One thing I forgot to tell you...
If you follow Phillip's excellent to suggestion to rent your car out of
London, go to Heathrow. You can take 45 minute "tube" ride to Heathrow
and one of the courtesy buses to one of the rental car places. From
there you can get right on the motorway. Although this may sound
time-consuming, it will probably take you less time than trying to fight
your way out of London in the traffic.
Be sure to reserve the car in advance.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
On Mon, 8 Dec 97 09:26:46 -0000 Philip Raby
<philip.raby@eos-magazine.com> writes:
>On 8/12/97 12:44 am DANIEL RAY said
>
>>I thought about "hiring" (renting, in American, BTW, nudge,wink) an
>MGF,
>>even for a couple of hours. then I remembered ya'll drive on the
>other
>>side of the road and I'd hafta shift LEFT HANDED!!!! Hell, are the
>pedals
>>in the same #!!&%**#!* place??? (gas on the right and clutch on the
>left?)
>>8-)
>>Don't know how much that might take away from the driving experience,
>
>>concentrating on all that....not sure you folks would like a damn
>American
>>(I refuse to use the term "Yank", cuz I'm not one) skittering through
>the
>>suburbs of London, "all bloody confused and whatnot"...
>Driving on the wrong side is much easier than you'd imagine - I've
>done
>it a lot in Europe and the States, 20 minutes and it's second nature -
>
>honest! You may find the traffic in Central London a bit scary, try
>and
>hire a car from the outskirts.
>>Are there any good breweries or pubs in Gaydon? That way, maybe I can
>get
>>my boss, the Colonel, to go with....he's a homebrew beer
>Umm, don't thnik so, Gaydon is out in the stickc. Leave your boss in
>London to sample the many excellent ales :-))
>>fanatic...hmmm...? Not sure about how much of an autophile he
>is...being
>>that I'm new to the unit.
>><sigh>...probably only time for the car dealerships...hehe, wonder
>how
>>much havoc I can wreak on those poor, unsuspecting salespersons?
>>Maybe I can accost some poor Londoner owner of an MGF, or other
>sprightly
>>LBC, for a spin (in a friendly, albeit typically arrogant American
>manner.
>>hehe).
>Ha! Don't forget yer plaid 'slacks' and baseball cap for the full
>effect!
>;-)
>>Thanks for the Info!
>No problem.
>
>
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