Road Trip (everyone likes a good road trip thread right?)

[harrison88]

Only 35 days until we embark on our road trip
5 lads, 2 cars, 8 countries, 16 days!

Hotels have been booked in Le mans and Madrid.
Villa has been booked in Marbella (private pool and bar )
Hotels have been booked in Benidorm, Barcelona and Monaco.
Nurburgring lap tickets have been purchased (nothing booked, hoping theres space at the campsite!)
Hotel has been booked in Amsterdam.
Ferry from Zeebrugge to Hull has just now been booked. Which means..... WE ARE GOOD TO GO
I’ll be sure to take loads and loads of pics.

Now I just need to figure out how we're going to fit two surf boards, two bikes, a spare wheel, all our gear and a roof box onto the clio! Should be interesting....

 

[Owen_m]

sounds epic mate! would love to do it !

 

[Terry172]

Very jealous mate, trip sounds awesome!!!

Get a thule roof rack kit and a couple of bike racks from halfords and you will easily fit 2 bikes (either side) and 2 surf boards + roof box in the middle on the roof. Spare wheel could fit in the rear somewhere with the engine lol

 

[malcolmgt]

that is so cool, would love to do something like this. includiong lots of nice mountain roads and views!

nurburgring is amazing and will easily find somewhere to camp

 

[harrison88]

Yeah that's pretty much what I was thinking. Perhaps a boot mounted bike rack though. I should mention I think I've come across my first major issue.....

Apparently roof racks are impossible to fit on a ph1 v6 so I'm told!! Need to look into this.

Very jealous mate, trip sounds awesome!!!

Get a thule roof rack kit and a couple of bike racks from halfords and you will easily fit 2 bikes (either side) and 2 surf boards + roof box in the middle on the roof. Spare wheel could fit in the rear somewhere with the engine lol

 

[Lal B3N]

That is going to be awesome!

Need to do something like this one day.

 

[harrison88]

We've been on about it since like January! We've already had the lads holiday in magaluf so fancied something different. Although to be honest, I'm defo gonna get f**ked up in at least marbella, benidorm and amsterdam lol

Yer I've been told I don't need to bother booking a campsite for the ring, just turn up and find somewhere. Btw... whats the deal with the ring this year?! There's like hardly any public days compared to last!

that is so cool, would love to do something like this. includiong lots of nice mountain roads and views!

nurburgring is amazing and will easily find somewhere to camp

 

[mace¬]

Fair play thats an epic route. Packing a few coils for the vee just in case?

 

[VR46-G@Z]

Well bugger me what a coincidence! Im doing almost an identical trip minus going to Holland in October time! Im off to see my folks who live in southern Spain then back through France, up the coast to Monaco then Italy to see Valentino Rossi's home town and Modena to see Ferrari, Lambo, Pagani etc then Nurburgring and home.... can't wait...!!!

Looks like you guys are going to have a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make sure you take plenty of photo's for us ye..!!!!!

 

[andywa]

Looks like your going to have an epic trip. Look forward to the write up and pics.

 

[harrison88]

oh yes!!

Fair play thats an epic route. Packing a few coils for the vee just in case?

 

[JackJack]

Sounds epic i would try and fit spa francorchamps in Belgium in as well.

 

[Kane.]

Wow, looks like a great road trip. I'll look out for your v6 when your down this way

 

[Kyle92]

awesome trip dude How much do you think it's going to cost in petrol and in total? I've always wanted to do something like this myself just never had the funding spare. I hope you have fun and find a way to take all your stuff on your v6

 

[gez 172]

I'd say at least £650 in fuel.

 

[Kyle92]

I'd say at least £650 in fuel.

I checked the same route from my house in nottingham and back to nottingham and it said £750 atleast on a 1.2 ... hate to think how much that v6 is gonna drink with all the added weight. ouch haha

 

[Alx]

Looks like you might be going to mont ventoux looking at the map? If so it is fantastic i drove it last summer

 

[harrison88]

tbh i haven't even really totaled it up. I do know it'll be def over 1k in fuel. If you think fuel costs are gonna be bad for me, the other car coming is a 480bhp evo 9!! I'll probs spend something in the region of 3-4k? Something like that. But thats various hotels, villa in marbs for 5 days, nurburgring, amsterdam (weed, hookers and booze (ok no hookers, couldn't do that to our lass! but if i was single!!! :evil: lol)) so could do it loooads cheaper.

Oh and I can see the evo taking most of our gear!

awesome trip dude How much do you think it's going to cost in petrol and in total? I've always wanted to do something like this myself just never had the funding spare. I hope you have fun and find a way to take all your stuff on your v6

 

[harrison88]

tbh, with all these mountain roads on our route, we don't know which ones to take and which ones to miss. So i think the plan it to simply ask locals when passing through which are the favoured ones.

Although now you've mentioned mont ventoux, I'll probs check it out!

If anyones been to where we're going and came across an awesome road... please do let me know!

Looks like you might be going to mont ventoux looking at the map? If so it is fantastic i drove it last summer

 

[Alx]

tbh, with all these mountain roads on our route, we don't know which ones to take and which ones to miss. So i think the plan it to simply ask locals when passing through which are the favoured ones.

Although now you've mentioned mont ventoux, I'll probs check it out!

If anyones been to where we're going and came across an awesome road... please do let me know!

You've gotta drive mont ventoux, its quite easy to find its near orange (close to avignon)
A road i missed last year but will be visiting this year is the route d turini. Its north of nice and monaco so looking at your route wouldn't be too much out of your way.
Put this into google maps
Route de Turini06380‎ Moulinet
France

 

[Terry172]

Not sure why because it's the same shape as a ph1 top half and structure differences lol. If you lived closer I would say to pop round and test fit the ones I have before buying.....

This is the Thule kit I have mate
Thule Rapid System 754
Required components

• Thule Rapid System 754
• Thule SquareBar 761
• Kit 1119
• Thule One Key System 544, 4 cylinders

From here mate www.roofbox.co.uk

Yeah that's pretty much what I was thinking. Perhaps a boot mounted bike rack though. I should mention I think I've come across my first major issue.....

Apparently roof racks are impossible to fit on a ph1 v6 so I'm told!! Need to look into this.

 

[harrison88]

Nice one dude.. thanks for the info!

Route de Turini06380‎ Moulinet has now been added to the route as for mont ventoux, this is a lil off course..... personally, i wanna check it out but need to see if the others are up for it.

You've gotta drive mont ventoux, its quite easy to find its near orange (close to avignon)
A road i missed last year but will be visiting this year is the route d turini. Its north of nice and monaco so looking at your route wouldn't be too much out of your way.
Put this into google maps
Route de Turini06380‎ Moulinet
France

 

[harrison88]

spot on geezer!! gonna start looking into this today. i too found it strange that people were telling me not a single roof rack, in the entire world, would fit a ph1 v6 lol

Do the back windows pop open on a ph1?? on the v6 they dont you see.... could be the issue?

Not sure why because it's the same shape as a ph1 top half and structure differences lol. If you lived closer I would say to pop round and test fit the ones I have before buying.....

This is the Thule kit I have mate
Thule Rapid System 754
Required components

• Thule Rapid System 754
• Thule SquareBar 761
• Kit 1119
• Thule One Key System 544, 4 cylinders

From here mate www.roofbox.co.uk

 

[Alx]

What date you going? Im heading down next tues for bout ten days

 

[harrison88]

We're leaving leeds on Friday 7th September. Where abouts are you heading for??

What date you going? Im heading down next tues for bout ten days

 

[malcolmgt]

windows sealed in the normal ph1 mate

 

[harrison88]

just what i wanted to hear! Looks like the problem is solved

windows sealed in the normal ph1 mate

 

[BigDaveRotary]

If you are getting into France via the tunnel...wave as you come through as I am working that day!

Looks like an epic route, have fun!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Everyone needs to do a Euro road trip, looks like an epic route! Have fun

 

[Alx]

Taking the motorway down from calais, past lyon, past grenoble into provence. Staying about an hour north of st tropez. Near a place called gorge du verdon. Epic rounds round that place though full of tourists or worse... Belgians!!

 

[Terry172]

Sport windows are sealed mate, only the front doors need to be opened to fit the front bar

Good luck sorting it mate

spot on geezer!! gonna start looking into this today. i too found it strange that people were telling me not a single roof rack, in the entire world, would fit a ph1 v6 lol

Do the back windows pop open on a ph1?? on the v6 they dont you see.... could be the issue?

 

[JustinS]

That looks an awesome trip!!!

Im planning on doing a bit of a roadtrip next year! Just need to plan the route properly...

When you staying in Benidorm? Ive not long been back!

 

[harrison88]

haha will do! you better wave back though dude or ill look like a major loser lol

If you are getting into France via the tunnel...wave as you come through as I am working that day!

Looks like an epic route, have fun!

 

[harrison88]

we're staying at the venus hotel. i am gonna hit it well hard in benidorm, love the place

That looks an awesome trip!!!

Im planning on doing a bit of a roadtrip next year! Just need to plan the route properly...

When you staying in Benidorm? Ive not long been back!

 

[JustinS]

we're staying at the venus hotel. i am gonna hit it well hard in benidorm, love the place

ahh yes i know where this Hotel is.... Benidorms fantastic... we went in June, awesome weather, cheap beer... what more can you want!

Never saw any cliosports though

 

[H.Maxim]

I'm trying to plan something like this for late next month with a few friends. Let us know how you get on.

 

[Leeshez]

Wow what an epic trip. Plenty of pictures are in order.