What's it Like to Drive in Tenerife'
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2022
- We drove in Tenerife' recently to show you what it's like to drive there. We hope our video on What's it like to drive in Tenerife helps you get an idea on what it will be like when you visit.
Thanks so much for this. I'm American too. Planning a trip to La Gomera soon. I've driven in Europe, but not on a steep volcanic island. I think La Gomera has narrower, twistier, and steeper roads than Tenerife in general, but I'm hoping lighter traffic will make it easier to manage.
There are some crazy choices they have made for roads on some steep-sided hills, but overall a good experience.
Hello.I can assure you that La Gomera has good roads, in good condition. So much so, that cycling teams go to the island to train. Logically, being a mountainous island, the roads will be curvy but are very safe, with little traffic and well maintained. In general, the Canary Islands have good roads and highways and if you come from the United States, it is logical that here, you drive in the European style and that the mountainous landscape of La Gomera or the Canary Islands in general is not the same as in the USA.By the way, people drive well and traffic is orderly. He may be the typical crazy person, as you will see everywhere, but he drives well and the signs are respected. Greetings and I hope you have a good time in the Canary Islands.
Great video! Do you know by any chance that the cheapest automatic car would get on with mountain roads and high incline roads? Thank you :)
Sounds like the car we rented...haha! Yes, the rental cars will get you up the mountain roads.
Thank you for this. Planning on a trip there now. I'm used to Irish roads so I'm ok. Phew! Nothing beats US roads, parking space and signage. 🫡
Yes, Irish roads are good prep for Tenerife. Only a few places have roads as wide as the US. It's what I'm used to, but our drivers are terrible.
A white continuous line in the middle of the road means "don´t cross it !!", making the decision to overtake or not quite simple.
As someone who has used to very open wide roads, this is giving me anxiety. Maybe that extra insurance on rental car is worth it lol.
The insurance is worth it...haha! If you rent a car in Europe you will definitely encounter very tight roads.
Drive like a Brit lol.. these roads are tame compared to rural parts in Devon. Great video though man ❤
That's ironic Paul! I've driven through Devon before and next week I'll be driving through it again.
Driving along, both external rear-view mirrors clipping the hedges. What a nightmare !
You should record a trip down to Masca, if you get behind a rookie it can take an hour.
We thought about it when we were there. We definitely want to spend more time in the North when we visit next. As for what's upcoming, videos from Glacier Park in the US, Paris, Bruges, Amsterdam and Iceland. I have a busy September.
HI, do you have any idea how to change the car ownership in Tenerife and transfer car to U.S.?
Hi Nate, I don't know on this one. I had some friends whose mother lived in Tenerife but passed away. She owned a home, but the legal issues were too big for them to come and claim ownership of the home so the Spanish government took ownership. I'm not sure they would be that big for a car, but another difficulty you will run into is transporting the car to the US after you did this. It is possible that the transport fee may be more expensive than the car is worth. I'm not a lawyer, so I don't really know.
@@nerdgasmicadventures8700 You're about right. With the EPA and DOT rules, it's almost impossible to import a Spanish car that is newer.
@@FuquarProductions yeah, I thought maybe it would be. Regulations, while often good, are always going to make things more expensive.
@@nerdgasmicadventures8700 there used to be a one car exception but the EPA got rid of it some years ago. It was meant for service men and women to be able to import their cars
Going to Tenerife in October. These roads are no different than the roads we drive every day in the UK. The hard part is going to be driving on the right!!! (Wrong) side of the road 😳
I agree, just went to Devon and it was much tighter in Devon than Tenerife, especially on the left (wrong) side of the road 😂😂
@@nerdgasmicadventures8700 Yep your totally correct. I was born in Devon and grew up on the outskirts of Plymouth. The reason there's no view going up and around n Tenerife for a purpose. TO SLOW YOU DOWN!!! Lanes in Devon where no 2 cars will fit passing so you need to learn how to expect the unexpected unless it's night time. We used to rally around at the National Speed limit. American freeway system is awesome but the need to remember England is the size of California. The Freeways are also straight which has its ups but easy to get tunnel vision or fall asleep. BTW 1st gear is mostly for pulling away. My STI did 45 in first 😁
@@MrStuholds good points. It's just when you're driving, seeing no pavement right in front of you, from an American perspective is pretty scary. I love a good scare, but it does take faith to drive to that point without knowing. Fun fact, I'm heading to the UK on Sunday, then off to Switzerland. No driving involved..haha!
You mean different side of the road? Who says driving on the right side is wrong?
It's called humour 🙄
Looks like a place to hire a BMW M car 😅
Freeways in Phoenix are nice, but the whole flow can stop on a dime.