I got bored...and thirsty! So...France it was!

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:26 pm

Abit of a random one this, but I got back from France yesterday...only went for 2 days, mainly went to go and get some of my favourite beer that I've never seen for sale in a UK supermarket (Desperados) Highly reccomended if no-one has tried it!

Heres some piccys that I took, The car was excellent all the way there and back on my 550 odd mile round trip!

Mmmmmmmm:

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:50 pm

Haha Quality! I wish I could afford to indulge into trips like that.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:57 pm

brilliant, would love to do that!, how much did it cost you in petrol?

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:55 am

Haha cheers guys, well firstly I was getting around 39.7mpg (Im sure I could have broke into the 40s but....well lets be honest, I couldn't hack just doing 60mph all the way!

Fuel wise...Got down from Derby over to Calais in a little over half a tank. Filled up 20 euros in France, and then filled up Â£40 on the M25 on the way back and that was it! (still got under half of that tank left)

So probably about Â£90ish in fuel, but baring in mind I'm still running around on that tank from London!

(Also involved some 'spirited' driving around some French country roads with no-one about! Was excellent!

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DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:10 am

haha nice one Chris! i reckon i could do that trip on a tank

isn't that the place they used in Only Fools And Horses when they went to get booze and ended up getting an immigrant?

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:13 pm

Did you book a ferry in advance or are you paying on the dot? Also what's cheaper tunnel or ferry?

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:17 pm

MaxZ wrote:Did you book a ferry in advance or are you paying on the dot? Also what's cheaper tunnel or ferry?

I booked in advance, but only by a week. The ferry is a lot cheaper than the tunnel! Although the tunnel is a lot quicker mind you. Was bloody choppy though, thats for sure

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:11 pm

Chris, is Desperados tequila beer? I'm sure I've had some in Spain before; very refreshing and tasty

I had one with a funky bit in the bottle in which you could open another bottle with. It might've been a similar one. Oh yeah, it was Salitos; that's the one. You should have smuggled a couple more kegs through though

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:36 pm

We sell it at my work

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:53 pm

Ollie_R wrote:Chris, is Desperados tequila beer? I'm sure I've had some in Spain before; very refreshing and tasty

I had one with a funky bit in the bottle in which you could open another bottle with. It might've been a similar one. Oh yeah, it was Salitos; that's the one. You should have smuggled a couple more kegs through though

Just stay away from the Keg Ollie, remember what happened at Inters when you opened it

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:18 pm

Wasn't just the keg! Bought back quite a few cans and bottles of it too

Yeah its the Tequila beer, soo nice. Yeah they sell it at a few pubs/restaurants...but only like in 2 places round where I live! Not good enough...plus I can't drink it at home, I can now!

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:23 pm

That whole keg debacle pissed me off. I expected tasty beer straight from the keg, but what I got was endless white froth

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:56 pm

I'm just on the ferry on the way back from Wolfsburg, Germany. Was averaging a lovely 55mpg!!!

Filled the car up to the brim as it's a Â£1/L for derv instead of Â£1.14 so im told back in MK.

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:31 am

dino wrote:I'm just on the ferry on the way back from Wolfsburg, Germany. Was averaging a lovely 55mpg!!!

Filled the car up to the brim as it's a Â£1/L for derv instead of Â£1.14 so im told back in MK.

That pees all over my MPG ey Dino!!

I miss derv power for that!

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:44 am

you should have taken my t4, filled it to the brim! air susp on the rear too,so customs would never tell you had 25 kegs in the back