I bet that got you thinking about some mega bike trip but I was talking about this type of two wheeled mode of transport: http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll82/zzrman/Cycling/P7040154_zpsbb100cef.jpg For the technically minded that is a Time VXRS frame with an SRAM Red groupset, with a compact 50/...
I have to say if i was buying a diesel, i would, as has been said go for an older bigger lump, nice and torquey and runs with simple maintenance for ever. Ditto that. The friend of ours (the ex-Mercedes Benz mechanic, now retired) who I mentioned earlier in this thread states the same thing. He als...
FWIW my wife is a driving instructor and uses a now 8 year old Jazz with 121k on the clock, which she has had from new. It's had 1 new clutch and still drives well. She had a Ford Fiesta before but there was no comparison on the build quality. The Jazz is 10x better.
I don't think you need to take any protection. In fact I'd advise against it. Have holidayed in Portugal for many years and never had a time when I felt I needed some form of personal protection. The police might take exception if they stopped you and found anything like a taser.