Going on a Road Trip? Alpaca Lunch.

Beetles and road trips go hand in hand like breakdowns and the RAC, it usually ends in disappointment. You worry more about your membership card over your wallet and house keys, and wonder why on earth did you even set out on the road when the World Cup is on.

HOWEVER. Road trips are always good fun, excellent fun in fact. Purely because the anticipation and rare celebration of your Beetle arriving to your destination is always a great reason to crack open a bottle of bubbly at every possible moment, if the heater channels haven't stuck on and warmed up your champagne upon arrival that is, which cannot be guaranteed.

Now the weather has started to pick up, giving us some marvelously hot days and beautiful sunsets, going out for a leisurely drive has never appealed to any classic VW owner more than ever. It's fantastic to see the classics out on the bumpy, cracked and pothole ridden roads of the United Kingdom on a Sunday morning, with your aftermarket speakers setting the atmosphere just right for the roads ahead.

I can imagine it now, driving really is a sensory experience right from the get go. Undoing the crusty lock, jumping into the cockpit that has that distinctive, church-y smell. Firing up the car (cursing profusely if it is slow in starting) and pulling away from the driveway, setting out on your travels.

It's awesome having the window down, with your hair in the wind and your stereo blaring out the latest tracks, guilty pleasures, or just Wham!, right down to the abrupt end where your car breaks down, three miles later with a camshaft failure and the strong smell of petrol blowing into the cabin, making you delirious to believing that you're rolling to a halt. OK, the last past never usually happens, but listening to Wham! usually does.

So every VW owner out this summer, dig out your pride and joy's, take your RAC card with you and travel the country far and wide! If you're reading this and own a Corsa or a KA, I strongly suggest you watch Game of Thrones, or the World Cup, or Countryfile.

P.S. I'm not sure where the Alpaca reference came from. I touched one once, that was a great day. I was happy.

Hipster Alpaca