Mattp
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Well, living in the sticks, anything past Colchester is a roadtrip!
I knew it was forecast to rain, but still a quick polish didn't hurt!
We load up the car up with kids for a run cross country from the Essex coast to our night at Warwick Castle, enjoyed archery, jousting academy and a medieval feast, more castle then up to Tring for a bit of relaxing in a cosy hotel & spa...
Over to Wimpole Home farm for a bit of National Trust goodness then back down the A14 to home - 400 miles at a trip average of 22.3mpg not bad! and almost one tank of fuel! on the last leg the computer reckoned that there was 10 miles excess if I played the fuel tank challenge - I have to admit to chickening out and giving a thirsty girl £95 in one hit! I was concerned that this was going to be my first triple figure fillup!!
What a machine for effortlessly cruising the motorway (no surprise!) this was the first time out with the family for more than about 50 miles... cosy, quiet and a joy! plus there is a certain element of smug when the porter takes the bags out to the car and its the Maserati!
I knew it was forecast to rain, but still a quick polish didn't hurt!
We load up the car up with kids for a run cross country from the Essex coast to our night at Warwick Castle, enjoyed archery, jousting academy and a medieval feast, more castle then up to Tring for a bit of relaxing in a cosy hotel & spa...
Over to Wimpole Home farm for a bit of National Trust goodness then back down the A14 to home - 400 miles at a trip average of 22.3mpg not bad! and almost one tank of fuel! on the last leg the computer reckoned that there was 10 miles excess if I played the fuel tank challenge - I have to admit to chickening out and giving a thirsty girl £95 in one hit! I was concerned that this was going to be my first triple figure fillup!!
What a machine for effortlessly cruising the motorway (no surprise!) this was the first time out with the family for more than about 50 miles... cosy, quiet and a joy! plus there is a certain element of smug when the porter takes the bags out to the car and its the Maserati!