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stof
Alfa Arna
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 Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 9:55 am Post subject: Rotterdam -> Madrid -> Rotterdam in a 1.7 QV! |
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We're leaving this afternoon - 17h GMT +1. Will drive to Paris where we'll stay the night. Starting engine again tomorrow morning and hope to arrive in Madrid thursday-evening!
Hope to have a lot of fun down there in the sun for a long weekend and will pack our bags up again sunday-evening and go back home again - due to arrive monday-evening.
Anyone ever done something like this in a 13-year-old series II QV? It will be about 1800 km's for a single trip. The lady has had a lot of maintenance during the past year and I feel like she should be in a good condition to make this trip. Still, she manages to surprise me everytime again...
I'm going to pack some tools and spare parts today  ) and some spare coolant and engine-oil and, and, and... 
Pictures will be put on http://stof.phrea.com when we get back here next week.
If anyone in the Netherlands, Belgium, France or Spain spots a champagne series II QV, please wave and honk!
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Scott Sander
Alfa 33
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Good luck, enjoy your trip.
If the car seems reliable then there should not be a problem, saying that you never know.
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stof
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 11:19 am Post subject: |
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Pictures online!
http://stof.phrea.com
33 trans-Europe. I'd do it again any time!
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Carlos
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:55 am Post subject: Rotterdam-Madrid |
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Hi, I am spanish and living in Belgium. Every year I drive my 92 1.5 IE 33 to my home village. The trip is a little bit shorter, +/- 1570 Km. Normally on the way down I do it on 2 days and on the way up in one day.
Last time I did it my car was around 195 000 Km and had absolutely no problem. However I do as you suggest : take some tools, a flash light, some oil and some spares like alternator belt.
2 years ago I got my water pump leaking in spain, bought there a replacement but did all the trip back, in 1 day, with the leaking one after having removed the water expansion tank cap.
So as you can see, 33 are quite resistent !.
Have a nice trip
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micap
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Location: Denmark
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Really nice car you got there, love those Ronal rims.
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ex 89 1.7 QV
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