You expect anything less??? ;-)
Without wishing to come across as arrogant as our token shouty northern thickie, I'm more than capable of doing that and more.
When I were a courier, it wasn't unknown for me to do a full days work on runs in the South East, and then do a run oop north overnight (Canterbury to Gateshead and back, for example), and then doing a days work when I got back having had a nap every few hours to make sure I didn't get overtired.
No, the point I was making is I personally think that 266 mainly motorway miles to meet a few of you outside a chippie, whilst it would be nice to put some faces to names, is a bit far really.
If we were meeting at something like a BTCC meet or a car show or whatever, then it might make the trip more justifiable.
Oh, and if the thinking is to combine that with a certain visit of sorts being discussed elsewhere, I've also said why that might not be such a good idea anyway.
As for whether or not the Passat is comfy enough for a run like that, I've done Canterbury to Penzance without a break two years running now for our holidays, and that's around the 340 mile mark.
A moot point really anyway given I'm pretty much set now on getting shot of it and replacing it with a Berlingo Multispace or similar... *spit*