30 replies to this topic

[Carlos W]

As long as you've got breakdown cover, crack on and enjoy yourself

[Carlos W]

Good topic. I have a simular concern. In August Im planning on doing a charty drive that is 850-950 miles over 2 days and was wondering if its to much for the car. I'll be working on the car from now
unfil then as Ive only had it a few weeks.

I'd be more worried about you than the car

[minisilverbullet]

EASY! did this two summers ago. Malmö to London leg was 2 days.



Actually we left Malmö at 19:00 on the thurs and arrived in London 10ish on the sat.

Edited by minisilverbullet, 24 May 2012 - 08:40 PM.

[mk1coopers]

I went down to Monte Carlo and back in 6 days and the car was fine, now we travel up to 3 hours, do a weekends MSA hillclimbing then drive back again, as long as you look after the car it should be OK (touch wood!)

[cooperdan]

minis are not "sick notes"

[racingbob]

what it is we are fearful of the unkown in a mini the two things

that fail most are cooling and electrical

mines all new, dizzy coil etc etc, am sure it would make it

on a 400 mile round trip. never done more than 70 mile

at one time. southampton to andover to amsebury and back to southampton

went great

[leerobinson72]

Mate, I travel regularly from Melbourne to Canberra (Australia) about 800kms (500 miles) in all types of weather & have never had a problem. I sit around 100Kmh (65mph) which is about 3500 rpm and she laps it up! Takes me about 81/2 hours with a couple of fuel stops along the way. If you can't make it to Scotland, there's a problem.

[Ryang556]

A series are tough and so are mini's no worries!

[sonikk4]

It sounds like you have done the basics so drive it and don't worry. Any car could break down on a long journey even a new one. I used to regularly thrash my old Mk3 tina up and down to Scotland from Bexhill a round trip of nearly 1300 miles. Apart from a dodgy earth lead it never failed to make it.

The wifes old Mayfair i used on a daily basis to drive back and forth to work at Stansted a return trip of 156 miles and it never missed a beat plus i caned it.

[mab01uk]

just came back from a trip to rome via switzerland..did it all in one week saw every thing ,pisa ,lake garde ,rome,zurich,the rhien

in all we done 4000miles in a week.. drove rome to home in one day 21 hours straight ..the only brake down was a miss fire took the dizzy of cleaned the contacts and problem solved..

you can do it ...all you have to do i BELIEVE ...BELIEVE

You did well...........I have driven from London to the Millau Bridge in the South of France in 1 day a couple of times, around 600 miles then on into Spain the next day.......and that was in a Mercedes C-Class but I would not try it in a Mini so I must be getting too old!!

[miniyellowmini]

Thanks for the messages of support. Amazing to see the distances some of you have travelled in your Minis.
Good news is we made it and the Mini didn't miss a beat, not one problem. Was quite an enjoyable journey actually but was glad to arrive as it was nearly 2am by the time we got here. Treated my Mini to a wax today as a reward looking nice and shiney

Edited by miniyellowmini, 25 May 2012 - 10:53 PM.

[miniyellowmini]

Yes no problem if the car is well maintained just back from L2B (720 miles) in 4 days. Word of advice, if possible try to avoid the motorways. Not always possible I know but whilst they cope with it Mini's just seem to 'sulk' on the motorway. Give them a fast A' road any time !!. I take my time to plan the most mini friendly route. A44 from Oxford to Worcester was a blast.

If your on the west coast use A6 from juction 35 of M6 all the way up to Carlisle (It'll put a smile on your face)

Might try this route on the way back, rather than just go down the M6

Edited by miniyellowmini, 25 May 2012 - 10:56 PM.

[leroy26]

im planning on taking mine off the drive today to go to the bottom of the lane after my headgasket change!
im truely scared

[joeyfinneran]

Thats nothing ;)
Two weeks ago me and dad did 1000 miles in 3 days 450 in one day along
From malin head to mizen head

[jonbott]

our mini has done 800feet in the last couple of days