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...IN THE
NEWS...IN MILLION MILE MONDEO MAN:
CABBIE REACHES INCREDIBLE MILESTONE IN HIS 16-YEAR-OLD FORD
A taxi driver has reached an incredible milestone - clocking one million miles in one car. Brian Holmes, better known as Bernie of Bernie’s Airport Serv- ice, has been taking holidaymakers to and from Manchester Air- port in his red Ford Mondeo since he bought the vehicle for £14,000 on December 16, 1996. Now, 16 years later, he has completed the 120-mile return jour- ney from his home in Preesall around 8,330 times. And when the Aspen Estate’s
odometer
struck one million, its original 1.8 turbo diesel engine had trav- elled enough miles to
have gone around the earth 40 times. Mr Holmes, 67, told the Mail: “When you buy a vehicle you don’t think too much about how long it will last. It’s a bit of a land- mark. “It currently reads 999,694. I’m picking up a couple on their way back from holi- day, and I think that should do it. “I’ve not had many problems with it, just wear and tear. Third gear used to go in the gearbox, so I did get a reconditioned Ford gearbox. I would buy a Ford again because it’s been a reliable car. “Sadly, at the moment, there is just not much work, because a lot of people aren’t going
Brian Holmes and his red Ford Mondeo
abroad this year, or else I’d have been over that million mark before now. “When it reaches a million the reading will go to 000,000, and then only I will know!” Mr Holmes has been driving cabs for 22 years, after 23 years behind the wheel of tankers. He said: “I’ve been
driving all my life. I’ve always enjoyed it. I get people from all the vil- lages around here, and a few over in Poul- ton and Garstang.” Mr Holmes said it costs around £80 to fill the car with fuel from empty, something he has done thousands of times to make a journey that
takes between an hour and
thing to mark the occasion - I think I’ll have a drink with friends. “When I retire I don’t think I’ll need it any more. I’m hoping to buy a motorhome and go around Scotland.” Steve Humbles, prod- uct marketing man- ager
ten minutes and an hour and a half. But in all that time he has never driven to the airport when taking a holiday himself. He said: “I don’t care for flying in tin cans. I’ve never flown from Manchester Airport. It doesn’t interest me. “I was hoping to retire when I got to a million miles, but I think I will work a bit longer now. “I’ll have to do some-
for Ford of
Britain, said: “Since Mondeo was first launched in 1993, it has proven a popular choice for retail and fleet customers alike, predominantly due to its reliability, fuel econ- omy and smart driver assistance technolo- gies. 'We are delighted to hear that Bernie has enjoyed one million miles of happy motor- ing in his.”
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