#1: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:45 pm ---- Ok guys, had quite alot of feedback to the Germany idea, positive and negative.
Now the people who are interested in going please leave a message here.
From there we can organise;- Route
- Cost
- Dates
Then from there the journey will be planned into more depth
Please only post to this topic if you are willing to attend
Cheers Last edited by Deany on Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:49 pm; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: Germany Cruise Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:48 pm ---- Count me in
#3: Re: Germany Cruise Author: -Dave-, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:49 pm ---- I'm interested, Do green flag operate in Germany
#4: Re: Germany Cruise Author: l_jacka, Location: CroydonPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:52 pm ---- Are you planning it for this year or next year? If my Pug is ready by the time then I am deffo coming providing AA do a recovery service in germany
#5: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:53 pm ---- Just be aware, some insurers don't let you drive abroad till your 25, and others are 21
#6: Re: Germany Cruise Author: l_jacka, Location: CroydonPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:54 pm ---- Also you should rename it to something like Roadtrip to Germany
Just be aware, some insurers don't let you drive abroad till your 25, and others are 21
Am I right in saying some insist you take the Plus pass before you do if you haven't already done so.
There are some advantage's to being Thirty I see, Not many but some
#8: Re: Germany Cruise Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:00 pm ---- i am defo interested but need to know dates and such as i may be forced to say no due to work
Just be aware, some insurers don't let you drive abroad till your 25, and others are 21
Am I right in saying some insist you take the Plus pass before you do if you haven't already done so.
There are some advantage's to being Thirty I see, Not many but some
Pass plus only lasts two years, and 80% of insurers don't accept it anyway, so doubt that would be the case.
#11: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:09 pm ---- So does anyone know the crack on what age and legal cover we will need?
Plus to who asked.....this will be hopefully organised for next year. I cant say dates yet due to the basic planning not being completed.
Just be aware, some insurers don't let you drive abroad till your 25, and others are 21
Am I right in saying some insist you take the Plus pass before you do if you haven't already done so.
There are some advantage's to being Thirty I see, Not many but some
Pass plus only lasts two years, and 80% of insurers don't accept it anyway, so doubt that would be the case.
I know they wanted my brother to do something to drive his car in Spain but he found it would be to much hassle so Rented one out there. Will have to ask him when I see him.
i like this, would be good to see some members from other countrys make there way there it could be an international 206 info meet
you have give yourself a big task here OP if this becomes a large scale meet but it could be excellent
#16: Re: Germany Cruise Author: shaker, Location: AustriaPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:42 pm ---- Well, it was fun last time so why not tho that wasn't in another country.. I was at FCS '10 1000 mile roadtrip ftw lol, and i even took a shortcut with a ferry!
Well, it was fun last time so why not tho that wasn't in another country.. I was at FCS '10 1000 mile roadtrip ftw lol, and i even took a shortcut with a ferry!
in that case i think we owe it to you to make the trip the other way
although i was not there at FCS '10 to see you i still wanna do this would love to drive the autobahn for starters aswell as see the sights in germany
#18: Re: Germany Cruise Author: shaker, Location: AustriaPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:05 pm ----
Somewhere in Germany's fine, still a bit of way but what the hell.. I like roadtrips
And yeah, autobahn could be good fun.. See how much difference in speed there is IRL, between the different models
Only thing with the unlimited sections on the autobahn, is that you need to watch your mirrors..
find out why by clicking here hehe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADEMiW6tuQM
#19: Re: Germany Cruise Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:25 pm ---- Iv always liked the sound of a proper road trip never been on one though
Autobahn to see how slow i have made my car by lowering it soo much
And obviously i would be careful on there and that
Im already looking forward to this now just make sure its gonna be when i have leave from work as i start training next year to go to afghan later in the year so would like to do this before i go
#20: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:43 am ---- This is now sounding like a proper meet haha. Only thing is what figure are we calculating for cost?
#21: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:02 am ---- im in guys!
we need to set start and end destinations.
from there we can all work out individual fuel costs. and time scale of the drive. once we done that we can see who wants to stop where n plot it on the route, then its a case for voting to see where are the stop markers going to be finding accomodation budget for food.
after that we can check dates n then before you know it we are off!
looking forward to it though!
Deany edit the first post with a list of names for attending mate
#22: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:16 am ---- Don't get your hopes up with the autobahns guys. They're normally to busy to get flat out, last year I didn't get much above 120mph due to traffic The route we took meant they were only short ones too.
#23: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:22 am ---- yeah when me old man goes over he can only touch 120 maybe 140 at a push but its not for long either
#24: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:26 am ---- I'm hoping the traffic isn't as bad this year so I can get past 160mph I know the car will go off the clocks but there's limited areas to try that in the UK.
#25: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:36 am ---- yeah tell me about the golf has got to 140mph in the uk. but would be awesome to see its real top speed.
#26: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:09 am ---- My current top is 157mph which is near as dammit but would like GPS confirmation too as the speedo reading that would be closer to 135/140 at a guess.
#27: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:35 am ---- Yeah ill edit the names when I go on the computer tonight.
Blackberry isn't too good for internet although I think a purchase of the new htc is a good plan.
Anyway, germany, yeah we need to plan routes etc
#28: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:38 am ---- where we thinking for a end destination? the ring?
#29: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:39 am ---- Just make sure you end up in Nurbug, and not Nuremburg. People seem to confuse the two.
#30: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:42 am ---- sounds like a bad american film lol
#31: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:09 am ---- Yeah hoping to end up at the ring. Soooo route wise I couldn't tell you the best route or what av ye. If someone is willing to look into that?
#32: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:22 am ----
Ape wrote:
Just make sure you end up in Nurbug, and not Nuremburg. People seem to confuse the two.
LOL Nurbug....where the hells that?
The last one i planned i sat for about 4 hours with AA route planner working out the maximum distance you would want to cover in a day (this will get less the more days your on the road) then pick a town/city near that max distance and look for cheap hotels.
Plan it in a nice loop so you don't get bored on the way back and everyone is happy.
As far as i'm concerned the best route to the 'ring and back is Dover - callais and up to the ring, then Amsterdam for a night before getting the ferry back to hull. Works out well for the northerners and southerners alike. (obviously there will need to be stop overs inbetween)
As for the fuel i'm sure there is a fuel calculator on there as well. If not it's not hard to take total milage and a guesstimated average MPG (much lower than it is currently).
#33: Re: Germany Cruise Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:26 am ---- is fuel cheaper over there? i will be getting a full tank for sure if it is
#34: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:28 am ---- About 1.60 (euro) a litre for 95 octane. So not really. Could be a cheapskate and run 91.
#35: Re: Germany Cruise Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:13 am ---- thats s**t i wanted cheap fuel
but still wanna go
#36: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:19 am ---- I doubt you want a road trip to Turkmenistan......but they are the cheapest for fuel, 2p a litre.
I doubt you want a road trip to Turkmenistan......but they are the cheapest for fuel, 2p a litre.
Where's Turkmenistan? Nurbug is the secret part of Nurburg you'd know if you've been haha. Did you find Nuremburg? like I said, don't get that and the 'Ring mixed up!
#38: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Cr4zYb0y, Location: SalisburyPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:01 pm ---- Ill do this if i have a Diesel..
is fuel cheaper over there? i will be getting a full tank for sure if it is
D4NTP wrote:
About 1.60 (euro) a litre for 95 octane. So not really. Could be a cheapskate and run 91.
Might be about the same regarding price, but i've read that somewhere that UK-sold fuel is some of the lowest quality in Europe. Even some petrol-stations premium fuel, like Shells V-Power, is "worse" than standard Danish 95-octane.
So in theory, engine should run with a bhp or two higher lol
D4NTP wrote:
Ape wrote:
Just make sure you end up in Nurbug, and not Nuremburg. People seem to confuse the two.
LOL Nurbug....where the hells that?
Nürburg is where the Nürburgring (aka "The Ring", "The Green Hell" etc.) is located. About 25-30 miles east of the Belgium border, into Germany.
Nüremberg is about 200 miles east of The Ring.
I doubt you want a road trip to Turkmenistan......but they are the cheapest for fuel, 2p a litre.
at that price damn right i want a road trip to turkmenistan
directions anyone?
#41: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:29 pm ---- I don't mind looking into routes if u guys want?how long we thinkin the trip will b? 3 days? 4?
#42: Re: Germany Cruise Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:31 pm ---- id like to think 4 days over a weekend kind of thing long weekend set off early doors on a friday and hopefully get back by late monday
thats my opinion anyway
#43: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:48 pm ---- That sounds a plan. So when we have the route planned are we expecting a figure of money then?
#44: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:39 pm ---- Before you go getting all excited check the ferry crossing prices. This trip would need booking well in advance to get anywhere near the kind of budget some of you guys seem to be hoping for. I don't want to be Mr pessimistic but it would be a shame if some people got their hopes up then had to bail out due to price. Personally i wouldn't tackle this with less than £2000 available. You never know whats going to happen, but a car breakdown is very likely! (no offence if your 206 is your only car)
Just a couple of points to clear up as well.....
Turkmenistan is just above Iran and Afganistan....not exactly a club 18-30's resort....
And Shaker...it says Nurbug.....not Nurburg.....hence the query....bloody Dutch..
#45: Re: Germany Cruise Author: drunknmunky, Location: Blackburn and CatterickPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:47 pm ---- I dont think anyone had prices in mind yet and as pointed out earlier in the thread it wont be until next year, plenty of time to save
My 206 is my only car but wont breakdown shes treated well and i may have another car by then so might be tempted to take that
Ohhh and Turkmenistan shall be a road trip for me, myself and i as no one else is offering to come? I am pretty sure it could be turned into club 18-30 if we wanted to its not about the party its about the people at the party and if its anything like afghan it should be a nice place just gotta watch out for the bullets like i did when i was there
#46: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:52 pm ----
drunknmunky wrote:
I dont think anyone had prices in mind yet and as pointed out earlier in the thread it wont be until next year, plenty of time to save
My 206 is my only car but wont breakdown shes treated well and i may have another car by then so might be tempted to take that
Ohhh and Turkmenistan shall be a road trip for me, myself and i as no one else is offering to come? I am pretty sure it could be turned into club 18-30 if we wanted to its not about the party its about the people at the party and if its anything like afghan it should be a nice place just gotta watch out for the bullets like i did when i was there
To be fair i went on an 18-30s once and after a couple of days i would have rather been in Afgan....Kos....never again.
Sneaky plan for the road trip...make sure one of the mechanic 'esc' guys on here turns up....would be a brucie bonus for all the 206 drivers..
I dont think anyone had prices in mind yet and as pointed out earlier in the thread it wont be until next year, plenty of time to save
My 206 is my only car but wont breakdown shes treated well and i may have another car by then so might be tempted to take that
Ohhh and Turkmenistan shall be a road trip for me, myself and i as no one else is offering to come? I am pretty sure it could be turned into club 18-30 if we wanted to its not about the party its about the people at the party and if its anything like afghan it should be a nice place just gotta watch out for the bullets like i did when i was there
To be fair i went on an 18-30s once and after a couple of days i would have rather been in Afgan....Kos....never again.
Sneaky plan for the road trip...make sure one of the mechanic 'esc' guys on here turns up....would be a brucie bonus for all the 206 drivers..
Sounds like Kos was fun then, to be fair i would never go on an 18-30s as i dont really bother with holidays that much thats why i want to get on this road trip
Mechanic guy would be me i just dont have the tools i studied it for 2 years at college and have only just got back into the swing of things really but hopefully by then i will also have some more knowledge so that should a problem arise i can fix it.....oh and maybe some tools too
#48: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:09 pm ----
drunknmunky wrote:
D4NTP wrote:
drunknmunky wrote:
I dont think anyone had prices in mind yet and as pointed out earlier in the thread it wont be until next year, plenty of time to save
My 206 is my only car but wont breakdown shes treated well and i may have another car by then so might be tempted to take that
Ohhh and Turkmenistan shall be a road trip for me, myself and i as no one else is offering to come? I am pretty sure it could be turned into club 18-30 if we wanted to its not about the party its about the people at the party and if its anything like afghan it should be a nice place just gotta watch out for the bullets like i did when i was there
To be fair i went on an 18-30s once and after a couple of days i would have rather been in Afgan....Kos....never again.
Sneaky plan for the road trip...make sure one of the mechanic 'esc' guys on here turns up....would be a brucie bonus for all the 206 drivers..
Sounds like Kos was fun then, to be fair i would never go on an 18-30s as i dont really bother with holidays that much thats why i want to get on this road trip
Mechanic guy would be me i just dont have the tools i studied it for 2 years at college and have only just got back into the swing of things really but hopefully by then i will also have some more knowledge so that should a problem arise i can fix it.....oh and maybe some tools too
Great, so you could tell the guys exactly how you COULD fix something....Mr Popular!
#49: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:20 pm ---- £2000 is a little excessive. Our 'Ring trip is for 6 days, maybe more if we feel like it, and for the 6 days it's about £500 per person (2 sharing a car, and that's overegged too!). Includes Fuel, Ferry Fares (£70 per car, NOT per person, so book an unsocial time and get over there cheaply), Laps, Hotel, Food/Beer. The only thing it doesn't allow for is souveniers.
Last year one of us spent no more than £400 and still had a great time. It can be as expensive as you want it to be. The unreliability thing I wouldn't worry about, it's something that can happen to any car if you've not maintained it enough. European cover isn't dear either (although I get mine with my bank, but they won't cover you on the 'Ring anyway).
There's so much to go into but it's been a long day. Last edited by Ape on Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:37 am; edited 1 time in total
#50: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:06 am ---- yeah i think £2000 is way to much personally about £500 is more then do able! with extras!
#51: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:20 am ---- £500 over 6 days? 5 nights b&b in hotels will swallow that. Plus ~1000 miles of fuel (£300) then food, beer etc etc. The £2k figure would contain the contingency for if/when something goes hideously wrong. To just do the trip £1000 looks like a go'er but personally i like to have enough to get me out of the sh*t. It's fine saying i have EU breakdown but how happy will you be if you get to callais, breakdown and they take you home.
#52: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Kersh, Location: Bridgnorth, Nr WolverhamptonPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:27 am ----
D4NTP wrote:
£500 over 6 days? 5 nights b&b in hotels will swallow that. Plus ~1000 miles of fuel (£300) then food, beer etc etc. The £2k figure would contain the contingency for if/when something goes hideously wrong. To just do the trip £1000 looks like a go'er but personally i like to have enough to get me out of the sh*t. It's fine saying i have EU breakdown but how happy will you be if you get to callais, breakdown and they take you home.
Ape just clearly said that he did it for £500 and someone did it for £400
stop being negative nancy.
#53: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:38 pm ---- I think £1000 would be a very safe figure tbh then. Gives us abit more to play with for the journey
#54: Re: Germany Cruise Author: shaker, Location: AustriaPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 3:41 am ----
D4NTP wrote:
Before you go getting all excited check the ferry crossing prices. This trip would need booking well in advance to get anywhere near the kind of budget some of you guys seem to be hoping for. I don't want to be Mr pessimistic but it would be a shame if some people got their hopes up then had to bail out due to price. Personally i wouldn't tackle this with less than £2000 available. You never know whats going to happen, but a car breakdown is very likely! (no offence if your 206 is your only car)
Just a couple of points to clear up as well.....
Turkmenistan is just above Iran and Afganistan....not exactly a club 18-30's resort....
And Shaker...it says Nurbug.....not Nurburg.....hence the query....bloody Dutch..
As others have said, 2k is way overpriced. I can't remember what my total costs were when i went to FCS '10, but was certainly less than 1k. Believe it was roughly 700 UK Pounds.
Yes, i took a ferry and cut off most of europe, reducing fuel-costs, but the ferry wasn't cheap either. Around 250-300 punds IIRC.
BTW, i'm not the only one who can't read.. I'm danish, not dutch
#55: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:19 am ---- Coool! Well I think takin the ferry would be a very wise choice for us specially if people are wanting to go round the ring! Less chance of breakdown and less fuel! Lol
Where would you meet us shaker?
#56: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:30 am ----
D4NTP wrote:
£500 over 6 days? 5 nights b&b in hotels will swallow that. Plus ~1000 miles of fuel (£300) then food, beer etc etc. The £2k figure would contain the contingency for if/when something goes hideously wrong. To just do the trip £1000 looks like a go'er but personally i like to have enough to get me out of the sh*t. It's fine saying i have EU breakdown but how happy will you be if you get to callais, breakdown and they take you home.
You've really not done any research into this have you? You clearly know more than those who've been so we'll leave you to it.
#57: Re: Germany Cruise Author: shaker, Location: AustriaPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:41 am ----
Deany wrote:
Coool! Well I think takin the ferry would be a very wise choice for us specially if people are wanting to go round the ring! Less chance of breakdown and less fuel! Lol
Where would you meet us shaker?
Well i'm not sure which ferries goes from the UK. I "cheated" and went with the one from Esbjerg (DK) to Harwich (UK). Therefore only had the app. 4 hours of driving through Denmark to get to the harbour.
On the other hand, i did about 800 miles of driving in the UK instead
Meeting place depends on the destination. If around the 'Ring, it'll probably be the easiest to meet at the destination, then when you're going home i can join in for a bit of roadtrip fun before turning around and going home myself.
Or, i could cut across and meet when you're entering Germany.. Not that much of a detour, and i could go straight home afterwards.. hmm...
Anyway, just be aware that the 'Ring might not be the most ideal destination atm.
Firstly, the future of the 'Ring is uncertain. Might even go so far that it'll close for a month, maybe even 2. Hopefully not any longer than that. Second, sure, it's good fun, but i regularly talk with people who's been coming there for several years now and they say it's changed.
When they went last year, there was a fight in the carpark over a parking spot :/ Aparently it's there's alot more of the people/style you call chavs
#58: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:10 am ---- Lol well it will depend on the majority of the vote on who wants to vist the ring, I mean I'm not bothered if we do or don't. I'd be going round in a 1.4 so wouldn't be too fun! Lol.
#59: Re: Germany Cruise Author: D4NTP, Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:32 pm ----
Ape wrote:
D4NTP wrote:
£500 over 6 days? 5 nights b&b in hotels will swallow that. Plus ~1000 miles of fuel (£300) then food, beer etc etc. The £2k figure would contain the contingency for if/when something goes hideously wrong. To just do the trip £1000 looks like a go'er but personally i like to have enough to get me out of the sh*t. It's fine saying i have EU breakdown but how happy will you be if you get to callais, breakdown and they take you home.
You've really not done any research into this have you? You clearly know more than those who've been so we'll leave you to it.
If your happy to sleep in a cheap hotel and eat crap for a few days, jog on with your £500. I'm saying if i were to do it (but i forgot opinions aren't always welcome here) then i would be making sure i had access to £2k. A grand of which would be an emergency pot. A bit like sensible 'grown ups' would have so they don't have to ruin a good trip by breaking down and getting towed home because they dont have the money to fix the car. But obviously you needed to have taken a risk and got away with it for your opinion to count and definately not thought through a few more scenarios than 'ah it will be alright...'
As for the 'negative comment', it's not negativity it's past experience of being stuck in a foreign country. luckily with enough cash available to get out (the Volcano incident)
#60: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:56 pm ---- Ok guys cmon. Its about the cars not the lifestyle that we are goin to live over there. Yes we may have to sleep in low budget hotels but hey its the experience in the cars we are after. I'm sorry if people don't agree with this but personally I think this.
Anyhowww I hope people are still interested
#61: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Kersh, Location: Bridgnorth, Nr WolverhamptonPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:45 am ---- iirc correctly when i priced up a trip i found a really good ring hotel with decent reviews etc etc, the perfect place to stay and it was something ridiculous like £37 a night for a twin room.. its not going to be £100 a night each..
#62: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:05 am ---- Very true mate. I wouldn't want to spend 100 a night! Lol
#63: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Ape, Location: Clipping the Apex!Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:09 am ----
D4NTP wrote:
Ape wrote:
D4NTP wrote:
£500 over 6 days? 5 nights b&b in hotels will swallow that. Plus ~1000 miles of fuel (£300) then food, beer etc etc. The £2k figure would contain the contingency for if/when something goes hideously wrong. To just do the trip £1000 looks like a go'er but personally i like to have enough to get me out of the sh*t. It's fine saying i have EU breakdown but how happy will you be if you get to callais, breakdown and they take you home.
You've really not done any research into this have you? You clearly know more than those who've been so we'll leave you to it.
If your happy to sleep in a cheap hotel and eat crap for a few days, jog on with your £500. I'm saying if i were to do it (but i forgot opinions aren't always welcome here) then i would be making sure i had access to £2k. A grand of which would be an emergency pot. A bit like sensible 'grown ups' would have so they don't have to ruin a good trip by breaking down and getting towed home because they dont have the money to fix the car. But obviously you needed to have taken a risk and got away with it for your opinion to count and definately not thought through a few more scenarios than 'ah it will be alright...'
As for the 'negative comment', it's not negativity it's past experience of being stuck in a foreign country. luckily with enough cash available to get out (the Volcano incident)
I didn't say it was a negative comment.
We stay in a decent hotel, with a good breakfast and evening meal, wifi, bar, workshop facilities on site, garages for your car / parts and less than 20metres from an entry point onto the 'Ring. I can walk out of my door and be 'Ring side in under 10 seconds. I.e the the hotel you see from the track when going around it in real life / on your games console... But of course, you've done your research and it must be a crap hotel. So... Jog on and look into it all properly, and then come back with something useful.
You fail to realise that when you're there, you're surrounded by petrolheads (local and tourists) who will happily go out of their way to help you should anything happen. We wandered around looking for cars to hire to go round the track with (just as an option) and there were people lending jacks and whatnot to passers by who needed a hand, repairs on peoples car parks were welcomed and the atmosphere there is like no other.
We had contingencies, personally I had more than 4 times the money you're talking about, just as contingency alone, big deal. It would have never have been required for breakdowns. Which is why I say it can be done for £500 if someone wants to be froogle. You're supposed to be going with friends, who will help. I'm going in 2 weeks, if one of us breaks down, the others help out to get them fixed / home. It's the commaderie that makes the trip, not how much money you need to take. If you'd been, or even really looked into it, you'd see this. People who want to go, but can't afford the ridiculous figures you're throwing around, shouldn't be put off as it really can be done on a shoe string. You seem more obsessed with breaking down than actually going to enjoy the trip.
#64: Re: Germany Cruise Author: Deany, Location: Durham - CrookPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:23 pm ---- I like
#65: Re: Germany Cruise Author: antk88, Location: harlow, essexPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 8:52 am ---- im up for it
#66: Re: Germany Cruise Author: BigGreenDave, Location: The RiftPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:52 pm ---- sounds like a good idea a nice long cruise
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