Can anyone clarify if F430 fits on Motorail?
Can anyone clarify if F430 fits on Motorail?
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kryten22uk

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Thursday 19th March 2009
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Thinking of using Motorail to extinguish the boring motorway run to the alps. Was thinking of maybe doing Calais-Avignon. But from searches there is mixed opinion as to whether the F430 is too fat to fit on. Anyone done this before, or have other cast iron proof?

bad company

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296 months

Thursday 19th March 2009
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Yes I have albeit as part of a group - The Greypaul tour.

They say that you need a certain ground clearance which is more than the 430 has. Nonetheless it does ok with ground clearance. Getting out of those big doors was a bit tricky so I got Mrs BC to drive it on as she is smaller than me!!

In summary yes it works but at your own risk. A great way to get the car down to Southern Europe though.

moc

215 posts

239 months

Thursday 19th March 2009
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I was thinking of doing this with the Strad later this year - I take it it's got no chance then ?

Are all the motorail, or that type of service all the same, as I was actually thinking of doing Germany to Italy by it..

kryten22uk

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Thursday 19th March 2009
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bad company said:
Yes I have albeit as part of a group - The Greypaul tour.

They say that you need a certain ground clearance which is more than the 430 has. Nonetheless it does ok with ground clearance. Getting out of those big doors was a bit tricky so I got Mrs BC to drive it on as she is smaller than me!!

In summary yes it works but at your own risk. A great way to get the car down to Southern Europe though.
Thanks.

I thought that when you checked in, you gave them the keys and they loaded/unloaded the car?

F355GTS

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285 months

Thursday 19th March 2009
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kryten22uk said:
bad company said:
Yes I have albeit as part of a group - The Greypaul tour.

They say that you need a certain ground clearance which is more than the 430 has. Nonetheless it does ok with ground clearance. Getting out of those big doors was a bit tricky so I got Mrs BC to drive it on as she is smaller than me!!

In summary yes it works but at your own risk. A great way to get the car down to Southern Europe though.
Thanks.

I thought that when you checked in, you gave them the keys and they loaded/unloaded the car?
They will Ewan but we all preferred to do it ourselves smile



and loads more pics towards the bottom of this page http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/Pages/Cars/euro2005/i...

Also I'm pretty certain there was a CS on the tour

kryten22uk

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Thursday 19th March 2009
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Their liability compensation is a bit worrying; seems to be a £5k limit.

"In the case of damage attributable to REL, its agents or servants REL will pay the cost of repair up to a maximum of £5,000 per vehicle to the exclusion of all other damages, compensation or expenses whatsoever."

So it looks like the insurance is pretty much entirely off your own back. I assume our standard insurance covers the vehicle when its in transport like this?

F355GTS

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Thursday 19th March 2009
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kryten22uk said:
Their liability compensation is a bit worrying; seems to be a £5k limit.

"In the case of damage attributable to REL, its agents or servants REL will pay the cost of repair up to a maximum of £5,000 per vehicle to the exclusion of all other damages, compensation or expenses whatsoever."

So it looks like the insurance is pretty much entirely off your own back. I assume our standard insurance covers the vehicle when its in transport like this?
Mine did when I checked, same as for Ferry/ Eurotunnel

bad company

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296 months

Friday 20th March 2009
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F355GTS said:
kryten22uk said:
Hey that red one is my car!!!!!laugh

Edited by bad company on Friday 20th March 09:46