Any tips for the long drive home?

[corgi]

Back to the original question.

A little forum investigation suggests you're off to Kent to pick up your car and need to get home to deepest darkest Cheshire...

If you don't mind spending a little longer getting home then I would take the motorway for the first leg M20 or M2 which ever makes most sense and M25 - you'll get plenty of speed variation on that route on a Friday.

You could take the A41 north from Junction 20 of the M25 via to Aylesbury and then A413 to Buckingham and A422 to Brackley (you'll find somewhere to eat in either of those) and they're pleasant sweeping A roads... Head on the A43/A422 through Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon... I'd then take M40/M42/M6 Toll.

From there you could take the A5 and A41 into deepest Cheshire...

As I said, it will take a little longer but  should be doable and you'll be able to familiarise yourself on a variety of roads...

[CraigW]

Best tip for the drive home is just enjoy it and stop worrying about it 

[GolfTi]

Whichever route you take it's going to be a memorable drive, just vary the revs as already mentioned and maybe a couple of breaks.

Some decent music in case you get bored of the delicious engine noise and don't forget your camera.
You will learn to trust the Adaptive Cruise Control after a while.

Prepare for the stares and enjoy.

[Thornster]

Just enjoy the drive!

Set up your phone before setting off.

Load CD before setting off.

Don't be tempted to try and work out all the functions on the wheel or set the radio stations during the drive!

Unless you want a very long drive home just take the shortest route, vary the speed a bit and give it a couple of overtaking blasts (try not smiling during/afterwards!).

[dippy_x]

I have a 220 mile / 4 hour treck home after picking mine up.  If I set the sat nav up to avoid motorways I'm looking at a 6 hour journey.  I'm planning on making the journey as normal, varying the speed/revs on motorway and maybe setting a 40 min timer at which point I'll turn off at the next junction for a while and then rejoin the motorway.

[peterdoherty]

500 mile trip home tomorrow!!!

Just going to vary the revs and enjoy it even more!

[Rob916]

I have always made sure the engines up to temperature and never worried too much with revs or speed ! These things are pretty much bullet proof, especially with modern oils etc.

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Eh up... thanks for all the tips and advice folks. Of course I'm going to enjoy the journey, goes without saying, just wanted to get some advice about best practice for the first long drive.

The main reason I posted is because I can not avoid the long motorway journey to get the car home and just wanted some best practice tips. I'm going from Kent to Cheshire so it will take between 4-5 hrs and is approximately 240 miles.

Sounds like the key is to vary revs, don't bumble along babying the engine, maybe come off the motorway for a while and rejoin, pause for an evening meal and throw in little high throttle for good measure.

Sounds like a plan!

Thx all 

[Fabio Bignose]

H5o

When you collect the car, look at page 339 of the handbook. It tells you how to treat the engine when running in.
(im sure its 339 although book in car so just look up running in, in the index.

[GTI_Redpath]

H5o

When you collect the car, look at page 339 of the handbook. It tells you how to treat the engine when running in.
(im sure its 339 although book in car so just look up running in, in the index.

anyone got a picture of this page?