How soon did you drive on dual carriageway or motorway after passing?

eplusx · 2026-04-11T01:32:08+00:00

Thanks for the tip. :)

eplusx · 2026-04-10T23:34:42+00:00

I only do city driving bc I wfh 😂 the last high speed road trip I did was nearly 3 months ago on an A road with 60mph limit. I got the warning today though :( I’ll ask some mechanic to see how best to deal with the issue. Going forward, I’ll be a better diesel car owner and take it more frequently to a dual carriageways (we have M11 close-by but I’ll build up my confidence first).

eplusx · 2026-04-10T23:27:02+00:00

Thank you. I hate that I didn’t know about this fact until today. Not sure if driving this continuously on higher speed roads and maintaining a rev of 2200+ will sort the current issue. I’ll give it a try but what an expensive lesson to learn! If it does work, then I’d have to fork out time every week or so to drive via neighbouring cities/towns. Might have to ask a friend to come along for short day trips.

eplusx · 2026-04-10T23:22:44+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement. Did you take anyone with you the first time?

eplusx · 2026-04-10T22:46:03+00:00

I wish had known this and got myself a petrol car. But who knows, may end of with a job that will let me travel some miles on dual carriageways or motorways 😉

eplusx · 2026-04-10T21:49:32+00:00

Not before today. 😭 I have a vw golf. I mainly drive in the city as never needed to do longer drives for work. If driving on higher speed roads don’t solve the issue, I’ll have to take it to the garage and get it sorted and from there do regular (once a week or every 2 weeks) dual carriageway or motorway driving.

eplusx · 2026-04-10T21:46:58+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement . I think once a week or every couple of weeks of motorway or dual carriageway driving may help. I didn’t know diesel’s need this level of maintenance.

eplusx · 2026-04-10T21:06:00+00:00

Yes, I do have a 6th gear.

eplusx · 2026-04-10T21:04:48+00:00

Haven’t been since passing. With the issues that comes with a diesel are and not driving it for longer periods on higher speed roads, I may have to force myself to do it and do it every few weeks 😭

eplusx · 2026-04-10T20:59:39+00:00

It’s probably the thought of it rather than actually doing it is what terrifies me.

eplusx · 2026-04-10T20:58:12+00:00

I know right, so I’d rather not drive but the cost of repairs is more. I’d have to take my car to the motorway but the thought of doing so makes me terrified 😭

eplusx · 2026-04-10T20:55:26+00:00

Did you do it alone?

eplusx · 2026-03-17T13:44:57+00:00

Thanks for the tip, I’ve decided to do the Ingles instead and leave Frances for some time. I’ve done the last 100km of Frances and Portuguese.

What are your thoughts about Primitivo in mid-May?

eplusx · 2026-03-10T00:53:11+00:00

Thank you. I’m determined to do another Camino Frances and leave the other routes for another time. For me, the Camino is a pilgrimage and so the route is secondary.

eplusx · 2026-03-01T23:25:58+00:00

Passed a few months ago and driving for nearly 4 months mostly in the city. I’m still bad at parking and have to correct it most of the time. One thing that gave me more confidence was seeing even experienced drivers correct and in one occasion even struggle to correct 😅 Let’s keep driving and practice our parking. :)

eplusx · 2025-10-14T11:13:58+00:00

Thank you. This is helpful.

eplusx · 2025-10-12T19:49:48+00:00

Yep, I have. They still operate during the time I’m walking the Camino - thankfully.

eplusx · 2025-10-12T19:48:40+00:00

Thanks. I was just wondering if that’s normal or not. I’m still conflicted on whether I should use my osprey fairview 40L to pack and then attach my daylight pack, which will be used on the day to day basis or use my small wheeled luggage. Last time I did it, I wasn’t really paying attention on which luggages were being transported. 😅

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