Wingz123 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 ^^^ that’ll probably be reserved for the M40 once they are a little closer to home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Accommodation is either tourist info or AirBnB so far. Generally, early afternoon, we start thinking what we might do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I am half German and it annoys me when people say VolksWAGON.... No!!!!! Its pronounced - VolksVAGEN.... in German W’s are V’s Rottweiler....no pronounced... RottVEILER binhoker668 and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I always said Day-see-ah but I note that DW has adopted the Da-ch-a way as heard on telly adverts by Ralph Ineson who as a professional Yorkshireman should know. Oh and probably millions of Romanians. But , I've noticed Skoda ads say Schkudah, are we supposed to start pronouncing things foreign now? We're not the BBC with their stupid saying foreign words like foreigners so proper English people don't know where they're talking about on the news. I say Owdi, but Germans say Ordi for Audi and one particular German I know refers to Porsche as Porschey, I say Porsh but posh people say Porscha. Yes, us lazy Britons are finally starting to use the correct foreign words rather than making a half-arsed attempt at them. Good. Germans do not say "Ordi", it's "Owdi" over there & always has been since August Horch got kicked out of his own company & started a new one using the Latin version of his surname. Likewise, Porsche is pronounced "Porsha" because Germans generally pronounce all of the letters in a word. Skizzer and RickRirai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise2cv Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I asked Bogi about the cops, she says its not the Romanian plates its just an old car out of place. She says also says Italy is very expensive to drive on the highways (motorways?) I think they do Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy Bodger Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 First trip out 3 of us went out to Slov in an L red 525tds loaded with tools, ladders on roof, the lot, the car was on its arse. We got stopped by the rozzers twice, both times in Germany on the way there and back. No problems in Austria. Iirc you are meant to have a vignette to drive on Austrian motorways but my mate didn't bother getting one and just took the chance. We just sailed through and enjoyed the scenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdhaydock Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Might be worth adding re: Austria, I fell foul of the vignette rule several years ago - didn't realise that one was required and got pulled within 2 minutes of joining a motorway. 120 euro on the spot fine - cost of a vignette is less than a tenner and can be purchased outside of Austria from filling stations near the border Scruffy Bodger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I hope when they get back to blighty they will call at a Dacia dealer, pretend to be Romanian, and see what the salesman will offer them for it against a new one. A hidden camera should make DW's YouTube viewings go off the scale. SierraMikeHotel, Sigmund Fraud, Kringle and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngarty Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 This post gets better by the day. I doubt there will be any other contenders for the post of year unless some daft twat tries to drive a Routemaster back from Sri Lanka. Safe journey, as for Austria or Italy, which coppers are going to get the biggest surprise when they pull a Romanian reg car and find two of the UK's finest citizens in it ? Yep I think Thread of the year is in the bag, unless Mr Panhard has something truly amazing lined up. eddyramrod and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Interviever: why did you bring back a Dacia from Romania?DW/cats: to win thread of the year on a car forum with 300 middle aged nerds... GrumpyCat, Saabnut, Datsuncog and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 If you are going through Italy.Turin motor museum is about two miles south of the city centre, on the west bank of the river. There is parking right outside and it is worth a few hours of exploring. The old fiat factory is only a 10 minute walk away and is now a really cheap feeling shopping centre. eddyramrod, Scruffy Bodger, MiniMort and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I am half German Sorry to hear that, you cope really well with it Kringle, Wingz123, Twiggy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 According to that there facebook, they are now on Police stop #5. More stops by the Police in a week than Police cars I've seen on UK roads in 3 months! Christine, beko1987, busmansholiday and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I am half German and it annoys me when people say VolksWAGON.... No!!!!! Its pronounced - VolksVAGEN.... in German W’s are V’s Rottweiler....no pronounced... RottVEILER Well, fair enough. I hate it it when people (usually on Gumtree/Ebay etc) SPELL it VolkswagOn.It itches me in the same place that Robin Reliant does.And Citreon.And 'as' instead of 'has'.Bought/brought.etcetc SierraMikeHotel, Wingz123, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I am half German and it annoys me when people say VolksWAGON.... No!!!!! Its pronounced - VolksVAGEN.... in German W’s are V’sRottweiler....no pronounced... RottVEILER Yeah but aren't V's pronounced F? So it'd be FolksVagen. John F, johngarty, Talbot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Yeah but aren't V's pronounced F? So it'd be FolksVagen.Ease up, 'e's only 'alf Cherman drum, Yoss, chaseracer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 ...Citreon..Sounds like a brand of bathroom cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 HubNut, unlike Top Gear, doesn't actually need a script to produce entertaining car import stories. Unfortunately, it also doesn't generate the same sort of revenue so we're not likely to see a supercar head-to-head, celebratory interview and other associated dribble anytime soon. Thank fuck. coalnotdole, Skizzer, eddyramrod and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowsilver Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Ease up, 'e's only 'alf Cherman If he says VolksVagen not FolksVagen it must be the back half that's Cherman.You say potato and I say potato.Doesn't work so well when it's written down. holbeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 If he says VolksVagen not FolksVagen it must be the back half that's Cherman.You say potato and I say potato.Doesn't work so well when it's written down.Tomato tomato, either either option is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Tomato tomato, either either option is fineLet's call the whole thing off. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 ...we're not likely to see a supercar head-to-head... We are, when the Slug meets FPB7's snot-green Warty... Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I am half German and it annoys me when people say VolksWAGON.... No!!!!! Its pronounced - VolksVAGEN.... in German W’s are V’s Rottweiler....no pronounced... RottVEILER Fau Vay (VW) Bay Emm Vay or Bee Emm Vee depending on regional accent, ja? (BMW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Fau Vay (VW) Bay Emm Vay or Bee Emm Vee depending on regional accent, ja? (BMW) Where do they say Bee Emm Vee? Never heard that over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I see they have made further good progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I see they have made further good progress They've gone 40 minutes without being arrested? egg, Datsuncog, Talbot and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Lol, they are only 3 border crossings from home now (including Wales). I hope they have a bit of time to enjoy France and Italy. MiniMort and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 How many pulls before mug shots and descriptions are uploaded to Interpol? beko1987, Christine and Brodders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Why all the police tugs? OBV not speed related- is it the supposed country of origin, the car or the look of the occupants? Some sort of anti-beard agenda?! At this rate the Dacia will be reduced to component form by customs. It's mildly bewildering and depressing that honest shiters on a fun* road trip, exercising their right to personal freedom are basically being persecuted Scruffy Bodger, johngarty, GrumpiusMaximus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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