[Closed] Who else likes long car journeys?

i can't wait for my little road trip in may.....

Going to be getting on the boat (everyone loves a boat, same with trains just something about them) over to liverpool, then we are driving up into Scotland, to mess around for a few days before heading to the wifes sisters wedding and then we are coming back....

,,,but your right, i'm looking forward to the journey the most

Only if you can park in a bus stop or on a pavement at the destination 😈

just sold one of the cars yesterday. The couple who bought it flew down from Edinburgh and drove all the way back, 455miles, non stop in 5hrs 50mins. They must like long car journeys!

My parents are visiting us in Munich in June. They've recently bought a new (ish) car, and are planning to fly! Madness.. it'll cost them more and they're retired so could take all the time they wanted on the way down.

Only if you can park in a bus stop or on a pavement at the destination

Anyway, long car journeys? all depends. A day on a motorway, no thanks, but next week, I'm driving up to amllaig, then to Lochcarron, then Achiltibuie, then along the north of scotland to either thurso or Gill's bay.
really looking forward to it.

Yep, + 1 for road trips.

Couple of years ago a few of us were off to Morzine for the annual summer week mtb trip. Most of our group flew out, but 3 of us drove over in my mates VW T5. Set off late Thurs pm, got there 8am Fri.

prefer long bike rides
car is just a means to an end for me

The couple who bought it flew down from Edinburgh and drove all the way back, 455miles, non stop in 5hrs 50mins. They must like long car journeys!

And breaking the speed limit.

455miles, non stop in 5hrs 50mins

Must have been fairly gunning it to do that!

Love long car drives. Well, I do if it's a fun car, if it's a shopping cart I get a bit bored.

Who else likes long car journeys?

Me. But then I've got an Alfa Romeo so I'm just making the most of them whilst I still can!

Motorways are still fun. It's the travelling away from the norm that I like. A long haul on country roads is actually much more tiring for me.

I've driven this a few times:

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And it's epically monotonous and dull - brilliant though at the same time!

car is just a means to an end for me

Same here - I'm talking about covering distance on land, not any kind of driving thrill. Being a long way from where I started is what I love.

Love them if I know its going to be a good destination.

Regularly drive 1.5hrs to london to pick mate up and then an additional 4hrs (dependant on location) into wales for a days riding.

And then drive the above in reverse. A great day's driving!

Also helps that I've just got rid of the 23mpg gas guzzler for a more respectable 55mpg steed.

And then drive the above in reverse

That must take flippin ages! Do you not get a really sore neck?

Love long car* journeys through the night. iPod on, talking book, cool air, no traffic, watch the sun rise. Wife and kids asleep, time to myself.

What's not to like?

*Actually, long plane or train night trips are just as good.

I'm a lorry driver and the thought of a long car journey makes me want to end it all.

^^ 😆 , gets boring otherwise.

Yep that was damn fast, but with no road works, motorway all the way and no stops, sitting at an indicated 80mph* appartently.

*I didn't do this - just my old car did.

I do a late night 200 mile trip twice a week, used to hate it but since signing up to audible audiobooks I've found myself quite looking forward to it and find it much more relaxing.

i drove to Timbuktu in a nissan vanette for a banger rally once, that was fun

I don't mind driving so long as the roads are quiet. It's why I tend to do any long-distance stuff at night now. Hate short car journeys in town, I just sit there thinking I can ride that distance (usually in about half the time) but a long drive, especially if I'm going away somewhere, can be quite nice.

I love a good road trip.

I went out to the Rally Catalunya in 2002. Got the ferry from Plymouth to Satander, then drove across Spain. We had a group of seven Imprezas - full bore charges through the tunnels and toll booth drag races whilst crossing Spain in the night were something to behold. Clocked up something like 2500 miles for the round trip.

Went to the downhill world cup in fort bill a few years ago. Set off at 2am,got to the highlands just as the sun was coming up on what was going to be a glorious summer morning. One word - stunning.

only when someone else pays the fuel ....

although i do prefer to drive - im a bad passenger - usually get car sick

Depends. I like roadtrips going somewhere exciting (for ski/MTB trips etc.). But I really don't look forwards to roadtrips back again, especially when knackered.

My next roadtrip is gonna cost a fortune... roadtrip to UK with extortionate petrol, rather than another roadtrip to Slovenia where the petrol is a relative bargain.

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Long car journeys are what I miss the most about Canada. Honestly. One evening after work, my wife and I drove 2500 kms across the Great Lakes to visit her parents. It was utterly magical.

We have tried to instill the same love in our kids by with them to places like Spain and Poland. It'll be Ukraine next summer.

IMO car journeys have to be done as fast as possible and in the shortest possible time.

But my BIL thinks nothing of driving 500 miles to Scotland and back 'for the weekend' 😕 Not my idea of a weekend but each to their own eh?

The only time I enjoy the journey more than the destination is when work send me abroad business class...it's like a little eating competition.

I'm sure I must annoy the stewardess by asking for a toasted cheese and ham sandwich in the middle if the night. Although last time I asked for a selection if fresh fruit and I got an apple and 3 Toblerones.

I love the trip down to the Alps for the summer, the early start (a summer's dawn in the UK is hard to beat), quick snooze on the chunnel, then that massive blast down the French straits, wonderful

I don't really like spending hours in a car. It's a bit boring.

IMO car journeys have to be done as fast as possible and in the shortest possible time.

+1

I think some peoples definition of road trip is different to mine. A road trip to me is going somewhere in a car with someone, usually no point in going there and a spur of the moment decision, with no real time concerns.

Had some very good road trips and some very scary ones! Loosing the car, loosing the keys, being followed by the fuzz, friend running me over (accidental), bumper to bumper pushing and some other illegal activities. What I'd give to be young again! Actually no, turn back time instead, it would cost a fortune in petrol now!

Also like car journeys if the driver is me or the driver is up to my standard. Not a big fan of long journeys by myself, the speed keeps creeping up until I get to the destination.

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I like travelling, not particularly by car but long journeys by train are good. Whaley bridge - Fort William was good on the way up, almost empty train from Glasgow - Fort William meant i could just lie down across 2 seats 🙂

Depends what I'm driving.

My shitbox Korean people carrier/ bike humpher = no

My Cooper S = yes

I did Brittany to Newcastle via Calais in a day once. That was fun, and long!

I think some peoples definition of road trip is different to mine.

Sometimes it's to get somewhere via interesting places. We drove down here to Munich on a lovely winter's day with sunshine and snow around - the Ardenne was absolutely gorgeous, and we stopped in a motorway hotel which was.. characterful.. 🙂

Then when in the USA we went to visit Mrs Grips' friend in Oregon, and made a road trip out of that. So the have been a means to and end but also an end in themselves.

flew to San Diego, hired a car, 8 weeks later arrived in Seattle. That was a road trip, we bimbled about visiting places because they sounded interesting, missed out LA because it's shite, accidentally arrived in Big Bear just when the downhill was on, went mountainous bicycling in Oregon, great... 🙂

The one that will always stay in my mind was in 1999 when we went to watch the Monte Carlo rally. From LLandovery in wales to Gap in France, watched the whole rally including a spin in to Monte Carlo itself, then all the way back home again a few days later, fantastic trip...

I usually drive from Fife to near Limoges in France once or twice a year.

It's almost a thousand miles, and maybe 15 hours driving. Leaving Fife after the evening rush hour and heading south into the night, the roads are quieter. By the time we reach the ferry from Dover there is seldom anything else other than late night ferry traffic.

Driving in France is always a pleasure. Roads good, drivers considerate, lane discipline great too.

I've done a couple of long road trips in the States too.

My most memorable road trips were in a beat up old Mini pick up, with half a dozen bikes in the back to Glen Coe or Aboyne on Deeside. With barely enough money for fuel, with no assurance that the car would make it there, let alone back. Happy days. It was never the same when I got my first Caddy.

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not exactly sure if I [i]like[/i] long drives, exactly, but I've done one or two.
The longest that spring to mind are Bradford - Perigueux (and back a week later) and Calgary - Vancouver (and back a few days later) via Lake Louise, Golden, Kamloops, Kicking Horse Pass etc. Best way to see the Rocky Mountains, IMO, you really do get some idea of the true scale of the country

Drove for a weekend in Warwickshire this weekend with the mrs. She drove there and if was horrendous. Did the driving there and back and loved it. Possibly driing to Wales this weekend so that'll also be good plus I will hopefully have a bike In the back too

Hate long drives. And flights. Flew Dubai to Sydney once, 15hrs 30mins. I was crawling up the walls 8hrs in & it was barely half way gone. Awful. Simply awful.
The idea of a really long cyce trip sounds good, knowing that all I have to do is ride a bike & start/stop where I like would be a dream come true.