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ALFA ROMEO SPIDER CLASSIC CAR HIRE

When you hire one of our classic cars you'll find them easy to drive.  But if you’re stepping into one from a modern car then it may take a few miles to acclimatise.  On these pages we've provided some advice and tips on driving a classic car and what to expect when you pick your classic car up from Great Escape Classic Car Hire.  We hope that they help you get the best from your classic car hire experience behind the wheel and some details on our servicing and maintenance programmes.

• Before you Drive
• Driving a Classic
• Servicing & Maintenance

Check Car Availability before Booking

Choose your classic car Select car ----------------- Alfa Romeo Spider (Cotswolds) Alfa Romeo Spider (Suffolk) Aston Martin DB6 (Cotswolds) Aston Martin V8 coupe (Suffolk) Austin Healey 100M (Dorset) Austin Healey 3000 (Suffolk) Ford Capri 280 Brooklands (Shropshire) Ford Capri S (Suffolk) HMC Healey 3.9 V8 SE (Shropshire) Jaguar E Type 4.2 coupe (Suffolk) Jaguar E Type V12 convertible (Suffolk) Jaguar E Type V12 coupe (Cotswolds) Jaguar E-Type V12 Convertible (Cotswolds) Jaguar Mk2 3.4 (Suffolk) Jaguar Mk2 3.8 (Cotswolds) Jaguar XJ6 (Cotswolds) Jaguar XJ6C (Yorkshire) Jaguar XJ-R (Cotswolds) Jaguar XJS V12 convertible (Cotswolds) Jaguar XKR (Cotswolds) Jensen Interceptor 6.3 (Dorset) Jensen Interceptor 7.2 (Cotswolds) Jensen Interceptor 7.2 (Suffolk) Mazda MX5 (Cotswolds) Mercedes Benz 300 SL (Yorkshire) MG A (Dorset) MG TD (Suffolk) MGB convertible (Dorset) MGB Convertible (Yorkshire) MGB GT coupe (Cotswolds) Mini Cooper (Oxford) Mini Cooper (Suffolk) Morris Minor Convertible (Suffolk) Morris Minor Convertible (Yorkshire) Morris Minor Convertible white (Cotswolds) Morris Minor Traveller (Cotswolds) Nissan Figaro (Cotswolds) Porsche 911 T (Suffolk) Rolls Royce Silver Spirit (Cotswolds) Rover SD1 Vitesse (Cotswolds) Triumph Spitfire (Suffolk) Triumph Stag (Shropshire) VW Golf GTI Mk1 (Yorkshire)

Pick-up date

Date 9/9/2010 10/9/2010 11/9/2010 12/9/2010 13/9/2010 14/9/2010 15/9/2010 16/9/2010 17/9/2010 18/9/2010 19/9/2010 20/9/2010 21/9/2010 22/9/2010 23/9/2010 24/9/2010 25/9/2010 26/9/2010 27/9/2010 28/9/2010 29/9/2010 30/9/2010 1/10/2010 2/10/2010 3/10/2010 4/10/2010 5/10/2010 6/10/2010 7/10/2010 8/10/2010 9/10/2010 10/10/2010 11/10/2010 12/10/2010 13/10/2010 14/10/2010 15/10/2010 16/10/2010 17/10/2010 18/10/2010 19/10/2010 20/10/2010 21/10/2010 22/10/2010 23/10/2010 24/10/2010 25/10/2010 26/10/2010 27/10/2010 28/10/2010 29/10/2010 30/10/2010 31/10/2010 1/11/2010 2/11/2010 3/11/2010 4/11/2010 5/11/2010 6/11/2010 7/11/2010 8/11/2010 9/11/2010 10/11/2010 11/11/2010 12/11/2010 13/11/2010 14/11/2010 15/11/2010 16/11/2010 17/11/2010 18/11/2010 19/11/2010 20/11/2010 21/11/2010 22/11/2010 23/11/2010 24/11/2010 25/11/2010 26/11/2010 27/11/2010 28/11/2010 29/11/2010 30/11/2010 1/12/2010 2/12/2010 3/12/2010 4/12/2010 5/12/2010 6/12/2010 7/12/2010 8/12/2010 9/12/2010 10/12/2010 11/12/2010 12/12/2010 13/12/2010 14/12/2010 15/12/2010 16/12/2010 17/12/2010 18/12/2010 19/12/2010 20/12/2010 21/12/2010 22/12/2010 23/12/2010 24/12/2010 25/12/2010 26/12/2010 27/12/2010 28/12/2010 29/12/2010 30/12/2010 31/12/2010 1/1/2011 2/1/2011 3/1/2011 4/1/2011 5/1/2011 6/1/2011 7/1/2011 8/1/2011 9/1/2011 10/1/2011 11/1/2011 12/1/2011 13/1/2011 14/1/2011 15/1/2011 16/1/2011 17/1/2011 18/1/2011 19/1/2011 20/1/2011 21/1/2011 22/1/2011 23/1/2011 24/1/2011 25/1/2011 26/1/2011 27/1/2011 28/1/2011 29/1/2011 30/1/2011 31/1/2011 1/2/2011 2/2/2011 3/2/2011 4/2/2011 5/2/2011 6/2/2011 7/2/2011 8/2/2011 9/2/2011 10/2/2011 11/2/2011 12/2/2011 13/2/2011 14/2/2011 15/2/2011 16/2/2011 17/2/2011 18/2/2011 19/2/2011 20/2/2011 21/2/2011 22/2/2011 23/2/2011 24/2/2011 25/2/2011 26/2/2011 27/2/2011 28/2/2011 1/3/2011 2/3/2011 3/3/2011 4/3/2011 5/3/2011 6/3/2011 7/3/2011 8/3/2011 9/3/2011 10/3/2011 11/3/2011 12/3/2011 13/3/2011 14/3/2011 15/3/2011 16/3/2011 17/3/2011 18/3/2011 19/3/2011 20/3/2011 21/3/2011 22/3/2011 23/3/2011 24/3/2011 25/3/2011 26/3/2011 27/3/2011 28/3/2011 29/3/2011 30/3/2011 31/3/2011 1/4/2011 2/4/2011 3/4/2011 4/4/2011 5/4/2011 6/4/2011 7/4/2011 8/4/2011 9/4/2011 10/4/2011 11/4/2011 12/4/2011 13/4/2011 14/4/2011 15/4/2011 16/4/2011 17/4/2011 18/4/2011 19/4/2011 20/4/2011 21/4/2011 22/4/2011 23/4/2011 24/4/2011 25/4/2011 26/4/2011 27/4/2011 28/4/2011 29/4/2011 30/4/2011 1/5/2011 2/5/2011 3/5/2011 4/5/2011 5/5/2011 6/5/2011 7/5/2011 8/5/2011 9/5/2011 10/5/2011 11/5/2011 12/5/2011 13/5/2011 14/5/2011 15/5/2011 16/5/2011 17/5/2011 18/5/2011 19/5/2011 20/5/2011 21/5/2011 22/5/2011 23/5/2011 24/5/2011 25/5/2011 26/5/2011 27/5/2011 28/5/2011 29/5/2011 30/5/2011 31/5/2011 1/6/2011 2/6/2011 3/6/2011 4/6/2011 5/6/2011 6/6/2011 7/6/2011 8/6/2011 9/6/2011 10/6/2011 11/6/2011 12/6/2011 13/6/2011 14/6/2011 15/6/2011 16/6/2011 17/6/2011 18/6/2011 19/6/2011 20/6/2011 21/6/2011 22/6/2011 23/6/2011 24/6/2011 25/6/2011 26/6/2011 27/6/2011 28/6/2011 29/6/2011 30/6/2011 1/7/2011 2/7/2011 3/7/2011 4/7/2011 5/7/2011 6/7/2011 7/7/2011 8/7/2011 9/7/2011 10/7/2011 11/7/2011 12/7/2011 13/7/2011 14/7/2011 15/7/2011 16/7/2011 17/7/2011 18/7/2011 19/7/2011 20/7/2011 21/7/2011 22/7/2011 23/7/2011 24/7/2011 25/7/2011 26/7/2011 27/7/2011 28/7/2011 29/7/2011 30/7/2011 31/7/2011 1/8/2011 2/8/2011 3/8/2011 4/8/2011 5/8/2011 6/8/2011 7/8/2011 8/8/2011 9/8/2011 10/8/2011 11/8/2011 12/8/2011 13/8/2011 14/8/2011 15/8/2011 16/8/2011 17/8/2011 18/8/2011 19/8/2011 20/8/2011 21/8/2011 22/8/2011 23/8/2011 24/8/2011 25/8/2011 26/8/2011 27/8/2011 28/8/2011 29/8/2011 30/8/2011 31/8/2011 1/9/2011 2/9/2011 3/9/2011 4/9/2011 5/9/2011 6/9/2011 7/9/2011 8/9/2011

Drop-off date

Date 4/9/2010 5/9/2010 6/9/2010 7/9/2010 8/9/2010 9/9/2010 10/9/2010 11/9/2010 12/9/2010 13/9/2010 14/9/2010 15/9/2010 16/9/2010 17/9/2010 18/9/2010 19/9/2010 20/9/2010 21/9/2010 22/9/2010 23/9/2010 24/9/2010 25/9/2010 26/9/2010 27/9/2010 28/9/2010 29/9/2010 30/9/2010 1/10/2010 2/10/2010 3/10/2010 4/10/2010 5/10/2010 6/10/2010 7/10/2010 8/10/2010 9/10/2010 10/10/2010 11/10/2010 12/10/2010 13/10/2010 14/10/2010 15/10/2010 16/10/2010 17/10/2010 18/10/2010 19/10/2010 20/10/2010 21/10/2010 22/10/2010 23/10/2010 24/10/2010 25/10/2010 26/10/2010 27/10/2010 28/10/2010 29/10/2010 30/10/2010 31/10/2010 1/11/2010 2/11/2010 3/11/2010 4/11/2010 5/11/2010 6/11/2010 7/11/2010 8/11/2010 9/11/2010 10/11/2010 11/11/2010 12/11/2010 13/11/2010 14/11/2010 15/11/2010 16/11/2010 17/11/2010 18/11/2010 19/11/2010 20/11/2010 21/11/2010 22/11/2010 23/11/2010 24/11/2010 25/11/2010 26/11/2010 27/11/2010 28/11/2010 29/11/2010 30/11/2010 1/12/2010 2/12/2010 3/12/2010 4/12/2010 5/12/2010 6/12/2010 7/12/2010 8/12/2010 9/12/2010 10/12/2010 11/12/2010 12/12/2010 13/12/2010 14/12/2010 15/12/2010 16/12/2010 17/12/2010 18/12/2010 19/12/2010 20/12/2010 21/12/2010 22/12/2010 23/12/2010 24/12/2010 25/12/2010 26/12/2010 27/12/2010 28/12/2010 29/12/2010 30/12/2010 31/12/2010 1/1/2011 2/1/2011 3/1/2011 4/1/2011 5/1/2011 6/1/2011 7/1/2011 8/1/2011 9/1/2011 10/1/2011 11/1/2011 12/1/2011 13/1/2011 14/1/2011 15/1/2011 16/1/2011 17/1/2011 18/1/2011 19/1/2011 20/1/2011 21/1/2011 22/1/2011 23/1/2011 24/1/2011 25/1/2011 26/1/2011 27/1/2011 28/1/2011 29/1/2011 30/1/2011 31/1/2011 1/2/2011 2/2/2011 3/2/2011 4/2/2011 5/2/2011 6/2/2011 7/2/2011 8/2/2011 9/2/2011 10/2/2011 11/2/2011 12/2/2011 13/2/2011 14/2/2011 15/2/2011 16/2/2011 17/2/2011 18/2/2011 19/2/2011 20/2/2011 21/2/2011 22/2/2011 23/2/2011 24/2/2011 25/2/2011 26/2/2011 27/2/2011 28/2/2011 1/3/2011 2/3/2011 3/3/2011 4/3/2011 5/3/2011 6/3/2011 7/3/2011 8/3/2011 9/3/2011 10/3/2011 11/3/2011 12/3/2011 13/3/2011 14/3/2011 15/3/2011 16/3/2011 17/3/2011 18/3/2011 19/3/2011 20/3/2011 21/3/2011 22/3/2011 23/3/2011 24/3/2011 25/3/2011 26/3/2011 27/3/2011 28/3/2011 29/3/2011 30/3/2011 31/3/2011 1/4/2011 2/4/2011 3/4/2011 4/4/2011 5/4/2011 6/4/2011 7/4/2011 8/4/2011 9/4/2011 10/4/2011 11/4/2011 12/4/2011 13/4/2011 14/4/2011 15/4/2011 16/4/2011 17/4/2011 18/4/2011 19/4/2011 20/4/2011 21/4/2011 22/4/2011 23/4/2011 24/4/2011 25/4/2011 26/4/2011 27/4/2011 28/4/2011 29/4/2011 30/4/2011 1/5/2011 2/5/2011 3/5/2011 4/5/2011 5/5/2011 6/5/2011 7/5/2011 8/5/2011 9/5/2011 10/5/2011 11/5/2011 12/5/2011 13/5/2011 14/5/2011 15/5/2011 16/5/2011 17/5/2011 18/5/2011 19/5/2011 20/5/2011 21/5/2011 22/5/2011 23/5/2011 24/5/2011 25/5/2011 26/5/2011 27/5/2011 28/5/2011 29/5/2011 30/5/2011 31/5/2011 1/6/2011 2/6/2011 3/6/2011 4/6/2011 5/6/2011 6/6/2011 7/6/2011 8/6/2011 9/6/2011 10/6/2011 11/6/2011 12/6/2011 13/6/2011 14/6/2011 15/6/2011 16/6/2011 17/6/2011 18/6/2011 19/6/2011 20/6/2011 21/6/2011 22/6/2011 23/6/2011 24/6/2011 25/6/2011 26/6/2011 27/6/2011 28/6/2011 29/6/2011 30/6/2011 1/7/2011 2/7/2011 3/7/2011 4/7/2011 5/7/2011 6/7/2011 7/7/2011 8/7/2011 9/7/2011 10/7/2011 11/7/2011 12/7/2011 13/7/2011 14/7/2011 15/7/2011 16/7/2011 17/7/2011 18/7/2011 19/7/2011 20/7/2011 21/7/2011 22/7/2011 23/7/2011 24/7/2011 25/7/2011 26/7/2011 27/7/2011 28/7/2011 29/7/2011 30/7/2011 31/7/2011 1/8/2011 2/8/2011 3/8/2011 4/8/2011 5/8/2011 6/8/2011 7/8/2011 8/8/2011 9/8/2011 10/8/2011 11/8/2011 12/8/2011 13/8/2011 14/8/2011 15/8/2011 16/8/2011 17/8/2011 18/8/2011 19/8/2011 20/8/2011 21/8/2011 22/8/2011 23/8/2011 24/8/2011 25/8/2011 26/8/2011 27/8/2011 28/8/2011 29/8/2011 30/8/2011 31/8/2011 1/9/2011 2/9/2011 3/9/2011

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