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Roverageous Rank: BL Wedge

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You're to go on a driving trip across Europe, but you've yet to select your vehicle. It's got to be under £1k (no speculative eBay auctions that are obviously going to go way over budget!), be presentable & the sort of car that you could soak up miles in. No other rules - running costs not an issue. What would you go for?

 

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XJ, no question. Preferably a ropey XJR, but I doubt they are that cheap.

omegod Rank: Renault 16

omegod

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Omega 3.0 or 3.2  V6 without a shadow of a doubt

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Jerzy Woking Rank: Renault 16

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LS400 everytime.

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paulplom Rank: Isuzu Florian

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S70 or V70. Must be T5 flavour though. The best seats in the business and will happily cruise at 140.

NorfolkNWeigh Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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for the last few years I've done exactly this, just not with such an extravagant budget.

 

2014 Rover 600 - £100, 3 of my daughters took it to France for 3 weeks. On their return I MOT'd it daughter no.4 then used it for 2 years. Sold for £75 still running perfectly but with big dents front and rear + smashed headlight that would have posed a problem for MOT.

 

2016 Mercedes C200- £350 . Oldest daughter and 3 friends did similar 3 week trip then passed it on to Roverkiller. She got £525 and kept the car after minor accident( not her fault!) Sold a couple of weeks ago when MOT ran out for £200 for export to Ghana.

 

2016 Audi 100 Avant - £350. My turn this time. Took it for family trip touring France- didn't miss a beat. Sold for £650 on Car and Classic on return , kerching!

 

2016 BMW 520 £250- decided it was too small so bought the Audi , mYbe use it this year, but I consider it cheating if you buy holiday car more than a week before the trip!

 

My pictures won't come out of the cloud, will try later.

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barefoot Rank: Lancia Gamma

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XJ, no question. Preferably a ropey XJR, but I doubt they are that cheap.

Plus eleventy on this, nothing else comes close.

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Is the plan to abandon the car in flames at the end of the trip to your Euro destination and hop a Ryanscair home, or is the heap supposed to get you back as well?

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Roverageous Rank: BL Wedge

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Is the plan to abandon the car in flames at the end of the trip to your Euro destination and hop a Ryanscair home, or is the heap supposed to get you back as well?

There and back. Something the valet parking chap wouldn't baulk at...

 

...too much.

 

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HMC Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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I've done this in a few BMW e34s- an m50 pre vanos 520 touring (still good for an indicated 125 but took 2 weeks to get up there) and a m20 525 ( much more long legged and relaxing) and a few mercs. The w123 300d was relaxing but smokey and slow, the w124 broke its self levelling rear suspension ( bouncey!) all these were sub grand motors. My fave was my old black w126 420se that really felt perfect for the trip. It also didn't mind firing up from -15 although seemed to only manage 20mpg if you stayed at 80-110. Happy days!

red5 Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Too cramped.

 

Nah.

 

I'm 6"1' and not skinny. Lwb for rear leg room. Win.

 

Not that I'm biased.

djimbob Rank: BL Wedge

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did a road trip to Spain and back last summer to pick up a mate's stuff from his ex's, in my Kia Sedona, 2004, 2.9 crdi, auto - not so bad, but think I'd rather do it in a petrol - automatic for sure is far more relaxing when driving on the wrong side of the road, and the lack of aircon was not good the further south we ventured :shock:

 

I do love a people carrier for this kind of trip, but I second the LS400 vote for the saloon option, if fuel costs are no problem 8)

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Omega Elite 3.0.

pompei Rank: Renault 16

pompei

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Don't do it in a 1965 Fiat 500  -  ask me how I know

 

Did do it in a Honda CRX though which did the job splendidly.

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E30 six pot.

Mind you the prices on these is rising so it may be a bit of a dog for a grand.

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