Audi-Sport Road trip in August - Switzerland/Italy

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There is an article in today's Auto Express about making sure your headlights are setup (xenon) or the patches (halogen) applied correctly. It says that the continental police can fine you up to £710 if they are not applied at all or not applied correctly!! the article also says that if you did have an accident and the patches were missing you insurers would only cover you for third party claims.
 
SnAzBaZ said:
Someone sent this link to me over the weekend:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/index.html

Basically the nice french police men would love to give you hassle over not having a flourescent jacket or two in your car!

I did a quick look on google and see you can pick these up for just over a quid

www.hivis.net

So bagged myself a couple.... Good for leaving lying around on the parcel shelf as well ;-)

Andrew
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LMAO at the female model! She's really workin' it!
 
h5djr said:
There is an article in today's Auto Express about making sure your headlights are setup (xenon) or the patches (halogen) applied correctly. It says that the continental police can fine you up to £710 if they are not applied at all or not applied correctly!! the article also says that if you did have an accident and the patches were missing you insurers would only cover you for third party claims.
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Does anyone have a vagcom lead + laptop??
 
SnAzBaZ said:
Someone sent this link to me over the weekend:

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/index.html

Basically the nice french police men would love to give you hassle over not having a flourescent jacket or two in your car!

I did a quick look on google and see you can pick these up for just over a quid

www.hivis.net

So bagged myself a couple.... Good for leaving lying around on the parcel shelf as well ;-)

Andrew
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you should get ones with audisportball on the back - looks to be only a quid extra...
 
siu00adg said:
Does anyone have a vagcom lead + laptop??
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Mitch78 is bringing his VAGCOM I think, it's posted somewhere in the thread, so hopefully can get the lights sorted with that.

Probably not so much of a problem this time of year, as you don't need them on as much!
 
...god i'm so tempted...... just a bit last minute and it would be near impossible for me to get organised in time!
 
SnAzBaZ said:
Mitch78 is bringing his VAGCOM I think, it's posted somewhere in the thread, so hopefully can get the lights sorted with that.

Probably not so much of a problem this time of year, as you don't need them on as much!
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Except in every tunnel you go through and there are a lot of them in Switzerland !!!
 
mitch78 said:
Yes, I'll have mine with me. I know I can do 8P S3s and later 8Ps with Bi-xenons, can't do earlier models though, that's a dealer-only job.
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Some of the older models with halogen headlights had a small lever inside the headlight to change them over.
 
steve184 said:
...god i'm so tempted...... just a bit last minute and it would be near impossible for me to get organised in time!
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Come on mate, you know you want to!! How hard can a train and two hotel bookings be?! Took me all of 15 min! :)

P.s. 10 pages woohoo!
 
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UPDATE:

MAYBE:
chasdrury
PNH80
Wes G
S3 LTN
jamiekip + another S3? + an R32?
marriedblonde
Ian W
xs2man
S3izzo
djakster

DEFINITE:
siu00adg + my mate Adam - BOOKED UP
S3 Big Andy - BOOKED UP
robreun - BOOKED UP
mitch78 - BOOKED UP
rhubarb4
SnAzBaZ - BOOKED UP


Sorry guys but I'm a definate no now. And because I'm not going, my mate wont be going either. Have a cracker tho! And safe driving :busted_cop: lol

If anyone wants my eurotunnel ticket, departure from Folkstone is 08:50 on the 22nd (Friday morning) and departure from Calais is 22:20 on the 25th (Monday Night).

Coss
 
lil_coz said:
UPDATE:

MAYBE:
chasdrury
PNH80
Wes G
S3 LTN
jamiekip + another S3? + an R32?
marriedblonde
Ian W
xs2man
S3izzo
djakster

DEFINITE:
siu00adg + my mate Adam - BOOKED UP
S3 Big Andy - BOOKED UP
robreun - BOOKED UP
mitch78 - BOOKED UP
rhubarb4
SnAzBaZ - BOOKED UP


Sorry guys but I'm a definate no now. And because I'm not going, my mate wont be going either. Have a cracker tho! And safe driving :busted_cop: lol

If anyone wants my eurotunnel ticket, departure from Folkstone is 08:50 on the 22nd (Friday morning) and departure from Calais is 22:20 on the 25th (Monday Night).

Coss
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:( next year though!?

Steve, there you go - a eurotunnel ticket up for grabs!! Take it!!
 
Topgear was just on TV where they drove through the Alps, awesome, simply awesome!
 
Lee's got the stickers now, so wear em with pride!!

Have a really good trip lads, make it one to remember.. But stay out of trouble!
 
Ive been in trouble before mate, you dont wanna go there, shes a sloppy mess...
 
New laws passed in July, you now need a high vis vest and warning triangle in the car
 
I have not got a First Aid Kit. According to the AA it's not compulsary in France, Switzerland or Italy.

Warning Triangle should be in your car already, by the spare wheel, though to be extra pedantic you should move to inside the passenger compartment as apparently the boot is not a good enough place for it to be stored!

What's the plan for Friday morning ? We are leaving Thursday night and staying in Ashford Thursday night, so where is the best place to meet and what time on Friday AM.

I think everyone else is coming from Guilford or Reading right ?

Been to Tesco today and bought them out of Red Bull! :D

Andrew
 
List:

Passport
Print out of hotel bookings
Print out of tunnel booking
2-ways
Wigs
Map of Switzerland/Italy/France (just in case)
Hivis jackets
Torch
GPS
Plastic
Food
Clothes
Cameras
Balls of steel and lead foot.

Anything else I'm missing?
 
A decent Roadkill remover for windscreen.... our wipers weren't up to the job last time round.

Remember this mess all over our windscreen...

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I promised myself a decent bug remover next time round... the wipers would just smear it all over but not clean.
 
siu00adg said:
List:

Passport
Print out of hotel bookings
Print out of tunnel booking
2-ways
Wigs
Map of Switzerland/Italy/France (just in case)
Hivis jackets
Torch
GPS
Plastic
Food
Clothes
Cameras
Balls of steel and lead foot.

Anything else I'm missing?
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These need to be at the top of the list lol essential stuff!

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Does anyone have an iphone car charger? Apple have removed the firewire charging abilitys of the 3G iphone so I can't charge it in my ipod dock anymore!
 
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