How often to you go to Europe?

kaishang · 10-14-2011, 03:49 PM

Peeps, how often do you take your car to continental Europe? Trips by public transport or airplane don't count.

I think I've been about 5 times this year.

Kerr · 10-14-2011, 04:05 PM

Never taken my own car.

Starting from Aberdeen it's a long long drive to get out of the UK.

More often when I'm abroad it's feet up and not even interested in driving.

dxb335d · 10-14-2011, 04:10 PM

Only when ive gone to the Nurburgring!

Dave_3 · 10-14-2011, 04:12 PM

Quite a few posters here reside in continental Europe .... Just back in Switzerland from a nice slow 5 week break to Scotland.

My nose and ears are warm again. And the rain falls vertically.

D.

misterS3 · 10-14-2011, 04:30 PM

Never....but want to drive to see Monaco GP someday.

gIzzE · 10-14-2011, 06:40 PM

Used to go all the time for weekends and weeks away, couple of years back did Paris one weekend, Geneva motor show two weeks later, then Euro Disney the month after that, then down to South France, then went to the Italian lakes and came back via Poitiers in France.

So around 10k Euro miles in that 6 months, in the 535d Touring, and it gobbled them up.

Problem is we now have a 2 year old, and I would rather spend 2 hours on a plane when he is with us. Plus flying is getting a lot cheaper than driving and that is before working out what you have added to the depreciation too.

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kaishang Colonel 54 Rep 2,197 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 330d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London iTrader: (0)	How often to you go to Europe? Peeps, how often do you take your car to continental Europe? Trips by public transport or airplane don't count. I think I've been about 5 times this year.
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Kerr Brigadier General 112 Rep 4,021 Posts Drives: BMW M235I Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (0)	Never taken my own car. Starting from Aberdeen it's a long long drive to get out of the UK. More often when I'm abroad it's feet up and not even interested in driving.
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dxb335d The Tarmac Terrorist 949 Rep 29,345 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ''Fandango Towers'' iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 [9.50] 2003 BMW E46 M3 [6.00] 2007 BMW E92 335D [5.50]	Only when ive gone to the Nurburgring! __________________ 997.2 GT3
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Dave_3 Brigadier General 652 Rep 3,445 Posts Drives: G22 M440D Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CH / SCO iTrader: (0) Garage List 1973 Escort RS2000 MK1 [10.00]	Quite a few posters here reside in continental Europe .... Just back in Switzerland from a nice slow 5 week break to Scotland. My nose and ears are warm again. And the rain falls vertically. D. __________________ Escort Mk1 RS2000 (2.1 2x44IDFS, BVH, Kent FR32, 5spd, 180 BHP) : M440D ¦ Previously : F32 435D : F32 430D M Sport sDrive, 335D E92 2006
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misterS3 Lieutenant Colonel 70 Rep 1,733 Posts Drives: X70 on the way Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Never....but want to drive to see Monaco GP someday.
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gIzzE Major General 363 Rep 5,984 Posts Drives: F11 + 911 C4 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norfolk, UK. iTrader: (2)	Used to go all the time for weekends and weeks away, couple of years back did Paris one weekend, Geneva motor show two weeks later, then Euro Disney the month after that, then down to South France, then went to the Italian lakes and came back via Poitiers in France. So around 10k Euro miles in that 6 months, in the 535d Touring, and it gobbled them up. Problem is we now have a 2 year old, and I would rather spend 2 hours on a plane when he is with us. Plus flying is getting a lot cheaper than driving and that is before working out what you have added to the depreciation too.
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