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[Sleepy Stu]

Ah Malvern have lost count of the number of times i have been there. Only just bought my first ever mini and lo and behold there is a mini show only 20 mins down the road from me. Pitty i wont have my mini in a state to at least limp to the show but heh at least i can try and find some parts and get a shed load of ideas for how i want to fit the entire interior!

Cant wait to get my baby up and running there are some awesome roads around Malvern to have some fun on even if they have killed most of them by dotting 30mph zones around everywhere for every bloody house that happens to call itself a village!

Anyway rant over i look forward to it!!

[day101]

Cant wait should be great day. never been before sounds amazing.

[stardude]

Cant wait to get my baby up and running there are some awesome roads around Malvern to have some fun on even if they have killed most of them by dotting 30mph zones around everywhere for every bloody house that happens to call itself a village!

Anyway rant over i look forward to it!!

i agree with you!

[Pie]

30 mph limits?? where? ill have to start slowing down to see these signs

[stardude]

lol

do you u the back road from powick to malvern? the one that brings you out neer the bottom of guarlford road?

there are about 2 50m stretches of 30mph zone due to there being a house or two

[Pie]

which backroad? jennet tree lane? the one to callow end?

[stardude]

nahh.

u know where theres a little petrol station next to that roundabout thingy? and the road forks? the left hand road is the back road and to the the right hand road goes through powick and past the crown?

[Sleepy Stu]

nahh.

u know where theres a little petrol station next to that roundabout thingy? and the road forks? the left hand road is the back road and to the the right hand road goes through powick and past the crown?

Yes i know the left fork is much better, after you get out out of Callow end thats a nice little stretch past the old hills. Also although you have to slow down for Hanley Swan i must say its a really nice village with that postcard village pond (ducks included) it looks almost staged!! Eventually you end up at the Three counties. Much nicer drive than the one out towards Malvern Link that way past Morrisons!!!

Worcester to Oxford used to be another good country route if you went out via pershore then through evesham that way but again 50mph zones and a village every half a mile have killed that one too!!!

road campigners and there speed restrictions!!

Edited by Stewart_GT, 25 October 2007 - 07:01 PM.

[Teapot]

As far as I can see from living in the Glos/Wilts area the best way to do some speed is to get a motorbike and join a gang that includes at least half police bikers or ex-bikers who know where every speed trap, "safety" van and patrol car, marked and otherwise, is from dawn to dusk. At weekends you'll be just a blur.

[Bean]

Yes i know the left fork is much better, after you get out out of Callow end thats a nice little stretch past the old hills. Also although you have to slow down for Hanley Swan i must say its a really nice village with that postcard village pond (ducks included) it looks almost staged!! Eventually you end up at the Three counties. Much nicer drive than the one out towards Malvern Link that way past Morrisons!!!

my dad works in Hanley Swan!!! well, just outside!

In summer he goes and sits by the duck pond to have his lunch!!

and my mini gets serviced in Hanley swan!!!

[stardude]

bean, who services it as i may need to change garage?

cheers

adam

[Pie]

Adam, if you want a mini friendly garage there is one in malvern. Near the link train station.

If you want info, PM me and i can give you more details.

[Bean]

bean, who services it as i may need to change garage?

A garage called 'Field's' at Hanley Workshops.

Run by a guy called Mark Field

Very much recommended!

He's got a fair few minis in there lately, and he knows what he's doing with 'em

If you want more, gizza PM!

[Pie]

Bean, mark lives over the road from me.

I thought it was kev field and mark just worked for him?! He used to work at renault.

[Bean]

nah, Mark set up his own

He's a renault specialist really, yeh

Say hi to him for me next time you see him, lol