marty359
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- BMW 330d with indicators and Jeep Renegade also with indicators
Im not one for doing massive write ups but ive recently completed a 2700 mile trip in 17 days around europe in the C32 across France,Holland,Belgium,Luxemburg,Switzerland and Italy and oohh what fun its been, we had miles and miles of empty motorways on the way back from Italy and great twisty roads when we got there,so much fun infact i had to prise my new wife out of the drivers seat so i could have a go. The car was giving me nearly 400 miles to a tank with the cruise control on,something i never see here and the car got a fair bit of stick while away and it only let me down once and that was when we got home and i tried to shut the sunroof.......it jammed! Oh and never leave a make up mirror in the boot and forget to pull load cover over! I have a nice foot long burn on my roof lining where the sun reflected off the mirror.......jeez the whole car could of gone up in smoke!
Italy has the most speed cameras on the motorways but all are clearly signposted just before them and we saw a few mobile laser traps in built up tourist areas, i was amazed how good the standard of driving was while we were away, in Tuscany virtually all drivers would stick to the speed limits even if the road was 50km/h and not in a built up area and cars never hog the overtaking lane and always move over before you approach them.Mopeds in towns are a different story though and we saw quite a few nasty accidents.All in all it was a fantastic drive especially through Switzerland and Belgium where the roads are completely empty.
I also found that when using the Channel Tunnel no matter what time you book your slot they will let you through at anytime for no extra charge,we even came back a day early and they put us on the next available train at no extra charge.
Anyway heres a few pics
The wife in a tunnel WOW i managed to do a link and changed the words:bannana:
Italy has the most speed cameras on the motorways but all are clearly signposted just before them and we saw a few mobile laser traps in built up tourist areas, i was amazed how good the standard of driving was while we were away, in Tuscany virtually all drivers would stick to the speed limits even if the road was 50km/h and not in a built up area and cars never hog the overtaking lane and always move over before you approach them.Mopeds in towns are a different story though and we saw quite a few nasty accidents.All in all it was a fantastic drive especially through Switzerland and Belgium where the roads are completely empty.
I also found that when using the Channel Tunnel no matter what time you book your slot they will let you through at anytime for no extra charge,we even came back a day early and they put us on the next available train at no extra charge.
Anyway heres a few pics
The wife in a tunnel WOW i managed to do a link and changed the words:bannana: