Importing and driving a 500 back from Italy - advice
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Have a fantastic trip home! With a car currently being repaired in France (I'm in Spain but live in uk) I would just about recommend an ADAC membership, but it's too late for that, so some beers and a sun umbrella for relaxing under if it temporarily expires. These would have been useful items for us, instead of kids and s
tloads of stuff we pack the car with for the drive down to Spain.
Have fun, travel light and keep us updated!
tloads of stuff we pack the car with for the drive down to Spain.Have fun, travel light and keep us updated!
Edited by Polynesian on Wednesday 10th August 13:09
jackpe said:
I leave tomorrow! I'll try and oaky regular updates.
950 miles.. No motorways. Sat nav says 22 hours of driving .. Will be broken down into 3-4 days!
Here is my emergency kit
Wot no hammer?950 miles.. No motorways. Sat nav says 22 hours of driving .. Will be broken down into 3-4 days!
Here is my emergency kit
One thing I now recall...
...a roommate at university had one of these. It would occasionally but regularly shake the carb loose from the inlet manifold - holes had become oval. Fine if you noticed soon, less so if the bolt or nut had escaped. And we hadn't discovered shakeproofs and threadlock at 18!
regards,
Jet
Thanks for all your comments guys! A hammer is indeed something i forgot!!
Day one done!
So roughly 460kms. Took me 10 hours on all with only 10 mins for lunch, stopping for video and pics. It would have been about 8 hours I reckon but I hit terrible queues and traffic in Nice which cost me about 1-2 hours. Nightmare.
The Rue De Napoleon was amazing as always and I really enjoyed hustling Sofia round.. Surprisingly grippy round the bends! All went well apart from a little tantrum in Monaco where she refused to start for ten mins. I checked a few connections and then she went... Hopefully that's all it was.
It's actually pretty comfortable and good on non motorway roads.. The only thing is the lack of power is really telling on any incline where she struggles a bit. Got to
Montferrat today. A couple of pics..
Day one done!
So roughly 460kms. Took me 10 hours on all with only 10 mins for lunch, stopping for video and pics. It would have been about 8 hours I reckon but I hit terrible queues and traffic in Nice which cost me about 1-2 hours. Nightmare.
The Rue De Napoleon was amazing as always and I really enjoyed hustling Sofia round.. Surprisingly grippy round the bends! All went well apart from a little tantrum in Monaco where she refused to start for ten mins. I checked a few connections and then she went... Hopefully that's all it was.
It's actually pretty comfortable and good on non motorway roads.. The only thing is the lack of power is really telling on any incline where she struggles a bit. Got to
Montferrat today. A couple of pics..
Great fun, although I think I would be avoiding any A'bahn / Motorways!
Nice looking car too, on a serious note be careful driving in the UK, it does not matter where you are a citizen but where you are resident.
I can drive me German registered car to the UK as a German resident, but I could not drive my UK car here (legally) as a German resident.
from Gov.uk;
6. Temporary imports
You can usually use a vehicle with foreign number plates without registering or taxing it in the UK if all of the following apply:
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/regi...
But it only matters if you get caught
Enjoy!
Nice looking car too, on a serious note be careful driving in the UK, it does not matter where you are a citizen but where you are resident.
I can drive me German registered car to the UK as a German resident, but I could not drive my UK car here (legally) as a German resident.
from Gov.uk;
6. Temporary imports
You can usually use a vehicle with foreign number plates without registering or taxing it in the UK if all of the following apply:
- you’re visiting and don’t plan to live here
- the vehicle is registered and taxed in its home country
- you only use the vehicle for up to 6 months in total - this can be a single visit, or several shorter visits over 12 months
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/regi...
But it only matters if you get caught
Enjoy!
Motorways are being avoided.. Only did a very short piece near nice so far and don't intend to do any more!
Another good day on the whole..
She refused to start in the morning. I checked all connections again and changed the points just in case.. Then she started right up!
Also borrowed a hydraulic jack and adjusted the clutch but it's made no difference to the iffy gears. To me it definitely feels as if it is not disengaging fully..
Did 565 kms today which was a bit of a slog. Left at 9am and arrived at Chateau Thierry, between Paris and Reims at 7pm..
Continuous driving. Stopped off in Chablis for the pic with the turrets but no time for the local tipple!
Another good day on the whole..
She refused to start in the morning. I checked all connections again and changed the points just in case.. Then she started right up!
Also borrowed a hydraulic jack and adjusted the clutch but it's made no difference to the iffy gears. To me it definitely feels as if it is not disengaging fully..
Did 565 kms today which was a bit of a slog. Left at 9am and arrived at Chateau Thierry, between Paris and Reims at 7pm..
Continuous driving. Stopped off in Chablis for the pic with the turrets but no time for the local tipple!
Great progress and love these iconic photos as it makes its way here.
Well done for going so far per day - I had one of these old Fiat 500 in 1989 and any journey more than a half hour drive felt like it was chancing my luck and it would fall to bits before reaching the destination. Good luck.
Well done for going so far per day - I had one of these old Fiat 500 in 1989 and any journey more than a half hour drive felt like it was chancing my luck and it would fall to bits before reaching the destination. Good luck.
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