Nat
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Well we had a fab time, and the D3 was sensational! We drove down to the Alps in France (Les Saisies), it took us approx 10 hours from the tunnel with quite a few stops but OMG, our fuel consumption - 23 MPG  we had 3 adults and one child, food and luggage and 2 sets of skis on the roof! We were cruising at about 90mph all the way down mind you 
Here is a picture to show how beautiful it was and how much snow we had!
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Me, Hamish and our son Marcus.
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Nat
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Snowy
Member Since: 06 Jul 2007
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Looks great Nat, I'd be happy with the economy with that much loaded in the D3 and at that speed  Kent 4X4 Response
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mick
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Looks great 20mpg is about what i get with the roof box
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| Tue Feb 10 2009 11:15pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
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Last year on AT2s with RAI and a roofbox I saw 24mpg. This year I'm running in eco-mode, sleek, lean and.... will probably get 26mpg  You cannot begin to comprehend the immensity of the  I do not give.
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Dom Harvey
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NoDo$h wrote: sleek, lean and.... will probably get 12mpg
Sleek and lean  thats one thing you're not
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| Tue Feb 10 2009 11:40pm |
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NoDo$h
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Slowly improving on that front Dom. Not had a drop to drink for 5 weeks and there's a small improvement in the waistline and a bigger improvement in the wallet
Boring though You cannot begin to comprehend the immensity of the I do not give.
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| Tue Feb 10 2009 11:44pm |
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Dom Harvey
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.................mind you the more weight you carry the faster you travel down the slopes
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| Tue Feb 10 2009 11:47pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
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Spending most evenings in the gym, so hopefully the work I've put in on my legs will pay off on the slopes
You managing to get away this year? You cannot begin to comprehend the immensity of the I do not give.
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Dom Harvey
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NoDo$h wrote:
You managing to get away this year?
Yup already been to Austria for a week in January, getting withdrawal symptoms already but the family purse won't stretch to another skiing holiday so soon 
We taught my 5 year old daughter to ski, big buzz was skiing down blues with her
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| Wed Feb 11 2009 10:20am |
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davesimmons
Member Since: 11 Feb 2006
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where abouts in Austria did you go Dom? we are heading of to Bad Hofgastein on Friday  hope the snow is good Welcome to the Global Warming Corner.
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| Wed Feb 11 2009 10:23am |
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Dom Harvey
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Bad Hofgastein is great went there a few years back now , went to the small resort of Niederau which was perfect for teaching the kids and the reds are quite steep especially as they were icy too, the black down to the main area is fierce mainly because there is lots of vegetation (shrubs) to avoid.
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| Wed Feb 11 2009 10:35am |
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davesimmons
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Looking forward to trying to teach our 5 yr old to ski aswell, going to head to Dorf gastein for that. We haven't been to Niederau before, but prefer Austria to France, we been a few times to Obergurgl and Zell am See before, I just find that Austrains seem more friendly, and don't take the p*ss with their prices Welcome to the Global Warming Corner.
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| Wed Feb 11 2009 10:46am |
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Dom Harvey
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davesimmons wrote:....and don't take the p*ss with their prices
you may be in for a very unpleasant surprise following the demise of sterling against the euro. 3 hot chocolates, a gluwein (for me of course) and a coke cost £13 for example
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| Wed Feb 11 2009 10:57am |
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Nat
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
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Marcus is 5 and his 2nd year skiing, went into ski school in the morning and skiied with us in the afternoon. On the last day, he was doing red runs and my heart was in my throat with worry!!!!
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| Wed Feb 11 2009 1:11pm |
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NoDo$h
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Good age to get them into it. Little Miss Do$h is 9 now and can whip down the blues and reds at a pace that puts me to shame. We've done the same with her over the last 4 years - ski school in the morning, lunch, then some skiing with us in the afternoon. Until last year we'd limit the afternoon skiing to about 2 hours, mixing in some play time (snowmen, snowballs, igloos, general cocking about) but every kid is different You cannot begin to comprehend the immensity of the I do not give.
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