be a good idea if each of us set up a bank account and put Ã,Â£10 a week from now until the event and then they can use that for petrol.

I could set up a bank account and we could all pay into that.

Alan and Sara what do you think ?

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