Driving to Scotland for a week
Discussion
I’m going to Scotland for a week to work. Will be in locations all over the highlands.
I can fly up if I want to,
Or
I have a choice of two cars to drive up.
Either a 2012 997 Turbo S or a 2004 mapped Audi RS6.
I’m having trouble making up my mind.
Pros for 911- Going to be most fun when I get to Scotland.
Pros for RS6- quieter, more comfortable on motorways and bang up to date Pioneer stereo/sat nav thing with DAB.
Which would you take?
I can fly up if I want to,
Or
I have a choice of two cars to drive up.
Either a 2012 997 Turbo S or a 2004 mapped Audi RS6.
I’m having trouble making up my mind.
Pros for 911- Going to be most fun when I get to Scotland.
Pros for RS6- quieter, more comfortable on motorways and bang up to date Pioneer stereo/sat nav thing with DAB.
Which would you take?
Neither will be fun once you're caught in a slow procession of badly driven hired Grandlands, campers and suicidal cyclists and have smashed through the 11,743rd alloy destroying crater of the trip. Fly up, miss the misery of the A1 / M6 and hire something like an Up! and it'll probably be more enjoyable / less stressful!
Davie said:
Neither will be fun once you're caught in a slow procession of badly driven hired Grandlands, campers and suicidal cyclists and have smashed through the 11,743rd alloy destroying crater of the trip. Fly up, miss the misery of the A1 / M6 and hire something like an Up! and it'll probably be more enjoyable / less stressful!
Poke that attitude, I am just back from doing the NC500 (I'm from just outside Aberdeen anyway). The traffic was nowhere near as bad on the route as what I was told about before I left (similar to above attitude). May have just been my single experience and luck, however with sudden rain downpours I never really got a chance to open up the S3. I debated between that and an S2000 but the S3 was more comfortable and practical yet still fun if needs be.
I'd take the 911, enjoy the views and watch out for potholes.. Davie was correct on that.
Just my tuppence worth anyway!
I'd agree with 911, but also have some tips:
1. be wary of police on straights. It's easy to think you're in the middle of nowhere and there'll be no police about. By all means speed but maybe think about what speed you would be ok getting caught at.
2. enjoy it but agree with watching for slow moving vehicles/cyclists etc
3. watch out for suicidal motorbikes. I was nearly killed by a ducati rider while I was on my 9R in glencoe. I was going 70 in my lane, and the ducati decided to overtake a car by coming into my lane when it's not clear, and then target fixated on me in the oncoming. I don't know how I avoided him tbh. Not sure I'd fancy hitting that in a car, nevermind on a bike.
4. let people past if they're pushing harder than you and/or have a point to prove. I think it's more fun to follow anyway as at least you're in control of the safety distance, and get to watch potentially another nice car that might know the road better than you.
1. be wary of police on straights. It's easy to think you're in the middle of nowhere and there'll be no police about. By all means speed but maybe think about what speed you would be ok getting caught at.
2. enjoy it but agree with watching for slow moving vehicles/cyclists etc
3. watch out for suicidal motorbikes. I was nearly killed by a ducati rider while I was on my 9R in glencoe. I was going 70 in my lane, and the ducati decided to overtake a car by coming into my lane when it's not clear, and then target fixated on me in the oncoming. I don't know how I avoided him tbh. Not sure I'd fancy hitting that in a car, nevermind on a bike.
4. let people past if they're pushing harder than you and/or have a point to prove. I think it's more fun to follow anyway as at least you're in control of the safety distance, and get to watch potentially another nice car that might know the road better than you.
Buy a Clio 172/182, Twingo 133, Puma or Swift Sport drive some epic roads and then sell or keep car! Having lived up the west coast for a good chunk of my life I couldn't imagine both cars you have at your disposal would be any fun. Both to wide, low and to much power to enjoy on anything but the wider main roads.
That's just my opinion.
That's just my opinion.
Carlson W6 said:
Thanks everyone, keep the replies coming I’m enjoying reading them.
Travelling alone, from London.
Scotland is quite a way from London.Travelling alone, from London.
*If* you have the choice, other interesting places are available.
Just as a reference point, London to Zurich is about 580 miles.
London to Aberdeen is 550 miles, only 30 miles closer.
The Alps are closer than you think.
Even Innsbruck is only 770 miles from London. Easily doable in a couple of days
and the whole of the Alps would then be only a few miles away.
Closer to London, it is only 230 miles to Brussels and 210 miles to York.
Pffffft... honestly Scotland isn’t that far. I’m in London, happily did London to Pitlochry on my own in a 7 year old Fiat 500. I loved the drive, new places, good tunes. Loud.
Prefer the A1 to the M1, though going South I went M6 and cross to A1 on the A66.
Left 6 am ish. Cracked on through.
...but then, I’ve done LA to New York by Greyhound bus as a student. Comparable journey would be London to Baghdad..
I like a nice long drive...
Prefer the A1 to the M1, though going South I went M6 and cross to A1 on the A66.
Left 6 am ish. Cracked on through.
...but then, I’ve done LA to New York by Greyhound bus as a student. Comparable journey would be London to Baghdad..
I like a nice long drive...
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