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Europe road trip

Post by Bodsy » Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:57 pm

So some of you know I took the Disco on a summer road trip over the last few weeks.

From the UK through France to Germany, then to Como for a few days and then to Tuscany for a week. Then back through Switzerland for a night and Germany for a couple of days before the 13hour drive home to get back in time for youngest son to do his Duke of Edinburgh expedition Saturday!

No oil used, no water used, no general problems except for a persistently re occurring P000E-22 (28) fuel volume regulator fault. This didn’t limp mode but has occasional momentary drop in available power when starting to accelerate. No biggie, just annoying!

Stubo’s upper boot basket worked a treat, a great place for the waterproofs and jumpers etc that usually get left all over the back seats. Made it a much tidier trip! Even the wife was impressed!

Finally had some time to fit some stickers back to the car!
Italian PRA, meet up with friends, play silly card games and still son was not too proud to accept the offer of a pink umbrella from an Italian grandma in a sudden downpour. 😂

Some facts and figures for you as you all love those.

This is in UK speak, Europe speak and US speak, so should cover the wide diversity of members in here!

Distance covered - 3,976 kilometres or 2,285 miles

Fuel used - 421.61 litres diesel or 92.74 uk gallons or 111.38 us gallons

Economy delivered - 9.43L/100km or 24.64 mpg UK or 20.52 mpg US

Total cost of fuel £573.48

Speed generally 120k/75mph on motorways, but also had to press on a bit when heading back to the uk as well as some mountainous roads etc, so overall not too bad.

Disco now cleaned last night, ready for Scout camp duties next weekend and then LRO show weekend after!

Disco rocks! 😎
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Re: Europe road trip

Post by glen.fryer1 » Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:23 am

Good times and good to see the Disco doing a good job.
We went around Scandinavia in the summer and a couple of weeks ago drove to Ypres to see my Great Grandfather's grave and then down to Soissons to see the missus Great Uncles name on the monument there .
No problems at all .

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