Isle of Mull - Roads (1 Viewer)

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wildgoose1uk

Member

• Sep 8, 2009

• #1

Hi All

We are heading up to Mull in just over a week and I keep hearing dodgy reports about the roads and potholes. This may seem a silly request but we have the choice of driving up from Kent in our BMW convertible or our X-Trail 4x4.

If we take the BMW will we regret it?... Are the roads really as bad as I hear or are they actually not too bad?

Looking forward to guidance from those with better knowledge than I!

Cheers

wg

 

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Marcus Conway - ebirder

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2009

• #2

You should be fine in your BMW.

 

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sbradfield

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2009

• #3

wildgoose1uk said:

Hi All

We are heading up to Mull in just over a week and I keep hearing dodgy reports about the roads and potholes. This may seem a silly request but we have the choice of driving up from Kent in our BMW convertible or our X-Trail 4x4.

If we take the BMW will we regret it?... Are the roads really as bad as I hear or are they actually not too bad?

Looking forward to guidance from those with better knowledge than I!

Cheers

wg

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We took our Skoda Octavia round the whole island with no problem. The biggest hazard was a very large and stuibborn herd of cows on the road.

 

bob hastie

Well-known member

• Sep 8, 2009

• #4

Hi there
I can only speak for the southern part of Mull as I don't get up to the top end very often but the roads in this part of the island are fine for your BMW as long as you take a bit of care. We have had a very wet August with a couple of very heavy storms which have opened some potholes especially in the Pennyghael area. However the council are doing a fairly good job of repairing these.
From Craignure over the glen to Pennyghael the road is fine, as mentioned, through Pennyghael the road is a bit dodgy in a few places and once past Pennyghael the road is fine again.
Most vehicles on the island are NOT 4x4 and everyone gets on fine, however if I was in your position of having a choice between bringing a car or a 4x4 I would bring the 4x4 as it gives a higher view point and makes spotting wildlife a lot easier.

 

Sandra (Taylor)

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• Sep 9, 2009

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wildgoose1uk said:

Hi All

We are heading up to Mull in just over a week and I keep hearing dodgy reports about the roads and potholes. This may seem a silly request but we have the choice of driving up from Kent in our BMW convertible or our X-Trail 4x4.

If we take the BMW will we regret it?... Are the roads really as bad as I hear or are they actually not too bad?

Looking forward to guidance from those with better knowledge than I!

Cheers

wg

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Been to Mull many times and have not had any trouble with the condition of the roads - but that's because we're used to driving on those in our part of West Yorkshire where there's always road works of some sort or another with pot-holes etc...
:-O

 

Rob Smallwood

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• Sep 9, 2009

• #6

Of course a bike would be the greener option

 

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Marcus Conway - ebirder

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• Sep 9, 2009

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Rob Smallwood said:

Of course a bike would be the greener option

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Not with all those drivers swerving to avoid potholes

 

Rob Smallwood

Well-known member

• Sep 9, 2009

• #8

Marcus Conway - ebirder said:

Not with all those drivers swerving to avoid potholes

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Good point! Greener but fraught with danger.

Nice dilemma though, the open top BM or the 4 x 4!

 

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wildgoose1uk

Member

• Sep 9, 2009

• #9

Thanks for all the replies folks. So it looks either would do it but more care would have to be taken in the Beemer and the 4x4 would be better for spotting wildlife.

Still a conumdrum but I expect we will make oour minds up before we leave on Saturday!!

 

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alan kennedy

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• Sep 9, 2009

• #10

Roads are generally okay, but mostly single track with passing places. If you don't get it quite right you can end up on the verges from time to time. Would recommend the 4x4 on island, but the journey up in the 'beemer' would be pleasant.

Why not bring both!!

 

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wildgoose1uk

Member

• Sep 10, 2009

• #11

Now why didn't I think if that!! The obvious answer is to take both cars :t:

oops..... hang on a minute..... why did my wife just start to beat me????:eek!:

Looks like either would do - I know which one I would prefer to drive up there but to be honest I don't really want to have to spend more time than I have to concentrating on the driving. In the 4x4 if I hit the verge it just doesn't matetr - In the Beemer you could be looking at a bodywork repair (depending on the verge or the pothoel beside it of course!!)

 

Mike Richardson

Formerly known as Skink1978

• Sep 10, 2009

• #12

Sell them both and get a BMW X5