DB9 on Eurotunnel
Discussion
I am booked on le shuttle today and I have just noticed that, for once, I have not been put in the carriage for large vehicles due to my car being low and wide. In the past I think that my Ashton was automatically considered a low and wide vehicle.
Does anyone have any experience of using the normal, Double story carriages in a DB9?
Does anyone have any experience of using the normal, Double story carriages in a DB9?
belfry said:
I am booked on le shuttle today and I have just noticed that, for once, I have not been put in the carriage for large vehicles due to my car being low and wide. In the past I think that my Ashton was automatically considered a low and wide vehicle.
Does anyone have any experience of using the normal, Double story carriages in a DB9?
Try and avoid the double story carriages if you can... I took my Vanquish onto the upper deck many years ago and clipped the wheels, not happy. Does anyone have any experience of using the normal, Double story carriages in a DB9?
Very useful thread this, was hoping to take my rapide to Bruges this summer! and was thinking of the same questions.
Usually when we take our family bus they chick us into the double and the wheels are centimetres away from the edges and me being me half of time scrape the side wall thankfully suv wheels have plenty so never had an issue with alloy damage.
Usually when we take our family bus they chick us into the double and the wheels are centimetres away from the edges and me being me half of time scrape the side wall thankfully suv wheels have plenty so never had an issue with alloy damage.
Many years ago I took my DB9 on the Chunnel low height carriages. You WILL kerb the wheels. The kerbs narrow where (IIRC) the entrance to the loos are and it creates a pinch point that is a wheel killer. You need to traverse multiple carriages as you enter and exit. One of them will get you.
Go in the high vehicle carriage.
Go in the high vehicle carriage.
i'm booked on the eurotunnel this weekend in the Vantage and they have put me in the special carriage for high vehicles. Ironic considering its one of the lowest cars on the road. Off to the Loire Valley for a roadtrip 
My bigger fear is the historic place we are staying in has an old gated entrance through a high stone wall and i think its going to be a squeeze getting the cars hips through it.
My bigger fear is the historic place we are staying in has an old gated entrance through a high stone wall and i think its going to be a squeeze getting the cars hips through it.
MJ_V8V said:
i'm booked on the eurotunnel this weekend in the Vantage and they have put me in the special carriage for high vehicles. Ironic considering its one of the lowest cars on the road. Off to the Loire Valley for a roadtrip
My bigger fear is the historic place we are staying in has an old gated entrance through a high stone wall and i think its going to be a squeeze getting the cars hips through it.
You'll have a blast - great car for the journey.My bigger fear is the historic place we are staying in has an old gated entrance through a high stone wall and i think its going to be a squeeze getting the cars hips through it.
Do watch the central iron bit in the ground going through old gates - I've had one or two low cars over the years and they can bottom on this unhelpful ironmongery!
My Vanquish always gets allocated the low/wide vehicle carriage. My wife's RRS however was put in the double deck one, so that now has had the roofbox option ticked since then.
P.S. I've been through the tunnel over 300 times since 2006 and it's definitely getting worse from a customer satisfaction perspective.
P.S. I've been through the tunnel over 300 times since 2006 and it's definitely getting worse from a customer satisfaction perspective.
Davil said:
Watch out for racist dwarves.
I have to ask to elaborate on that one 
i was hoping to have a pleasant historical experience 
, as every time we drive to Germany I always want to hit Bruges on way back and yet every time wife finds another place to visit or we always late for the tunnel filski said:
I have to ask to elaborate on that one i was hoping to have a pleasant historical experience , as every time we drive to Germany I always want to hit Bruges on way back and yet every time wife finds another place to visit or we always late for the tunnel
Watch “In Bruges”. Such a funny movie. i was hoping to have a pleasant historical experience , as every time we drive to Germany I always want to hit Bruges on way back and yet every time wife finds another place to visit or we always late for the tunnel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Bruges
Took my old Ghibli in the standard crossing, damaged two wheels (it had 20mm spacers each side to make matters worse). Far to wide and literally slotted in tight to the edges, ended up having to drive with two wheels on the internal curbs.
Last year i went in my Rapide and automatically got put in the high vehicles and much better, loads of room.
Last year i went in my Rapide and automatically got put in the high vehicles and much better, loads of room.
Edited by BGB autosport on Wednesday 29th May 07:20
As above - on the train now in my AMG GTC (left the vantage at home for this trip) and it only just fits! About an inch to spare each side of the rear wheels! Asked for high vehicle lane when we got here as suggested earlier in the thread and nope, not booked so no!
If you’ve any concerns re dimensions make sure you book high vehicle in the first place?
If you’ve any concerns re dimensions make sure you book high vehicle in the first place?
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