Road trip

[Naj ✝︎]

OK

Long road trip ahead. Apart from a list of all the MB dealers around and about... and some basic tools... should there be any obvious sapre parts in the trunk of the car (Crane electronic ignition is fitted...)? I know we cannot predict what will fail (hopefully nothing) but best be at least a little prepared....

A couple of bushes for the speed change rod (auto trans) if yours have not been changed recently.
Besides the incident on our Euro Tour last year, there was another failure on the 'Mercedes Benz and Friends' event the following weekend!

Naj

[JamesL]

Thanks naj

I'll organise some spares - mine were done 8 years or so back: the old ones cooked sitting on the North Circular!

[pfraud]

Hello James,
Which day will you be in Arles. My house is 25 kms north and maybe we could have something done together if possible...
Pascal and Frédérique

[JamesL]

Pascal

Night Friday 19th - or is that 20th. Either way, Saturday we head to Grasse via Verdon

[JamesL]

I just totted things up across my 7 days of driving...
1 - London - Portsmouth
2 - (ferry to) Santander - Tarbes
3 - Tarbes - Arles
4 - Arles - Grasse
5 - Grasse - near Orvieto
6 - near Orvieto - Obernai
7 - Obernai - (via tunnel) London

2,238 miles/3,557 km
average of 19.5mpg  or 6.87 litres per 100km

Which when you consider the car was rust holes (added lightness!) is not great

[stickandrudderman]

Yes, but don't forget the tank was leaking!