F Type for 5 days - where to go?

[kini mini]

Have some unexpected leave and snagged a F Type S coupe from Avis for 5 days, starting from London. Any ideas for a road trip, leaving Monday and returning Friday night? I was thinking Wales but not sure what there is to do there other than the evo triangle and nearby roads, which doesn't seem like enough for 5 days.

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A900ss said:

Unlimited miles from Avis? Ability to take out of theUK?

Monaco via route napolean is easily doable in 5 days.

Sorry, I should have said - unlimited miles, but can't take it out of the UK without incurring very hefty extra charges.

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Wacky Racer said:

Around the Yorkshire dales, taking in Swaledale, Wensleydale, Rydale, plus a trip to the highest pub in England The Tan Hill Inn.

Thanks, any particular roads I should look at in those areas?

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Craikeybaby said:

If you want to make the most of the unlimited miles - Scotland is the answer!

For less driving maybe a loop up through Wales, across the Peak District/North York Moors and back to London?

I did think about Scotland but the drive up there seemed a bit boring. It seems about the same length as Sydney to Melbourne and just as monotonous (happy to be corrected!).

Yep loop through Wales then Peak District/Yorkshire sounds like it might be a go. Do you think one night in south Wales, then Peak District, then Yorkshire makes sense?

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S. Gonzales Esq. said:

What kind of driving do you enjoy? How many miles a day, bearing in mind you're doing five days?

Mix of sweeping bends GT style and more technical tight twisties would be my favourite - I went to Austria to do the Grossglockner in August which was absolutely fantastic

That said, I don't want to drive all day - having scenery where I can stop and go for a walk would be great.

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steve51800 said:

BUTTERTUBS you won't regret, tie it up whitby for the best fish and chis in the world!

Had a look and seems these are both in Yorkshire...ish (apologies, no idea re UK geography). Vaguely remember Buttertubs from an old TG episode? Whitby I only know of from Dracula, looks like it might be a good overnight stop!

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Just a quick note to say thanks to all (Red Devil in particular) for the help with routes - had a fantastic time despite the heavy rain and snow showers last week and managed to cover about 1100 miles. I ended up with a brand new F Type S (the AWD model for some reason?!) with all the options and it was great fun and frankly brilliant value rental.

I would particularly recommend the Dales route - absolutely brilliant.

Edited by kini mini on Monday 6th March 10:56

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spicjt said:

Out of interest how much were the charges for going outside the UK?

Cheers!

I can't remember off the top of my head, but it was in the neighbourhood of a 30% premium and required express written consent in advance. At that price level and taking into account the transit time to leave the UK, it didn't seem worth it to me versus say flying somewhere and renting a LHD vehicle.

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T0M said:

Was this a special offer of some other kind of perk?

It was an offer which happily coincided with my time off - but I'd been watching the website for a while. Worth having a play around with dates, they seem to operate a pretty aggressive demand based pricing scheme so you can get a good deal if the timing works out (I'd missed a few before this one, including a deal on the F Type R!).