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by **Azer van man** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:07 am

they drink a bit with a heavy right foot mind....but it's good fun :wink:

by **Azer van man** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:05 pm

Few pics of trips over the last few months.

Frances back in August.

Not a very good pic of lake Constance,Southern Germany back in September..

Me and darmer1959 in Antibes back in September

200's are quick but cant catch a Testarossa......

Papelissier,France back in late September,tipped in antibes and loaded here for Northern Ireland

Little hold up in Holland..

Saw this beauty about 5 mins later..

Still on same trip,but this is near Bregenz in Austria,early November,don't know if you can make out the snow by my shoddy camera work.... :lol:

Same trip,met up with darmer1959 in Petritoli after going our seperate ways after leaving Holland,got taken out to dinner here by a few of our clients,

The morning after......!!! Over nighted here at a services near Worgl,Austria before reloading for the UK in Kitzbuhl :wink:

On way to Kitzbuhl.

Darmer made me go first.................

All loaded and ready for home in Kitzbuhl

Heading back towards Munich through the gorgeous Austrian Tirol,probably my favourite country ... :wink:

Only home for a few days and it was then back down to Umbertide,Italy.
Got a few more on my Iphone so will get them up soon... :wink:

by **belly** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:11 pm

As per usual :wink:

The beast has been working hard !

by **Altransit** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:27 pm

At first glance it looks like the ancient V4 is overtaking you :lol:

by **Azer van man** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:28 pm

belly wrote:8) As per usual The beast has been working hard !

Cheers dahlin... :lol:

yep another mad year nearly gone and she's served me very well,lookin a bit shi--y now I'm in Fed Ex on run up to Xmas but nice to be home every night and lookin forward to some chillin over the Festive Period... :wink:

by **Azer van man** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:29 pm

Altransit wrote:

At first glance it looks like the ancient V4 is overtaking you

Lol....must admit it does ...was a minter to

by **belly** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:37 pm

Altransit wrote:

At first glance it looks like the ancient V4 is overtaking you

Azer me old treacle got done by a V4

If it done you it would kill a sport :oops:

Azer van man wrote:
belly wrote:8) As per usual The beast has been working hard !

Cheers dahlin... yep another mad year nearly gone and she's served me very well,lookin a bit shi--y now I'm in Fed Ex on run up to Xmas but nice to be home every night and lookin forward to some chillin over the Festive Period...

Mines been getting minging as the advertising has gone mental :roll:

Gave it a spruce for the factory tour then it pissed down torrential stylee :roll:

by **Azer van man** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:41 pm

belly wrote:
Altransit wrote:

At first glance it looks like the ancient V4 is overtaking you

Azer me old treacle got done by a V4 If it done you it would kill a sport

Azer van man wrote:
belly wrote:8) As per usual The beast has been working hard !

Cheers dahlin... yep another mad year nearly gone and she's served me very well,lookin a bit shi--y now I'm in Fed Ex on run up to Xmas but nice to be home every night and lookin forward to some chillin over the Festive Period...

Mines been getting minging as the advertising has gone mental Gave it a spruce for the factory tour then it pissed down torrential stylee

Pmsl......
You should of bought that 200ps I pm'd you about....
Being a slim chap as you are,smokin jacket would of been alot cheaper than mine ...Tarpaulin has got expensive...!!! :lol:

Was gonna clean my over weekend but saw forecast at thought F**k it....

by **mavericktc** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:54 pm

I guess you are sleeping a lot in your van (saw the pics on your bed, nicely done!) so what type of heating do you use when it's cold outside?

Additional batteries and stock diesel-heater?
A sleepingbag for lowtemp?

How long can the stock heater run with dual batteries (with the temperature knob in the middleish

)?

by **Azer van man** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:06 am

mavericktc wrote:I guess you are sleeping a lot in your van (saw the pics on your bed, nicely done!) so what type of heating do you use when it's cold outside?

Additional batteries and stock diesel-heater?
A sleepingbag for lowtemp?

How long can the stock heater run with dual batteries (with the temperature knob in the middleish )?

Yes do quite a bit of sleeping in my van,I use an Eberspacher D2,its fitted just behind the drivers seat as there's nothing underneath to fowl any of the pipes that come from the unit..I do tend to use a sleeping bag a bit now as when I used to sleep across the seats I had the original Ford bulk head fitted so the cab was pretty much air tight..now with the Hatcher unit I've fitted there are alot of gaps around it so the heat escapes quicker,in a way I'm heating the whole of the Van if you like,its not so bad when I'm loaded right up but the last few weeks I've been running down to Paris with one pallet and you can notice the difference.
To be honest I've hardly ever had the D2 on full wack,I set it to about midway when I get up in to bed and more often than not,when I do wake up its just ticking over as it has a temp sensor on it so cuts in and out as needed... :wink:

Probably the best thing I've bought for my Van,along with Winter tyres.. :wink:

by **Azer van man** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:30 pm

Few pics of my local jolly's before the Summer kicks off....

Uncle Tom Cobley land...

[IMG]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s86/markhayes_2007/C40AB9BD-AD9A-4929-A96B-BBC7A8C5CBA4-176-

New Front n Rear pads fitted over weekend and today it was washed and polished along with the Wifes motor...!!!

I wish I had a Connect and a Fiesta....!!

by **Azer van man** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:20 am

Latest French trip.....
Delivering in Izaourt,S O France

Then back to Courterets about a 90 minute drive to pick up a few boxes etc etc to go to Arras,Northern France.

From Cauterets it was up to St Jean d'Angely north of Bordeaux to load another 7m3 for Southend on Sea.

Left St Jean at about 9pm on Tuesday night,eta in Arras was 02.30 going all Toll but I nipped off the A10 just north of Tours to cut up to Chartres non toll but then the weather worsened,I got to Chartres OK but then nipped on A11,back on A10 in towards South East Paris,Down to one lane on Motorway into Paris and in and around Paris was prtty sh-t,everything stopped coming out of Paris around Aulnay so had to divert,about 6" of snow by then...

Got back on A1,Autoroute du Nord just before Charles de Gaulle,then after going through Peage at Senlis

I saw all the Trucks parked up on inside lane and Hard Shoulder,my diesel was running low,about 100 miles left in tank so was going to get some in services just after C de Gaulle but couldn't get in because of the trucks....

so then headed for next services about 30 miles north but diverted off by Gendarmes...

Couldn't find a garage...cut across country trying to get back on A1 but first exit onto A1 I found was shut,lorries and vans all over the shop,managed to get some derv... :wink:

I thought if I get stuck out here I aint gonna freeze to death...

Eventually after about an hour of battling along D roads full of snow..

I got back on to the A1...

Only to go about 5 miles and everything stopped....I sat and waited thinking we would get going soon,it was about 04.30 on Wednesday by now... :shock:

I dosed off here n there but didn't get up in my bed in case everything started moving....

Finally at 06.30 I went to bed....F**k it I thought I'm bollo--d

Woke up about 08.30....

Finally they got Cars and Vans going at about 15.00 hrs Weds,they took us off the A1 via an emergency vehicle exit/entry and it was across country to Arras. :wink:

Tipped in Arras at 17.15,then headed for a fave services on the A26 at St Hillaire Cottes,showered and some grub,night heater on,DVD on and a nice early night...woke up to this on Thursday morning...

Anyway up to Calais,back in to UK about 10.30am,up to Southend,tipped,up to Ipswich to pick a few bits up for Italy next week,then back in to Essex to pick up another 2m3 for delivery in Highbridge which I done on my way home,finally got home at 9.15 onThursday....
Happy Days... :wink: