E39 abroad delights

Well, just back from Franceland where they have decent roads.

I ended up putting in about 3 1/2 tankfuls of go-fast juice (98Ron for €1.03/L) which helped me cover 1437 miles - not bad considering that on the to & from journeys I had a full car and a roof box! The first tankful went for over 600 miles!

I even managed to drive for five or six miles on the autoroute on the way home on Saturday at approx 120mph and was getting a reading of 20mpg (I however, kept an average speed on the autoroute of just over 95mph which was nice).

Oh to be back on decent roads - no pot holes & even their B-roads have good camber (camber is something that is obviously not covered in Irish Engineering University courses!)

...Occasionally, though, you do stumble across something which makes your drive worthwhile . In December 2001, whilst Punto-ing round Achill Island, I came across this:



A fine comedy moment, as the Punto came screeching to a halt, followed by the sound of it reversing.... That is no ordinary Trabant, but a rare P601S estate. What I want to know is: how in God's name did it survive long enough to get to Achill, and is it still there???

Edited by Horsetan