Picking up Carbon Bonnet today!

[Humpty's Revenge]

Going to pick up my Carbon Fibre bonnet later today from Don (Xanadu detailing) so if anyone on route between Southampton and Milton Keynes area from around 3.30ish then give me a wave!

I shall be in the Roanne red Legnum.

Yes it does fit in the boot of a leggie.

[Nutter_John]

Hmmm good luck given the sprinkling of snow in the Luton area

[Humpty's Revenge]

Hmmm good luck given the sprinkling of snow in the Luton area

Looking good in red John. Seems strange seeing you in that colour. Snow in Luton area is it bad?

[Nutter_John]

about an inch , what time you leaving as I will give a status update

[Humpty's Revenge]

about an inch , what time you leaving as I will give a status update

We are on the 2.30 ferry, so once over on the mainland around 3.30 we are going through to milton keynes before picking it up so we should be up that way around 5-5.30?

[Nutter_John]

More like 18:30 -20:30 , have you seen how many roadworks are between you and MK , there must be at least 40 miles of 50mph zone inc the M25 , Don is about an hour from MK

[Humpty's Revenge]

More like 18:30 -20:30 , have you seen how many roadworks are between you and MK , there must be at least 40 miles of 50mph zone inc the M25 , Don is about an hour from MK

Thanks mate, I`m missing the M25 and coming up the A34 to Oxford then cutting across

[kinger]

So the bonnets are here then??? Where's mine??
When did they get here? How did he let you know?? I have had nothing telling me they are here!

[Nutter_John]

An annoucemnet was made on OZvr4 , vr4-ish also posted a new thread last week telling every one that they were here

Suggest you contact Mu view email or phone (can provide it if you haven't ogt it )

[Humpty's Revenge]

So the bonnets are here then??? Where's mine??
When did they get here? How did he let you know?? I have had nothing telling me they are here!

I did post this:- http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46440

Don`s over on OZVR4 just register there and you can see what`s what. Look under Xanadu group.

Thanks........

[kinger]

Thanks guys, must of missed it!!!
not on here that much, lucky i came on today.
VR-4ish, i take it your on IOW?
Im in Totton just out side southampton,
I'm stuck on nights for the next few nights and cant get mine, what are the chances of getting Two bonnets in a Legnum???
If so.... What are the chances you'll pick mine up for me too and i will cover half your fuel or what ever you want????

[Humpty's Revenge]

Thanks guys, must of missed it!!!
not on here that much, lucky i came on today.
VR-4ish, i take it your on IOW?
Im in Totton just out side southampton,
I'm stuck on nights for the next few nights and cant get mine, what are the chances of getting Two bonnets in a Legnum???
If so.... What are the chances you'll pick mine up for me too and i will cover half your fuel or what ever you want????

PM Sent

[HJM]

Ours was fitted saturday

I'm sure Jane will update and post some pics this weekend if I can hopefully clean the filth wagon

H

[HOODY]

More like 18:30 -20:30 , have you seen how many roadworks are between you and MK , there must be at least 40 miles of 50mph zone inc the M25 , Don is about an hour from MK

Id go southamptom , up the m3, up the A34 , up the A43 and follow your nose

[HOODY]

Ours was fitted saturday

I'm sure Jane will update and post some pics this weekend if I can hopefully clean the filth wagon

H

looking forward to seeing the pics of these bonnets!

[VR4Kaos]

yeah me too and a price

[aboo]

Look up the GB Karl you'll get the prices on there.

[Humpty's Revenge]

So I picked up my bonnet yesterday from Don (Many thanks) Nutter_John was also there and it was great to meet them both.

This may surprise some members but as the picture below shows you can get 2 bonnets from a Legnum in the boot of a Legnum, Yep I did say "2 bonnets".

The top one is Kinger`s GRP which I must say is extremely good quality. Then mine is underneath still wrapped, you can`t get both in with packaging.

What a day though, booked the 2.30pm car ferry got there no 2.30pm ferry so had to wait till 3.00pm, not that bad but put us back by half an hour.

Journey was great hardly any snow as expected went and saw another friend up that way then headed off to Don`s.

We got there around 8ish and left around 8.45 or so. The ferry had been booked for 10.30pm this had been moved to 10.15. We had 1 and a half hours to get to Southampton to catch that ferry plus of load Ben`s bonnet before doing so.

There was exactly 138 miles to go.

Now the fun begins!

We get down to the M25 and go anti-clockwise bloody average speed cameras were the road works are and guess what? No one working (what a surprise) go round a little further the same again.

We then get down to the M3 and to my horror yet more average speed thingies how annoying. By now it`s around 9.50, 25 minutes to do the M3 (not looking possible).

To be honest I did`nt really rush as there was no point. We got down to Southampton at 10.45 and had missed the ferry, no surprise there then.

There was no one around and that was the last ferry until 1pm according to there timetable. There was life so I asked if that was the case, reply was yes it is 1pm.
Tried to access Wightlink through my mates phone to see ferry timetable, not available, we call home to see if that`s just his phone and no there site had a problem with the timetables.

The decision was made to go through to Wightlink as it was only 11.10 so we thought there had to be a ferry for midnight.
Off we set round the M27 and get to Portsmouth, 2 cars waiting, we thought great!

Then we see that the ferry is not until 1pm so it read. Then there was a message saying it wont be running until 1.30pm because of re-fueling, just great.

By now we were starving as it was around 11.50pm so we had a burger from outside the passenger ferry, a burger at midnight is not my cup of tea.

Another decision was made to head back to Southampton ferry as that was at 1pm plus I did`nt have to pay again if we caught that one. So of we toddle back to catch that one.

We get there for 12.50pm and the ferry is running Now that was the 1pm ferry it takes an hour so that`s 2pm by the time I got in to bed it was 2.45pm or so.

OK I took the Roanne red Vr4 and here is the following cost:-

Before I left £45.00 filled up.

While we were up near Milton Keynes filled up again which was £35.00

Get back to Southampton yet another refill of £30.00

Then the price of the ferry which was £27.20 (Good price)

Fuel situation left in the Vr4 quarter of a tank. Total mileage covered 411 miles

Fuel consumption who knows.

The moral of this little tale is get a courier to do it for less and have the bonnet broken in the journey somewhere. or do it that way and know it gets home safely!

[elnevio]

Epic journey!

[Atik]

Epic journey indeed. And have to agree that sometimes its worth doing the mission yourself for the peace of mind that you will get what you wanted and not some crumbs of what you originally ordered!

Now just waiting on pics of the bonnet fitted, cos Roanne Red is the coolest colour ever!