Oh, and on the ‘should you’ point... Yes, definitely. And take your car...I don’t see the point in leaving a nice car at home and taking an old banger that could, though probably won’t, let you down. The hassle if it does just isn’t worth it. Plus, what’s the point having a decent car if you don’t use it? Given you’re not time constrained stop along the way to see a few more places. You’ll probably find it’s more economical than you think as well, since much of the journey will be lightly trafficked autoroutes. I remember getting from Arundel to Annecy on one tank (admittedly diesel) in a Merc estate once, which is around 800 miles. But I reckon you’ll probably get 20% more mpg than your average in the UK, even taking into account the increased passengers and odd hill (Pyrenees or Alps...j
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