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Car Forum / Peugeot Cars / January 2005PING G.T. shell V power diesel france
my 406 seems to have a major preference for V power diesel Does Shell sell it in france? within two weeks i'm doing an overnight trip to Tignes( yes skiing, decadence etc :-), i would be nice to have the extra v power bite doing over 200Km/h Hi Marc, > my 406 seems to have a major preference for V power diesel That's not amazing, my good old 205 also seems to prefer good brand diesel. > Does Shell sell it in france? No clue. They possibly have a specific name for their fuel, certainly not V power. There are good other types of Diesel fuel here, for example Elf Diesel Evolution (which my car seems to prefer). Oh, keep in mind that both petrol & fuel are slightly overpriced here, so don't forget to refuel before entering France, for example in Germany or Luxemburg (far better savings if you go to Lux). > within two weeks i'm doing an overnight trip to Tignes( yes skiing, > decadence etc :-), i would be nice to have the extra v power bite > doing over 200Km/h With all the "Sarko boxes" (from the name of the minister which decided to install automatic speedtraps - of course where it's bargain and not where it's dangerous but not crowded), I don't think you'll do it for a long time. And radar detectors are forbidden since the first day they exist (I've heard they were forbidden in Netherlands yet, true ?). Of course you can drive while drunk, there is a low low risk to be controlled (not more than before, indeed). That's the perfect example of politics cowardness : pissing off GT which used to drive at 110KPH while a grandma can still be killed for 50EUR and SOB burn your car for fun. Of course it's easier. Of course it costs less. Oh, Tignes, not that a bad idea, but I guess I'd rather go to Insbr?ck - Austrian Alps are far better, that's where I use to park my Porsche between two Mercs :-) Regards, G.T g.t6@worldonline.fr 205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st Hi once again, I've been thinking there were some discount priced fuel stations yet : Esso Express or Elf City. Once upon a time, on a trip around Paris, I saw such a station (an Elf City) which was coming with prices a bit under supermarkets' fuel. Of course these are automatic stations, don't forget to bring your Visa or Eurocard with you :-) Of course, don't expect to find one in the deepest parts of France ! Regards G.T g.t6@worldonline.fr 205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st >Hi Marc, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >entering France, for example in Germany or Luxemburg (far better savings if >you go to Lux). i'm planning to refuel @ the BP station capellen in luxembourg, definitely 25 cents cheaper.... and as for the rest elf evo will be on the program... >> within two weeks i'm doing an overnight trip to Tignes( yes skiing, >> decadence etc :-), i would be nice to have the extra v power bite [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >And radar detectors are forbidden since the first day they exist (I've heard >they were forbidden in Netherlands yet, true ?). Yup having one in your care fines you with 250,- and confiscation of the unit. for what i've seen on the main routes there are only two Sarcophagus ( the name i heard from my french neighbour :-) on my route, i.e. on the a 31 near Metz. Last time i checked there where only 60 some of the cupboards along the autoroutes, compare that to tiny little holland with over a thousand of these and i'll tell you france is heaven. then again the fines for speeding are major in france i understand. >Of course you can drive while drunk, there is a low low risk to be >controlled (not more than before, indeed). That's the perfect example of >politics cowardness : pissing off GT which used to drive at 110KPH while a >grandma can still be killed for 50EUR and SOB burn your car for fun. Of >course it's easier. Of course it costs less. i only once drove pissed as hell, in france, wrecking my 205, having police involved and they did not even asked if i had drunk... while the whole damn barrel was down the collar. i've have had a never drink and drive experience since, and i'm not planning on one... >Oh, Tignes, not that a bad idea, but I guess I'd rather go to Insbrück - >Austrian Alps are far better, that's where I use to park my Porsche between >two Mercs :-) funny you say that, i plainly hate austria for the fact that there are far to many dutchies there spoiling my fun.... and, the french alpes are steeper, and as for food, well i do not share the austrians taste for sweet... if you want to park your car between any thing priced over 100.000 you might find a spot in Megève :-) that where i parked my 500 305 between the X5 and ML 220 and got all the attention these people only get with a 200.000 car :-)))) Grrz Marc >Regards, >G.T >g.t6@worldonline.fr >205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st Hi, > i'm planning to refuel @ the BP station capellen in luxembourg, > definitely 25 cents cheaper.... True ! Enjoy it and buy some cheap fags and booze too :-) > and as for the rest elf evo will be on the program... Nice choice. > Yup having one in your care fines you with ?250,- and confiscation of > the unit. Eh eh... In France, if the radar detector is fixed into the car (for example, bolted on the dashboard), they can proceed the confiscation of the car as well. > for what i've seen on the main routes there are only two Sarcophagus ( > the name i heard from my french neighbour :-) on my route, i.e. on the That's a commonly used term, too. > a 31 near Metz. Last time i checked there where only 60 some of the A31 around Thionville (about 20 or 30 miles away from Metz), IIRC what my brother said (he often drives in that area). Guys slow slow down to 110 or 130 on all lanes, pass the Sarkobox and then put the pedal off the floor up to 160KPH, the speed they use to drive :-) > cupboards along the autoroutes, compare that to tiny little holland > with over a thousand of these and i'll tell you france is heaven. Well, one thousand installed boxes are planned in 2006, IIRC. Oh, some of them are breaked off - I've heard that one, on Christmas's night, has been opened and the guy stole the digital camera which is inside :-) Or sometimes "naturally" breaked on accidents (the same way you can smash off the safety rail). > then again the fines for speeding are major in france i understand. Well, entrance price 90 or 135EUR, plus licence points, up to jail (yeah man, you drive too fast on a desert road you're a criminal now - burn the car instead it's just 24h max time in the police station). > i only once drove pissed as hell, in france, wrecking my 205, having > police involved and they did not even asked if i had drunk... while > the whole damn barrel was down the collar. Not surprised, sometimes they're just too stupid. > i've have had a never drink and drive experience since, and i'm not > planning on one... I never drive while drunk - which made me test drive all my friends' cars :-) And I guess that's a honnor matter : I prefer losing my license on speeding than in being drunk. > >Oh, Tignes, not that a bad idea, but I guess I'd rather go to Insbr?ck - > >Austrian Alps are far better, that's where I use to park my Porsche between > >two Mercs :-) > funny you say that, i plainly hate austria for the fact that there are > far to many dutchies there spoiling my fun.... C'mon you can find dutchies almost everywhere :-) > and, the french alpes are steeper, and as for food, well i do not > share the austrians taste for sweet... Some nice W?rtzen would be pretty nice. Never been to Austria indeed, but I thought they had tastes pretty close to Germans. OK, I've been only once in Germany, and I know their McDonalds are pretty the same than the ones we have here :-) > if you want to park your car between any thing priced over 100.000 you > might find a spot in Meg?ve :-) that where i parked my ?500 305 True, too. > between the X5 and ML 220 and got all the attention these people only > get with a ?200.000 car :-)))) Kind of "what the hell this car is ?" I guess. Another spot to park your car between two EUR500k cars is Monte-Carlo casino's car park. Damn, I've been once to MC when I was a child, my dad parked the 405 ('88 SRi, but still a 405) between a Ferrari and a Porsche. Never seen so many Ferraris in one day :-) Regards, G.T g.t6@worldonline.fr 205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st >Hi, > >> i'm planning to refuel @ the BP station capellen in luxembourg, >> definitely 25 cents cheaper.... >True ! Enjoy it and buy some cheap fags and booze too :-) hey, i'm going skiing, not boozing :-) NOT! >> and as for the rest elf evo will be on the program... >Nice choice. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >bolted on the dashboard), they can proceed the confiscation of the car as >well. damn A holes, there trying the dutch legislation for the european court right now on the freedom of information act, once its rejected all you have to do is appeal for the verdict since France ratified the Maastricht treaty as well >> for what i've seen on the main routes there are only two Sarcophagus ( >> the name i heard from my french neighbour :-) on my route, i.e. on the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >then put the pedal off the floor up to 160KPH, the speed they use to drive >:-) indeed thionville one just before and one after the catherine, i last summer the one before the cathedral comming from the south surprised me, i never got the ticket though and i'm sure it flashed. on the other hand the gendarmes in st léger s beuvray (where my mom lives) fined me for speeding while my mom usually does..... and did it in this case, they apprehended me when i got out of the boulangerie... >> cupboards along the autoroutes, compare that to tiny little holland >> with over a thousand of these and i'll tell you france is heaven. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >"naturally" >breaked on accidents (the same way you can smash off the safety rail). :-) they have several clubs over here who try to make the live of the gastocamera's and the policeman quite "unpleasant" this is what happens when acetone and peroxide mix together... http://www.onzinboetes.nl/fotoreponw.php?welke=554 last year they caught a BOA sleeping ( the term for the ones standing with speedcamaras down the road) they turned the camera towards the guy and then made some major ( and i mean major) speed tickets i wonder what the look on the face of the BOA HQ was when they saw their colleague sleeping at the wheel doing over 250 :-) >> then again the fines for speeding are major in france i understand. >Well, entrance price 90 or 135EUR, plus licence points, up to jail (yeah >man, you drive too fast on a desert road you're a criminal now - burn the >car instead it's just 24h max time in the police station). what do you mean by burn the car? >> i only once drove pissed as hell, in france, wrecking my 205, having >> police involved and they did not even asked if i had drunk... while >> the whole damn barrel was down the collar. >Not surprised, sometimes they're just too stupid. not half as i was though! >> i've have had a never drink and drive experience since, and i'm not >> planning on one... >I never drive while drunk - which made me test drive all my friends' cars >:-) >And I guess that's a honnor matter : I prefer losing my license on speeding >than in being drunk. how many per hour do you have to be over the limit to get it confiscated? over here it is 50km/h to fast and you lose it we don't have point on our license though >> >Oh, Tignes, not that a bad idea, but I guess I'd rather go to Insbrück - >> >Austrian Alps are far better, that's where I use to park my Porsche [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> far to many dutchies there spoiling my fun.... >C'mon you can find dutchies almost everywhere :-) :-( i like to be one of a kind, there is just 16milion of that and in general i do find dutch people rather annoying when abroad. Hence they think their alone in the world as well :-) >> and, the french alpes are steeper, and as for food, well i do not >> share the austrians taste for sweet... >Some nice Würtzen would be pretty nice. Never been to Austria indeed, but I >thought they had tastes pretty close to Germans. OK, I've been only once in >Germany, and I know their McDonalds are pretty the same than the ones we >have here :-) oh yes the Wienerwürsten are great it is just the pastry in austria that you smell just about everywhere that makes me noxious. >> if you want to park your car between any thing priced over 100.000 you >> might find a spot in Megève :-) that where i parked my ?500 305 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >405) between a Ferrari and a Porsche. Never seen so many Ferraris in one day >:-) Greatings Marc >Regards, >G.T >g.t6@worldonline.fr >205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st Hi, > >True ! Enjoy it and buy some cheap fags and booze too :-) > hey, i'm going skiing, not boozing :-) NOT! Ok, on your way back to home, then :-) > indeed thionville one just before and one after the catherine, i last > summer the one before the cathedral comming from the south surprised > me, i never got the ticket though and i'm sure it flashed. Perhaps they just gave up because of the foreign plates (your car is registered in netherlands, I suppose ?). I once knew a (french) guy which used to drive cars bought in Lux for example, and not paying for car parks, damn he claimed he never received any tickets ! > on the other hand the gendarmes in st l?ger s beuvray (where my mom > lives) fined me for speeding while my mom usually does..... and did I could imagine it's just a hard luck ! > it in this case, they apprehended me when i got out of the > boulangerie... I've heard a similar story last night, pretty common with countryside brigades. Realize their most exciting job usually consists in a lost wallet :-) > :-) they have several clubs over here who try to make the live of the > gastocamera's and the policeman quite "unpleasant" :-) > this is what happens when acetone and peroxide mix together... > http://www.onzinboetes.nl/fotoreponw.php?welke=554 I should have a look soon ! > last year they caught a BOA sleeping ( the term for the ones standing > with speedcamaras down the road) > they turned the camera towards the guy and then made some major ( and > i mean major) speed tickets > i wonder what the look on the face of the BOA HQ was when they saw > their colleague sleeping at the wheel doing over 250 :-) Damn this *must* be fun :-) > >man, you drive too fast on a desert road you're a criminal now - burn the > >car instead it's just 24h max time in the police station). > what do you mean by burn the car? Use a lighter and make it burn, or destroy by fire. Oh, of course, with a stolen car ! > >And I guess that's a honnor matter : I prefer losing my license on speeding > >than in being drunk. > how many per hour do you have to be over the limit to get it > confiscated? over here it is 50km/h to fast and you lose it Here it used to be 50, but it has been lowered to 40KPH over speed limit (which are damn too low nowadays, some 2*2 roads are better than many motorways (if you ever drove on the A86, going to Paris over Fleury en Bi?re, you know what I mean - compare with the N60 going to Orl?ans), how could you run @ 110KPH ? Just 'cause you don't pay the tax ? F*ck ! > we don't have point on our license though Lucky you ! Here it has been imposed (everything is imposed, and still it's considered as a democraty) in 1992. I'll make it simple and just explain the new rules : when you just had your driving license (with the red A on the back of your car), you've got 6 points for the first 2 years. With the "prices" for infactions, you can quite easily run out of points. Then you lose your driving licence for some time (2 years I guess) and have to pass it again. After these 2 f#cking A years, you've got your 12 points. Then it's the same price for speeding, or whatever you do, but you can do it twice :-) > >C'mon you can find dutchies almost everywhere :-) > :-( i like to be one of a kind, there is just 16milion of that and in > general i do find dutch people rather annoying when abroad. Hence they > think their alone in the world as well :-) No offence here, I don't know how vacations are organized in NL, but you can see loads of them all around France most months of year, with caravans and all. Then a deep frenchy can easily think "damn', they're 50 millions on such a so little country" ! Regards, G.T g.t6@worldonline.fr 205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st |
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