Sorry i know it has been asked before, but the 1k figure that is banded about how has that number come about and how many people is this figure based on? approx how many laps of the ring etc,

Need to have some idea as i am trying to convince my mate to take his cossie,

Also if you book now and need to cancel is it easy enough to sell your spot as it were with out losing to much?

And lastly i have met very people of here so what convoys are going and who would it be possible to join in with and be made to feel
welcome............ any takers honestly i'm not a weirdo



cheers mike

 

My own personal Costings for Nicole and I:

Total: Ł1170

Additional expenses:

Total Outlay for us both to drive the ring: Ł1485.00

Realistically, when i returned i had only used 350 of fuel and did 21 laps, but i spent more than budgeted on Go Karting and souveniers, so its still a good guide. As for convoys etc.. see This topic:

 

Wouldnt it be cheaper to get the ferry, i was talking to someone on here who took the ferry last year and said he spent a total of Ł650 that was for everything

 

Depends where you live i guess as to wether there will be a fuel saving. The ferry isnt much cheaper to cross, and you have to Endure 15Hrs of rough seas if your unlucky.

 

I think I did it on Ł600 the first time we went, but I was a puff and did nowhere near 20 laps as I had massive cossie paranoia being so far from home

 

I'm planning to do it on about Ł800 fella. I'll hopefully be driving a car with a mildy tuned rst lump by then.

Plus it's about a tenner of fuel from here to Hull for the ferry

 

But the ferry from hull is at least 200 unless you go under one of there rally/club bookings.

 

myu personal figure from the ring trip - Ł950 - so 1k is a nice average

 

Stu's costs were based on 3 nights there, this time we are staying for 5 instead, so its going to be dearer for him this time than last time.

 

Fcuk it, why am I being tight? Ł1k is a small price to pay for the experience of a lifetime, so whatever it costs, I'm in.

 

Rough seas lol Stu you must have forgot what i do for a living

Thanks for the info mate


cheers mike

 

if you have a car with 4 people in it the cost wil be alot lower as the only cost that you cant change is the food and beer

300 quid on fuel split 4 ways, rooms split 4 ways ect

 

I might have 4 doors but i'm not a fucking taxi mate

Might end taking my misses and a mate in all seriousness

cheers mike

 

heyim trying to keep ya costs down mate

why take 40 cars with 40 people when you can take 10 cars and split the driving as well as have a laugh on the way

oh and as i now got a screen in the head rest on me cossie as well as in the dash i might have to watch CSI all the way so gonna need a co-driver

 

Yeh thanks for that,

I might put a DVD player in mine as well but the misses reckons my driving makes her feel sick and the bloody exhaust with the silencer out gives her a headache


mike

 

my missus moaning makes m feel sick but its never bothered her enough to stop so why should i change my driving

 

Its somthing every petrol head should do at least once...

Think of it like your 1st holiday on ya own when you were a kid, it wasnt affordable but it HAD to be done

 

it WAS my first holiday on my own tho

 

Simple... for some people, being a car enthusiast is about DRIVING CARS.

 

stu as much as i agree the drive there and the drive back can be split, so not only do you save cash,,,,,,, you also increase saftey too

now say for example one of the drivers has a dodgy sausage, he feels sick ect, dont think a 2 hour drive at 130 is a good idea do you

also means more people can come too making it much more of a fun time too

just my opinion as not everyone can do the ring experience and so this would help them out as well as save some cash



as much as i find driving fun i find beer more fun so if i drive there i can get totally pissed and then the co driver can carry on the driving on the way back

next topic will be about green house gasses and saving whales blah blah

 

Good guideline Stu.

would save myself a few pennies over that, not needing hotel at folkestone and fuel from blackpool area etc but helps to make up my mind.

will be putting my name down for a bit of that!

Kelvin

 

ok thats fair enough! i can knock about 800 quid off that charge for me going! no hotels,NOT gonna do anywhere near 26 laps,dont need to insure other people,NOT gonna be buying food at that rate i can assure you etc etc.....thought it looked a bit much! my heart has recovered after seeing that breakdown,ill now be going as long as the car is still going by then! time off is EASY,ill book it the week before!

 

dont forget thats a price for 2 people too there

i recon i can do it on 800ish just due to not doing as many laps and havng euro cover on my policy already

the drive to dover will be cheeper too

but i wouldnt wanna go camping for the sake of 150 quid

 

actual cost of the trip to the ring wasn't 2 bad it was 5 nights on the piss that cost some of us
going halves on the fuel, hotel, ferry crossing & food set me back around Ł400 so not 2 bad
did nearly that again on the nights out though
my car is going next year so will have cost of laps around the ring as well

 

Looks like the misses is up for it, just need to find out about the hotels and cancelling should i/we not be able to get the time of work etc

cheers mike

 

Stanstead - Frankfurt Hahn will cost about 30 quid return, rent a 1.3 Golf to get to the hotel/general tourist activities - 50 quid.

Go to the city and rent a Porsche - 300 quid. Abuse the Porsche - worth every penny.

It's an option worth considering - this is what most Americans/Japanese do.

 

Hum now thats an option

mike

 

I spent aFORTUNE on my first trip with the Evo, service before hand, service after, new brake pads for the trip, mullered them, also mullered the discs. Used more fuel than anyone can dream possible and am utterly grateful to those that supported me by putting in fuel and throwing money at the evo with me

Trip of a life time and cant wait to somehow afford to do it againd

RW

 

I have heard you and Mr r had a good time Steven As for fuel costs i have done about 250/300 euros this weekend alone and do not want to see another bloody petrol station for weeks,

cheers mike

 

How come? you want to camp in the potential SNOW to save Ł80?


I dont think a whole days food, drinks trackside in the cold, and snacks etc in a foreign country for Ł20 is too much, especially in teh evenings when socialising to be honest? Do you really think its excessive?

 

stu,yeah,ill camp,why not? they have electricity there,which means you can take a heater if you need to! and as for food,id by it to cook whilst there, its just the type of person i am! id rather save loads of cash that way than spend loads on bits im not goin for! ill spend on the petrol/convoy,and REALLY cant afford to stay in hotels etc....

 

Big Wig fair play mate if you can not afford it then thats your buisness and nobody else's, it was just coming across that you were being cheap and maybe could afford it,

cheers mike

 

you're going to drive the 'ring, not frequent the gay bars of Koeln

 

nope!i just spent 2 grand of my own money on the car in my sig,its as much as i could afford! im still paying off my old cossie from 2002!!!bloody credit! i would be WELL up for this trip,but cannot afford in ANY way to go beyond petrol,camping and a few laps round the ring,plus a crate or so of beer from the hypermarkets! do we need to put our names down here? or can we just tag along?

 

Fair play then pal, massive respect to you for coming along and makin the best of what you have available to you.