Mini Road Trip To Gretna

[kaylz_555]

Is there anything decent to do in Gretna Green on a Saturday?

We're going down tonight from Falkirk (approx 120 miles away) sisters wedding tmrw! We'll be in the other scoob R619 LSF so give us a wave or flash if you see us! We'd be aswell to make a weekend of it so trying to think of any "sightseeing" things to do or even any good runs?

Cheers folks!

P.s. The wedding car is a black import volvo 850R, don't think it's a T5 though but its still 250-270 bhp....its mint..and got some size of brakes! (was on pistonheads) full tints, 18" alloys, rear spoiler etc most standard stuff but still gorgeous! She bought him as his wedding present and he won't see it till she gets brought to the ceremony place!.

Pics of it to follow!

Even a funky twisty road to go down there on instead of the M8

Edited May 22, 2008 by kaylz_555

[st3ph3n]

There's the outlet place, which I thought when I was in last august. Carlisle was a nice place to visit though and isn't far away. Bring your passport though for crossing the border.

Oh and a twisty road - get to peebles then selkrik, hawick etc. etc.

Google maps is your friend.

[andy]

You could always do

[Joe1989]

a82 but that slighly off the same way your going lol.

Just watch out for the tripods!

[ninja]

A7 edinburgh to carlisle is probably one o the best A roads i would say, plenty o twisty's and some nice long straights and most of all no scamera's

I stay in hawick and travelled back a forward to carlisle for work everyday for bout year and a half and saw a grand total of 5 traffic cars

Only thing u have 2 look out for is the bad bends at mosspaul after the hotel about 8 mile south o Hawick been many a car caught out on them

[kaylz_555]

Cheers folks! Will see what we can do!

[strapper]

go to Dumfries and get pissed! and you will be garunteed fights all nite, it's mental LOL!

[superstar_tradesman]

The Volvo 850R is the same as a T5 IIRC.

[jcscoob]

Is there anything decent to do in Gretna Green on a Saturday?

You could get maried yersell, then got to Dumfries for a wee roll about, lol

[kaylz_555]

Pics now added! Found a good road back through Abbington services turn off and up to come in through Whitburn, although we took the Hyundai Getz so that was some speed my scoobs sitting there for sale and we remembered the Getz runs on air so nice cheap journey! - more money to drink Yeah he was shocked to see the car and didn't want to go the wedding party...just wanted to go a drive

I only had a phone for pics so they're not the best!

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

I think that car belonged to my mate Steve ( who used to own Avant Motors in Edinburgh)

If it's a jap import then it's likely his old one which he described as "darth vader" spec.........interior looks the same too

Hope you had a great day

Cal

[~ ~ Cal ~~]

I knew it !................

http://www.avantimotorcompany.com/current_stock/Stock4.html

[kaylz_555]

The guy we got it from bought it from someone in Edin and had it for 8 months and then we went to Perth to get it off him! She's been around a bit eh!