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1 hour ago, MisterH said:

What is the fuel availability like? I would love to go and have an explore but get the impression that it can be quite car unfriendly and expensive over there

Fuel (petrol and diesel) is not a problem to get hold of. And are mostly the cities that are not so friendly to cars. In rural areas, petrol and diesel still dominate, and cars are vital there. And Norway is expensive but with a little planning it is possible to travel here without it being too expensive.

Posted
1 hour ago, MisterH said:

.... get the impression that it can be quite ... expensive over there

Especially if you can't do without alcohol. 

Posted
18 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Especially if you can't do without alcohol. 

Going out to drink is expensive, so is eating out. So it is best to avoid in Norway.

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40 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Fuel (petrol and diesel) is not a problem to get hold of. And are mostly the cities that are not so friendly to cars. In rural areas, petrol and diesel still dominate, and cars are vital there. And Norway is expensive but with a little planning it is possible to travel here without it being too expensive.

How the hell do they keep old cars that clean? don't they drive them in Winter???

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I believe they are a little like Poland, they rely on snow ploughs and winter tyres...  not covering the entire landscape in salt.

Though, I'm happy to be told how clueless I am.

Posted
8 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

How the hell do they keep old cars that clean? don't they drive them in Winter???

 

Are you thinking about the last 2 cars I posted here? These 2 are probably so nice as they have probably been in areas with no road salt in the winter. Had one used these for a few winters with the road salting we have now, these cars would probably have been so rusty that they could not be saved and could only be scrapped.

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1 minute ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

 

Are you thinking about the last 2 cars I posted here? These 2 are probably so nice as they have probably been in areas with no road salt in the winter. Had one used these for a few winters with the road salting we have now, these cars would probably have been so rusty that they could not be saved and could only be scrapped.

seeing as a UK old car only has to sniff salt to dissolve, just seemed amazing as they were in great condition

Posted
10 minutes ago, Sham said:

I believe they are a little like Poland, they rely on snow ploughs and winter tyres...  not covering the entire landscape in salt.

Though, I'm happy to be told how clueless I am.

Most of Norway is heavily salted now but areas where it is too cold are not salted. These areas are declining but still exist. And everyone drives on winter tires here and the roads are plowed as we usually get between 0,5 to 2 meters of snow in the winter some places even more.

Posted
9 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

seeing as a UK old car only has to sniff salt to dissolve, just seemed amazing as they were in great condition

 

Cars also rust a lot here now thanks to the road salting. So no one drives old cars in the winter if they want to take care of them. So they probably have not seen winter use in a long time.

Posted
1 hour ago, Sham said:

I believe they are a little like Poland, they rely on snow ploughs and winter tyres...  not covering the entire landscape in salt.

Though, I'm happy to be told how clueless I am.

Once it gets too cold no amount of salt will melt the frozen water. 

http://rochdale.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-transport/gritting-and-winter-service/Pages/salt-myths-facts.aspx

Lower than minus 10 is pointless grittingbwith salt. Lower than minus 20 and salt water will freeze. 

Posted
2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Fuel (petrol and diesel) is not a problem to get hold of. And are mostly the cities that are not so friendly to cars. In rural areas, petrol and diesel still dominate, and cars are vital there. And Norway is expensive but with a little planning it is possible to travel here without it being too expensive.

Ah thank you, definitely one to do then, just seeing the footage from No Time To Die has made me very lustful for those roads, from what I have seen, the Norwegians deserve a lot more credit for fantastic roads than they get IMO

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Especially if you can't do without alcohol. 

Luckily I don't drink, but I do find food useful

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8 minutes ago, MisterH said:

Ah thank you, definitely one to do then, just seeing the footage from No Time To Die has made me very lustful for those roads, from what I have seen, the Norwegians deserve a lot more credit for fantastic roads than they get IMO

I made a thread earlier this year with pictures from various trips and more. If you have not seen it, there are some pictures from Norway there.

 

Posted
21 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Rural Norway is very nice and can highly recommend road trips here.

Agreed. We went a couple of times, in 2000 and 2002. Wonderful roads, not very busy, amazing scenery.

Doesn't matter that there's no direct ferry from the UK nowadays, just take a road trip via Holland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

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Posted
13 hours ago, sickboy said:

My old car. Sold it to my mate last year, so it stayed within 10 miles of me. F8975CE5-4404-4DB6-86AF-A3EE16F191D0.thumb.jpeg.1962238ae5f5607080a8d73ac10076cc.jpeg

Not my ad, but I can’t overstate how clean it is. 

I live 30 miles but in somerset . 

Posted
12 minutes ago, 2cvspecial said:

I live 30 miles but in somerset . 

It’s a Taunton reg, and I bought it from Bridgwater. So always stayed within 30 miles of its origin. 

Posted
12 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

They should have called it the overhang.  Any hint of a slope and the rear end would scrape along the tarmac. 

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