Going to Italy to visit my sister on Easter, taking the parents and my future Mrs.
Mrs wants to visit Venice, Padova etc, so will be doing at least 1000 miles.
Got two choices of transportation, my mig and fathers "Skodillac" Octavia  ;D
Mig is way better but Octavia is 1,9 tdi and the difference in petrol and consumption on 1000 mile trip will be PRETTY big.
Still not decided which car to use cause if I go with Skoda I know I'll return with broken back but with more money in the wallet.

30 mpg vs 55 possible 60, i'd take the Skoda  :y

take the skoda
and some pain killers  :y

Given its a run...I would say its closer to 35mpg v 55mpg......

Probably about 60 quids difference at a guess

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 16:01:

Given its a run...I would say its closer to 35mpg v 55mpg...... Probably about 60 quids difference at a guess

Looking at Marks figures I would take the Miggy for the sake of £60, spend more than that on rest stops for tea and food, to ease the back pains ;D ;D ;D

When we took our 2.0 CD over to Poland a couple of years ago we were debating how to approach the driving, speed wise.....

In the end we worked out that the extra petrol costs of doing 80mph instead of 60mph were only about £15 each way for the 1250 mile run.......

Take the Mig and do 80 all the way..........!!!


:y

I used to get about 32mpg from my 3.0l auto MV6 going from UK, down to south of France, messing around down there for 10 days, then driving back.  32mpg average over 1800 miles, including 10 days of local driving was pretty good I thought.

TheBoy wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 17:14:

I used to get about 32mpg from my 3.0l auto MV6 going from UK, down to south of France, messing around down there for 10 days, then driving back.  32mpg average over 1800 miles, including 10 days of local driving was pretty good I thought.

And the travelling was mostly 85/90mph, with the occasional 130mph blast when I'd fallen behind my mate in the other car 130kph

And of course, the tolls through france will cost a wedge anyway

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:37:

And of course, the tolls through france will cost a wedge anyway

I think thats the very long way around ;D ;D

Elite Pete wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:43:

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:37: And of course, the tolls through france will cost a wedge anyway I think thats the very long way around ;D ;D

What....to Italy?

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:49:

Elite Pete wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:43: Marks DTM Calib wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:37: And of course, the tolls through france will cost a wedge anyway I think thats the very long way around ;D ;D What....to Italy?

From Croatia to Italy ;)

Lol....getting confused with one of our other members

Marks DTM Calib wrote on 31. Mar 2010 at 18:54:

Lol....getting confused with one of our other members

Its old age Mark, creeps up on us all sooner or later ;D

1000 Miles at an average of 50mph (difficult to obtain that as an average speed) = 20 hours.

The Octavia is a well accomplished car, but doesn't have the comfort of the Omega.

A difference of 30MPG over 1k miles @ £5 a gallon = £167.

I'd buy a decent, comfortable seat cover for £30 and have a night on the piss with the rest.  Also, Miggy stays clean in the Garage.

how much is 95 ron/diesel  in croatia/italy ?  ;D

Petrol is around 1 pound exactly here cem,
Dieesel is around 0.95 pounds
I have no idea what are the prices in Italy, cause usually tank is refilled before crossing the border so no need to fill it in Italy
The difference would be around 60 to 65 pounds in fuel.
Our Octavia is extremly reliable car, didn't have any problems with it in all 10 years of ownership ( but there is nothing to break down inside I admitt  ;D)
The seats are the problem.
After a little driving on a worse road my back is killing me.
And in mig I could drive whole day without problems

mathewst wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 08:41:

Petrol is around 1 pound exactly here cem, Dieesel is around 0.95 pounds I have no idea what are the prices in Italy, cause usually tank is refilled before crossing the border so no need to fill it in Italy The difference would be around 60 to 65 pounds in fuel. Our Octavia is extremly reliable car, didn't have any problems with it in all 10 years of ownership ( but there is nothing to break down inside I admitt  ;D) The seats are the problem. After a little driving on a worse road my back is killing me. And in mig I could drive whole day without problems.

Health is always #1 period :y

cem wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 09:25:

mathewst wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 08:41: Petrol is around 1 pound exactly here cem, Dieesel is around 0.95 pounds I have no idea what are the prices in Italy, cause usually tank is refilled before crossing the border so no need to fill it in Italy The difference would be around 60 to 65 pounds in fuel. Our Octavia is extremly reliable car, didn't have any problems with it in all 10 years of ownership ( but there is nothing to break down inside I admitt  ;D) The seats are the problem. After a little driving on a worse road my back is killing me. And in mig I could drive whole day without problems. Health is always #1 period :y

Agreed .. save a few pounds and be crippled .. or spend a few and be comfortable ..  I know which I'd do .. but each to their own .. ;) ;) ;) ;)

If the difference is only £60... Take the Omega :y :y :y

Must confess, I'm having a similar dilemma. Going to Italy in September and flights (which are EasyJet so not most comfortable) and hire car will cost almost as much as driving down :-/ :-/

Lazydocker wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 09:52:

If the difference is only £60... Take the Omega :y :y :y Must confess, I'm having a similar dilemma. Going to Italy in September and flights (which are EasyJet so not most comfortable) and hire car will cost almost as much as driving down :-/ :-/

Yeah, us too. Got a wedding in Trieste in May. Autobahn or Easyjet? :-/

Kevin

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Got a wedding in Trieste in May

You are lucky it isn't in the winter, probably you would freeze over there if it were a windy day.

Well the decision is to take the mig. If I get any decent photeos will post them when I come back

Kevin Wood wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 09:55:

Lazydocker wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 09:52: If the difference is only £60... Take the Omega :y :y :y Must confess, I'm having a similar dilemma. Going to Italy in September and flights (which are EasyJet so not most comfortable) and hire car will cost almost as much as driving down :-/ :-/ Yeah, us too. Got a wedding in Trieste in May. Autobahn or Easyjet? :-/ Kevin

keep your feet on the ground.. gravitational forces are dangerous to play with..

sun glasses on , music on, accelerator down ;D :y

Kevin Wood wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 09:55:

Lazydocker wrote on 01. Apr 2010 at 09:52: If the difference is only £60... Take the Omega :y :y :y Must confess, I'm having a similar dilemma. Going to Italy in September and flights (which are EasyJet so not most comfortable) and hire car will cost almost as much as driving down :-/ :-/ Yeah, us too. Got a wedding in Trieste in May. Autobahn or Easyjet? :-/ Kevin

3.2 & Autobahn - no contest