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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by Troll
    Bugger Calais >Narbonne
    By Car: Total cost £130

    By Motorail Cost £520
    How much are your time and comfort worth?

    If you just want to "get there" then go by train.

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  • Troll
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    In a diesel Shogun - that's 30 mpg / 20 gallon tank = very do-able-ish

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by Troll
    Bugger Calais >Narbonne
    By Car: Total cost £130
    Itinéraire : Express Véhicule :
    Distance : 1078.8 km Voies express : 1062.2 km
    Durée (1) : 11H23
    Carburant : 101.20 € (92 l)
    Péages (2) :
    FRA : 92.50 EUR
    1000Km on 92L of fuel? In a Cayenne? Is that possible?

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  • Troll
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    Bugger Calais >Narbonne
    By Car: Total cost £130
    Itinéraire : Express Véhicule :
    Distance : 1078.8 km Voies express : 1062.2 km
    Durée (1) : 11H23
    Carburant : 101.20 € (92 l)
    Péages (2) :
    FRA : 92.50 EUR
    By Motorail Cost £520
    Prices are per car, including passengers. One compartment will be allocated per car for the sole occupancy of each party.

    Supplements are also payable for roofboxes, trailers and windsurfers please enquire at the time of booking.
    * -Narbonne Route - Outbound
    o Narbonne
    o Sun 22 Jul £520

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by Churchill
    Them's the ones.
    Ta

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule
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    Them's the ones.

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by Moscow Mule
    Did you use this lot to book it all?

    http://www.raileurope.co.uk/frenchmotorail/

    Or somebody else?
    bump

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by Churchill
    I got the return trip for £650 including ferrys between Dover and Calais.

    My Porsche(Carrera 4) is a 4x4 and wasn't penalised...
    Prices are per car, including passengers. One compartment will be allocated per car for the sole occupancy of each party. Cars measuring more than 1.55m (including 4x4s and people carriers) can travel to Brive, Narbonne, Avignon and Fréjus and a £50.00 supplement will be payable.

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  • Moscow Mule
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    Originally posted by Churchill
    I got the return trip for £650 including ferrys between Dover and Calais.

    My Porsche(Carrera 4) is a 4x4 and wasn't penalised...
    Did you use this lot to book it all?

    http://www.raileurope.co.uk/frenchmotorail/

    Or somebody else?

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by Churchill
    I got the return trip for £650 including ferrys between Dover and Calais.

    My Porsche(Carrera 4) is a 4x4 and wasn't penalised...
    Ta

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by Troll
    How much (if you don't mind me asking) with whom... and do they penalise the drivers of 4x4's?
    I got the return trip for £650 including ferrys between Dover and Calais.

    My Porsche(Carrera 4) is a 4x4 and wasn't penalised...

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by milanbenes
    Winston,

    glad you had a nice holiday.

    Did you visit a casino in Monacco ?

    Milan.
    Nope, drove past the main Casino though.

    When I used to live in Valbonne I used to visit a Casino in Cannes with some of the Yanks from work. Learned to play Blackjack quite well. That's about my limit.

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by Churchill
    Very good thanks. Considering the time and effort of driving down there, the tolls and fuel involvede, it was much cheaper to travel down on't train.
    How much (if you don't mind me asking) with whom... and do they penalise the drivers of 4x4's?

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  • milanbenes
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    Winston,

    glad you had a nice holiday.

    Did you visit a casino in Monacco ?

    Milan.

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by Troll
    Quote:


    Did you get a good deal on the train? (Oh dear I appear to be taking this thread off topic )

    BUMP
    Very good thanks. Considering the time and effort of driving down there, the tolls and fuel involvede, it was much cheaper to travel down on't train.

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