Hi All
Just come back from a week or so in France with the RR and the caravan, and picked up over 600 messages waiting on afl. A couple of observations, for no particular reason:
Set the trip computer for the whole journey, and got the following: Total distance 1082 miles Average speed 42mph Average mpg 14.1 (as opposed to 14.6 measured on actual fuel used) This figure sounded horrendous until I realised that with maximising use of fuel at French prices the whole trip cost a bit over 200GBP, for two people and all belongings (plus a litre or two of the red stuff on the way back). Public transport doesn't come close. Best fuel price I found was 1.018 euro/litre (about 65p) at the hypermarkets like SuperU and Intermarche. The Rangie ran just fine on the cheapest 95 octane stuff.
The car ran like a dream throughout, with a couple of glitches:
The n/s tailpipe dropped off through rust and has started to melt the rear bumper and 12S wiring. Also, the ECU has started telling porkies about blown bulbs and doors being open. I suspect these issues might be related. Time to investigate.
Picked up a local paper on my return to find that a friend and member of the local 4x4 group had been killed in a motorcycle accident. RIP Fagbutt.
Back to work tomorrow. Bugger.