[SimonRoma]

Dear Guys,

As you may know I had a FWD A5 3200 for several years and I really loved the experience. Personally this was the first car that I really enjoyed apart from a few years with a BMW 530D, and I joined this wonderful forum and even made some very gentle mods!!

I sold her and purchased a 2006 S4 Avant just before the COVID lockdowns so I have been able to use her very little indeed, just local trips. Well, last week I finally ventured from Amalfi to the UK and back and I covered almost 6k kms, and blimey WHAT a car and what an experience.

You can read more on my blog here but suffice to say I am now in love with the Quattro system cos it snowed almost all of the journey and the S4 remained totally cool!!!

 

[Mart838]

The quattro is awesome in the snow Simon

 

[TonyP]

Nice writeup Simon. Yup crossings are now even less fun than before. Any reason why you didn't use the train?

 

[SimonRoma]

Nice writeup Simon. Yup crossings are now even less fun than before. Any reason why you didn't use the train?

Tony I must confess that as my first venture since the bloody COVID hit us I did not really feel confident using any public transport. We can currently get Ryan Air flights for 30 Euro return!!! Call me cowardly but I prefer caution to be honest, until things hopefully get better. AND I confess I went to see a LHD Jaguar in London (XKR) but with all this snow I decided to keep the ol' S4!!!!

 

[TonyP]

Sorry Simon, I meant the Eurotunnel as opposed to the ferry.

 

[SimonRoma]

Hahaha sorry mate!!! Well, since I woz a kid the ferry was always the real start of our holidays so I have always loved the ferry!! I have used the tunnel/train but I do not like it at all. I know that it is faster but....

 

[TonyP]

I get that. I just prefer the ease, speed and frequency of the train.

 

[SimonRoma]

Yeah I get that Tony mate. BUT I always think that if the nasty guys wanna cause a big scene then a bomb in a car on the Chunnel would be fun......

 

[sayek]

What nice short break Its just a shame waiting 3 days for the covid test spoiled part of it

 

[SimonRoma]

Yeah mate, agreed. The UK seems to have gone a bit mad under good ol' Boris.....

See my trip here Back in Italy from the UK, great trip but what a sad, sad UK…