Gaz6002 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I'm co-organising a trip to the Nurburgring in 2 months and we are going to take the Dover to Calais Ferry. I went last year but can't for the life of me remember how much of a slope/ramp there was when getting on and off the boat. My car is very (VERY) low and i'm worried about ripping the bumper off!! Can anyone tell me if I will have enough clearance? If not then I guess 2 planks of wood will be an essential bit of luggage! Thanks guys Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4RK RZ Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I went on a red funnel ferry to the Isle of white - there was no ramp - drive straight on at road level. Not sure if that helps lol - just call the ferry company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Not sure if that helps lol - just call the ferry company I did and they were not... well... English. It made it very to hard to get them to understand what I meant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Take the train - they have low-loading car decks. http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcP3Main/ukcPassengers/ukcProductsServices/ukcTicketsAndFares/ukpGroupBooking.htm They also claim they will help you out with special requirements and group bookings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Yeah, take the tunnel, it's much better than the ferry, plus you're there in 25 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 The thing is we have already booked up and paid for the ferry. Anyone actually have experience of getting on and off? Can you remember if there were any problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Depends on the state of the tide. Going to Le Mans the last few years I didn't have a problem....until coming back last year - the tide was in and the boat sat much higher by the quay. The off ramp was subsequently at a steeper angle coming off the boat and I ended up scuffing the front bumper. Fortunately I haev a Stillen front end which is polyeurethane adn therefore very flexible. I had some paintwork done and it was ok. In short, they can't guarantee you'll be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDriver Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 My brothers front end got damaged when driving of the boat (seacat from hoverspeed), but they paid for the repairs because the ramp was not setup properly. His car is also pretty low and with a bomex frontend. But it was OK for all the other times we used the boat. Greetings, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishman Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 dunno, they look quite steep to me.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 They can assist when needed, my brothers slammed RX7 made it there and back on the Ferry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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