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Your best Coupe driving road post #121471 27/05/2006 08:27 27/05/2006 08:27
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	A place to post you more treasured driving road,, Mine has to be the A6 Kendal to shap, An old trunk road through stunning scenery, lakeland fells deep valleys and some scary drops. Made mostly redundant now by the M6 but once was the main road from london to Scotland. (So its fast, wide and if you pick the right time, empty ) Even since I had my first car (1.3 nova) I wanted a car with enough power to feel at home on this road, The wide road, steep incline together with altitude makes allmost all cars feel puny and breathless, But I am happy to say my 20VT attacks it with delight. It really plays to coupe's strengths having 2nd and 3rd gear twisty sections (never under 40) together with a 3/4 mile straight which would result in as high a speed as you nerve allows . Infact thats the theme of the road, it has a degree of daring and danger that I have rarely come across, wide fast corners tempt more speed, some good visibility into tight turns tempt later braking and best of all the flow is uninterrupted for 10 or so miles. I had a very good time this afternoon

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121472 27/05/2006 09:07 27/05/2006 09:07
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	nice write up. cheers. .

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121473 28/05/2006 00:16 28/05/2006 00:16
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,367 Staffordshire Nigel Forum veteran
Nigel Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,367 Staffordshire	For me, its the Cat & Fiddle pass in the Macclesfield > Buxton direction. Come out of Macc, lots of twisty bits on a steep uphill incline. Some second gear hairpins, some third gear straights. Some real bum-clenching braking opportunities - all with stunning views and scenery. Then, just as you're tiring of the accelerate / brake / acclerate / brake monotony, you come over a crest by the pub, and the road is straight and open for about a mile and a half, with no obstruction to visibility for the whole of that length. The speed limit for the first section up to the pub is 50, then national a short while after that. Last time over, I saw 100 several times un the way up, and 145 on the way down. True roller-coaster of a road. However, treat it with a little respect - its claimed many lives, mostly bikers. Also, plod uses a helicopter at weekends, cos the open nature of the road means there's nowhere to hide the cars or the cameras.

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121474 28/05/2006 01:43 28/05/2006 01:43
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	A686 Penrith to Haydon bridge well known as one of the best driving roads in the country, espically up to Hartside with the cafe at the top. Also popular with bikers and police. That whole area accross the pennines has some excellent roads which can be very quiet on weekdays. Had a great short break up there last year hoofing it around, as per sig

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121475 28/05/2006 02:22 28/05/2006 02:22
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	The A82 from Crianlarich to Ballachulish, ahh that run down through Glen Coe with the brooding mountains around you. I also rather like the A83 from Lochgilphead down to Campbeltown, though I just keep on going for a walk on Machrihanish beach which is wonderful, followed by a pint at the Beachcomber pub. Bliss. MrF

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121476 28/05/2006 02:30 28/05/2006 02:30
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,937 North wales pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran
pinin_prestatyn Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,937 North wales	That's a hard question! Man I live in North Wales! However when people come up from London! for this stretch of road, you know it must be special. clicky Nice taking the coop through the fast corners thinking about all the Porsche's, Ferrari's etc that have been and will be driven through the same road. Coopless!

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121477 28/05/2006 05:43 28/05/2006 05:43
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Any road where there aren't speed cameras, there isn't a rolling roadblock of 40mph HGVs, busses or Honda/Rover drivers and is a little bit interesting. The road from Worcester to Hereford is quite fun, especially the bit where there are self-lit cats eyes so you can switch your lights completely off and still hammer along in the middle of the night. Freaks out the other road users though.

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121478 28/05/2006 13:52 28/05/2006 13:52
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: For me, its the Cat & Fiddle pass in the Macclesfield > Buxton direction. 2nd that one Nigel, its a fantastic road, I'd been to the cat and fiddle a couple of times before I actually carried on down the other side into macclesfield, what a great bit of road. I also like Porlock hill on the road to Ilfracoombe some great views from the top. Even my series two landrover made itup there once! The best bit of road locally to me is the road out of Market Bosworth, past the water park and some nice long sweeping bends and a long open stretch great for overtaking especially on the bend at the bottom of the hill. Going to go and get the bike out now as the sun had got his hat on

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121479 28/05/2006 17:49 28/05/2006 17:49
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Has anyone got any good roads near to north london? These roads all look great but they're ages away from me

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121480 05/06/2006 06:12 05/06/2006 06:12
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: The A82 from Crianlarich to Ballachulish, ahh that run down through Glen Coe with the brooding mountains around you. You gotta be havin a laugh mate. That road has to have the bumpiest, most undriveable straights I have ever been on. As for the brooding mountains, they are just great big piles of brown stuff !!! Far better (and greener) part of the A82 is Fort Augustus to Inverness. Avoid the tourist season though, as its full of Camper vans going at 40 mph (when I say full, I mean FULL, and when I say 40 mph, I mean 40 mph max). Best to do it on a dry, off season day at the crack of dawn. Start at Fort William (or somewhere in the South) and make your way North, to sunny Inverness .....trust me, nothing will beat it.

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121481 05/06/2006 06:57 05/06/2006 06:57
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,200 england C came2dance I AM a Coop
came2dance I AM a Coop C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,200 england	Quote: Has anyone got any good roads near to north london? These roads all look great but they're ages away from me I've heard the M25's ok www.chrisdoyle-photography.co.uk

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121482 05/06/2006 07:04 05/06/2006 07:04
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Quote: The A82 from Crianlarich to Ballachulish, ahh that run down through Glen Coe with the brooding mountains around you. You gotta be havin a laugh mate. That road has to have the bumpiest, most undriveable straights I have ever been on. As for the brooding mountains, they are just great big piles of brown stuff !!! P*ssed on his bonfire

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121483 05/06/2006 14:05 05/06/2006 14:05
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Yesterday I took the South Deeside Road out all the way to Loch Muick, leaving early meant the roads where empty, the scenery out of this world, and Loch Muick needs to be seen to be believed, oh, the joys of living in Scotland

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121484 05/06/2006 14:57 05/06/2006 14:57
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin	Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, the way the tourists don't go... A9 -> Tore, A835 -> Garve, A832->Achnasheen, A890 -> Strathcarron, A890 -> Auchtertyre, A87 -> Kyle. Of course, it's a road for driving on as opposed for simply aiming and booting it, so there's a mix of dual carriageway to start, fast A road with excellent visibility, a small amount of single track, and fast A again at the end. Stunning views all the way... And I can't agree with Steve in Fort William... Once you've got to Fort William, of course, because there's a really grim bit between Ballachulish and FW which looks straight on the map but is almost impossible to overtake on. But the run from Tyndrum over Rannoch Moor and into Glencoe (when the tourists or the Road Agency don't make it impossible) is great, and even better, from Spean Bridge to Kyle on the A82/A87 over Garrymore and Cluanie and Kintail Not that I'm jealous of you folk in the Highlands, oh no... b'stards Neil Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121485 05/06/2006 15:03 05/06/2006 15:03
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Unfortunately, in the Southeast particularly, there are very few roads good for the Coop anymore. Not because the roads are crap, just the 40 mile an hours everywhere, or speed camera hysteria. I've noticed the further away you get from the SouthEast, the less these issues seem to crop up though. So more longer touring on the cards, I think. There are actually still some fantastic country routes through Abridge and Ongar, but your best to avoid these roads unless between normal hours (unless you want to be stuck behind Mr/Mrs MPV at 40mph.

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121486 05/06/2006 21:28 05/06/2006 21:28
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Quote: Quote: The A82 from Crianlarich to Ballachulish, ahh that run down through Glen Coe with the brooding mountains around you. You gotta be havin a laugh mate. That road has to have the bumpiest, most undriveable straights I have ever been on. As for the brooding mountains, they are just great big piles of brown stuff !!! P*ssed on his bonfire Err... sorry, guys. Must be the beer talking again..

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121487 05/06/2006 21:42 05/06/2006 21:42
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Not that I'm jealous of you folk in the Highlands, oh no... b'stards Neil Loch Leven today Spean Bridge last week

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121488 05/06/2006 21:57 05/06/2006 21:57
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: A place to post you more treasured driving road,, Mine has to be the A6 Kendal to shap, An old trunk road through stunning senery, lakeland fells deep valleys and some scary drops. Made mostly redundent now by the M6 but once was the main road from london to Scotland. (So its fast, wide and if you pick the right time, empty ) Even since I had my first car (1.3 nova) I wanted a car with enough power to feel at home on this road, The wide road, steep incline together with altitude makes allmost all cars feel puny and breathless, But I am happy to say my 20VT attacks it with delight. It really plays to coupe's strenghs having 2nd and 3rd gear twisty sections (never under 40) together with a 3/4 mile stright which would result in as high a speed as you neave allows . Infact thats the theme of the road, it has a degree of daring and danger that I have rarly come across, wide fast corners tempt more speed, some good visability into tight turns tempt later braking and best of all the flow is ininterupted for 10 or so miles. I had a very good time this afternoon Yes a very Good run .. Although this is the road which killed the enigne in my coupe 18 months back ... This was as i was coming from the Kendal direction heading towards shap, going down into the big dip reaching silly speeds keep the foot hard down all the way up the 3/4-1 mile twisty climb, as I was coming to the summet I heard flapping noises which sounded like the engine cover flapping underneath the car, as I slowed down the noises became more clear and load knocking could be heard .. anyhow thats been done and dusted now... Have you carried on along the A6 thru shap to Eamont bridge and just passed there on the roundabout before reaching Penrith head off on the A686 towards Alston? Absolutely stunning road, similar to the cat n fiddle. Hartside pass as its known is a well maintaned tight and twisty road full of nice hidden hairpins leading up to the cafe at the summet, a great place to meet for a brew and a chat!! The twisty roads cary on down the other side of the cafe towards Alston, from there we head on the B6277 towards Middleton in teesdale, across to Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Sedbergh and finally dropping back down into Kendal... If you like the A6 to Shap then its well worth the extra miles up to hartside for a brew ... View of the windy roads from the cafe ..

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121489 05/06/2006 22:49 05/06/2006 22:49
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: And I can't agree with Steve in Fort William... Once you've got to Fort William, of course, because there's a really grim bit between Ballachulish and FW which looks straight on the map but is almost impossible to overtake on. Sori Neil, but I wasn't talking about Ballahulish to Fort William, the part I was refering to is Fort Augustus to Inverness. This is the last 30 miles of the A82, running North alongside Loch Ness.

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121490 05/06/2006 22:53 05/06/2006 22:53
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,068 Birmingham B BrumJim Enjoying the ride
BrumJim Enjoying the ride B Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,068 Birmingham	I wasn't that excited by the run along Loch Ness into Fort William. From FW up over Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe though was stunning, though - great views, could see for miles up the road, mean and moody weather through Glen Coe, and a full rainbow visible up on the moor. Car had just reached 100,000 miles, so maybe I was overcome by the occasion too!!

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121491 06/06/2006 00:11 06/06/2006 00:11
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Although this is the road which killed the enigne in my coupe 18 months back ... This was as i was coming from the Kendal direction heading towards shap, going down into the big dip reaching silly speeds keep the foot hard down all the way up the 3/4-1 mile twisty climb yes I know it, that dip is quite insane downward G force Owning that house right at the bottom would be scary Quote: Have you carried on along the A6 thru shap to Eamont bridge and just passed there on the roundabout before reaching Penrith head off on the A686 towards Alston? No never been that way! But now I know I will soon, thanks

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121492 06/06/2006 00:17 06/06/2006 00:17
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: I wasn't that excited by the run along Loch Ness into Fort William. Loch Ness is 30 miles away from Fort William... I give up..

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121493 06/06/2006 00:21 06/06/2006 00:21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,568 Berlin	Ah Steven, misunderstood you about the Loch Ness road - the only sane way to do that is with blue lights on top. Trogs doing 35mph and a piper in every bloody layby AH, at least I usually get up onto Skye a couple of times a year to see the parents... Nice pic on Leven, btw... Neil Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121494 06/06/2006 01:40 06/06/2006 01:40
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	The Loch Ness road was fine when we were up there in February, distinct lack of tourists or plod

Re: Your best Coupe driving road post #121495 06/06/2006 02:03 06/06/2006 02:03
A Anonymous Unregistered
Anonymous Unregistered A	Try inverness to thurso then over to ullapool, no plod great twisty's and straights ahhh the great outdoors this is nature!

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