Driving From Manchester To Malaga
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Man, I brought a 1998 Toyota Corolla Liftback with 320.000km (4E-FE 1.3L engine) from Madeira Island to Lisbon and crossed Europe all the way to Krefeld in Germany! 0 faults at all! Still driving it today as my daily driver 😊
In Ireland you'd be called a "Fair Operator" trust me that is the highest compliment to get. Your car reviews are brilliant and very welcome during this lockdown. Keep up the great work.
Thanks! I appreciate it. Take care :)
I recently did the journey from Bath, UK to Ljubljana, Slovenia in a 243,000 miles Mercedes E280CDi - now that, caused me anxiety. But she didn't miss a beat and has just flown through its MOT! Much more fun in an older car.
Ed H Haha good stuff! I did it a couple of years ago in a £500 165,000 miles C220. Always more fun in something older with no guarantee you’ll make it 😂
old Benz diesels are brilliant
Great to see you back Matt. I was starting to get worried. 😂😂😂
Brian Morrissey Thanks! I’ve had a very busy month but I’m back at it now 👍🏻
Matt is back in town ( Love him to bits )@@HighPeakAutos
I meet this guy in the south of Spain, he was staring in, a Spanish Butlins.
He was singing I'm no stranger to cars, you know the rules and so do I.
We were glad to see him drive back to Yorkshire
Glad to see you back. I was wondering what to do for the summer, but you're video has given me ideas.
I'm planning on driving to Granada, Spain in my 1987 Ford Granada Scorpio at some point.
I don't think that it will break down but it may need some welding mid-journey.
Lewis72 😂
Make a vlog about it when you do it! Sounds like a great story.
@@Immortal__
I shall do !!
Which I'd done a vlog of some of my previous journeys.
Munich to Budapest by train.
Graz to Grenoble by car.
Hull to Norwich in a newly bought 1970 Stag at 11pm.
I had one in 98 for fifteen min. Just literally picked it up and drove up the road before white smoke and no gears....
If you're paying £50 a casio watch with a rubber strap you're getting done mate.
Frostpunk I didn’t realise they were only £15 😂
Not for a G-Shock though...
Paid 7.99 for mine 8 years ago. Still going strong on its original battery....
£7.99 !! You can buy a watch for that !
What is it with Roadtrips now? First HubNut and now you 😃 Good to see you in Holiday mode. It’s such a good feeling taking a chance on an unknown and being pleasantly surprised 👍🏻
Love it! Told my kids we are going to Corfu next year....haven’t told them yet that we’ll be driving there. Should be fun
Great vlog.. good job you weren’t in a Range Rover you wouldn’t have got to Dover without breaking down.!!!!
Really, a friend of mine went to Marbella and back in a Range Rover no problem
Lucky man, he should have bought a lottery ticket as well.
Lol
Yes but you can break down in style
Maybe look after a car the
Love the different style of video! Recently drove over 2,500 miles in a week from Bath to Inverness and back via Kent in my '05 Ford Fiesta with 120,000 miles. Didn't miss a beat! Shows what cheap cars can do if pushed! Love the channel - keep it up! 😊
Ben Andrews Thanks for watching! I agree 😉
Just proves you don't need to change your car every 3 to 5 years for the newest status symbol on the drive, probably more eco friendly than a newer car by virtue of the fact it's paid for several years ago
Lloyd Anstice Exactly! That’s a fact most people forget when thinking of the environment
Yep definitely. Best thing you can do for the environment is to drive the car you have right now, for as long as possible, as efficiently as possible. Of course if you have a 4.2 V8 Range rover, you would be better switching to a more economical car but for 80% of cars which are "normal", it hold true.
I've got a 2009 2.0 diesel Peugeot 407 Coupe. Weighs 1650kg. I had a hire 2017 Ford Mondeo Hybrid which also weighs 1650kg. Took it on the same journey as the 407 (60mph, efficient driving as possible). The Ford got 42mpg. The 407 gets 61mpg in that same journey.
High Peak Autos yet,the government will still tax the bejeezus out of it
My car is 8 years old and works perfectly and drives just as well as it did when it was new, it’s got 61,000 miles on it which isn’t bad. I have seem much newer cars with higher mileages.
@@forza223bowe5 that's a new car, barely run in, mines 13yrs old 130,000 goes like stink lol can't see a good enough reason to change it...apart from the rip off road tax
Excellent vid again thoroughly enjoyed. That has given me the push I need my brother lives in Prague, I'm going to drive it. Cheers ;-)
I was in Cambodia last winter. They've all got Toyotas.
Usually end of life California exports that just keep going without maintenance.
Ah, glad to see that you are into this sort of thing! Great video, thank you ever so much indeed for this.
I was just catching up on some of your previous posts and this reminded me of when I lived and worked not far from Malaga. Brave of you to tackle the journey in such an old vehicle, although I suspect the Jet2 737 I flew to Malaga on in February was considerably older!!!
Haha thats right
Like Brian I was wondering where you were, welcome back Matt.
This is testament to Toyota's total reliability, very enjoyable journey.
Cheers
Mike
Mike Waldt Thanks for watching!
I too was thinking we hadn't a review for some time,but great to see you back & tour road trip wasn't boring,Happy Holiday
GeeTee Thanks for watching! I’m back now so got plenty more vids coming soon
I really enjoy road trip/ car reviews, you made that review enjoyable
I`ve done that trip (or the one via Milau) some 68 times in the last 17 years. 62 of those tips were completed in my 2003 E Class Auto Diesel Estate averaging 55mpg.It has just returned from its last trip and has now completed 259,000 miles.
Enjoyed that - thank you Matt. I drove from Madrid to Malaga in a battered old Fiat 126 in the 1980's, so I was rather envious of you in that lovely Toyota Rav!!! atb snack.
1:37 I liked the Scotty kilmer reference 😂😂
Xenon Games Haha Cheers 😉
Me and my mate did the same trip in 1974 in a early sixties Singer Gazelle bought for 40 quid. We did a 5000 mile round trip. The car went like a dream. We even slept in it most nights. Mind you, l wouldn't recomend it. The last time l saw him was when he dropped me off my house all those years ago.
Being from the other side of the world I love road trip vids. My dad used to renew a subscription to Car magazine for me every Christmas going way back and a big part of the enjoyment was the road tests as road trips. I got to know Europe & the UK from the other side of the world. Combining your usual review style would be a good combo with road trips. That's the only thing I thought was missing from this one - the full run down of Ravs in general.
Btw that sun visor thing must be a Toyota thing. Have had several do that and have learned to silicon spray the hinged pin side to reduce the force that (in my cases) cracks the plastic friction mount.
Good to see you back .
Forever 2059 Cheers!
Great video - I really enjoy your videos and your presenting style - keep up the great work
Thank you :)
This was NOT a boring video *Mr High Peak!* It was informative and inspiring. I'm planning a very long European tour (France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Holland) later this year in my 59 plate tdi Passat. If your (old) car's in good working order, it'll really thank you for taking it on very, very long drives.
Thanks for watching
Great to see another Vid from you. just shows the right car will get you there and back :)
Drew Eden Exactly! Cheers
Cheers, m'dear. 😊
Thanks for taking us along for the ride...
Cheers!
lovent never go wrong with Toyota they're solid engineering I love them
Exactly the journey I want to do, my wife isn't so keen though. She can go on the plane with the kid's, and I'll have a great 1600 mile journey in peace and quiet!
Stuart Day Haha exactly! I quite like the peace and quiet 😂
@@HighPeakAutos Also would be great to spend a couple of weeks in a villa and not be limited to a 25Kg luggage restriction, and the usual airport stresses too.
Do it! The main roads in France and Spain are smooth and generally quieter than UK and relaxed in Spain and you'll see so much more of these countries.
Looks like more big business for China and Russia.
The US has been planning this for years. CoVid wasn't enough. This is just a practice run.
Did someone say, they're coming for you. He's just in their way?Looks like more big business for China and Russia.
The US has been planning this for years. CoVid wasn't enough. This is just a practice run.
Did someone say, they're coming for you. He's just in their way?
Did it with a Mondeo Diesel , and 20 gallons of cooking oil ,
Nice one '
Great vid ...
Cafe con Leche , know that :)
You my spiritual Son :)
Keep them coming
I kept checking my subs, but no vids, great to see you back.
paul taylor Thanks for waiting! I’m back and at it! 👍🏻
I know what this feels like. I've driven from up near Preston to the Algarve in Portugal a fair few times in a 2003 Kia Shuma II. Its possibly the most drab car I've ever driven, but somehow I admire its determination to just keep going. Its never missed a beat and I've inherited it from my parent's now so still run around in it occasionally. I did make the trip a bit easier on myself by getting the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander though. Taking that route means its possible to do it in 2 days instead of 3, even in a Kia Shuma!
Yeah I've done that ferry trip a couple of times, but I don't like being on the ferry for that length of time - especially in winter when the bay of Biscay is rough
@@HighPeakAutos I know what you mean. It can get rough. I couldn't sit in the bar on the ferry watching the plunge pool slosh about for long before having to leave....
hahahaahahah ive just done the same, travelling down to alicante to collect some items ive got there. i got a 2003 audi a4 avant 1.9tdi 130. been driving it a couple of week now and i can honestly say its brilliant averaging 55mpg on the motorway.all ive done is added cruise control and coded it, nice vid hyet again.
love little vids like this, thanks, love my toyotas just so dependable!!!
Always a pleasure to watch you fella
jubair Ahmed Cheers 😉
Good to see you back fella 👍
What can I say Rav 4 👍👍
I live in the south I could of joined you and split the driving.
Good to see you back !. I was getting a little bit worried i would be stuck with Supercarblondie here on TH-cam..
Anyway those Toyota' s will last, i think its the most sensible choice for a ( one direction) road trip in Andalufia.
it safe to leave your Toyota RAV on a airport parking lot for and pick it up the next year untouched.
good to see you back in it/on it again fella
MrFlyingguy Cheers!
Waited all this time and you give us the gem of the RAV 4 lol .
Good to know those RAV4s are still going strong. I owned an ex demonstrator 53 plate when it was new for three years and it was faultless except the drivers sunvisor dropped like yours so it must be a design fault. (I was told by the dealership a replacement was £50 so I left it). Enjoy Spain!
Haha it must be a common issue then. Its surprising because the rest of the car is reliable and fault-free
Great vlog. Done the drive to alicante s couple of times. 1400 miles, arduous but enjoyable.
Man!! I’ve owned 2 of these mk2.5 Ravs and Matts right, they never miss a beat. I’m in a mk3 shape nowadays which averages 34mpg without the full 4x4 of this version or its charms. It’s Sunday so I’m going to go hunting for an earlier one today. Cheers Matt 👍🏻😉
Glad you had a run good journey, I’ve had a few we’re you get that gut feeling of doubt ,, cheers Shane uk 🇬🇧
I really enjoyed this, Matt. My Dad has houses jn Marbella and Portugal, so anything of this nature is highly interesting.
Seriously. I love your videos.
Lovely, smashing, great 💖💖💖💖💖💖 We have the best car reviewer back on u-tube. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Kindest regards Steve.
stevie 007 Cheers Steve!
Great video keep them coming 👍
Sajid Bashir Thanks!
I've done the same trip but from Glasgow on a Triumph Rocket Roadster, best trip ever 😀
Honest review as always👍
Well done and thanks for sharing. I'm planning to go to friends in Crotone in the southern tip of Italy in my Fiat Doblo. You've given me a bit of inspiration
Kevin Stones Should be fine as long as you’ve got Air Con
@@HighPeakAutos I had the AC filled up for £40 last month during the hot spell. It lasted 24 hours. Another bill awaits to repair it. Had the Fiat Doblo for 2 months. Very happy, 48 mpg knocking around locally. Will do much more on a long run. Planning to for the Italian trip next month. Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to more video's
You said you are not very good at this Vloggin thing, but I enjoyed it very much. Look forward to the next Uk - Spain journey with whichever car it is you choose...
Thanks! I appreciate it :)
Another great video Neil - apologies, as I’m catching up. I’ve done a similar “pilgrimage” down to the Algarve, taking a LHD Chrysler Grand Voyager with similarly dubious history down to my folks. It never missed a beat at all during the three years it was out there. I did switch routes though and used the overnight cruise ferry from Portsmouth down to Santander which made/makes life a little easier - not sure if you’ve tried it?
I have a RAV4 that looks just like this one 16 years old, 236tkm. It is a 2.0i 150ps version, 4wd with a 5sp still runs like a clock, no oil burning, excellent in deep snow and muddy forest trails. Going to be hard to find as good of a replacement for it when the time comes. Thinking of a newer Suzuki Vitara 4wd 1.4 turbo not sure if it would be worthy, but will see...
Hope it all turned out to be a great trip.
Toyota's are just bullet proof. Nice change of pace from your normal videos.
The petrols are big the diesels. Of this vintage were prone to head gasket problems.
Thanks for have shared your experience.You gave me courage to do something similar.Maybe I will do it soon in South America from Brazil to Chile and I hope I will be as luck as you are... That old service sticker was the best 🙂
You can do it!
Yeh, it is still good content, hope you enjoy your holiday :)
Good video of a tough little car. My retired father has just bought a last of the old model RAV 4 hybrid. He holds onto his cars until they break so it sounds like it will see him out
Rev up your engines!
Peter Owen 😂 Yes!
Did that trip 7yrs ago, it was emotional to say the least! 33hrs non stop except for fuel and red bull. I did try to sleep but adrenaline and red bull wouldn't allow it so just cracked on. Once was enough, still haunts me to this day so fair play to you!
Mike L I’ve tried that too. By far the best way is by booking a hotel and breaking it down into chunks
I have a 1997 Rav4 VX auto with 105k on the clock. i have serviced it myself once a year since the cam belt and water pump were changed at 65K.. the nearside headlight level adjuster failed recently so I got a working replacement off an ebay breaker for £18 including p & p..... Great car...
the new diesels are rubbish with the dpf in them. You have to do one trip on a motorway above 80kph once a week so it doesn't clog up. the environmental restrictions on the companies is fierce. Older diesels are extremely efficient, reliable. Those old Toyotas won't miss a beat
If you can find an old Toyota Crown Majesta, about 10/12 years old, try it
Alan B'Stard M P I agree! This was before the days of DPF etc
Gerard O'Brian A Yaris is a safe bet although they can still suffer from timing chain issues but generally they’re very reliable
I have only done that trip once, its a long way, more normal in 90's were trips to the Perpignan/Argeles area for family hoildays, Eurotunnel was always the prefered route, less hassle.
Do like to give you a well-deserved update as per normal Matt. Approaching 18k subscribers mate ( considering no uploads for over a month, great going ) Once you get back to normal I can easily see 20k very soon 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
VXR Bandit Cheers! I think if I’d done half a dozen vids in July I might be at 20k
We did folkestone to Gibraltar (via mont saint Michael, nantes, Bordeaux, Barcelona, salut and madrid)....in a 2004 k-series freelander. More surprisingly we actually made it back to old blighty complete with contents of expansion tank and the same engine.
Bought the disco 3 with 100k on it and took 6 people to Rhine Valley, Budapest, Ljubljana, Lake Como, Colmar, Luxembourg, Brugge then back to Ormskirk via a stop off in Hampstead !, had to put some water in when I got back. Love a road trip ! furthest south in Spain I have been was Barcelona, you have me thinking.
My old 2001 disco 2 has been down to Spain and all over Scandinavia including the artic circle, I think I’ve clocked up 15 countries in it since we’ve owned it and it’s done it effortlessly!
Just arrived home from a 500 mile round trip around wales towing a trailer and it’s done it without fault..
Bought a 54 plate one of these to do a road trip round Britain about 5 years ago, great cars... very reliable and comfortable , and a nice drive... much better looking than the model that replaced it!!!
Totally agree
Dude the tapas and night life in San Seb is epic! Check out all those lovely bars / streets! :-)
Hope you have fun we are about to set off in our motorhome heading to Murcia we have done this countless time and just love it
george wood Good stuff 😉
The now wife (who's from Malaga) and I did this about 10 years ago but from Liverpool. Peugeot 406 coupe which had a few problems going into the journey. En route the catalytic converter broke down. Going downhill was fine but going uphill the cat would roll backwards and block the exhaust. We had to stay in the worst hotel - live shorting electric wires sticking out of the walls - whilst we got it repaired. Two kids later and we just fly it now. Definitely want to drive it again though.
Where about in Málaga are you staying?
New hair new idea same guy presenting . Loved it
Really love your videos !! Thank you !! ... thinking, post Covid of driving from Birmingham to Alicante (two small Dogs in toe) in a 2010 XF. (3L diesel 240ps - bought after seeing your review) .. anyway, any advice ???
I'm on my 7th Toyota hybrids and diesels I do 30k a year never had any issues with any of them 👍
Always loved the idea of going on a huge road trip. Maybe next year I’ll take the XJ out for a trip away somewhere
bet you didnt!
The service history may be missing but the surface history looks great for a fifteen year old
Please upload more videos!! Great channel!
Rob Scott Thanks! More on the way!
What a great little car and a fab place to end up! Malaga is a lovely city.
Eric George It is 😉
Your such a chilled guy , you remind me of my uncle when I was younger he all ways used take us in his new cars and then review them , best car's he had , opel monza, capri 2.8 injection, audi UR quattro, vauxhall Carlton 3000gsi, 300zx turbo. Nissan 180sx, mazda 323 gtir 4x4 turbo with 380 bhp, Alfa Romeo gta Volvo t5r.
Haha thanks! Your uncle has a good taste in cars. The 300ZX was some car in its day
@@HighPeakAutos yeh ,he sure did .he took us to Germany and the motorways over their are alot faster ,he was doing 150 mph when he lost control of the car but luckily the car spun in the middle of the road ,only damage was on the front corner but the car was fine to drive.
Nice video, and good advice re the Rav4 :-)
Thanks! 👍
Kilmer reference had me in stitches! Btw I bought my 12 year old RRS and drove that home a thousands miles.
Jacob Nel Good stuff! How’s it going?
@@HighPeakAutos Its going fantastically, thanks and with you? Glad to see some new video, you must be tied up timewise but it wil be grand if we can see some more. I have been watching reruns of your vids!
Enjoyed. Do this trip 2 or 3 times a year - Via Portsmouth / Bilbao. Love it!!
stephen vail/iow I’ve done that a few times too, but I get bored on the ferry for 36 hrs
@@HighPeakAutos From Manchester its a tough journey. For me at least twice a year for the past 15 years - Cannot do France and from IOW, its a no brainer and the views as you know are sensational and matched by the roads we payed for. Great channel - Keep going.
My destination Estepona on the beach at Bahia Dorada.
2:05 i relate to the pain of the freelander. My parents had one for about 11 years. It had a persistent coolant leak that wasn’t worth shelling out the money to fix and many other electrical niggles and gremlins. Can’t even tell you the exact amount of times the electric windows gave in. Anyway great video 🙌
My parents have had a 05 td4 Freelander since 09 and to be fair to it, it's been reliable typical land rover window regulators, it had a clutch/flywheel at 130,000 (it is used regularly to tow so quite good for considering) and a high pressure fuel pump about 3 years ago apart from that it's done well it gets driven most of the time by my mother with absolutely no mechanical sympathy at all and all she has managed to break is the button for the drivers heated seat somehow in all it's been a good car
My Toyota Yaris is 16 years old and im going to sound like Scotty Kilmer here, but for how long i have had it it has been the most reliable car i have ever had. If it ever packs up then i will definitely by another. But at the moment there are no signs of that ! Toyota’s are the most dependable vehicles on the market, sure they are not as desirable as a Merc or a BMW or a Range Rover but it will never leave you stranded.
Source : my family have been in the vehicle repair business for over 40 years.
Im glad the Old Rav4 made it what a great well engineered vehicle 😀👍
I agree with you... However this Rav4 is currently sitting on my driveway refusing to start. I'm hoping its just a blocked fuel filter or something else easy and cheap to repair
Damn I jinxed it! 😩 hopefully so, the best thing is that they are quite a common vehicle so parts should be relatively inexpensive.
Love the road trip, amazing car
Cheers
I just bought same model for 800. I love it. Cruise too. Miss my xtrail but I think it's better.
Enjoyed the video. Looks like Scotty was right about Toyota reliability.
Thanks!
50 quid for a casio? I got mine for 8.99 in argos lol
HAYDNBBH no you didn’t
HAYDNBBH no he said “you wouldn’t fancy a 50 quid watch if you have a casio”
9 bricks from Argos! I paid £900 for my G-Shock Frogman 🐸
It’s very nice I have done the same with my family we went to Malaga driving and we stoped in Bordeaux for one night and the. We went on to Malaga it was a fantastic trip. I had V class Mercedes.
I have done that trip twice recently and will do it again in August. I enjoyed it but had to listen to an audio book to reduce the boredom at times. VWPassat diesel auto 2020 model average mpg 75. Speed around 70 mph but no faster
May I be the first to congratulate you on reaching 18k subscribers Matt 👌👌👌👌.
Thank you! :)
Like your vlogs as they are sensible and informing without the bullshit from many others. I also have driven to Spain by car from Scottish Borders. In 2006 ( age 66) with a 1998 Subaru Outback with 165,000 on the clock and to Barcelona. Then again in 2011 in a Toyota Avensis with 158000 Mls, to Alicante. Both ran sweetly for the duration and both done within 72 hrs. The only reason to buy a new car is to impress your neighbours.
Thanks for watching. Whats that saying "theres many good tune played on an old fiddle:
Missed your videos!!!
Jeff Uclyptis Cheers! I’m back now so I’ve got plenty more coming
Great quality content.
Simeon Tomov Thanks for watching!
Quality video
Have just checked and have noticed that you have two thumbs down for this video Matt !!!!!!!! can only think that it is from the bloke that sold you the car and his wife 😜😜😜 His wife mainly giving him grief saying " why did you sell that lovely car so cheaply, I told you it only needed an oil change and that car would have got us to the south of Spain hassle-free"😜😜😜😜
stevie 007 haha must be!
Nice ! Your videos are actually really helping me decide what car to buy . I live in saint jean de Luz ( just before the Spanish border, on your route ) and am seriously thinking of making the trip back to the uk to buy a used car ( because of 2nd hand car prices ) thanks !!
Evan London I’ve stayed in St Jean de Luz on one of my trips actually! What kind of car are you looking for? LHD or RHD?
High Peak Autos more of a lhd because I learnt to drive here 😂 been here for 16 years. However if it is a rhd, it will have to be an automatic. Looking into an X5 or maybe a Range Rover . Not sure yet.
I am rather looking into leasing rather than buying cash in hand ... even with a high interest rate... I need a car to get around and get to work
i love my mk3 rav, Had the mk1 and mk2, TOTALLY RELIABLE. CAR, and mk3 rav looks nice. Love my RAV4
They're good cars aren't they