Driving onto the Eurotunnel train in a bigger car
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The low kerbs on the Eurotunnel train work quite well at keeping a car in the correct position. Provided low profile tyres are not fitted, there wont be any damage to the wheels. The moment a slight drag is felt on a tyre which happens to make contact with kerbs, the steering can be adjusted slightly to get the vehicle back between the kerbs.
The only slight concern I have had when taking a Caterham on Eurotunnel is the low ride height when negotiating the break point between the sloped. and level sections, coming onto or off the ramp to the upper deck.
The only slight concern I have had when taking a Caterham on Eurotunnel is the low ride height when negotiating the break point between the sloped. and level sections, coming onto or off the ramp to the upper deck.
Alan L said:
It seems an absolutely ridiculous post and very common there days, I mean come on will a mondeo fit on the tunnel...... Errrrr yes of course it will and if you have to ask you probably shouldn't be driving one. However Give him a cuddle and tell him it will be ok, there there. That's the generation snowflake, everyone is precious and no one ever ever gets their feelings hurt, well tough.
Ever thought about a day off?To be fair, cars must have grown quite a bit since the carriages were built and a Mondeo is a big car. I'm sure Euro Tunnel know the dimensions of the insides of the carriages and know what will physically fit. But the viability in some cars is better than others, it's probably easier to drive in there in a Discovery than the OP's Mondeo. The only time I took the car on there they put me on the big boys carriage behind a big motorhome on he way back. I could have parked another Jazz along side mine 
. Piece of cake on the bike.
. Piece of cake on the bike. It's probably not the size of the Range Rover - maybe something completely unrelated like filling up carriages when there weren't many coaches on it but there were plenty of cars.
A Range Rover or Discovery is a particularly easy thing to manoeuvre in spaces like that - in front of you you can see the corners of the bonnet and in the mirrors the end of the wings. Add to that that from that height, you can see the kerbs better than someone sitting at Mondeo height
A Range Rover or Discovery is a particularly easy thing to manoeuvre in spaces like that - in front of you you can see the corners of the bonnet and in the mirrors the end of the wings. Add to that that from that height, you can see the kerbs better than someone sitting at Mondeo height
Jimmy Recard said:
Alucidnation said:
Interesting, as a mate of mine had a FFRR and had to go in with the coaches.
I've done it loads of times in Range Rovers and never had to go with the coaches.surveyor said:
I've always been with the Coaches in our Range Rovers... but I do have a caravan behind me.... It's a (minor) challenge making sure the outfit is aligned before heading down the train...
Should hope so! as this was a lot longer (half a metre longer than an artic) & a tad tight but no probs & did it a few times.
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