babbo_umbro
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100HP's done 27000 miles now after two month/4000 mile trip to Italy. While there we took a friend to hospital - trip of 110 miles each way - on the return trip we were on the worst main road I've ever been on, even by today's Italian standards. For the last hour or more the suspension was subjected to continuous large-scale movements on the serious ripples that lorries hammer into the roads, especially on the right-hand-side of the right-hand lane - imagine the roughest road in the UK but for 80-plus miles. Towards the end of the journey the suspension felt distinctly odd - to the extent that I stopped to check for a soft tyre - all has been well since, including the 1200-mile return journey back to Pudding Island with 100-plus litres of wine, plus olive oil, plus luggage and two people. Is it possible that I'd experienced damper fade? That's the only explanation I can think of.
By the way, the Sportac 3s were exemplary on the way back to the UK - there was torrential rain and standing water all the way from central Italy to Belgium - of all places, where it usually starts to pee down - and the Vredesteins were first rate.
Only saw one other 100HP on whole trip. Lots of 500s around now, including numerous Abarths - though they only sell half as many as Pandas - but very few on the autostrade, they're obviously thought of a a city car, though we did see four French-registered Abarth esse-esse obviously travelling together in Luxembourg.
By the way, the Sportac 3s were exemplary on the way back to the UK - there was torrential rain and standing water all the way from central Italy to Belgium - of all places, where it usually starts to pee down - and the Vredesteins were first rate.
Only saw one other 100HP on whole trip. Lots of 500s around now, including numerous Abarths - though they only sell half as many as Pandas - but very few on the autostrade, they're obviously thought of a a city car, though we did see four French-registered Abarth esse-esse obviously travelling together in Luxembourg.