Euro trip in 2005 D3

[ulfilias]

Hey there,

Just returned from a Euro trip 1463.1 miles from Peterborough to Leipzig in Germany and back. Dover - Dunkirk route and done in two days each way.

24.5mpg, 54mph average speed and 26:53 - all according to the DIS

2005 A8 4.2 V8 Petrol with 203980 miles on the clock and LPG conversion.

Mix of fuels as I have a Euro LPG adaptor. Approx. £400 of fuel used at ~£1.40 a litre average - Varying prices, euro conversion and so forth. A touch over 2 euros for E5 and 1-1.3 euros for LPG - I'd say fuel is cheaper relative to other things, but the poor euro rate makes things similar!

I did some check over, remedial work prior, with new front control arms, a service and two new tires coming in a touch over a grand, but she runs true and stable, which given the speeds I was doing was a very sensible plan.

Didn't miss a beat. LOVED the roads, even dual carriage ways moved fast with great land discipline. I cruised round the 100 mark where I could, blipping a bit faster when needed and well there's plenty of pull there. I didn't go silly, because passengers and I'm less used to reaction times when going much faster.

Oh and even at 100mph you can still get a Vauxhaul Astra on your tail and far too close for comfort, i know the A8 has a nice rear end, but really!!!

[Ronin]

Thanks. Those are some good insights into how much the forum German trip is going to cost

[Johnmed]

Nice going. They are great these old cars. We flew abroad this year, but I missed the 8.