A rethink about travel costs
Just over a couple of months ago we bought a replacement "shopping" car for my wife. A Citroen C3 1.4 diesel. Since then we have done a mixed bag of journeys and it has averaged just over 72MPG.
Not so good as my Enfield lean burn which can do around 95MPG
But much better than the Triumph thunderbird which comes in at a little over 50MPG
Here is the kicker, Diesel is 30 cents a litre cheaper than petrol in France. This means cost wise it is half the price per mile on fuel of the Triumph and nearly the same as the Enfield.
So when we want to go two up, with camping gear what would you choose, the Enfield or for the same money a comfy car, which keeps you dry when it is wet, and cools you with the aircon when it is hot. can pull over for a nap whenever you want irrespective of the weather. Can leave all your gear in it and go exploring without worrying about your gear and has a range of 700 miles on a tankful and has 20,000 miles service intervals?
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