Driving through the center of Paris (in a TVR).....

[T40ORA]

Good idea, or bad idea?

My wife has done a quick RAC route planner for our trip to see some friends in France, and the short route takes us right through the middle - with only a 45 minute excess on the journey time.

I'm happy to drive through any UK city, so will Paris be a good experience?

[Kinky]

The PH SAS crew have done that (a few times)

I'm sure they'll be along shortly, and can advise accordingly.

[ctallchris]

Completely worth it.
(avoid the arc du Triumph 7 lanes of moped filled hell)

Hit the louvre while you're there. Just dump your car out nthe front and act like you own the place and see what happens

[Tin Hat]

It might be wise to take the RAC as well?

[daveparry]

In answer to your actual question YES YES and thrice YES, have a bloody good time and drive like they do.

[FrostyCab]

Just avoid rush hour, its utter madness in that city around then! Took me over 3hrs to get to CDG airport from the south of the city during peak time and the return journey was only 1hr in moderate traffic!!

[lazyitus]

Tin Hat said:

It might be wise to take the RAC as well?

T40ORA - do it. Something I'd like to do in the Griff some day....

[T40ORA]

I'll take that as a resounding "Yes" then!

RAC? Phoee. People underestimating the resilience of English engineering again (it's St. Georges Day for God's sake )

Not sure about just dumping it outside the Louvre though

[uk89camaro]

Have done it a few times, with a paper map on my own circa 1997 (avoid), and with TomTom.

It's a little more structured than London Roads (more of a grid pattern), but do take the central route rather than all round the periferique. Take it steady and admire the architecture, it's fab.

[Shmee150]

Done it many a time, and love it. You get through Paris quicker than London, and driving around the Arc de Triomphe 5 times is pretty fun

[uk89camaro]

........I've done it in a Mustang and various French hire car tat, absolutely do it 100%.

[Marcellus]

Done it several times and seen a whole miriad of cars do it too (TVRs, Nobles, Lotae, Fezzas, Caterhams etc etc etc) definitely do do the Arc de triumph just remember those entering the roundabout have right of way!!

[deevlash]

theres an evo or some other magazine article where someone did just this when the tuscan s mk1 first came out, it looked amazing and the trip was apparently great fun too. Until the throttle cable snapped on the way home anyway.

[Somnophore]

I used to live there for a bit, arc de triumph at rush hour is not a clever idea, personally I wouldn't do it in a tank

[Lensey]

Marcellus said:

Done it several times and seen a whole miriad of cars do it too (TVRs, Nobles, Lotae, Fezzas, Caterhams etc etc etc) definitely do do the Arc de triumph just remember those entering the roundabout have right of way!!

I was one of them! Had a good laugh that night

[T40ORA]

Y'know, I'm really starting to look forward to 1st of May

[DJC]

I wouldnt do it if you paid me. A horrible place to drive.

I suspect though that the difference in attitudes here is the difference between those of us who live out there and those just on a holiday and so the driving down is a large part of the holiday. The drive down when you live out there you want to get over as quickly as possiblemso you can get to the pool!

[r1ch]

Not drove through it before, but had a wonder round Paris. Maybe its just me, but every other car had a massive dent. Enjoy :b

[Blues]

Done it a few times, and doing it again very soon.
There are a lot of tunnels in Paris ;-)

DO IT

[T40ORA]

Still wanna see your car David. V8 torque PLUS a S/C. Awesome.....