L405 Salisbury Plain

[Jonny TVR]

Had a fantastic day on Salisbury plain yesterday with Tom Parkes.
http://www.4x4adventuretours.co.uk/

The RR handled everything superbly and I didnt break it! It is strange going through deep muddy water sitting in luxury.

[CSK1]

Fantastic pictures. They are made for that sort of condition! What tyres were you on? Was the car OK on ice?

[Jonny TVR]

CSK1 said:

Fantastic pictures. They are made for that sort of condition! What tyres were you on? Was the car OK on ice?

Ice, snow, mud, water all good. Running new AT3 grabbers 255 on 20's.

Only problem I had was when I left to trAVel home, there were terrible vibrations above 50 as if wheels not balanced. Must have been mud, ice or snow inside the wheels as it went after 20 minutes driving

Edited by Jonny TVR on Monday 19th March 17:58

[anonymous-user]

You paid to go round the Plain?

[bakerstreet]

Crossflow Kid said:

You paid to go round the Plain?

Yes he did and whats your problem?

I would definitely want guided in a vehicle like that. Las thing you want is being sent down a tight scratchy lane and you end up with marks all over the bodywork. My D3 still bears the scares from a laning trip.

I have also paid to go round the plain twice. £50 a time. £50 is pretty good when you compare it to the fine the police can dish out for going off piste or in some cases (from what I've read) notr being able to prove that your route has been legal.

Glad you enjoyed it OP. Modern LRs make a day off roading very comfortable and almost stress free...which is the polar opposite to my series!

[anonymous-user]

bakerstreet said:

Crossflow Kid said:

You paid to go round the Plain?

Yes he did and whats your problem?

Calm down, petal.
I just can't see the need.
A standard OS map shows all the legal RoW on SPTA, same as it would for any other location. There's no black art to it.

[cayman-black]

Petal! pmsl ....

[Jonny TVR]

Crossflow Kid said:

You paid to go round the Plain?

It was far more relaxing doing it this way and we got the most out of the time available. I also don't know others who are into offroading so it was an easy way for us to travel in a group.

[anonymous-user]

Should've asked on here.....

[Jonny TVR]

[gareth h]

Some local knowledge definitely helps, pretty much all of the byways are marked, but some are much more interesting than others, being guided means you make the most of your day, and, as importantly somewhere decent for lunch.

[Happy Eater]

Nice pics

To me 50 GBP doesn't seem bad to;

1. Be shown some of the best non-damaging routes
2. Be with people who know what they are doing if you need a recovery. Especially in snow!
3. Be able to relax about what you are getting into
4. Being with a few like-minded 4x4 folk

Also in context - the pics show a new L405!.

I'm more interested in how the AT3's perform on-road. i.e. noise level, grip, wear, tracking etc?

....and yes it would definitely have been a mix of snow and mud on the inside of the rim.
I've had the same thing in Canada but due to the temps being lower I've had to chip it off the inside of the rim.

[Jonny TVR]

Happy Eater said:

Nice pics

To me 50 GBP doesn't seem bad to;

1. Be shown some of the best non-damaging routes
2. Be with people who know what they are doing if you need a recovery. Especially in snow!
3. Be able to relax about what you are getting into
4. Being with a few like-minded 4x4 folk

Also in context - the pics show a new L405!.

I'm more interested in how the AT3's perform on-road. i.e. noise level, grip, wear, tracking etc?

....and yes it would definitely have been a mix of snow and mud on the inside of the rim.
I've had the same thing in Canada but due to the temps being lower I've had to chip it off the inside of the rim.

The AT3's are brilliant on road. Noise level isn't noticeably different on all types of road even up to 100mph (on a private road officer). However I'm comparing to when I had 22 inch wheels on with wider low profile tyres. The ride is certainly better on the smaller alloy. The grip off road was superb.

[yellowjack]

Crossflow Kid said:

bakerstreet said:

Crossflow Kid said:

You paid to go round the Plain?

Yes he did and whats your problem?

Calm down, petal.
I just can't see the need.
A standard OS map shows all the legal RoW on SPTA, same as it would for any other location. There's no black art to it.

I wouldn't mock the OP, even though paying for a guided tour of Salisbury Plain wouldn't be my thing. Very few people can properly read a map these days. And like others have said, you can't tell how driveable a PRoW will be from a map. And if paying to be guided means owners are less likely to shred the place into an impassable mire, then all the better. I wouldn't bother with a guided day out on the Plain, but then again I used to get paid to trundle around it to the point where I got bored with it.

Perhaps wise to get a guide if you're unfamiliar with the place too, as wandering into Berril Valley/Imber/Copehill Down/various Impact Areas would be rather unwise and possibly have rather unfortunate consequences...

[JohnnyRevPants]

I can see the OP’s reason and I don’t have an issue with people being guides if they support sustainable use.
I do worry that in the current climate of blame, the first person to roll their car will sue the guide, even if it’s the drivers fault. It can, and does happen.
Guides should have suitable professional indemnity insurance and drivers need to check their insurance company as some specify they don’t cover.