Which T4?

[Zanza]

My 2.5L petrol has almost 200'000 kms on it and no problem at all.... Manual tranny of course (avoid the auto as the plague).

Kinda thirsty I agree, but plenty of power and in a mountains country as I lived, definately a plus over the anemic 2.0L

[DVR68U]

Zanza what sort of litres per hundred are you getting with the 2.5l fully loaded up ?
cheers brenton

[Zanza]

13.2 average.
It's written in my signature....Over a year of consumption is logged (thanks to the website SpritMonitor.de)

I rarely drive really slowly, average speed is 120 km/h on highway (with some 130-150 also), I drive in town too and also in mountains for skiing in winter.

My California is always loaded with all for sleeping and resting 2-3 days, ready to leave for every possible week-end. I only don't have the 50L fresh water tank fully loaded during winter

[gregozedobe]

I rarely drive really slowly, average speed is 120 km/h on highway (with some 130-150 also), I drive in town too and also in mountains for skiing in winter.

If you drove at those speeds in Australia you would lose your licence pretty quickly, and if the cop was in a bad mood you might even get locked up for 150kmh

Our maximum nearly everywhere (except the Northern Territory) is 110 kmh, and we have lots of fixed speed cameras and mobile radar to collect $$$$ from you if you speed. The general attitude is that speed cameras and radar are more of a revenue raiser than a speed deterrent. You get a ticket in the mail weeks or months later, so not the same as being pulled over by an actual police person at the time. Plus they are mostly located on downhills on good roads rather than on a twisty, tricky road where it is dangerous to speed.

[Zanza]

Same here in Switzerland, all cameras are located on good portions of straight roads, just for cash not really prevention

But allowed speeds on highways is 120 km/h in Switzerland, and 130 in France, and some Germany parts of highways are simply no limits of speed (Yes!)

[gregozedobe]

...... and some Germany parts of highways are simply no limits of speed (Yes!)

Yes, everyone is jealous of the unrestricted autobahns in Germany, but given the abysmal driving skills of many Australians I think there would be a lot of serious accidents if the average Australian was permitted to drive as fast as he or she liked, even though a lot of our modern freeways would be perfectly good for 150 - 160 kmh cruising.

[Transporter]

It helps to tourism - people from the other countries go to Germany just for autobahn-unrestricted speed. And it also keeps the car companies like Porsche in the business. Who would buy Porsche if they can't drive it faaast.

[BobR]

Hi All,
Still no luck finding the right T4 for me so I bought this instead. Still looking though.

[DVR68U]

looks nice, there are plenty on transporters out there just keep looking.
cheers brenton

[Deeceer]

Yes, everyone is jealous of the unrestricted autobahns in Germany, but given the abysmal driving skills of many Australians I think there would be a lot of serious accidents if the average Australian was permitted to drive as fast as he or she liked, even though a lot of our modern freeways would be perfectly good for 150 - 160 kmh cruising.

Perhaps not just poor driving skills. Saw a doco about the autobahns once that suggested it has much longer straights and fewer hills than other countries' motorways, which contributes to the safety of higher speeds.