Europe road trips

[willmagrath]

Hey guys, a couple of mates and I (all 21) are planning a Europe road trip this summer and I just wondered if anyone has done this before and where you'd recommend we go. Also what car did people go in?? We plan to buy a car of around £1500, probably a Volvo estate, as its the stereotypical car for guys in their early 20's......

[Shaoxter]

Is it a road trip where you're going for the roads or a sightseeing tour?

[Davey S2]

Lots of road trip write ups in the Roads section if you have a search.

[DocArbathnot]

The thing about a road trip is it should be an adventure so unplanned. Anything else is a holiday.

[Crosswise]

I've done this a few times, it's great fun. The car was an Audi 80 2.8 quattro, probably a bit dated for me to have confidence in suggesting it now, but I can't fault it. I've been to too many countries to list, but I would definitely recommend the Baltic states and eastern Europe, Scandinavia is nice as well, but a bit too expensive.

[sgtbash]

My and a freind are going on the Rust2Rome rally.

£500 car or less, 3000 mile trip to rome via south of france and the alps.

We have just bought an MR2 for it

[Roastie ITR]

Davey S2 said:

Lots of road trip write ups in the Roads section if you have a search.

There's a sticky at the top of the page with links to lots of write ups of Euro road trips.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[g3org3y]

In a BMW E30 Cabriolet: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


In a Rover 820 as part of a banger rally: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[willmagrath]

Shaoxter said:

Is it a road trip where you're going for the roads or a sightseeing tour?

It wil probably be more of a sightseeing trip, but we do want a few fun roads

[PaulJ37]

Me and my girlfriend did about 7 countries last year in a 1.4 MG ZR, it sat at 105mph for over 5 hours on the Autobahn between Munich and Luxembourg - didnt miss a beat and only cost £600.

I agree that a road trip should be unplanned, thats what makes it a road trip.

If we had got hotels booked then there wouldve been the stress of finding them haha.

Bavaria and the black forresst in winter is amazing!

[spike50]

i`m doing the benidorm or bust again this may , cheap car thru france ending in benidorm for a few drinks, then a day at cartegena race track , ditch car then fly home .

[Fleckers]

i drove my Jag to benidorm 3 years ago, we were out of the car for 20 mins