Planning Europe Road Trip in the RO. Ideas?
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So my RO finally made it to Swed from Aus, couldn't bare to leave it behind.Keen once the weather clears to road trip some of Europes great roads any suggestions, dont care where, have a bit of time as long as I finish up at ACE Cafe. Been a dream of mine for some time so want to get it planned out right. Let me know your thoughts Cheers!
Edited by CV8GTO on Saturday 23 January 07:29
Edited by CV8GTO on Saturday 23 January 07:30
Hi, that's one hell of a road trip.
My dad recently moved from the UK to Portugal. He made 2 trips there with the left hand drive cars he had bought over here.
He wont stop talking about the trip thru France and northern Spain. The roads are pretty quie,t well maintained and lots of tunnels and great views.....so I am told over and over and over again.
Happy driving.
My dad recently moved from the UK to Portugal. He made 2 trips there with the left hand drive cars he had bought over here.
He wont stop talking about the trip thru France and northern Spain. The roads are pretty quie,t well maintained and lots of tunnels and great views.....so I am told over and over and over again.
Happy driving.
I finish up work in April and have my wifes 30th in May so keen to leave the kids with grandma and spoil us with holiday. Haven't got to drive my car since Oct and caught the episode of Top Gear were they go looking for the best roads in the world. I though now there is a holiday see the sights and blast some tunnels.
El Diablo said:
Hi, that's one hell of a road trip.
My dad recently moved from the UK to Portugal. He made 2 trips there with the left hand drive cars he had bought over here.
He wont stop talking about the trip thru France and northern Spain. The roads are pretty quie,t well maintained and lots of tunnels and great views.....so I am told over and over and over again.
Happy driving.
My dad recently moved from the UK to Portugal. He made 2 trips there with the left hand drive cars he had bought over here.
He wont stop talking about the trip thru France and northern Spain. The roads are pretty quie,t well maintained and lots of tunnels and great views.....so I am told over and over and over again.
Happy driving.
After the vast distances of Australia with draconian speed limits the EU should prove a little more entertaining, plus I'm not in any sort of hurry its a well earned holiday.
Head for the Alps !! Ask Stiggy - he did the Davos road, the one they liked the most out of that Top Gear episode.
I've been a few times around Switzerland/Italy/Southern France and its all good around the Alps.
Check out the 'Roads' forum on here as there are a few threads concerning these areas.
I've also heard that the roads in Spain are pretty good to, just a bit further to get to.
I've been a few times around Switzerland/Italy/Southern France and its all good around the Alps.
Check out the 'Roads' forum on here as there are a few threads concerning these areas.
I've also heard that the roads in Spain are pretty good to, just a bit further to get to.
Edited by SimonV8ster on Saturday 23 January 12:51
CV8GTO said:
I finish up work in April and have my wifes 30th in May so keen to leave the kids with grandma and spoil us with holiday. Haven't got to drive my car since Oct and caught the episode of Top Gear were they go looking for the best roads in the world. I though now there is a holiday see the sights and blast some tunnels.
Hi, I'm doing this trip later in the year
www.circuitdays.co.uk/cannon.php?page_id=27 I've never done a road trip like this so can't wait. If you google on some of the roads it will give you a good idea, including youtube video's Our 3 car 8 day 2005 road trip round europe went like this..
day 1: Paris
day 2: Lyon
day 3: Cannes
day 4: Florence
day 5+6: Venice
day 7: Innsbruck
day 8: Stuttgart & home via nurburgring
If I was to do it again I wouldn't bother with Venice, it was full of cheap tat and smelled like arse but there was a couple with us who wanted to visit.
day 1: Paris
day 2: Lyon
day 3: Cannes
day 4: Florence
day 5+6: Venice
day 7: Innsbruck
day 8: Stuttgart & home via nurburgring
If I was to do it again I wouldn't bother with Venice, it was full of cheap tat and smelled like arse but there was a couple with us who wanted to visit.
mystvxr said:
Our 3 car 8 day 2005 road trip round europe went like this..
day 1: Paris
day 2: Lyon
day 3: Cannes
day 4: Florence
day 5+6: Venice
day 7: Innsbruck
day 8: Stuttgart & home via nurburgring
If I was to do it again I wouldn't bother with Venice, it was full of cheap tat and smelled like arse but there was a couple with us who wanted to visit.
day 1: Paris
day 2: Lyon
day 3: Cannes
day 4: Florence
day 5+6: Venice
day 7: Innsbruck
day 8: Stuttgart & home via nurburgring
If I was to do it again I wouldn't bother with Venice, it was full of cheap tat and smelled like arse but there was a couple with us who wanted to visit.
Smelled like arse lol
snowwolf said:
Looks very nice, I like the different colour lower parts of the body work. is it a trick of the light or does your car have a tow ball?
Yeah it does have a tow ball, used it to cart my Jetski around, the hinge and ball come out just lock in with a bolt and a cap then goes over the end to hide it.
The kit come coloured from HSV like that. Here is another pic, running the US GTO front currently just so it could get on and off the truck during shipping
CV8GTO said:
I finish up work in April and have my wifes 30th in May so keen to leave the kids with grandma and spoil us with holiday.
I don't know how long you have got, but we're having the treasure hunt 22/23rd May in East Anglia (see the other thread). You may need a good few months to see Europe properly when you go walk-about.Gassing Station | HSV & Monaro | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff