Sally Gap, County Wicklow
For the weekend that’s in it.
Carzone have compiled a list of the best scenic driving routes and the jammers to take out on a spin over the Bank Holiday..
To wit:
The Sally Gap – Wicklow .
Recommended car: BMW 8 Series
Galway to Westport via Clifden
Recommended cars: Opel Grandland X / Volkswagen T-Roc
The Ring of Cork
Recommended cars: Audi A6 / Opel Insignia
The Mourne Mountains:
Recommended cars: Hyundai Tucson / Kia Sportage / Nissan Qashqai
Unless you have better ideas?
Pic: Wikipedia
Thanks Robert Burke
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Ha, the Sally Gap, where old cars were once tumbled over the edge in abandonment pre-trade-in deals.
Can’t wait to hear postman pat’s rant on this
It’ll be the fault of country people who go to mass if he has one.
Walkinstown to Kimmage on the South Circular in the back of Hiace always did it for me
Hahaha
u musta been tied up in the back pal, cause that ain’t no south circular
Sorry I meant the oul KCR (Kimmage Road) but yeah I was tied up in the back with the mandatory black bag on the head. If I paid extra they used to wash bag for me and all
Thats actually a really good service.
The tourists would love that.
Thats one of the cheapest ad’s I’ve ever come across…. that is an exceptionally poor list of cars. My old man driives a sportage, and while it’s got a great boot, you wouldn’t want to drive it for pleasure…
I did the Sally Gap a couple of times recently… great drive.
Yes, I do have a better idea. Getting out of your car and getting some exercise.
I wouldn’t drive an 8 series over the sally gap, tis too wide and expensive.
The answer for all of the above is of course Mazda MX5
Correct.
Nobody is going to buy a car for any of these journeys so the concept is nonsense to begin with…
Ferrari.
Blessington => Sally Gap => Glenmacnass Waterfall => Coffee in Laragh => Wicklow Gap => Hollywood => Blessington
Canondale Super 6 EVO – great for climbs
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Ring of Kerry
Cinelli Hobootleg – A wonderful tourer
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Trim => Bective Abbey => Tara => Pints in Skryne.
Felt XCity 1 – perfect hybrid for short spins.
I’d take the Beara peninsula and the Healy Pass over the Ring of Kerry any day.
Been promising myself to do the Bera ring one of these days…
Do it. Take in Bere Island on your way. A wee slice of paradise is what it is. A gorgeous part of the world.
Is the speed limit still 100km/h on it?
Anybody who recommends the Qashqai for any drive has clearly never driven a Qashqai. Top heavy lump a bleeedin shoy
true for ya. and the interior is a cheap, plastic, flimsy, ugly hole – probably made out of recycled barbie dolls.
Much better on a bike : )
run it !
I once coasted down from the Sally Gap to see how fast I could get with no engine power. Braking for a corner at 70 + mph was fun….
Westport to Old Head to Louisburgh through to Leenaun… in a Defender of course… then ask the breakdown recovery company to deliver the Defender back to Dublin.
do you know the old road connecting tourmakeady and westport, ciaran?
You guys need to get a load of the priests leap mountain road heading into Kilgarvan
Put hair on yer balls it will
+1
I think I do… along by a lake ?…we used to spend our summer holidays around that whole area, 5 kids, 2 parents driving around in a Fiat 128… happy days!
Or you could you in Charger’s Jag.
Same outcome.
do it
new ross to kilkenny by the backroads off the n25, through jerpoint abbey and mount juliet on a motorbike.
on a day like to today it would be stunning.
Lough Navar Forest Drive is exceptional in a Mazda 323
8 series for Sally Gap, are they mad. A small nimble sporty hatch is what ya want. thrown into corners with reckless abandon.