View Full Version : Would YOU ever take your car to a road like this?
Yesterday me and my friend went to ride 20 km of a hiking trail with our mountain bikes and we needed to go there by car. To get closer to the starting point of the trail, we needed to drive in a bit dodgier road! Or actually its condition was closer to that of a field. In the morning it was frozen and in the afternoon it was muddy. In the morning I was afraid of my rims or bottom of the car getting bashed and in the afternoon I was afraid of that AND getting stuck in the mud!
This is what it looked like:
http://rmk.hamk.fi/~konttmi1/kamaa/poronpolku1.jpg
http://rmk.hamk.fi/~konttmi1/kamaa/poronpolku2.jpg
And finally there:
http://rmk.hamk.fi/~konttmi1/kamaa/poronpolku3.jpg
But it was definitely worth it when we finally saw sceneries like this:
http://rmk.hamk.fi/~konttmi1/kamaa/poronpolku4.jpg
The Saint
26-04-2004, 14:43
Where was that, not sure my wee mk2 would make it!!! Hey i do a fair bit of cycling how much was the brecket for the back of the car?
The Saint
26-04-2004, 14:45
sorry bracket!!
The rack was 45 €.
It's the Thule Hang On, pic here: http://www.topgear-sales.co.uk/cycle_towball.htm
And the trail is in Loppi, Southern Finland, in case you were interested. ;)
The Saint
26-04-2004, 15:55
You finish need a few €'s to get those roads fixed motors looking nice, what speed did you travel the trail?
€45 is cool but im not into the idea of lashing a a towbar on to back of the wee ibiza
1. We're Finns
2. Please don't say anything about our roads before actually seeing the country yourself. Or at least before seeing more pictures. This specific road (or what would you call it) was just the last couple of hundred metres, everything else until then was tarmac. And this one only takes you to the trail, nowhere else, so the traffic isn't exactly heavy.
3. Our average speed on the trail was 10 km/h.
4. I didn't like the idea of having a towbar either, that's why I have the detachable OEM one which looks really clean when not in use. http://rmk.hamk.fi/~konttmi1/seat/PICT2567.JPG
5. If you want to see more pics, go here: http://rmk.hamk.fi/~konttmi1/kamaa/poronpolku_0404
Nothing wrong with that road... I wouldn't be taking an LCR down it though, but most cars with a bit of ground clearance would be ok.
If you get stuck deflate the tyres a bit, then when you get back on the proper road drive slower till you can get somewhere to pump em up again.
hopkinsgm
26-04-2004, 17:53
Jeez, you guys ever seen any Production Car Trials?
The Saint
27-04-2004, 11:50
Sorry about not calling you Finns, im not a Swede trying to antagonise!!
cordobabrendy
27-04-2004, 16:06
:foot: :runaway:
1. We're Finns
2. Please don't say anything about our roads before actually seeing the country yourself. Or at least before seeing more pictures. This specific road (or what would you call it) was just the last couple of hundred metres, everything else until then was tarmac. And this one only takes you to the trail, nowhere else, so the traffic isn't exactly heavy.
:foot: :runaway:
Sorry, I just don't like ignorance and prejudice.
cordobabrendy
27-04-2004, 23:55
its not matey, i think he was being witty, obviously the roads over in your country are as good as if not better than here in the uk. relax and enjoy the banter.
swales_p
28-04-2004, 00:58
That road kinda looks like my drive way!! ha ha
muddyboots
28-04-2004, 08:08
That road kinda looks like my drive way!!
....and most of the roads in SW Ireland :)
obviously the roads over in your country are as good as if not better than here in the uk.
Yeah, if all our roads were like the one in the pics, I probably wouldn't have paid extra and got the 16"ers... ;) Estonia across the gulf, however, has some really bad tarmac roads. (But that's an ex-Soviet country, so it's understandable.) Already a stock Córdoba Sport on those 16's would be a horrible ride.
mr_claypole
28-04-2004, 22:12
[QUOTE=Son]Estonia across the gulf, however, has some really bad tarmac roads. QUOTE]
you haven't been round north london recently have you...
i get joggers nipple on the 2 mile drive home from all the pot holes !!!!!!!!!! ;)
I've driven down the odd track like that in Finland, though I normally go a little earlier in the year to snowmobile. :thumbup:
Oh yeah, and drink. :cheers:
you haven't been round north london recently have you...
Heh, no. Just West End, City, Putney, etc. :D
Gadget110
29-04-2004, 08:37
Yup;
The Saint
29-04-2004, 12:23
Didnt think I was being ignorant or prejudiced man I was making a joke, didnt mean to insult about Finland.
The Saint
29-04-2004, 12:24
Wow gadget110, Fords can do that?
swales_p
29-04-2004, 12:38
My god Gadget110 that looks like my bloody backgarden!!! ha ha
Didnt think I was being ignorant or prejudiced man I was making a joke, didnt mean to insult about Finland.
Ookay, fair enough then. But so you know, it's good to use this ;) then.
;)