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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Jim on 11 July 2010, 10:39:17
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Well after bringing my Irmscher Omega down to Northern Italy in April, I'm taking her back home again, the car gets a lot of attension in Milan as there are no other omega here (I think i've seen 2 estates) and its right hand drive, so anyway I'm driving her back to Glasgow via Switzerland, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belguim then back into France to Calais the reason for this route is that you avoid the tolls in France and save about €45 and the route is only about 30 miles longer and driving via Luxembourg means you can also fill up at about £1 a litre there :y
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Have a safe journey J. :y :y
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Have a safe journey J. :y :y
Cheers :y
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Have a good trip mate :y
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Have a good trip mate :y
1,200 mile approx, or 3 tanks of fuel :o
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Jim,
Any chance you can keep half an eye on LPG prices/availability on your way through as I think we'll be driving down in September :y
Thanks
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Have a safe journey Jim, hope the weather is good for the trip :y
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Jim,
Any chance you can keep half an eye on LPG prices/availability on your way through as I think we'll be driving down in September :y
Thanks
Will do :y
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Have a safe journey Jim, hope the weather is good for the trip :y
Will do, Cheers Mate :y
Look out for the pictures of the journey back to Glasgow in a few weeks, I'm doing the journey 23/24 July
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Well after bringing my Irmscher Omega down to Northern Italy in April, I'm taking her back home again, the car gets a lot of attension in Milan as there are no other omega here (I think i've seen 2 estates) and its right hand drive, so anyway I'm driving her back to Glasgow via Switzerland, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belguim then back into France to Calais the reason for this route is that you avoid the tolls in France and save about €45 and the route is only about 30 miles longer and driving via Luxembourg means you can also fill up at about £1 a litre there :y
Sounds a bargain, it cost us over €100 to get from calais to annecy!
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Have a good trip mate :y
1,200 mile approx, or 3 tanks of fuel :o
de ja vu with the fuel buddy!
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Have a good trip mate :y
1,200 mile approx, or 3 tanks of fuel :o
de ja vu with the fuel buddy!
I know, luckily with my job I get tax free fuel in Italy (€0.60 a liter or £0.50 a liter) so I'II be filling the tank to the neck and filling up my 3x 20 liter fuel cans in the boot before I leave :y
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Well after bringing my Irmscher Omega down to Northern Italy in April, I'm taking her back home again, the car gets a lot of attension in Milan as there are no other omega here (I think i've seen 2 estates) and its right hand drive, so anyway I'm driving her back to Glasgow via Switzerland, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belguim then back into France to Calais the reason for this route is that you avoid the tolls in France and save about €45 and the route is only about 30 miles longer and driving via Luxembourg means you can also fill up at about £1 a litre there :y
Sounds a bargain, it cost us over €100 to get from calais to annecy!
I know road tolls are such a rip of, when I drove to Monte Carlo last weekend it cost €54.00 for a return journey of a distance of 400 miles round trip and we where stuck in traffic >:(I'm glad we don't pay road tolls in the UK
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Remember "2011" Calender photos Jim. ;D ;D ;D :y
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Remember "2011" Calender photos Jim. ;D ;D ;D :y
Good Point :y
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As I said to the wife, more than once, while driving in Austria/Germany last year...How many Omega's do you see, against the huge numbers of Mercs and BM's. ?
So ! Whats the rarer car ?
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As I said to the wife, more than once, while driving in Austria/Germany last year...How many Omega's do you see, against the huge numbers of Mercs and BM's. ?
So ! Whats the rarer car ?
Agreed, they are getting rarer over here on the continent!!
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Well booked the ferry today, leaving Milano at 1200ish on friday then on the midnight'ish ferry Calais-Dover then up to Glasgow by morning
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Agreed, they are getting rarer over here on the continent!!
I saw two in France the other week, & one of them was UK registered ;) ;) ;) :y
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Agreed, they are getting rarer over here on the continent!!
I saw two in France the other week, & one of them was UK registered ;) ;) ;) :y
There'll be a third one there in 8 days time .. :)
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Agreed, they are getting rarer over here on the continent!!
I saw two in France the other week, & one of them was UK registered ;) ;) ;) :y
There'll be a third one there in 8 days time .. :)
That will be a fourth as I'm transiting through France on friday :y
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Well after bringing my Irmscher Omega down to Northern Italy in April, I'm taking her back home again, the car gets a lot of attension in Milan as there are no other omega here (I think i've seen 2 estates) and its right hand drive, so anyway I'm driving her back to Glasgow via Switzerland, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belguim then back into France to Calais the reason for this route is that you avoid the tolls in France and save about €45 and the route is only about 30 miles longer and driving via Luxembourg means you can also fill up at about £1 a litre there :y
Sounds a bargain, it cost us over €100 to get from calais to annecy!
I know road tolls are such a rip of, when I drove to Monte Carlo last weekend it cost €54.00 for a return journey of a distance of 400 miles round trip and we where stuck in traffic >:(I'm glad we don't pay road tolls in the UK
But if the Govt get their way, SOON.....................
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I hope it dosen't happen, i think we have a good system in the UK, after living in Germany, and Italy I know which system I prefer :y
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I've started to pack the miggy this morning ready for the journey home, as I might get away from work a day earlier :y
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I've started to pack the miggy this morning ready for the journey home, as I might get away from work a day earlier :y
Safe journey Jim... Look forward to your reports of LPG(GPL) stations for my trip in September :y Particularly interested in Luxembourg/Switzerland as I know it's not commonplace in either country but would (obviously ::)) like to take advantage of the cheaper prices in either of these countries as I will be filling with Petrol anyway :y
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I've started to pack the miggy this morning ready for the journey home, as I might get away from work a day earlier :y
Safe journey Jim... Look forward to your reports of LPG(GPL) stations for my trip in September :y Particularly interested in Luxembourg/Switzerland as I know it's not commonplace in either country but would (obviously ::)) like to take advantage of the cheaper prices in either of these countries as I will be filling with Petrol anyway :y
I've found about 5/6 in my area of Italy all within 10 min drive from the house :y
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I've started to pack the miggy this morning ready for the journey home, as I might get away from work a day earlier :y
Safe journey Jim... Look forward to your reports of LPG(GPL) stations for my trip in September :y Particularly interested in Luxembourg/Switzerland as I know it's not commonplace in either country but would (obviously ::)) like to take advantage of the cheaper prices in either of these countries as I will be filling with Petrol anyway :y
I've found about 5/6 in my area of Italy all within 10 min drive from the house :y
Excellent... I know I can fill up there if nothing else then ;)
Italy, Belgium and France aren't too bad as it's widely available :y
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Well thats me home, I covered 1,120 miles in 22 hours including the Ferry crossing, I lost 2 hours at the San Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland so I was late for my ferry and had to pay extra to get on the next one, my original ferry crossing which I booked 2 days ago was only £30 but I had to pay an extra £60 to get on the next avaliable crossing >:(
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That's impressive Jim, given the route travelled! Bummer about the ferry though >:( :y
Oh, & welcome home :y
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That's impressive Jim, given the route travelled! Bummer about the ferry though >:( :y
Oh, & welcome home :y
Cheers Phil, its good to be home :y
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Have a great trip Jim! :y :y :y It sounds like an idyllic trip 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Have a great trip Jim! :y :y :y It sounds like an idyllic trip 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Lizzie, he did, it was, he's home! ;D ;) :y
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Have a great trip Jim! :y :y :y It sounds like an idyllic trip 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Lizzie, he did, it was, he's home! ;D ;) :y
Thanks Phil! :o :o I now realise that I just read the opening part of this thread without noting it was old!! ::) ::) :-[ :-[ :-[
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Have a great trip Jim! :y :y :y It sounds like an idyllic trip 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Lizzie, he did, it was, he's home! ;D ;) :y
Thanks Phil! :o :o I now realise that I just read the opening part of this thread without noting it was old!! ::) ::) :-[ :-[ :-[
Aw Lizzie! I'm embarrassed that i've made you embarrassed! :-[
Lets both be embarrassed together :-* ;D ;)
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Have a great trip Jim! :y :y :y It sounds like an idyllic trip 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Lizzie, he did, it was, he's home! ;D ;) :y
Thanks Phil! :o :o I now realise that I just read the opening part of this thread without noting it was old!! ::) ::) :-[ :-[ :-[
Aw Lizzie! I'm embarrassed that i've made you embarrassed! :-[
Lets both be embarrassed together :-* ;D ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y
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Thanks anyway Lizze, as said I did the journey last night, 22 hours including cross channel crossing to cover 1,120 miles :y and the miggy never missed a beat!!!!!!!!
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Thanks anyway Lizze, as said I did the journey last night, 22 hours including cross channel crossing to cover 1,120 miles :y and the miggy never missed a beat!!!!!!!!
That is impressive running Jim :y :y
I have always reckoned that with the Omega, and the Senator before it, you can run them all day and night at 100 mph for mile upon mile, providing they are well maintained..............oh, and with the benefit of an 'in flight' re-fuelling system!! :D :D :D :D ;) ;)
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Thanks anyway Lizze, as said I did the journey last night, 22 hours including cross channel crossing to cover 1,120 miles :y and the miggy never missed a beat!!!!!!!!
That is impressive running Jim :y :y
I have always reckoned that with the Omega, and the Senator before it, you can run them all day and night at 100 mph for mile upon mile, providing they are well maintained..............oh, and with the benefit of an 'in flight' re-fuelling system!! :D :D :D :D ;) ;)
I averaged 130kph/80mph (as thats the limit) on the continent, 1st leg was Milan to Luxembourg 400 miles non stop and refuel as its a lot cheaper there approx 97p a liter, then non stop to calais, cross the channel then non-stop from Dover to Grantham refuel then non stop to Carlisle via Scotch Corner to drop my passenger off then up to Glasgow all within 22 hours :y
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Thanks anyway Lizze, as said I did the journey last night, 22 hours including cross channel crossing to cover 1,120 miles :y and the miggy never missed a beat!!!!!!!!
That is impressive running Jim :y :y
I have always reckoned that with the Omega, and the Senator before it, you can run them all day and night at 100 mph for mile upon mile, providing they are well maintained..............oh, and with the benefit of an 'in flight' re-fuelling system!! :D :D :D :D ;) ;)
I averaged 130kph/80mph (as thats the limit) on the continent, 1st leg was Milan to Luxembourg 400 miles non stop and refuel as its a lot cheaper there approx 97p a liter, then non stop to calais, cross the channel then non-stop from Dover to Grantham refuel then non stop to Carlisle via Scotch Corner to drop my passenger off then up to Glasgow all within 22 hours :y
Bodes well for our trip in less than 8 weeks. Although we've got another 200 miles (ish) on top of your total it will be (mainly) on Italian Toll Roads so should be better to drive.
I reckon we'll have 2 10 hour days from the ferry without pushing it too much. Plan on having a cheap hotel in/near Dunkirk in both directions so we have a fresh start to the continental leg out and time to do some last minute shopping ala cheese eating land on the way back :y :y
I take it you're not taking the Mig back down when you next go?
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Thanks anyway Lizze, as said I did the journey last night, 22 hours including cross channel crossing to cover 1,120 miles :y and the miggy never missed a beat!!!!!!!!
That is impressive running Jim :y :y
I have always reckoned that with the Omega, and the Senator before it, you can run them all day and night at 100 mph for mile upon mile, providing they are well maintained..............oh, and with the benefit of an 'in flight' re-fuelling system!! :D :D :D :D ;) ;)
I averaged 130kph/80mph (as thats the limit) on the continent, 1st leg was Milan to Luxembourg 400 miles non stop and refuel as its a lot cheaper there approx 97p a liter, then non stop to calais, cross the channel then non-stop from Dover to Grantham refuel then non stop to Carlisle via Scotch Corner to drop my passenger off then up to Glasgow all within 22 hours :y
Bodes well for our trip in less than 8 weeks. Although we've got another 200 miles (ish) on top of your total it will be (mainly) on Italian Toll Roads so should be better to drive.
I reckon we'll have 2 10 hour days from the ferry without pushing it too much. Plan on having a cheap hotel in/near Dunkirk in both directions so we have a fresh start to the continental leg out and time to do some last minute shopping ala cheese eating land on the way back :y :y
I take it you're not taking the Mig back down when you next go?
Correct, the mig is staying in Scotland and I'm flying back to Italy in 4 weeks time
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Fair bit of mileage there Jim :y
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Welcome home mate :y
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Welcome home mate :y
Cheers mate, I drove passed Ashford about 5 in the morning
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I took some photos of the journey:
In the services in Switzerland
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/23072010547.jpg)
On the ferry approching Dover
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/24072010549.jpg)
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/24072010548.jpg)
Swiss road tax sticker
(http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy201/wee-jim/24072010550.jpg)