European Road Trip

[jeynesey]

Make sure you carry some oil in the boot.

And a dead prostitute.

*Doesnt have to be dead.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Don't forget your hi viz vest!  

http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Driving-in-France-New-legal.html

read this:  

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=598595&i=0

[Neo Badness]

As above, aside from live/dead prostitute.

I'd recommend decent UK&EU Satnav with the most up to date maps you can get hold of.
I used a widescreen Garmin unit and found it pretty good.

Don't lower it if you're going to be driving through snow and into rough ski carparks etc, it'll just be a pain in the hoop. 

Some decent headlight bulbs if you are driving at night.

After you've made sure it's all serviced I'd make sure you had a decent CD player with mp3 connection. Once you get into the driving you can cover surprising distances in a day.

Enjoy the trip

[Diamond Hell]

Oh and get membership of ADAC - all-Europe breakdown cover for the same as AA membership.

[danny_p]

if your going into the arsehole of nowhere.

to carry in your car,  full set of warm clothes, sleeping bag, load of choccy bars decent boots,  shovel rope.

for your car.   steel wheels,  new battery, full fluids change, set of winter boots, set of snowchains. 


whatever you don't lower it or put big fat alloys on it as that'll make it useless on snow.

if your going further into nowhere take a wishbone as well

[Neo Badness]

Oh and get membership of ADAC - all-Europe breakdown cover for the same as AA membership.

I forgot to say this too. Think I paid 54.00 for the whole year of Euro wide cover. Better to have it and not need it than need and not have it.

if your going further into nowhere take a wishbone as well