FYI...the GR has aluminium doors, boot and bonnet. Carbon fibre roof and is quite a specialised piece of kit. Doubt the local village mechanic can sort out any panel or engine damage.
Hoofing it around single track dirt roads to reach trailheads in mountain country doesn’t seem very sensible to me...most of my pals in this part of the world drive beaten up old bangers, which they specifically have as a second car. Their newer ( second car) stuff are Skoda Yeti 4x4s, Suzuki jeeps, Rav 4 etc. Older stuff are SWB Pajero and Chrysler Jeeps.
Trust me, back in Blighty I use it...I’m definitely not your average holiday maker who pootles around tourist areas, and I scare myself following Spanish resident friends up some of these loose gravel mountain roads with ruddy big unprotected drop offs. Probably no insurance either on my current C3 rental. Recently a French pal, who I was following ( luckily) ripped off some body work from his Pug 2008. At that point I reversed down the narrow dirt track and said a little prayer !
Actually it was a big prayer.
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