geoff-r Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 I have a bit of a dilemma here and it should be easily sorted but I'd love other peoples opinions. I'm due to go snowboarding at the end of January next year in St Anton, Austria, a resort I've never been to before. I have 3 options and they are as follows: 1. Book a flight, 2. Drive the 370 3. Hitch a lift with the girlfriends parents. There are pros and cons for each and here they are: Flight - I can't get a flight for under £250 on the saturday to Austria, with the girlfriend that's £500 between us for what is a relatively short flight and one that we can do on the friday for half the price, return. The friday is a no-go as we both have work and the apartment isn't booked until saturday so going for that one means I need to factor in a hotel (another £50 or so at the very least). Drive - now this should really be the one, it was my first idea. Cardiff to St Anton is a 900 miles drive (1800 miles round trip). Petrol will work out roughly the same as flying, maybe a little less but we need to factor in any tolls (I'm not sure of the total of tolls from here to Austria) and the channel crossing. Really I would far rather drive than sit in some tiny plane in cattle class. Plus I get to take the car through Germany and put it through it's paces. I have no problem driving to Austria, plus the girlfriend is insured on the car too so she can do the boring bits haha. The problem is when I get to Austria and to the resort. Apparently by law I must have snow chains and in the owners manual snow chains + 19s don't mix. Is this right? I don't really want to drive all the way over there to be slipping all over the place as I know how much of a handful the Zed is in snow. Hitching a lift - The only con of this is it's majorly boring, I have to sit in the back of the girlfriends parents car, my iPod might run out haha. Advice and opinions please Quote
mattbowey Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 I have a bit of a dilemma here and it should be easily sorted but I'd love other peoples opinions. I'm due to go snowboarding at the end of January next year in St Anton, Austria, a resort I've never been to before. I have 3 options and they are as follows: 1. Book a flight, 2. Drive the 370 3. Hitch a lift with the girlfriends parents. i only skimmed over your pros and cons as my mind was made up by this point of your post.... which option has a big smiley face next to it??? thats what i'd go for. hitch that lift for your luggage so the car doesnt get weighed down. Quote
BulletMagnet Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Have a local garage stock up on studded rally tyres in your size Driving my Z back from Germany last December was a mare and a half as I spent 17 hours in the car due to the heavy snow (RWD + snow = slow progress + other idiots making tailbacks of a few miles to get stuck in) Best just hitch the lift in the back and invest in a carcharger for the iPod. Save the driving trip for the summer and visit the Nürburgring Quote
BulletMagnet Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 i only skimmed over your pros and cons as my mind was made up by this point of your post.... which option has a big smiley face next to it??? thats what i'd go for. hitch that lift for your luggage so the car doesnt get weighed down. I'd keep tje luggage in tje car for traction on the snow... Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Hitch a lift, take a few sleeping pills so you dont have to suffer the journey and you wake up in Austria nice and refreshed with £250 still in your back pocket! Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Hitch a lift man Get completely wasted abuse the inlaws and fondle the missus then pass out Thats what I would do Quote
geoff-r Posted July 26, 2010 Author Posted July 26, 2010 Hitch a lift man Get completely wasted abuse the inlaws and fondle the missus then pass out Thats what I would do Haha I'd love to see your family holidays! I think I may hitch a lift with the missus parents. Might be the cheaper although sleeping pills don't work on me, I took 4 nytols on the way over to canada, coupled with as much alcohol as I was allowed and I just could not sleep, needless to say when we got over the other side I felt grouchy as hell. I'm planning to go round Europe in the car next summer anyway, might do Modball so maybe I should just save my time for that at least I might get some traction. I think my mind has been made up now, think I might invest in an iPod car charger then Quote
sally Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Nytol - i was thinking co codamol! Far stronger!!! Quote
AzzA G Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 Drive the Z!! Leave a couple of days early and visit some places on the way Quote
Zugara Posted July 26, 2010 Posted July 26, 2010 3. Hitch a lift with the girlfriends parents Will drive you potty i am sure Quote
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