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Euro Road-trip - Handful of snaps 3.0si

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Post by s.m.456 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:19 pm

I have finally dragged myself out of the holiday blues and had a quick flick through my holiday photos. I only took a couple of the car when I thought it looked pretty special :wink:

I won't bore you with the details but we covered 2500 miles through France, Switzerland & Italy. Took a few detours around the Swiss borders to take in some of the famous mountain passes. Thoroughly enjoyed the driving, the car was extremely rewarding and most importantly 100% reliable.

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Post by Mr Tidy » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:11 pm

Lovely photos OP. :thumbsup:

Those pits look like Reims. If it is, I drove down that road in 2004 but foolishly didn't stop for any photos. :oops:

There is something slightly eerie about old, abandoned pitlanes.

Hope you had a great trip. :thumbsup:

ETA You ought to put one of those in the monthly competition!
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Post by TR4man » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:29 pm

Yes, that is certainly Reims - a very evocative place to visit.

Some very good photos.
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Post by buzyg » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:46 pm

Spectacular. 8) :thumbsup:
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Post by ronk » Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:48 pm

I'm off to SW Germany on Monday and hope to see some blue sky and mountains !
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Post by enzed4 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:37 am

Beautiful :thumbsup:
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Post by s.m.456 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:15 am

ronk wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:48 pm I'm off to SW Germany on Monday and hope to see some blue sky and mountains !
Blue skies + mountains + roof down makes for an awesome drive. It's great when you can see ahead for 4-5 corners and give it the beans on some fantastic Swiss roads. The engine note and pops from exhaust turn you into a grinning fool :D

I tried to capture some tunnel runs on video but all we managed was a lot of wind noise...
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Post by BlastDK » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:26 am

Looks stunning! nice pictures.

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Post by Taz » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:31 am

nice :) :thumbsup:

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Post by jamie_z4 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:33 am

wow fantastic pics
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Post by s.m.456 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:11 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:11 pm Lovely photos OP. :thumbsup:

Those pits look like Reims. If it is, I drove down that road in 2004 but foolishly didn't stop for any photos. :oops:

There is something slightly eerie about old, abandoned pitlanes.

Hope you had a great trip. :thumbsup:

ETA You ought to put one of those in the monthly competition!
Looking at the competition of last month I don't think I would cut the grade! Which photo would be the pick of the bunch?
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Post by paulgs1000 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:30 pm

Great photos and a lovely looking si :thumbsup:
Out of interest - what was your average mpg for the trip - any idea? Steph and I did a similar trip this summer and averaged nearly 24 mpg in our M - quite pleased with that (included 250kph on the autobahn and 5 Swiss passes so mixed driving). Used to have a 3.0si so paricularly interested.
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Post by s.m.456 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 3:01 pm

paulgs1000 wrote: Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:30 pm Great photos and a lovely looking si :thumbsup:
Out of interest - what was your average mpg for the trip - any idea? Steph and I did a similar trip this summer and averaged nearly 24 mpg in our M - quite pleased with that (included 250kph on the autobahn and 5 Swiss passes so mixed driving). Used to have a 3.0si so paricularly interested.
According to the on board computer we averaged 35ish mpg overall. On the steady run back from Tuscany to Morzine I squeezed 450 miles out of the tank with approx 7L left on the re-fill.

I was surprised at the fuel prices in Italy, I think we may have some of the cheapest fuel in Europe at the moment.

For performance, economy, experience and value I think the 3.0si is hard to trump!
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Post by Smartbear » Sat Jul 29, 2017 3:43 pm

s.m.456 wrote: Sat Jul 29, 2017 3:01 pm
paulgs1000 wrote: Sat Jul 29, 2017 1:30 pm Great photos and a lovely looking si :thumbsup:
Out of interest - what was your average mpg for the trip - any idea? Steph and I did a similar trip this summer and averaged nearly 24 mpg in our M - quite pleased with that (included 250kph on the autobahn and 5 Swiss passes so mixed driving). Used to have a 3.0si so paricularly interested.
According to the on board computer we averaged 35ish mpg overall. On the steady run back from Tuscany to Morzine I squeezed 450 miles out of the tank with approx 7L left on the re-fill.

I was surprised at the fuel prices in Italy, I think we may have some of the cheapest fuel in Europe at the moment.

For performance, economy, experience and value I think the 3.0si is hard to trump!
Great pics :thumbsup:
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Post by DaveZ4richardson » Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:09 pm

I am already booked up to use Reims as a base for a weeks exploring in the zed in June next year then the second week heading over to Le Mans for the second week, can't wait. :driving: :thumbsup:
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