Morris Minor Owners Club

Probably my last post for a while.

I've sold my morris to a chap from Ballynilard in N. Ireland and was wondering the best way to get it to him from S. Devon.

It's a distance of 222 miles to Pembroke (ferry port in S. Wales), any readers live in Pembroke where I could get the car dropped off for a short while?

I don't fancy doing the drive so a pick-up by a transport company would be favourite, any recommends from Devon to Wales?

The new owner would come over on the ferry but it's still a long drive home, he may organise another transport, but I don't know for sure.

Drive it - it's hardly any distance! Unless you don't think it will make it of course!

the car will make it, i'm just not sure i would, 220 miles of motorways just isn't my idea of fun motoring.

Ah but it's your last drive in the car! And you don't have to go M/way - there are always alternative roads to M/ways. I would have thought the buyer would be coming to collect!!

Just meet at Aust Services, old Severn Bridge or Chepstow Bus or rail station if your buyer is coming by public transport

When I sold my Discovery the new buyer asked if I knew of a transport firm.
I quickly picked loads from eBay and the buyer was happy with the selection.
I think in the end the cost was approx £1 per mile so well worth the buyer of your Minor making the effort to collect as the fuel cost will be nowhere near £220.

Paul Humphries

actually it is motorway all the way, there really isn't an alternative unless you want to spend eight hours behind the wheel.

I think the easiest way is for him to hire a low-loader and drive down - that's what i'd do, cheapest and quickest.

Once I sell a car i'm really loathed to drive it, sods law says some moron will drive into you.

A bit of news, just bought an A30 so still got one-foot in the camp so to speak, picking her up tomorrow evening.

Once I sell a car i'm really loathed to drive it, sods law says some moron will drive into you.

You got that right ! and theres the psychological thing too - if you think it will break down it probably will..... in the not long since got the trav its been ever longer short journeys in a kind of confidence building thing.
Shamefully didnt even dare risk the 25 miles or so to meet the LEO lot from the ferry - didnt trust it for that distance and there they were driven the full length of the country. Yup was quite ashamed

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........ and so you should be