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a2-701; I'll get them up, I'm trying to work out how to get the videos to play also

 

karat21; not quite, 150km south from there

 

Istvan; the route back was roughly this -

 

Stockholm

Mariestad

Kongsvinger

Lillestrom

Lillehammer

Oslo

Fredrickstad

Gothenburg

Malmo

Copenhagen

Kolding

Oldenzaal

Arnhem

Leeuwarden

Lelystad

Hoek van Holland

[Welches Öl - 1.4 AUA]

9600km after my Longlife service at Rinner the oil light has come on; not too bad I think. How much should I top up with? In the past I've stuck with 0.5l although my Passat takes 1l, I figure the A2 holds less oil overall so the min>max figure is less also.

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I've just figured out many miles I drove; 3260.

 

That's 5216km:crazy:

 

I'm really not sure how I managed to do that. Hmm.

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.....and I'm home.

 

For such a brilliantly designed car the dipstick is :censored: and 's me off no end, especially when it's the middle of the night, you're not quite sure where you are and the car now smells hot & bothered. Was it wrong to start planning what engine would replace it......? Maybe not quite as bad as having all the dash lights illuminate and warning bongs go off while travelling at 160km/h...or possibly the wobble on the front being bad enough to have to slow down for and thus missing the Hel>Sto ferry (good job I hadn't booked it ) but when I did get there I saw a white A2 (and hopefully some unusual pics from the crossing if they come out ok ).

 

I missed the mini meet in Gothenburg

 

I'll sort pics & vids as soon as I can.

 

Thanks to Bret for nudging in the right direction and to everyone else for the atmosphere

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I'll have rear seats, two of them.

 

McDoof is about right

 

I'll print these addresses off and read on them ferry...I'll be happier once under way

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I'm aiming to be at Travemunde/Lubeck 20:30,

I'll be in the blue GB rhd one

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Packing tonight, I'll probably just end up grabbing everything I can find and filling the car

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I'm thinking (enough already:o)

 

Monday night/Tue in Hel

Tue night to Stock

Wed/Wed night Stock

Thur Stock .....

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IceTrack 2.0 advert on Vimeo

 

at some point tonight.... I think I need to consider plus membership, but not just now

 

Bret

 

 

Watching it now

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Ah!

 

Back in an hour, Top Gear time:)

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Warning, stupid question alert!

 

For someone not used to such temperatures, how bad will it be walking round Helsinki/Stickholm usw sightseeing?

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I still haven't decided how to get back...I may end up making it up as I go along via credit card & internet cafe.

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Hurry!

It could be delivered to my work if need be.

 

In other news, the boot is now stocked with choice and selection (aber kein blanc )

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Sheesh....

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No probs, I'm just off to Asda for the Theakston's, some anti-seasickness tablets and some more thermals.

 

The A2 has so much useful that I end up thinking I'm wasting it if it's not fully loaded every trip....so much for lightweight

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ohyes: I'd recommend you have some sunglasses with you

 

Remember that snow reflects 90% of UV, too!

 

Bret

 

I got a cheap set of factor 3s today (& some woolly wellies ).

Normal shopping mostly done, checking alco prices.

 

Weincontor Berner; Newcastle Brown Ale 24 x 0,35lt 14.45 Is that ok? 500ml bottles are £1.70 each here atm.

 

 

Re wobble; dogbone made a big improvement, still a bit there though and it gets worse around 120km/h I'm wondering if it's the nearside front engine mount but I probably won't get a chance to do anything.

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Have a safe trip, see you there

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+13.5 here

Never mind anything else, those tempweratures will be experience enough !

 

Here's a quick comparison

 

http://classic.wunderground.com/

 

Handy site, shows windchill as well.

 

 

Hmm!

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The more I look at where to go after Stockholm the less clear I am about what to do...it works that I either end up with a couple of days left or needing a couple more:mad:

 

I can bring some cheap Audi rear window treatment & Audi car care gift packs if anyone wants, I've got a case of each

 

Right, back to GoogleMaps & viamichelin...

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Feck, they okayed mine to -30 in December

 

 

I checked the strength today, it was off the scale :cool:

Also found the oil caps round the wrong way and the engine oil cap is an old part number

 

Also found lots of scratches on the back of the car and on the windscreen

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'Helsinki is having it's worst snow for 50 years'.

 

 

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I won't get my seat heaters fitted in time...I guess I'll have to keep the A2 for next winter so I can get to use them

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I've a few sets of thermals, fleeces, jackets with fleece inners, a couple of hats & balaclava, jogging bottoms & overtrousers, hike-type boots...only one pair of gloves atm though...

The only time I've been in -toomuch was when I worked in a freezer; that got down to -56 with windchill from the fans

It was 15 years ago and the memory fades...

 

Looking at Field & Trek atm

 

 

 

 

er... go to Field and Trek and get yourself a pair of the Karrimor Winter trousers. They are padded / insulated and good with a pair of Longjohns for what you need. I know because I have a pair and they're rather good, especially for £20 or so. The Snow boots may also be decent - you won't need to walk in *that* much deep snow unless you're following me around, but for that I also have padded / insulated wellingtons. The boots have the advantage of being waterproof up to the ankle or so which is what you want when it decides to thaw again, like it did today.

 

F&T also have decently priced down jackets.

 

Bret

[Porsche 917 build]

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