The Long way home

NoNameNoNumber · 22 Aug 2017 at 16:45

So all being well I'll be picking a new car up mid-September. Slight complication being I'm in the East Midlands and the car is in Belfast

So which way home would you go? And what detours would you recommend? Don't go mad though, I want to do the round trip in a day although if it's worth it I could make an overnight stop somewhere.
Fly to Belfast early morning. On a boat by lunch and drive home all eve

godinman · 22 Aug 2017 at 16:47

It is a 911 or a citroen Picasso? It'll make a difference as to how far you want to drive it!

NoNameNoNumber · 22 Aug 2017 at 17:00

TTS

Good point

Bunka · 22 Aug 2017 at 17:17

Ferry to Stranraer into Carlisle, tick off the lakes with some decent roads and a bit of lunch, down the M6, then snakes pass through the peaks.

Kuros · 22 Aug 2017 at 17:27

Don't fancy getting a ferry over the the Isle of Man and opening up the throttle a little bit? That's certainly what I'd do if I was picking up a TTS.

NoNameNoNumber · 22 Aug 2017 at 19:05

Bunka said:
Ferry to Stranraer into Carlisle, tick off the lakes with some decent roads and a bit of lunch, down the M6, then snakes pass through the peaks.

Sounds like a fair shout.

Although Dublin and N. Wales doesn't seem like a bad idea seeing as I've never been to Dublin. Would plan to stay overnight there if that was the case.

Cookeh · 22 Aug 2017 at 21:28

I'd make it even longer and do mid-Wales up through Snowdonia to Holyhead, or make it really long and do mid-Wales, down the A487 to Fishguard, ferry to Rosslare and then drive up the Irish coast. Or those in reverse, now that I actually read the post.

Django x2 · 22 Aug 2017 at 21:37

I bought the M5 from Belfast. Was at Belfast city at 9am, drove to Dublin, Dublin to Holyhead ferry, drive home to south coast. Hit a fair bit of rush hour traffic, but I wouldn't have changed that journey for the world

NoNameNoNumber · 22 Aug 2017 at 22:06

Sounds awesome. The seller has recommended Dublin - Holyhead too...
Need 8 hrs of banging music too if anyone has any recommendations

The_Abyss · 23 Aug 2017 at 00:31

I did this exact journey 12 months ago to pick up my car from Belfast, only I started in Ipswich. I took the train down to Stratford and flew to Belfast from City Airport. Had a quick test drive, bought it, then had a couple of hours drive up to Antrim and down the east side of Lough Neagh before heading for the ferry.

Got the ferry to Cairnryan and then drove the A75 (great road in parts) until Gretna before slogging it back on the motorway. Did it all in a day, but it was very long - about 19 hours door to door. Very much worth it though.

Amos91 · 23 Aug 2017 at 08:47

Just near Penrith is the Hartside Pass which is brilliant, cafe at the top for food as well.

sovietspybob · 23 Aug 2017 at 10:37

I'd go Dublin - Holyhead, go down the A5 and do a quick lap of the evo triangle.

NoNameNoNumber · 23 Aug 2017 at 12:10

That seems to do the trick. Ticks off one of the greats and isn't really out of the way

NoNameNoNumber · 23 Aug 2017 at 12:45

Is the autotrader car check the same as or as good as a HPI check

https://www.vehiclecheck.co.uk/Order/Create £15
https://hpicheck.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQj...zGba9IM3JI079TaV3rNtooqLrvIUlcl4aAqLEEALw_wcB £20

What's the difference?