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Title: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: illyun on 20 December 2006, 11:19

Hi all... I am going off for three weeks and you might be thing so what, but I thought it might be of interest as I will be driving my R32 through Belgium-France-Switzerland-Italy-France(again)-Spain-Gibraltar-Morocco and back to the UK via Spain/France - oh scrub Morocco off that list becuase I don't want to get held at gunpoint over their for my car.   :grin: :grin:   I'll park the R32 in a secure location somewhere in the south of Spain.  Not had even a week off work - including Christmas - since April 2002. Thats the life of an IT contractor, good money but no paid holidays, sick days etc..  The last proper holiday I had was in 1981 unless working in Belgium or a school trip to France in 1991 counts. Been married for 9 years and never took the missus on holiday/honeymoon as we were students and broke at the time so she's happy.

Mileage: 4200 miles
Photo Album: Yes - may post stuff online otherwise will do when I get back
Redbull - lots of, even though it will probably destroy my internal organs  :laugh:

By the way Doc don't do a runner before I get back and just because you haven't got a Golf doesn't mean you shouldn't stay on the forum - I am sure a lot of others like your virtual company and posts even if not technical. 

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: jv on 20 December 2006, 11:31

I was going to say "it's a hard knock life" with your 3 weeks off but damn, you have earned it!!!! Sounds a great plan for the new car :afro:

:santa:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: wantmygti on 20 December 2006, 11:48

Good luck!! Sounds like it'll be a great way to get to know the R32!

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: illyun on 20 December 2006, 15:56

and a great opportunity for the R32 to get to know my right foot  :evil: :evil: :evil:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: paulm007 on 20 December 2006, 18:48

Do a quick detour into Germany mate, dont want to miss the opportunity to try the 32 on an Autobahn surely!!!

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: phope on 20 December 2006, 18:48

sounds good  :cool:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: TagnuT on 20 December 2006, 19:19

Have a good trip & take pleanty of Pics for us . :cool:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: The Doc on 20 December 2006, 20:48

Enjoy yourself buddie! I'll still be here when you return!

EOS taster pics:

(http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3716/image01969wr6.jpg)

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: Shrodinger's Cat on 20 December 2006, 22:33

Sounds like an excellent road trip mate - enjoy.

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: Neaty on 20 December 2006, 23:36

I would love to do something like that, but just dont have a car that I would trust taking that far in case it broke down in the middle of antwerp or somewhere esle random!

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: illyun on 08 January 2007, 14:29

I'm back... arrived last night after a gruelling drive from Madrid  to Poitiers via Bordeaux on saturday and from Poitiers to London then Ipswich via Versailles Palace/Paris on Sunday - Madrid to Ipswich in 36 hours! Total mileage for the whole trip was 4500 miles from 17th Dec to 7th Jan... the driving was ok although I think the drive over this weekend pushed me over the top - my bones are literally aching  :grin:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: The Doc on 08 January 2007, 15:37

Send me / pm me some pics mate!

BTW those new R32's can't be "corrected" so slow up on the miles  :grin:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: Shrodinger's Cat on 08 January 2007, 15:48

Welcome back to Blighty.    :smiley:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: Neaty on 08 January 2007, 17:26

how did the car peform then, good long distance cruiser?

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: wantmygti on 08 January 2007, 20:29

That 3 weeks went quickly.

Wake up and tell us how it was then!!!

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: TagnuT on 08 January 2007, 20:36

Hope that you had a nice time. Three weeks really went fast.

Out of interest what was your average speed and MPG?

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: illyun on 09 January 2007, 20:28

Not sure about average speed but I was doing between 95-130 on the motorways even when it was minus 3 in the Alps - chasing some UK 06 Plated Range Rover Sports on the edge of sheer drops!  Just really tired at the moment - worsened by the fact that I had to drive from Ipswich to Wales the morning after I got back.  I will be posting a lot of photos and info soon though.  :wink:

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: TagnuT on 09 January 2007, 20:50

Cheers

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: illyun on 10 January 2007, 10:31

Don't understand this but while I was driving around Europe I didn't really feel tired but now its been 3 days since I returned but have no energy and my bones/body still ache...  probably just need a lot of rest... plus I'm a wimp so that doesn't help  :grin: :grin: :grin:   

By the way, the mpg hovered around 23mpg but I really had a very heavy right foot  :evil: :evil: :evil:

Except when I almost ran out of petrol in South Spain en route to Gibraltar from Barcelona.  The MFA was showing 0 miles of fuel left for about 10 miles and I was doing 45mph in 6th gear on the main motorway trying to make it to a service station because the surroundings looked something like a dodgy Mexcian countryside region - NOT  a place where you'd want to run out of fuel  :shocked:.  The mpg on that occasion hovered around 37-38mpg.  :grin:  I have to admit - I wished I was in a GTI at that point.

Title: Re: Off for 3 weeks
Post by: The Doc on 10 January 2007, 23:51

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