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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!







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

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

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 £40 on the M25 on the way back and that was it! (still got under half of that tank left)

So probably about £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! )

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?

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

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

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

We sell it at my work

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

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!

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

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 £1/L for derv instead of £1.14 so im told back in MK.

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 £1/L for derv instead of £1.14 so im told back in MK.

That pees all over my MPG ey Dino!! I miss derv power for that!

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