Thursday - Coventry and back for a MSCC Committee meeting.

7am start, hammer up the A34 / M40 / A46 with a brief stip to put the roof up just before joining the M40, the rain was light but on a Motorway I don't want to have to stop to put the roof up. At the services near Gaydon I stopped to put the roof down, have a coffee and a "bio-break" as my US colleagues ut it. Arrived nicely in time for a 10 am meeting. 147 miles.

6pm start for the return, hood down, none stop, back at 8:40pm.

Great day: I just love the look of confusion when TT drivers see this "old" car blatting past at, err, well, a "good speed" in the outside lane.
Yes, the Plus 8 is as competent a long distance modern car as any TT, and a lot, mot more fun!

Yes, it isn't perfect, hood up it is noisy at speed and hood down it is, even with the heater and heated seats, a bit chilly once the temperature falls to about 10C. Wind chill is the main issue.

All in all 288 miles in 5.25 hours so an average of 55mph, used about 42L fuel. So 30mpg, not that it matters much.

An interesting reflection on the changes in our motorway network over the last 30 years. In the 1980s I used to work on the basis I could average 60mph on a long, mostly Motorway run. Now it is hard to better 50.


Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...