Drive to Spain
Discussion
Am living in Spain and hoping to buy my first Elise S1 next week. UK car, right hand drive, its just easier to buy!! Is it too ambitious to set off from the UK and drive it all the way to Barcelona? Would my body/bum survive a long trip? Have never driven an Elise, so a very new boy on the block!!
Did a monster trip shortly after buying ours up to Scotland and back from Cornwall, and have often spent 8-10 hours in the car since without major discomfort. The driving position is the best I've ever found, however, the lack of padding in the seat and general noise makes motorway driving a pain. The solution is to find some back roads to blast after about 2 hours of straight stuff, gets your muscles working again and the grin will make you forget the misery of the motorway.
Not a great continent cruiser but for me the driving experience makes up for the lack of comfort, if I can possibly fit all the kit I need into the Liz it goes in preferrence to the Audi every time (except snow).
Not a great continent cruiser but for me the driving experience makes up for the lack of comfort, if I can possibly fit all the kit I need into the Liz it goes in preferrence to the Audi every time (except snow).
To actually do the journey will be no problems at all - barcelona's not too bad to get to (especially as it's north-east spain). My suggestion would be to use it as an opportunity to have a bit of a holiday. To get in it and drive 1000 miles of autoroute won't be particularly fun....but go and find some twisties, stay in france a few days will make it a really great first experience with the car!!!
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