Well we made it to Folkstone - didn't get wet or dirty hands - fuel up tomorrow and then Le Shuttle to Calais ;-)up
Good news and safe trip if you need back up with tools and assistance just book a ferry and fuel stops ;D
I'm a real fan of people who use their buggies, keep posting Hudge
All the best and have a great adventure
Dave
Well we made it to Macon and the french roads and weather were fantastic
Next morning on to Florence (there is a story as well) made it in the worst rain i've ever driven in ( another story there) made it 2 in the morning. On to Salerno another 8 hours and buggy is covered in sh..e.Day off yesterday but drove the infamous Almafi Coast road all of it Salerno to Sorrento.Tomorrow is the shadows burfday so it's up Vesuvios then on to Sorrento for a burfday meal. If a buggy is reported falling off a volcano that would be us :)
Great news and an adventure the bad news is dry and sunny here, Happy birthday to Chrissy from us pair.
Keep the updates coming and where are the photos.
8)Well we made it up Versevio as far as you can go hell of a climb but had to do it. Stopped half way down and realised we had lost a baffle oh well take the other one out. On to Herculean for a hot walk in the ruins. On to Sorrento for the burfday meal then back to Salerno for a good rest. ;-)up
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Amy excuse to get those baffles out
Looks like a great trip, and happy birthday to Chris
Just been to a winery may not have room for baggage going home. Salerno tonight for real Italian pizza early night ish .We leave here on our way to Rome tomorrow :)
Nice any problems with clean air zones and charges.
What's a clean air zone ? And do i care
With an historic vehicle you get away with murder almost. Also did bit of sheep herding :D piccies to follow
Did a bit of sheep herding ;)
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Did they get a blast of the dixie horns
Drove up just north of Rome and had a sulphur bath for a few hours and then down to Ciatchavvia for dinner and the 23 hour cruise to Barcelona arrived 9 this evening, left the port to find the hotel and yes got pulled over by the urban police for apparently being too loud hopefully he meant the buggy but anyway was outside the hotel and he was happy that i was leaving in the morning.
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Quote from: snoopy on June 11, 2023, 09:45:47 PM
Did they get a blast of the dixie horns
Baffles are out permanently so they wouldn't hear the toy hooter :D
Living the dream and letting folks know with no baffles😂😉
Left Barcelona as quietly as i could and then on to the autoroute north to Andorra very chilly in the tunnels and made our way thru the Pyrenees. Stopped for lunch at 2400 metres then thru the big tunnel that goes to France not impressed and glad to get back in sunshine on route to Toulouse where it was very wet.Ho hum supposed to be good tomorrow :)
As the big tunnel costs money to go through you would expect it to be heated for open top car folks.
And the sun is shining going north and the way home via Le Mans got took of the motorway and onto B roads thru quiet french villages that i don't think knew what a buggy was. Made it to the Mullsanne straight and tried to find the hotel and the satnav said no so back down the straight and got rerouted yes back down the straight and found it just opposite where we first stopped. Had a good meal and a better sleep. Homeward bound tomorrow. ;-)up
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Quote from: HUDGE BUGGY on June 07, 2023, 09:18:33 PM
Next morning on to Florence (there is a story as well)
Well for those who don,t know my engine set up I run an extended sump under the original and then a CB performance oil filter under that = right no problem but then I also installed adjustable spring plates got the stance i wanted un reftited the engine back onto the freeway flyer right no problem. What i forgot was that the drop in ride height has a knock on effect to how low the bottom sump was,
So pulled into the hotel carpark in Macon drove into the nearest space which was a disabled spot and was told by the wife : you can't park here: reversed out and into the one closest and the kerb at the back of the slot brought me to a halt . Pulled forward and the content of the engine poured out onto the tarmac F*c* F*cK was all i could say. Go and have dinner and sort out in the morning.
Slept on it and in the morning call the relay people and explain this is fixable - nice frenchman comes and collects us and the tarmac has swallowed all the oil- explain to him take me to your workshop and lend me a jack- remove bottom sump no problem it's sound but the alloy extending sump is fractured 3/4 the way round , so i remove it from the original sump and put the filter sump back up with a dollop of liquid gasket. refill with the Duckhams i took with me and in two hours we are on our way to Florence
another lesson learnt ;D
Lucky it did not damage the mounting studs.
So left Le Mans and headed north to find Calais for the train ride home got the 6 o clock and was home by 10ish
Total mileage for the 12 days 3200 miles haven't got the toll charges thru yet and will total fuel costs when they arrive
Hell of a fun roadtrip and i know i've done it 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Excellent home safe and buggy proved it's self after the shaft failure. 300 miles a day is a lot of driving.
Quote from: snoopy on June 19, 2023, 07:38:27 AM
Lucky it did not damage the mounting studs.
Talking about luck (the other story) driving on our way to Florence as i mentioned it was chucking it down had to leave the road for another marked as 40kph basically a 180 right hander well the buggy didn't like having all that water under her and decided to go into a spin a proper on 320 degrees bounced off the barrier nearside rear no damage got it under control and carried on. I'm sure my wife did let out a bit of wee & poo but by the time we arrived she was talking to
me ;-)(-;
What a trip, that's some milage you clicked up there. More than many buggies clock in a couple of years.
I did a 1451 mile trip last month.....you knocked that out of the park.. It's great when you have the confidence in your ride to contemplate such trips.
Excellent achievement although a suspiciously low number of break downs or glitches. Thanks for sharing some uncensored images.
So just got the toll charges thru just over £200 didn't think that was too bad.
Another thing don't waste yor money on buggy seats put Mazda mx 5 seats in do it right first time 3200 miles convinced me ;-)up