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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #60 on: 14 April 2012, 11:54:59 »

By the way - got one of the telepeage (liber-t) auto payment gadgets a couple of years ago. really saves time, no queing and bothering passenger to pay and get tickets

Got it from here http://www.aprr.fr/fr/souscrire_telepeage_liber_t/les-avantages (need to translate or practice your french) which was the only ones who will supply to UK. You can apply online, pay 10 euro's for gadget no additional costs. Charges your credit card for only the month you use and the toll. I love it and so do'es Swmbo as I don't have to wake her.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #61 on: 14 April 2012, 17:53:41 »

By the way - got one of the telepeage (liber-t) auto payment gadgets a couple of years ago. really saves time, no queing and bothering passenger to pay and get tickets

Got it from here http://www.aprr.fr/fr/souscrire_telepeage_liber_t/les-avantages (need to translate or practice your french) which was the only ones who will supply to UK. You can apply online, pay 10 euro's for gadget no additional costs. Charges your credit card for only the month you use and the toll. I love it and so do'es Swmbo as I don't have to wake her.
This time, we're planning on avoiding tolls, as we always miss so much. So me and a mate are taking an easy trip down, over 2 or 3 days, just the 2 of us (for various reasons, the girls are flying, along with the other members of the party, but will be with us on way home).

Mate is taking his Morgan, so this occasion won't be the 'blat it all in a day' type trips I've done before, something the Omega excels at. Probably a couple of 2hr stinks a day. My mate is a diabetic, so I have to ensure he takes something with sugar in quite regularly.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #62 on: 14 April 2012, 22:46:43 »

By the way - got one of the telepeage (liber-t) auto payment gadgets a couple of years ago. really saves time, no queing and bothering passenger to pay and get tickets

Got it from here http://www.aprr.fr/fr/souscrire_telepeage_liber_t/les-avantages (need to translate or practice your french) which was the only ones who will supply to UK. You can apply online, pay 10 euro's for gadget no additional costs. Charges your credit card for only the month you use and the toll. I love it and so do'es Swmbo as I don't have to wake her.
This time, we're planning on avoiding tolls, as we always miss so much. So me and a mate are taking an easy trip down, over 2 or 3 days, just the 2 of us (for various reasons, the girls are flying, along with the other members of the party, but will be with us on way home).

Mate is taking his Morgan, so this occasion won't be the 'blat it all in a day' type trips I've done before, something the Omega excels at. Probably a couple of 2hr stinks a day. My mate is a diabetic, so I have to ensure he takes something with sugar in quite regularly.

Well, you certainly don't want to be trying to keep up with that in an insignia on the B roads. ;D
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #63 on: 15 April 2012, 09:15:56 »

By the way - got one of the telepeage (liber-t) auto payment gadgets a couple of years ago. really saves time, no queing and bothering passenger to pay and get tickets

Got it from here http://www.aprr.fr/fr/souscrire_telepeage_liber_t/les-avantages (need to translate or practice your french) which was the only ones who will supply to UK. You can apply online, pay 10 euro's for gadget no additional costs. Charges your credit card for only the month you use and the toll. I love it and so do'es Swmbo as I don't have to wake her.
This time, we're planning on avoiding tolls, as we always miss so much. So me and a mate are taking an easy trip down, over 2 or 3 days, just the 2 of us (for various reasons, the girls are flying, along with the other members of the party, but will be with us on way home).

Mate is taking his Morgan, so this occasion won't be the 'blat it all in a day' type trips I've done before, something the Omega excels at. Probably a couple of 2hr stinks a day. My mate is a diabetic, so I have to ensure he takes something with sugar in quite regularly.

Well, you certainly don't want to be trying to keep up with that in an insignia on the B roads. ;D
Indeed, despite all the cut-up old dining room tables that Morgan use to make cars, his 240bhp in under a tonne will leave the Omega for dead, let alone an Insignia.  Not really going to be able to make it up in the bends either ;D
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #64 on: 15 April 2012, 10:07:36 »

By the way - got one of the telepeage (liber-t) auto payment gadgets a couple of years ago. really saves time, no queing and bothering passenger to pay and get tickets

Got it from here http://www.aprr.fr/fr/souscrire_telepeage_liber_t/les-avantages (need to translate or practice your french) which was the only ones who will supply to UK. You can apply online, pay 10 euro's for gadget no additional costs. Charges your credit card for only the month you use and the toll. I love it and so do'es Swmbo as I don't have to wake her.
This time, we're planning on avoiding tolls, as we always miss so much. So me and a mate are taking an easy trip down, over 2 or 3 days, just the 2 of us (for various reasons, the girls are flying, along with the other members of the party, but will be with us on way home).

Mate is taking his Morgan, so this occasion won't be the 'blat it all in a day' type trips I've done before, something the Omega excels at. Probably a couple of 2hr stinks a day. My mate is a diabetic, so I have to ensure he takes something with sugar in quite regularly.

Well, you certainly don't want to be trying to keep up with that in an insignia on the B roads. ;D
Indeed, despite all the cut-up old dining room tables that Morgan use to make cars, his 240bhp in under a tonne will leave the Omega for dead, let alone an Insignia.  Not really going to be able to make it up in the bends either ;D
The danger being if the Insignia doesn't like a bend it'll just pretend it's not there. :o
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #65 on: 16 April 2012, 20:27:38 »

Morris Marina! 8)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #66 on: 18 April 2012, 22:09:58 »

Late to this one as we've been away..

LPG readily available from most hypermarkets in France

As long as you are back before the end of July I have roof bars and a 1/2 width roof box you are welcome to borrow if required.

Fuel costs of LPG will save you a fortune compared to an insignia ... let alone the comfort points .. :)
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #67 on: 19 April 2012, 20:53:37 »

Late to this one as we've been away..

LPG readily available from most hypermarkets in France

As long as you are back before the end of July I have roof bars and a 1/2 width roof box you are welcome to borrow if required.

Fuel costs of LPG will save you a fortune compared to an insignia ... let alone the comfort points .. :)
I have GM roofbars and a pikey box.

As to fuel costs, I'd expect around low 20s from TBE, maybe tad less, with roofbox.  I'd expect easily 50+ from Insignia.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #68 on: 19 April 2012, 20:54:19 »

Anyway, the decision was taken out of my hands earlier.
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #69 on: 19 April 2012, 23:18:57 »

Anyway, the decision was taken out of my hands earlier.

What you got to take then?
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #70 on: 19 April 2012, 23:42:24 »

Anyway, the decision was taken out of my hands earlier.

You haven't broken TBE have you? :o
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #71 on: 20 April 2012, 20:09:03 »

Has he been yet?
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #72 on: 01 July 2012, 22:22:29 »

Just shy of 2500 miles driving an Insignia.

Downsides:
Dull, boring, uninspiring, brake failure, appalling rear visibility

Upsides:
Errrrr....
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #73 on: 01 July 2012, 22:25:17 »

Joking aside, upsides:
Easily 700 miles from a tank
2500m later, I'm not crippled. Surprising comfortable. And thats without really properly adjusting the seats for me
Easy, effortless drive, if somewhat down on power
Some fun in the twisties, yet unexciting
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Re: Which car for France?
« Reply #74 on: 01 July 2012, 22:53:22 »

Joking aside, upsides:
Easily 700 miles from a tank
2500m later, I'm not crippled. Surprising comfortable. And thats without really properly adjusting the seats for me
Easy, effortless drive, if somewhat down on power
Some fun in the twisties, yet unexciting

You should try a VXR, oh my they're bloody lovely  :-* :-*
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