On 11/08/2013 06:59, harryagain wrote:
"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 10/08/2013 19:34, harryagain wrote:

"Nightjar" wrote in message
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On 10/08/2013 11:28, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Nightjar wrote:
On 09/08/2013 23:20, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Nightjar wrote:
I doubt many people actually need a 600 mile range. Few would drive
that
distance without stopping - especially in the UK.


I bought the long range tank for my car specifically to give me a
better range than that for when I go touring in Europe. I won't do
it
non-stop, but I also don't have to buy fuel at motorway prices.

Where do you stop for the night? Not on a motorway, surely? So buy
your fuel there?

Precisely. With a 600+ mile range I can fill up at whatever town or
city
I stop in for the night.

Which means you are using only motorways when touring abroad?

My destinations are usually at least a couple of days' motorway travel
away. Whether or not I use the car once there will depend upon the
destination. Places like Vienna or Berlin are best seen on foot or using
public transport. The Black Forest is somewhere to tour around.


You spend your holidays driving????

More usually a couple of days or so at each end than the whole holiday.

Boring.

That rather depends upon where you are driving and what you see when you
do.

Well you should be concentrating on your driving, not "seeing".

Concentrating on driving requires that you are aware of all of your
surroundings. However, on holiday seeing usually involves parking
somewhere interesting and walking around.

I'd sooner get on a bus/taxi if it was that interesting.

Not many buses went where I did last holiday and the car is a lot
cheaper than taxis.

Or a plane if it wasn't.

I've given up flying if it is possible to drive there instead. It was
different when I could fly myself, but airports are simply too much
hassle these days.

Colin Bignell