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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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Simon it seems ERS will only allow cover through a broker. Has anyone that has travelled from the UK to Europe successfully applied online for ADAC breakdown? Oh and either knows the policy or can translate to English?
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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23/01/2018 16:49
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Funny, I had that suspicion Try Classicline? No, on the second bit.... google translate any use?
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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23/01/2018 21:24
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Mulhouse is amazing. Save a day for that. We stopped two or three days here: http://www.chateaudelahouillere.com/ - about thirty miles west of Mulhouse, and well worth it.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 07:31
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Has anyone that has travelled from the UK to Europe successfully applied online for ADAC breakdown? Have a look here: https://www.adac.de/mitgliedschaft/adac_membership/default.aspxIf you need some help, give me a shout and I'll see what I can do.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 07:33
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Are there any car museums for a stop off? I've read that there's a good collection in Mulhouse. Also, you are passing not that far from Stuttgart and both the Mercedes and Porsche Museums are well worth a visit.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 10:34
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Are there any car museums for a stop off? I've read that there's a good collection in Mulhouse. Also, you are passing not that far from Stuttgart and both the Mercedes and Porsche Museums are well worth a visit. The Abarth Museum is in Belgium, near Antwerp http://www.abarth-gmr.be/new/ If you have time and fancy a trip further south from the lakes, I also recommend Maranello, Sant Agata and Modena for Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati museums. If you fancy a bite to eat whilst there, these two are a must: http://www.ristorantemontana.it/eng/storia.htm or http://www.ristoranteilcavallino.it/home-2/ and ask to see the private dining room where Enzo used to have lunch, not well publicised, so you will have to ask to see it! A journey round the country roads in that area and you are likely to be passed by lots of exotica on their pre delivery road tests and maybe even the odd test mule! If you are heading to Stuttgart but the Mrs isnt too keen on being dragged round the Porsche and Merc museums, drop her off in a town called Metzingen, if she likes shopping/designer clothes/bargains, she will thank you for it, although it might add a few £££'s to your trip!
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 20:37
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thanks Neil That looks wonderful and reasonably priced too.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 20:58
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Thanks for that might need some help with terms and conditions if I can find them as apparently all pdf's are in German. But so far ADAC looks to be a better option than anything offered by UK breakdown.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 21:10
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I think the Mrs would be calling the doctor if I was to ask to go to visit the Merc and Porsche Museums. We have been very lucky to have visited the Lamborghini Factory Museum once and the Ferruccio Museo twice and their great... its such a personal touch having the nephew of Ferruccio Lamborghini give you a guided tour. That was very special. The Abarth Museum is in Belgium, near Antwerp http://www.abarth-gmr.be/new/ Hopefully this one isn't too far off our route.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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24/01/2018 21:23
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thanks Neil That looks wonderful and reasonably priced too. Also, it's a great backdrop for the obligatory 'coupe on holiday' picture!
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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25/01/2018 06:22
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I think the Mrs would be calling the doctor if I was to ask to go to visit the Merc and Porsche Museums. I know what you mean but the Mercedes museum is really well done with the history of the twentieth century depicted with some car history. The building is interesting too as you spiral down from the top where the old cars are to the bottom where you can see all the current stuff (can skip that bit!) Hard to ignore the inventors of the motor car The Porsche Museum is very shinny and German cool but a bit sterile if you are not a fan. I got a trip around the AMG works last year which was also interesting but I'm not sure if you have to be invited for those. A friend works at Mercedes and took me along.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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25/01/2018 07:13
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There is an Arbarth museum in France also and I think it's on the east side of France in a very nice chateau. It also has bikes and planes.
I will try to look up a link.
Chateau de Savigny 21420 Savigny-Les-Beaune
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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06/02/2018 19:27
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Museo Nicolis is a really nice little museum near Verona http://www.museonicolis.com/. Not only cars, bikes and motorcycles but many other items of 20th century technology including cameras, typewriters etc. Not sure when you're going but if it's in August, avoid driving anywhere in Italy on the weekend of Ferragosto (15th August) at all costs! The autostradas will be absolutely rammed, and tailbacks lasting hours are typical.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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09/02/2018 13:43
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Maybe a bit late in the year for you. Lots of cars, bikes and other things to see. Padova Motor Show I lived in Padua for a few years and it really is a nice city. Not too far from Verona either. You may already know this, however one point to note is that most Italian cities have an area, usually near the centre, called ZTL. It is "Zona a Traffico Limitato". Basically an area of the city that you can be fined for entering in your car, unless your number plate is registered with the local commune. ZTL
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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11/02/2018 17:03
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thanks Neil That looks wonderful and reasonably priced too. Also, it's a great backdrop for the obligatory 'coupe on holiday' picture! I can see it being pretty difficult not to be stopping at every view
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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09/05/2018 06:25
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Both Cologne and Ulm are nice places to spend an evening or even a day, especially if you are walking distance from the old town. In the sun, Ulm old town is very nice with the river, medieval walls and buildings, the cathedral, etc. In the rain, Ulm seems to take on a darker feel than one would expect! Blautopf (near ulm) is also well worth a short visit if the weather is good and the water clear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blautopf
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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20/05/2018 09:29
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Both Cologne and Ulm are nice places to spend an evening or even a day, especially if you are walking distance from the old town. In the sun, Ulm old town is very nice with the river, medieval walls and buildings, the cathedral, etc. In the rain, Ulm seems to take on a darker feel than one would expect! Blautopf (near ulm) is also well worth a short visit if the weather is good and the water clear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blautopf That looks beautiful so we could certainly make a stop off at Blautopf and its only 25 mins from or route north.
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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You'll probably have these already... An injector Fuses Spare relay (check your footwell for dropped ones ) Sidelight and brake light bulbs Spare Crank sensor
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Re: Scotland to Northern Italy driving trip 2018
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Fuel pump relay. Engine oil. Zip ties. Length of electric wire and coupling.Range of jubile clips.
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