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[baser999]

Got back from holiday last week - we drove out to Tanias sisters place in Switzerland, stopping over in Luxembourg for a few days on the way there and back. Including the journey from home to the Shuttle we covered just under 2000 miles and by my reckonings we averaged 37mpg which is about 10mpg more than I get at home. Perhaps its the absence of constant stop/starts for roadworks, traffic queues etc. Why is it that every European country outside the UK manages to keep their traffic moving? It seems their roads are never in need of repair, there's never a queue. . . . their petrol's cheaper as well so it can't be said that they're generating extra revenue which in turn is being used to keep the roads in good order. When we came across the odd bit of roadworks it seemed to be gone the next day. . . they probably have the foresight to get all the relevant agencies to attend at the same time rather than have agency one dig the road up and leave it abandoned for weeks until company two turn up three weeks later to lay pipes then bugger off until its filled up a fortnight later.

Grouse over. . . .both The Duchy and Switzerland are fabulous places to visit and more especially to drive - Switzerlands got some great windy roads and is full of scoobies, albeit very few are turbos - mainly they're driven for their 4WD - apart from a few we saw, they're still all bog-standard so needless to say we got looks virtually everywhere we went, probably down to the exhaust, window stickers and McRae Gathering sticker which is still on the bonnet Some of them are even driven by old blokes

The Duchy is full of high class motors - Porsche, Maserati, Bentleys - and even the 'ordinary' cars look new - perhaps they have a law stopping anyone driving a car over 4 years old or perhaps as its a major financial centre they can all afford expensive motors?

Suppose The Duchy, at around 275miles is too far for the Clubs 2009 trip although we've been asked if we'd like to attend their big weekend meet in May? Thinking about going although I don't know Tania's too keen on passengering all that way again.

Edited October 7, 2008 by BASER999

[granby]

Didn't know you had been away

[leebo77]

Welcome back mate.

Must admit, been to Lux about 5 or 6 times now. Absolutely love it. Especially zero crime rate and 100% employment. Such a beautiful old town too.

[scoobytibs]

CLUB TRIP THEN 2009

[T123VOR]

Welcome back Baz- how was the chocolate out there?

I'll def need a noisy exhaust for that trip then...!

[baser999]

The Luxembourg Subaru Club have an annual 'weekend' meet, scheduled for 23/24 May next year, which they limit to 50/60 cars per day. Am seriously thinking about going back for it and in fact they asked if Kent Scoobies would be interested in attending. It could be a good few days as the drive there and back is great and the City of Luxembourg is beautiful. Sadly though, given the Clubs general apathy towards such trips (2008 trip to Bruges was a non-starter for example) I couldn't see it happening

Yes, Trevor, you'd need a proper exhaust, be a shame to waste all those tunnels

[leebo77]

The Luxembourg Subaru Club have an annual 'weekend' meet, scheduled for 23/24 May next year, which they limit to 50/60 cars per day. Am seriously thinking about going back for it and in fact they asked if Kent Scoobies would be interested in attending. It could be a good few days as the drive there and back is great and the City of Luxembourg is beautiful. Sadly though, given the Clubs general apathy towards such trips (2008 trip to Bruges was a non-starter for example) I couldn't see it happening

Yes, Trevor, you'd need a proper exhaust, be a shame to waste all those tunnels

I'm well up for it!

[baser999]

Scoobytibs, ScoobyHoo? am touching your goats