Hello all,

 

I'm thinking of taking the wife and drive down to Spain over the Christmas break for a change in scenery, maybe go by Nice as well. It could be around 2,500miles over 3 weeks.

 

What would reasonable service be before going for such a trip? I just bought the car a few weeks ago, with no service history. J-plate twin turbo, 70k miles (import).

I've flushed and changed oil+filter, and am getting the Apexi induction kit. I've also changed fuel filter and radiator cap, and had the radiator flushed.

I'm changing the cam belts next week, but had not planned to change thermostat or do other things at the same time, unless something is found to be worn during the cam belt change.

 

Is there anything else that is considered "necessary", trying to keep it within reasonable costs?

 

Cheers

I would seriously consider changing the water pump, unless it's obvious that it's been done recently.

AA euro cover ;)

 

Worth it's weight in gold, I had a 2 yr old car a few years back (didn't expect it to break down) and the exhaust took a crack coming off the Ferry in Italy, I was halfway up Germany when the bugger snapped in half! AA put me up in a Hotel for two nights, shipped the car back to UK and gave me a Hire for the rest of the Journey!

would agree with andy, if you are stripping it down far enough to do a cambelt change then to do the waterpump, thermostat and the two rubber pipes between the head and the top metal rad pipes only makes sense