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Title: road trip
Post by: stuthespread on 19 August 2008, 16:41:29
have any members driven their migs on an entensive road trip?i,m planning a trip to russia next spring and wondered if it would be wise to take the car.its a 4000 mile round trip and would like to do the journey in 5 days each way. :)
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: SteveMJ on 19 August 2008, 17:33:26
To the alps and back five-up a couple of years ago ~2000miles.

Ski rack whistled a bit a 140, other wise excellent.

Steve
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: Martin_1962 on 19 August 2008, 18:19:18
Take a spare crank sensor
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: Debs. on 19 August 2008, 18:27:56
Wales to Budapest; a truly memorable experience, `great-fun. :y

....recommend you have full 'Euro-assistance' insurance/recovery and take-along a spare accessory belt too. ;)
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: MikeDundee on 19 August 2008, 18:44:13
Done 2k couple of years ago touring west coast scotland and coming back down east/Dundee direction :y
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: m1ct on 19 August 2008, 19:13:46
Driven my one 16hours non stop (only 1 quick fill-up) at high motorway speed abroad and 4 days later 1k again back to UK- no problems. Did have some spare bits in the boot though!  
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: DC on 19 August 2008, 21:50:33
1600km in 16h - two times in June - single driver. no spares, just europe wide assistance. tha car has 185000km on the clock. no problem - omega made for drives like that
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: TheBoy on 19 August 2008, 21:56:44
Used to go to south of france every year.  My advice, take a spare crank sensor ::)
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: kris9128 on 19 August 2008, 22:02:15
lands end to john o groats next august. check out the meets and gatherings section. it's under GUMBALL RALLY TYPE THING. your more than welcome to join in.  :y :y :y
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: tmx on 19 August 2008, 22:15:46
took my v6 vec to nurburgring with vvoc  no problems and we drove preety much non-stop! bring a passenger whos competent with the car if your driving nonstop so you can take a break

take a c/s sensor as a guys broke in our convoy easy job to change can be done at roadside on a veccy anyway!
Title: Re: road trip
Post by: HerefordElite on 19 August 2008, 22:34:03
take a spare thrust washer for autobox! - mine decided to disintagrate just as we drove of the ferry in cherbourg on the way to south of france :'(.

Drove all the way there and back and around for a week in manual mode which was ok but randomly tried to pull off in 3rd/4th :o