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Excited/Worried 60/40% - Moonstone2.0 - 19-12-2011
Tomorrow night I will commence the longest journey I have ever undertaken with a car and I will be taking the one and only hdi (and the Mrs)!
It is a 2000 mile round trip starting in Glasgow - York - Dover ferry to Dunkirk - Erfurt, Germany and back again after Christmas.
The way there will be with an over night in York but the way back is going to be done in a one'r. 20 hours of boooost
Serviced the car last week, but aux belt still off a groove and squeals some days. (taking replacement :p)
Just for laughs give your opinion in the poll.
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - mark_airey - 19-12-2011
I really would sort the Aux belt out for the sake of 1/2 hour max to do it! not worth the hassle of trying to do it on the side of the road IMO
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Moonstone2.0 - 19-12-2011
I have tried to fix it several with new power steering pump, new tensioners, new belt and its always goes back and covered about 4k with it the way it is and the belt seems to amazingly still be in good condition so we will see.
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - mark_airey - 19-12-2011
Moonstone2.0 Wrote:I have tried to fix it several with new power steering pump, new tensioners, new belt and its always goes back and covered about 4k with it the way it is and the belt seems to amazingly still be in good condition so we will see.
Ah.........so its a bit more major than first seems eh
Not much left to change there, something must be out of line slightly, how annoying!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Moonstone2.0 - 19-12-2011
The belt I have to replace it is a shorter one for de-airconning so if its not that, it will be new crank time.
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - MrsMoonstone - 19-12-2011
The boring/sensible/hopeful part of me obviously wants to select option one but the other 3 are definitely more interesting... I think I'll go in between and say that we will make it there and back but that somthing will go wrong (referring here to the incident of "f*ck the brakes are on fire" while on holiday in Wales last summer).
Also, Moony I'm sorry, the way back has a stop-over in Brunssum, Netherlands.
But the bottom line is, watch out for the "Stranded in France" thread coming to a forum near you on Wednesday!
On that bombshell: Merry Christmas and safe driving, everyone!
x
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Moonstone2.0 - 19-12-2011
:? I'm so glad I know all the details of this holiday
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Matt - 19-12-2011
Definatley breaking down, it's French lol
Nah in seriousness, if all problems are known/sorted shouldn't have a problem
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - hbomb1905 - 19-12-2011
My £100 dturbo did 2000 miles round france, belgium and holland on a lads holiday, fighting to keep up with a high boost gti (409bhp) and a 400bhp evo 8
...
youll be fine! haha
i still voted 'never to be heard from again' though sorry haha
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Dum-Dum - 19-12-2011
I reckon youll make it, the HDis love the motorway. Id love to hear how many miles you can get out of a full tank of fuel as its very possible that youll do it on less than 3 full tanks.
I think you may have a minor issue like something electric stopping working but youll get back on time and in one peice
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - MrsMoonstone - 19-12-2011
According to the TomTom it's 281m from my flat to the ferry port, 4:43hrs. Easy peasy!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Poodle - 19-12-2011
Enjoy your stay in France!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - MrsMoonstone - 19-12-2011
Poodle Wrote:Enjoy your stay in France!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - MrsMoonstone - 21-12-2011
My phone can't handle the chatbox!
Anyway, thanks to everyone's great help yesterday, Josie the patchwork pug has made it all the way south to wonderful Kent, we're about 25m from the ferry. Phew! Might still break down in France I reckon but at least we've come this far!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - mark_airey - 21-12-2011
MrsMoonstone Wrote:My phone can't handle the chatbox!
Anyway, thanks to everyone's great help yesterday, Josie the patchwork pug has made it all the way south to wonderful Kent, we're about 25m from the ferry. Phew! Might still break down in France I reckon but at least we've come this far!
Meh.........if you break down just start a new thread
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - cully - 21-12-2011
oww have a good trip
hope youve got your hi vis vest for france
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Eeyore - 21-12-2011
Good luck mate! haha
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Matt - 21-12-2011
At least of you break down in France there should be parts around haha
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Dum-Dum - 21-12-2011
Go Patchwork Pug, Go!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Jacko - 21-12-2011
I do hope you make it the whole route mate, but a stranded in France thread would be hilarious
Safe driving, and hope all goes well :handgestures-thumbup:
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Connor - 22-12-2011
Bring back a left hand drive HDi
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Matt - 22-12-2011
Guess its going okay, haven't heard anything yet lol
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Connor - 22-12-2011
They were in chatbox about an hour ago, have a "brake" issue lol
Excited/Worried 60/40% - Matt - 22-12-2011
Haha seriously? Thought that was sorted?
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Connor - 22-12-2011
Apparently not >.> lol
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - procta - 22-12-2011
it will be spot on man, if my car can go to knockhill and go around the local area, back home again. then sliverstone and around that area and back home again. both trips with camping gear in. the car was sweet as a nut there and back. so your car will be spot on too!
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Moonstone2.0 - 05-01-2012
So the patchwork pug made it! And still zooming!
![[Image: IMG-20111231-00563.jpg]](http://sanderson-brown.com/images/IMG-20111231-00563.jpg)
All a bit nerve racking as most of you will know
Front brakes went, then bonnet hinge snapped - had to change brakes in the rain on the street during work hours, drive at 50mph from glasgow to york cause the bungee cord I used to tie the bonnet down was a bit..well bungee like so it was flapping about. Changed bonnets in York, drove to Germany, ragged it down the motorway, drove back 9 days later, bought new bonnet in York and drove back to Glasgow!
![[Image: IMG-20111226-00559.jpg]](http://sanderson-brown.com/images/IMG-20111226-00559.jpg)
you gotta love the german autobahn!
Seems to be a limiter on 4k but the speed keeps on creeping up a bit slow though after 100. got up to 115 while overtaking and then remembered by wheel rating was 114 so pulled off.
Fun and games
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - mark_airey - 05-01-2012
At least it was a successful trip mate
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Dum-Dum - 05-01-2012
See, I knew youd make it.
Re: Excited/Worried 60/40% - Poodle - 05-01-2012
Congratulations for proving most of us wrong