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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: andykram on 22 November 2009, 19:34
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I have spent a few hours today driving home to Leeds from Alston (which is in the middle of nowhere in the North Pennines on the road from Hexham to Penrith). I came the scenic way through Teesdale and the Dales. Very bleak. BUT.... lots of twisty roads. Proper GTi country.
Besides all the obvious stuff I now understand why I bought this car. Despite the wet conditions it was an awesome drive in the GTi. Hardly any traffic, beautiful scenery and a car in its element.
And I also now understand why I don't neccessarily need more than 210 bhp. 250 or more wouldn't have made any difference on this drive, it was all about handling and composure.
Anyone else got any favourite driving roads?
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Wrynose and Hardknott Passes in the lakes, for last 20 years been fave (first go in a 1.0 metro, stunned it made it, now in GTI way too easy but still fun and one of the steepest graded roads in the UK), but for blasting along (within uk speed limits of course) was the A roads from Chester all the way down to Cardigan bay (last years hol's, sorry no idea what they were called but wow! week day so limited traffic in sumer away from school hols, bliss!)
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Go to google maps and follow this trail.
Glasgow, over the Erskine bridge, head towards Loch Lomond, (old Military Rd) then take the loch Gare road to Arrocher (too many cops on the A82 loch Lomond). Then up the rest and be thankful on the way to Invarary. Stop here at the George Pub for a bite of Lunch then off again either North (left)l to Oban the back road or right over to Crianarich (Stop at the green wellie) back down to Tarbut and then Home. se to do this every weekend in the Summer (Bike Though) have also done it to the George Invarary in the car (too many Cars on a warm day)
Here are some of the rest stops and My VFR at the time
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4077918517_4dfbaf3551_m.jpg) Pit sop at Arrchor roll and square slice :cool:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/4078674378_f772b578f7_m.jpg) Car park at Invarary
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/4077917755_3c04280966_m.jpg) A nice view
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A4074 to work, oh wait... that's a bit boring being stuck in traffic :sad:
There are loads of short but good roads around here, I still have to find a long good road to drive.
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A171 Whitby across the North York Moors to A19 then north or South lots of winding lonely roads.
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Happy with carbon grey? Still looks ok when a bit dirty? I'm going for pearlescent black but I do like carbon grey? Got cloth? If so, do the grey and cloth colours live well together or a bit of a clash?
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Inverness to Isle of Skye via Loch Ness. Busy in the summer but those roads were made for a GTI :smiley:
Inverness to Ullapool is good too.
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Despite the wet conditions it was an awesome drive in the GTi. Hardly any traffic, beautiful scenery and a car in its element.
And I also now understand why I don't neccessarily need more than 210 bhp. 250 or more wouldn't have made any difference on this drive, it was all about handling and composure.
+1 :smiley:
Weekend before last drove down to Kirkudbright using the A713 from Ayr. Really wet conditions, with lots of surface water. Very little traffic and as andykram said, was really impressed with the composure and handling of the car, especially with the road conditions.
Still running in the engine so didn't thrash it. But overall a great drive considering the weather. Was really impressed with the DSG gearbox and it came into its own along certain stretches.
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A171 Whitby across the North York Moors to A19 then north or South lots of winding lonely roads.
..........same here done these loads of times.Must get the MK5 GTI over there soon.
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I have spent a few hours today driving home to Leeds from Alston (which is in the middle of nowhere in the North Pennines on the road from Hexham to Penrith). I came the scenic way through Teesdale and the Dales. Very bleak. BUT.... lots of twisty roads. Proper GTi country.
Besides all the obvious stuff I now understand why I bought this car. Despite the wet conditions it was an awesome drive in the GTi. Hardly any traffic, beautiful scenery and a car in its element.
And I also now understand why I don't neccessarily need more than 210 bhp. 250 or more wouldn't have made any difference on this drive, it was all about handling and composure.
Anyone else got any favourite driving roads?
try some of the roads from shadwell through wike and towards harrogate rd. Some good ones as you head out towards otley and ilkley also :cool:
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Not a recommendation for a road as such, but on Friday night I drove home from Glasgow via the A721. I love this car.
Since I had to drive that road daily to work, some berk has installed "traffic calming" at Kilncadzow. Strips across the road that bump and judder. They annoy the hell out of me. I switched to "Comfort" on the ACC and they just went away.
There's a stretch of twisties between Newbiggin and Elsrickle. I just tapped the DSG paddles to keep the car in the gear I wanted between the bends, and let it revert to auto once through them. Beats the pants off cornering with one hand and changing gear with the other.
I love this car.
Rolfe.
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oooooo acc is burning a hole in me lol
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I have spent a few hours today driving home to Leeds from Alston (which is in the middle of nowhere in the North Pennines on the road from Hexham to Penrith). I came the scenic way through Teesdale and the Dales. Very bleak. BUT.... lots of twisty roads. Proper GTi country.
Besides all the obvious stuff I now understand why I bought this car. Despite the wet conditions it was an awesome drive in the GTi. Hardly any traffic, beautiful scenery and a car in its element.
And I also now understand why I don't neccessarily need more than 210 bhp. 250 or more wouldn't have made any difference on this drive, it was all about handling and composure.
Anyone else got any favourite driving roads?
try some of the roads from shadwell through wike and towards harrogate rd. Some good ones as you head out towards otley and ilkley also :cool:
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Sorry - pressed "post" before cowriting my comments
I know those roads really well R32 as I'm from North Leeds. Used to be up and down them a lot on my push bike as a kid. Not quite the same as a GTi but I know where you're coming from.
All the posts prove that there's still fun to be had these days despite the volume of traffic. You just need to know where to look. And to have as good a car as we do of course!!!!
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All the posts prove that there's still fun to be had these days despite the volume of traffic. You just need to know where to look. And to have as good a car as we do of course!!!!
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Aint that the truth!!
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Happy with carbon grey? Still looks ok when a bit dirty? I'm going for pearlescent black but I do like carbon grey? Got cloth? If so, do the grey and cloth colours live well together or a bit of a clash?
It's Sharpie you know.
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Happy with carbon grey? Still looks ok when a bit dirty? I'm going for pearlescent black but I do like carbon grey? Got cloth? If so, do the grey and cloth colours live well together or a bit of a clash?
It's Sharpie you know.
Reading through all the posts I did wonder if it was a wind up. Assumed it was you however.
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Both the EVO Triangle in Wales :drool: and the Cat and Fiddle run(Highest road death per mile :cry:) in Cheshire are quite challenging to drive!
I also like the A7 from Carlisle to Edinburgh.
Shame a lot of nice roads are now litter with cameras which not only spoil the driving but also the scenery :angry:!
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Sorry - pressed "post" before cowriting my comments
I know those roads really well R32 as I'm from North Leeds. Used to be up and down them a lot on my push bike as a kid. Not quite the same as a GTi but I know where you're coming from.
All the posts prove that there's still fun to be had these days despite the volume of traffic. You just need to know where to look. And to have as good a car as we do of course!!!!
Same here mate, N Leeds is my local area, suprised I havent seen you driving about! If you used to be round there on your bike then your probably quite familiar witht bike trails at the bottom end of roundhay park, and of course bluebell woods :evil: :evil:
Got to say one of my favourite drives was from Leeds up to Edinburgh... fantastic roads!!
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all the roads around south west london are rubbish :sad:
anyone recommend any decent blasts around Wimbledon area?
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Drive Wrynose to Harknott. Then Corney Fell.
The BNFL lads take Corney Fell at over 100 mph.
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Someone once told me there was a Tescos at the top of this hill...
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Car10.jpg)
I didn't find it.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/DSCF1046.jpg)
I've been looking ever since...in several cars...still can't get my shopping in, though.
The best stretch of road I've ever driven...from the Cockbridge-Tomintoul road over the Lecht, in the Scottish Highlands.
Billiard table smooth, little traffic...and some properly challengingf corners. Great.
Or if you really want to go for a decent run, Blairgowrie, over glenshee to Braemar, head towards Ballater, head for Corgarff, on the Cockbridge-Tomintoul road, then enjoy some of the best roads in the UK once up in Whisky country.
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Keen on the speed cameras the Scots.
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Very true, but I don't think that little gem is bugged as yet.
Rolfe.
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Keen on the speed cameras the Scots.
Not up there they aren't...
The sheep are the biggest problem.
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Not up there they aren't...
The sheep are the biggest problem.
DON'T MAKE WORK!!!!!
Rolfe.
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We have no speed limit here. Every true petrol head should take a trip to the Island. Even if just to visit Clarkson's lighthouse.
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Glasgow to Loch Lomond and then on to Crianlarich up to the Green Welly store turn left across Rannoch Moor through Glencoe and onto Fort William, Spean Bridge and onto Inverness cracking drive even better with the snow lying around.
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Many a good bug cleaned off at the green welly
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Swaledale is always a favorite, the road from reeth to leyburn or hawes, but just mind the sheepies, those swaledales are dreadlocked nutters!
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Swaledale is always a favorite, the road from reeth to leyburn or hawes, but just mind the sheepies, those swaledales are dreadlocked nutters!
+1 :grin: I love the dales Leyburn and Richmond are fave spots and the Wensleydale Heiffer in West Witton for a great meal!! yummy :grin:
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That was one of the roads I used last weekend and it is a good one.
Didn't come across any sheep though - maybe they'd gone inside for some shelter from the rain!!
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Any roads slightly further south?!
:huh:
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It's grim down south so I would imagine not!!!