Richyfingers Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Hello chaps, I've never really got my self involved on here much so I thought I'd post some pics I took last year on a road trip to Inverary, show off the Zed and some of our lovely Scottish roads and countryside. I purchased the car from 350zStephen and was previouslyowned by MWTech. Stopped at Lochy Fyne Oyster bar on the way back and treated ourselves to this Wish the weather was like that every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I'm sure I recognise some of those roads from when I did my LEJOG trip last year! Best roads in the world, no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Treated the zed to a bit of TLC and had the front end re-sprayed and the wheels refurbished, this is how shes looking now Been a great years motoring but unfortanately may have to put her up for sale soon as im planning on getting a rather large dog and I've no idea where the Mrs would go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 I'm sure I recognise some of those roads from when I did my LEJOG trip last year! Best roads in the world, no doubt. The roads really are something up here, was nice and quiet too so plently of opportunity for some safe hooning. I did a supercar tour with a company called exhilarate scotland I found on groupon, got to drive a selection of rather tasty cars on very similar roads. I'll do a wee write up and post some more pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The wheels look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Bet the drive was great. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 What roads were they on? They do look stunning! I've got a scottish trip planned soon and looking for recommendations of roads to drive - we're travelling in a clockwise pattern from Glasgow up to fort william, back down to Stirling, and then round edinburgh, cross country and down to Carlisle.... any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalMoh Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 That looks like fun! I've got a road trip across America planned in November. 18 days....4000 miles...if only I could do it in a Zed instead of some cr*ppy American thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks for sharing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 What roads were they on? They do look stunning! I've got a scottish trip planned soon and looking for recommendations of roads to drive - we're travelling in a clockwise pattern from Glasgow up to fort william, back down to Stirling, and then round edinburgh, cross country and down to Carlisle.... any recommendations? It's mostly the A82 and A83 from Glasgow to Inverary. If your heading up to Fort William definitely drive though Glen Coe. On the way back down follow the A82 towards Crainlarich then down towards Callender then onto Stirling or something like that. I'd love to do a proper tour of up North properly one day. A weeks driving and staying in nice hotels, just wish you could guarantee the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 That looks like fun! I've got a road trip across America planned in November. 18 days....4000 miles...if only I could do it in a Zed instead of some cr*ppy American thing. Convertible Mustang? Most of the hire companies have these as options, Plan to do something similar one day, fly into LA, pick up the 'Stang down to Vegas, death valley, then head down towards Yosemite then onto SF then back up the PCH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Did you eat all that she'll fish Great pics btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Nice one Rich - good to see you posting - would be even better to see you come to a meet or down at Knockhill Did you see the pics from last year's Hoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Nice one! Love a bit of scenery and cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Richy, Great pics there mate. Lovely scenery and a lovely car. Pity you may have to sell her, not had her that long. Enjoy here while you have her. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 That seafood looks ...... hungry now Great pic's BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalMoh Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 That looks like fun! I've got a road trip across America planned in November. 18 days....4000 miles...if only I could do it in a Zed instead of some cr*ppy American thing. Convertible Mustang? Most of the hire companies have these as options, Plan to do something similar one day, fly into LA, pick up the 'Stang down to Vegas, death valley, then head down towards Yosemite then onto SF then back up the PCH. Convertible Mustang is the best option I've seen so far. I'm planning on flying into Orlando...and then going to Miami to start our journey to San Francisco. Coast to Coast...can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 We sure did eat all the shell food, delicious apart from the cockles, wast sure on them! Nice one Rich - good to see you posting - would be even better to see you come to a meet or down at Knockhill Did you see the pics from last year's Hoon? Cheers Vik, I'll have a look for the pics. I'll need to check the dates as I work shifts but if I'm off I'd come along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha@lazytrips Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Get yourself a Challenger RT Classic from Hertz. The Mustang feels like driving a sofa with strings attached to tiny wheels. The Challenger, however, is a seriously good car and the huge Hemi under the bonnet is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Richy, Great pics there mate. Lovely scenery and a lovely car. Pity you may have to sell her, not had her that long. Enjoy here while you have her. Will You should head up this way when the weather starts to get a bit better, the only thing that could make driving those roads any better is with the roof down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Get yourself a Challenger RT Classic from Hertz. The Mustang feels like driving a sofa with strings attached to tiny wheels. The Challenger, however, is a seriously good car and the huge Hemi under the bonnet is I suppose there is that option but part of the apeal for me is doing the trip in a convertible. I suppose you could swap over mid trip for some of the less scenic sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasha@lazytrips Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Get yourself a Challenger RT Classic from Hertz. The Mustang feels like driving a sofa with strings attached to tiny wheels. The Challenger, however, is a seriously good car and the huge Hemi under the bonnet is I suppose there is that option but part of the apeal for me is doing the trip in a convertible. I suppose you could swap over mid trip for some of the less scenic sections. The convertible aspect gets very boring very quickly as going at any speed above 30mph, you will fry faster than an omelette on Saturday Kitchen, not be able to talk to each other or hear any music or whatnot. I drove a convertible mustang for around a week across a few states putting a couple of thousand miles on it and the roof stayed up 95% of the time. The Challenger was definitely a far better option (or Camaro SS if it floats your boat more than the Mopar), but hey. Different people like different things Also beware - the convertible Corvette that Hertz offer is incredibly tempting until you see the size of the boot. I am not exaggerating when I say that anything other than a very modestly sized rucksack will not fit into the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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