Go on a road trip with modified barrels that cost a maximum of 500 euros and are at least 20 years old. This is the goal of the Carbage Run. Around 500 cars will leave Sweden for Helsinki on Sunday. The Carbage Run allows participants to see Europe through a different lens. Driving on busy highways, passing familiar places, that’s not part of it.
Justin Eisen from Schoonebeek goes on the trip through Scandinavia together with four friends. In Germany they managed to purchase a car that is undergoing a complete restyling. The five friends have been working hard over the last week, because there is still a lot of work to do on the car.
When the group of friends purchased the car, they already knew they would need a mechanic. “The car was in pretty bad shape, there were holes in the bottom where I could stick my fist. The engine ran badly and still doesn’t run completely clean. But we’re confident, we hope to get to the finish line.” , says Eisen.
You have to be able to tolerate a little nervousness during the trip, because suddenly a new technical problem with a barrel may arise. Yet Eisen doesn’t foresee any problems, because with the knowledge he acquired during the agricultural machinery mechanic training course, he knows what a car looks like on the inside.
“We carry a reading computer with us, so if the car indicates an error, we can read it. But if there is something we can’t find on our own, there is a very great app from the Carbage Run group. You can send a message there and there’s always someone who has a solution. So you almost always get back on track,” Eisen says, laughing.
The purchased car can now drive legally on the road, because the inspection has been approved. To achieve this, the group of friends welded all the holes and changed the oil. “Everything was rough and ugly, because the oil hadn’t been changed for years. But luckily we got a new MOT,” says Eisen.
Renovating the car cost the group of friends less money than expected. “We spent around 1,200 euros to get the car on the road. Luckily we can divide everything by five, which makes a difference,” says Eisen.
He’s not afraid to get behind the wheel, but the ladies who accompany him on the road have sweaty backs. “The girls said it would be wise if one of us didn’t drink while sitting in the back. If not everyone drinks beer, someone can always get behind the wheel,” says Eisen, smiling.
By taking a short trip to Belgium, everyone can now drive their car for a while. But with Scandinavia’s extreme weather conditions, the Carbage Run is a different story.
If friends unexpectedly get stranded in the middle of nowhere, they don’t have to be bored. “We’ve integrated two Playstations, a Playstation 2 and a Playstation 3. You can also watch movies, so we have a lot going on.” The only thing Eisen needs to do is build extra lights on the car, so that the barrel stands out in the darkness of Scandinavia.
“I think there’s something to do every night. And obviously there’s a lot of drinking, so it’s going to be a great party,” Eisen says. The word “stress” does not appear in his dictionary. “We don’t, we’ll see how it goes.”
2024-01-20 06:01:09
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