euro road trip
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euro road trip
just planned a quick dash to the Alps for a 5 days snowboarding trip, I am taking my eldest boy - A slight bribe to get his ar5se into gear for his GCSE's
anyway going with the friend in the village - he is taking his boy too
I was going to take the Quattro
but Giles wants to take his car!!!!!!
so we have to test whether we can get 6 six footers and the luggage in his car
turns out we think we can!!!!
the petrol bill will be interesting
anyway going with the friend in the village - he is taking his boy too
I was going to take the Quattro
but Giles wants to take his car!!!!!!
so we have to test whether we can get 6 six footers and the luggage in his car
turns out we think we can!!!!
the petrol bill will be interesting
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but actually fits all 4 of us in quite well, the rear seats are really scooped and the fronts scalloped at the back so not too bad
anyway the kids are in the back so i'm not too worried!!!
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ah yes, got back last week
very good both the skiing and the drive, the car performed flawlessly, and as I said on the "power" thread we achieved an average speed of 81 MPH over a distance (Morzine to Calais) of about 560 miles
we where never overtaken - in over 1200 miles, but the French motorways are simply superb and can take high speed driving pretty well
on the return stint I did the final leg - Reims to Calais - and boy is that a fast bit of road, mostly brits racing to get to the chunnel etc
we stopped at the old French F1 circuit on the way
our kids in the back - my son is over 6ft tall so quite tight but doable
my son on the slopes
the car ready for the return trip
and the petrol was not too bad - I think about £400 in all, for about 1500 miles
so actually not bad - it costs only a little less when I take the Toyota Landcruiser
very good both the skiing and the drive, the car performed flawlessly, and as I said on the "power" thread we achieved an average speed of 81 MPH over a distance (Morzine to Calais) of about 560 miles
we where never overtaken - in over 1200 miles, but the French motorways are simply superb and can take high speed driving pretty well
on the return stint I did the final leg - Reims to Calais - and boy is that a fast bit of road, mostly brits racing to get to the chunnel etc
we stopped at the old French F1 circuit on the way
our kids in the back - my son is over 6ft tall so quite tight but doable
my son on the slopes
the car ready for the return trip
and the petrol was not too bad - I think about £400 in all, for about 1500 miles
so actually not bad - it costs only a little less when I take the Toyota Landcruiser
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So over all you covered 1200 miles?
I do like the new French roads, i avoided toll roads as i wasn't sure what price they were? But the roads i did go on were empty compared to ours, what i found weird was no hedges , made the views nicer but felt weird, and 81 MPH wow thats impressive for an average.
I do like the new French roads, i avoided toll roads as i wasn't sure what price they were? But the roads i did go on were empty compared to ours, what i found weird was no hedges , made the views nicer but felt weird, and 81 MPH wow thats impressive for an average.
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This is what having performance cars is all about; using them.
I tried doing the same with my Monaro VXR for a camping trip. Unfortunately mine was the later model that had the fuel tank relocated into the boot to meet USA federal regulations (although in the UK it was marketed as being done to improve handling < cough> b*llocks ).
Sadly wasn't big enough and I had to drive a 325 auto instead
I tried doing the same with my Monaro VXR for a camping trip. Unfortunately mine was the later model that had the fuel tank relocated into the boot to meet USA federal regulations (although in the UK it was marketed as being done to improve handling < cough> b*llocks ).
Sadly wasn't big enough and I had to drive a 325 auto instead
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yeah about that, actually the GPS say 750 each way from Cambridge so may 1500 is closer
the roads are superb and lane discipline generally better - and because the max speed is 81 MPH (130 KPH) the motorway seems to travel at 90MPH anyway
the fuel tank is pretty big, about 90ltr - so you really can drive for a good 3 or 4 hours before you have to stop
and agree re using it - so does the owner luckily, although he did say that Ferrari owners can get very sensitive about mileage
the roads are superb and lane discipline generally better - and because the max speed is 81 MPH (130 KPH) the motorway seems to travel at 90MPH anyway
This is what having performance cars is all about; using them.
I tried doing the same with my Monaro VXR for a camping trip. Unfortunately mine was the later model that had the fuel tank relocated into the boot to meet USA federal regulations (although in the UK it was marketed as being done to improve handling < cough> b*llocks ).
Sadly wasn't big enough and I had to drive a 325 auto instead
I tried doing the same with my Monaro VXR for a camping trip. Unfortunately mine was the later model that had the fuel tank relocated into the boot to meet USA federal regulations (although in the UK it was marketed as being done to improve handling < cough> b*llocks ).
Sadly wasn't big enough and I had to drive a 325 auto instead
and agree re using it - so does the owner luckily, although he did say that Ferrari owners can get very sensitive about mileage
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from memory I think the toll charges to Morzine are about 35 to 45 euros each way
lol, on wrong side of the road - yes it can be confusing on complicated road junctions
but actually in general I don't find it a problem at all
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that is not made up of one single toll but multiple smallers ones, some for long stretches of mway and some for 5 or 10 miles - so they differ in amount
the longest stretch is something like Reims to Dijon - which is prob 140 odd miles, that is probably £25 odd quid on its own
but I don't remember them being that high!!!!! - maybe he is trying to diddle me lol
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http://www.autoroutes.fr/fr/itineraires.htm
Calais to Morzine, quickest and 'recommended by Michelin' routes both come in within 2.5 euros of one another, at just over 75 each way.
Calais to Morzine, quickest and 'recommended by Michelin' routes both come in within 2.5 euros of one another, at just over 75 each way.
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Toll costs sound about right. They do vary depending on time of day/week. I'm still yet to fathom it.
The automated toll payment does costs extra....its cheaper to pay cash at the toll. Annoyingly.
I've driven to Spain both via two route: via Lyon and via Bordeaux. The Bordeaux route used to be cheaper as the N10 was free. Its now a nice new toll road so costs have evened out.
What is expensive is the fuel at the stations on the toll roads....plan your stops to coincide with fuel stops and it can save enough money to buy your lunch!
Hodgy: Did you travel to Calais via the tunnel? If so how was Calais in regards to the migrants. I'm due to drive over soon and the news sites appears to have now got fixated on the PM's tax affairs It wasn't good when I travelled this time last year...so much so that the next time I took the overnight ferry from Bilbao.
The automated toll payment does costs extra....its cheaper to pay cash at the toll. Annoyingly.
I've driven to Spain both via two route: via Lyon and via Bordeaux. The Bordeaux route used to be cheaper as the N10 was free. Its now a nice new toll road so costs have evened out.
What is expensive is the fuel at the stations on the toll roads....plan your stops to coincide with fuel stops and it can save enough money to buy your lunch!
Hodgy: Did you travel to Calais via the tunnel? If so how was Calais in regards to the migrants. I'm due to drive over soon and the news sites appears to have now got fixated on the PM's tax affairs It wasn't good when I travelled this time last year...so much so that the next time I took the overnight ferry from Bilbao.
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Thats good to keep in mind, might plan my trip around toll roads, don't want to use up my spending money.
I use ferry myself, takes you where ever you want to go, save going direct to Calais.
I use ferry myself, takes you where ever you want to go, save going direct to Calais.
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agreed fuel is more expensive on the Toll roads - more so than in the UK I think
Hodgy: Did you travel to Calais via the tunnel? If so how was Calais in regards to the migrants. I'm due to drive over soon and the news sites appears to have now got fixated on the PM's tax affairs It wasn't good when I travelled this time last year...so much so that the next time I took the overnight ferry from Bilbao.
on the way - no issues at all
on the way back there was definite activity, both from the police and migrants, on the approach roads (about 3 miles out from the ferry terminal)
so that means lorries being stopped and searched etc - lots of police running around
but we actually came back on the Friday - so ferry traffic was VERY light tbh
it may have caused an issue on a busier time of the week
the tunnel seems always less "mirgranty" imo
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