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we are traveling to spain in a 2 ltr motorhome and wondered what the journey is like,,,?

is there any route anyone would avoid traveling in only a (fiat swift 590 suntor 2ltr)  2 ltr motorhome,, as they can be a bit slow goin up the banks..?

dont want to get stuck lookin for a different route at the bottom of a big hill..ha

any help appreciated.

I have a Swift 540 ( 3100kg) with a 1.9 engine and I've yet to find a hill that it cannot get up. I've been up and down the Pyrenees as well as the Alps. Three times over the Grossglockner in Austria and twice up Mount Etna, so I don't really understand your concern.

So what if it goes a bit slower up hills? Watch the queue behind you and on long inclines try and pull off occasionally to let them all pass. Just enjoy your trips, you see the scenery much better when you go slower  

We have just been down to Narbonne and were surprised to notice that the fast dual carriageways we were travelling on through the Massif Centrale were reaching altitudes of over 1100m ( higher than snowdon).  They have signs warning of decents giving the incline and length.  Some of these descents went on for up to 10km.

It surprised us more as we hadn't expected to be crossing high areas.  There were crawler lanes for slower vehicles.

Brian

The road down through Clermont Ferrand does get very high indeed, but somehow the ascents and descents are so long that you don't really notice how high you are getting.  We were very surprised the first time, when we got to the Col de Fageole (which is near to St Flour) that the altitude was 1114 metres!  Mind you, we did hit snow in that area in May one year, so not unlike the top of Snowdon!

We are also going to Spain in a couple of weeks in a motorhome.

Ours is also a suntor, a new 180 lol

Did the same journey last year in the car and had no problems so don't forsee any with the van.

Took it to France for the first time in May and it was fantastic, it's so easy to drive abroad.

Hope you have a good holiday