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Banned
This is my first tour of 2012 and it co-incides approximately with my fourth year of driving Mercedes cars.
I decided last week a good detailing was in order, so the car was washed, clayed and waxed. I do not want to use polish as it is a cutting agent and the paint as I have discovered on Mercedes cars isn't the best.
I took the shed up the A82 and stopped at Firking point 3 miles South of Tarbert.
You can see how clean she is
Today was fairly fresh and being rain free I had to go touring, it would be rude not too.
It was rather cold though looking up Loch Lomond
However, the sun openned up and by Arrochar as my intended route was over the "Rest and Bethankful" pass. Normally I stop for a picture up at the top, but I've done that so often I will offer a view from Arrochar, down Long Long
See here
I was driving along that, not bad eh???
My original intention, which I stated to LTD via PM was to go down the Mull of Kintyre to Carradale but with fuel costs the way they are, I felt a slightly shorter run was in order and a run I have not done for about 2 years is the one to Colintraive.
The route follows the A83, did a belting overtake on the A83, near full speed, the fella in Kightswood has done a sterling job on the shed as she charged down the hill on a tidal wave of torque and power.
The route I took takes you to Stathur, and you then follow the A826 to Dunoon down the Argyll Forrest. This is a great road and is usually quiet with great views, twists and turns and elevation changes. The sports suspension in my car makes it a doddle to flow along at a reasonably fast pace.
The view is rather nice
From Dunoon you follow a single track road over to Colintraive, again being an E class its a manage size of car to extract some fun out of on these tighter roads, a C would be ideal, an S really a bit too big on a rather small road.
Two hero shots of the "shed"
From Colintraive the road goes road and goes to a dead end. Nice run though
The weather got a bit ****y
From Colintraive it was the quick way back, I had got the best of the days weather
MPG wise I am not thrilled
But you need to remember, a lot of this is uphill single track roads, and a few speedy moments. I would have hoped for better, but the sheds new found performance is too much to resist and the weather was cold.
Next tour will be a proper big grandtour.
I decided last week a good detailing was in order, so the car was washed, clayed and waxed. I do not want to use polish as it is a cutting agent and the paint as I have discovered on Mercedes cars isn't the best.
I took the shed up the A82 and stopped at Firking point 3 miles South of Tarbert.
You can see how clean she is
Today was fairly fresh and being rain free I had to go touring, it would be rude not too.
It was rather cold though looking up Loch Lomond
However, the sun openned up and by Arrochar as my intended route was over the "Rest and Bethankful" pass. Normally I stop for a picture up at the top, but I've done that so often I will offer a view from Arrochar, down Long Long
See here
I was driving along that, not bad eh???
My original intention, which I stated to LTD via PM was to go down the Mull of Kintyre to Carradale but with fuel costs the way they are, I felt a slightly shorter run was in order and a run I have not done for about 2 years is the one to Colintraive.
The route follows the A83, did a belting overtake on the A83, near full speed, the fella in Kightswood has done a sterling job on the shed as she charged down the hill on a tidal wave of torque and power.
The route I took takes you to Stathur, and you then follow the A826 to Dunoon down the Argyll Forrest. This is a great road and is usually quiet with great views, twists and turns and elevation changes. The sports suspension in my car makes it a doddle to flow along at a reasonably fast pace.
The view is rather nice
From Dunoon you follow a single track road over to Colintraive, again being an E class its a manage size of car to extract some fun out of on these tighter roads, a C would be ideal, an S really a bit too big on a rather small road.
Two hero shots of the "shed"
From Colintraive the road goes road and goes to a dead end. Nice run though
The weather got a bit ****y
From Colintraive it was the quick way back, I had got the best of the days weather
MPG wise I am not thrilled
But you need to remember, a lot of this is uphill single track roads, and a few speedy moments. I would have hoped for better, but the sheds new found performance is too much to resist and the weather was cold.
Next tour will be a proper big grandtour.
