Sorta OT: UK Rental Cars

I think a Ford Ka would do the trick & yes, I think the Chevys are rebranded Daewoos - I would guess you might be missing a bit of motorway acceleration on the base model?

Vauxhall Astra or Ford Focus are a little bit bigger, I don't know if they'd hire diesel models (diesel is about 10p/litre more expensive at the moment here too).

Enjoy your trip, cheers MikeMcG

I think the Aveo is the small car to the Matiz's mini.

You don't need acceleration on a motorway. M-way driving is all about anticipating.

But it goes further on a litre and the diesel engine is what you need for he M-way, pulls like a train up hill and down dale and is far better suited to trundling along on country roads without having to use the gear lever too often. Diesels are far more common in the hire fleets than they used to be.

Might I suggest using the A1 road to get to Yorkshire? I find it rather less manic than the M1 despite being "only" a dual carriageway with roundabouts for sizable portions and it also has some old coaching inns if you feel the need to be distracted...

Phil Cook wrote: > Might I suggest using the A1 road to get to Yorkshire? I find it

We have taken the A1 back down in the past.

But when I first land, I want to get up North to a Yorkshire pint just as fast as I can. On the way back, I can dawdle.

I come across lots more unexplained and unwarranted holdups on the A roads. The M1 seems to run better unless they are busy unproving it.

sam

In message , sam wrote

And what is wrong with a pint of John Smith Smooth in the airport bar :)

Um .... what is wrong is that it is John Smith Smooth.

I prefer something dark, with hops and with malt. I head North for a Riggwelter, for some dark Milds, for Old Peculiar as well.

tehe!