Land-Rover campsite France

[Iris]

A real good Land-Rover place to camp on the banks off a river near good 4x4 grounds
Other Laro people told me this
I am going to try it out this summer :o
If you bring the lager and chips i meet you there end off juni
Gps N46.51.700 E 004.11.477
www.des2rives.com (http://www.des2rives.com)

regards
Iris
Nipper the red 90

[rolaro]

Hi Iris,

That's too early, I'll be there half August. So keep the beer in a safe place for me!!!
Inform us about your experiences from the surrounding. I know that you have, not so far from the camping ground the place called Thénissey, were you can really offroading.

cheers.

[Lighting90]

Yes, let us know how you get on, as I am sure other members would visit too.. maybe next year for me.. :p

[Iris]

yes i will do the Bourgondy test and save the lager (dutch wit biertje)

Regards
Iris

[robb]

Hai Iris, not only in France are campsites, this year we`ll move on to Austria and I`ve made a deal with an Campingowner. I`ll find out if it is possible to create a continues low pricing for the LR fans

I`ll let you know

:rolleyes:

[Iris]

Hi there neighbour

This is fun fooks this is the one and only thrue Robb from Holland
see you at Prikkersday Rotterdam 20 march

Lets have fun:D :D :D :D :D :D

Regards
Iris

[robb]

Iris, with the headlamps !!!:)

Love to see you here girl, I joined today and I`m enjoying it.
But I`m in the office right now. I have send the link to my privatmailadress so Tonight I`ll join this forum again I presume. If Nel doesn`t have other plans !!!
Here boots fit perfectly but still a little painful hahahaha. The one who wants to be pretty must suffer.........

[Lighting90]

Well, looks like a lot of fun out there, though the last time I traveled with the 90 through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Romania, we tended to stay posh in hotels/motels.

Would love to do the trip again sometime.. :)

[Iris]

You are very welcome

Regards
Iris

[rolaro]

Hai Iris, not only in France are campsites, this year we`ll move on to Austria and I`ve made a deal with an Campingowner. I`ll find out if it is possible to create a continues low pricing for the LR fans

I`ll let you know

:rolleyes:

Welcome Robb
I think that the Europe forum part is going to wake up a little bit!!!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I have seen you on the Dutch LRCH site as well.
Anyway don't "I'll let you know" but let US know about the camping site !
Well maybe we meet each other some where, some how.....
Prikkersday....... surrounding of Rotterdam, must be Maasvlakte.
Can be trickey there, really unexpected deep mud holes and salty:eek:

cheers.

[Lighting90]

hmmm, Somewhere to play at Rotterdam, maybe next time I come across on the ferry with the 90.. :)

[rolaro]

Well Lighting 90, you're invited, I don't have a posh house;) , but we make room for you, even after a muddy drive near Rotterdam.:D
But all the way from Scotland..........:rolleyes: One of my wishes for my summer hollidays, but my wife is the boss, she likes the sun...........must I write more??:p
cheers

[Lighting90]

No, my wife is the same, (she is from Romania, and use to the hot summers,) as one dream I have is to go to Iceland, though now after years of nagging, she is slowly getting there...

Scotland is not that cold you know by the way.. you could hop on the ferry to Edinburgh direct. I would offer space in our humble abode, but any time soon we are about to end up with screaming twins. :eek: Maybe in a couple of years time when the screaming is confined to daytime only.. :D

Though would be still happy to show you around.

[mungo]

[I would offer space in our humble abode, but any time soon we are about to end up with screaming twins. :eek: Maybe in a couple of years time when the screaming is confined to daytime only.. :D] QUOTE

We had twins 6 years ago on the 10 March, the first 2 years are hard work but then everything falls into place and they are brilliant.
Enjoy them, and treasure every moment, good and not so good [there are no bads] because they grow and move on so quickly that if you are not careful the special moments are gone forever.
Good luck
Cya
Mungo

[Lighting90]

Thanks Mungo, I am looking forward to it myself, and will try to spend as much time as possible with them. :)

I think they will be hooked on Landies straight away. :D

[rolaro]

Okay Lighting90 maybe Scotland is not that cold, but wet??:rolleyes:

Twins, I'am also one of a twin, really, but not screaming anymore.....;) , weel that must be my age.
enjoy the kits when they are young. Before you realise it they are grown up.
Oh, hooked on Land Rovers? I doubt it, my oldest son just got his drivers licence.
I offered him my ex-mod 90, what you think? He prefer the car of my wife ( Fiat)
So be prepared!!:eek:

cheers.

[Lighting90]

Now I can hardly beleive it, turning down the Landie.. and going for a fiat.. :eek:

Simple answer, we might just have to have an entire fleet of landies before they get to driving age.. so they have no choice.. :D

[Duiker]

Hi all,

I've not been around for a while and have just found this thread so thought I would join in!

Lightning, if you do come over mate let me know! I need help rebuilding the l/w ;)

I sold the 110 at Xmas so am presently without the Landy. It was on a "grijs kenteken" (commercial road tax) and I wasnt prepared to pay 10x more in road tax now this loophole has been closed so it had to go. The lightweight is exempt so I have to get on and rebuild it now for the summer. Lets hope I can rejoin you guys from the prikpagina then eh?

Groetjes,

Mick

[Lighting90]

I would love to come over and help you with your lightweight, though now the twins have arrived, I seem to have my hands full .. :D

Sounds like it is getting expensive to drive Landies in the netherlands now, I assume it only applies to the commercial versions. Is the commercial road tax so much higher than the private vehicle now? If so, how does your businesses cope with such an expense?

[Duiker]

Hi m8,

No it’s the other way round in fact. Dutch road tax is based on the weight of your vehicle and the fuel type. If you drive a massive great 4x4 urban thing then you pay a great deal more for the privilege. Its not just a few quid more either, the difference can be quite a lot. To be honest it’s a great system and much more socially responsible than the feeble attempt the UK made a few years back to address this.

Until recently a commercial vehicle was able to have what was known as a grey license. This meant that commercials (defined by load space and number of seats etc) such as an ex military landie were relatively cheap to run considering the weight. The Dutch are a canny people and exploited the grey license however. Even to the point of having regular cars converted to comply with the regulations for a grey license. You often see estate cars running around with extended roofs (to comply with load space definitions), just two front seats and blacked out rear windows. The government have been threatening to close this loophole for years and have decided to do it as of Jan 06. Grey licenses will only be available to those who can prove they actually have a business and record the mileages etc so it’s no problem for the legitimate businesses.

As you can imagine the backside has fallen out of the market for vehicles like pick ups, Mercedes Vito vans, Land Rovers and all sorts. A mate of mine paid 11,000 for a Vito 12 months ago and its now worth around 5,000. He can’t sell it and is faced with a road tax bill that he said has gone up by ten times!! Not a good time to sell my Landie either. Two years ago I was offered 11,000 for mine, I sold it for 6,000 last Jan.

Ho, hum

Anyway, hope you found this rant of some interest? Good luck and congratulations with the twins mate, you are going to need it :D You don’t enjoy sleeping do you?

L8rs,

Mick

[Janine]

[QUOTE=Lighting90]I would love to come over and help you with your lightweight, though now the twins have arrived, I seem to have my hands full .. :D /QUOTE]


Sorry to hijack the thread...............How's life with the babies,mate? :D

[Lighting90]

They are a hands full to say the least... you should pop around one evening.. :p