You need a strong desire to avoid rushing everywhere in a Eurobox. To enjoy not just the destination, but the getting there and getting around. With the Stag reputation for fickle reliability in mind its taken me since when I bought it in March until now to build up enough confidence to do a bit of touring.
I've just got back from Lyme Regis which is about 130 miles from my home in South Oxfordshire. The Mrs and I packed an overnight bag and chucked the walking boots in the boot and set off on 'B Road Britain' cross country avoiding all motorways and dual carriageways. It took us across the Thames at Streatley via Hermitage to Newbury, then past Highclere to Andover, past the Wallops to Salisbury then to Blandford Forum, Dorchester. A three and a half hour journey with a nice pub lunch to break it up. An evening potter around Lyme Regis and two nights in a comfy B&B with a walk to Dorset's highest point, a country house and garden visit and strolls around the many nice little villages in Marchwood Vale. Today we returned via Axminster, Crewkerne, Chard, Shaftsbury along the old winding A30 taking our time and just enjoying the experience.
We could get all our gear in the boot easily and we filled the rest up from a great Farm Shop this morning. We did a short stop to see 'Hovis Hill' at Shaftsbury on the way through.
This is the sort of motoring that the Stag was conceived for. It was absolutely impeccable, the twisting roads were a delight at 50 to 60 most of the time, and to see miles of empty A30 stretching out invitingly before you with the Stag burbling away was absolute magic. I thought back to Breakfast this morning when our fellow guests were discussing the merits of various routes, motorways and where they were expecting hold ups. They asked me what we were doing and I got blank smirks of disbelief when I told them our plan. Their jouneys, in contrast, were to be endured.
So, we had 350 miles of sheer burbling pleasure in the Stag, it was what motoring was and still can be with a little bit of imagination and planning. Most of the time the roads were empty, and we never felt we were being held up or hassled from behind like you are on major roads. It was totally stress free enjoyable motoring for pleasure.
The question now on our lips with future jaunts in mind is “is it Stagable?â€
Al
I've just got back from Lyme Regis which is about 130 miles from my home in South Oxfordshire. The Mrs and I packed an overnight bag and chucked the walking boots in the boot and set off on 'B Road Britain' cross country avoiding all motorways and dual carriageways. It took us across the Thames at Streatley via Hermitage to Newbury, then past Highclere to Andover, past the Wallops to Salisbury then to Blandford Forum, Dorchester. A three and a half hour journey with a nice pub lunch to break it up. An evening potter around Lyme Regis and two nights in a comfy B&B with a walk to Dorset's highest point, a country house and garden visit and strolls around the many nice little villages in Marchwood Vale. Today we returned via Axminster, Crewkerne, Chard, Shaftsbury along the old winding A30 taking our time and just enjoying the experience.
We could get all our gear in the boot easily and we filled the rest up from a great Farm Shop this morning. We did a short stop to see 'Hovis Hill' at Shaftsbury on the way through.
This is the sort of motoring that the Stag was conceived for. It was absolutely impeccable, the twisting roads were a delight at 50 to 60 most of the time, and to see miles of empty A30 stretching out invitingly before you with the Stag burbling away was absolute magic. I thought back to Breakfast this morning when our fellow guests were discussing the merits of various routes, motorways and where they were expecting hold ups. They asked me what we were doing and I got blank smirks of disbelief when I told them our plan. Their jouneys, in contrast, were to be endured.
So, we had 350 miles of sheer burbling pleasure in the Stag, it was what motoring was and still can be with a little bit of imagination and planning. Most of the time the roads were empty, and we never felt we were being held up or hassled from behind like you are on major roads. It was totally stress free enjoyable motoring for pleasure.
The question now on our lips with future jaunts in mind is “is it Stagable?â€
Al
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