Been out for a nice drive recently?
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Thought I'd post up a sort of antidote to all the tailgating, 18 stone goatee-wearing heroes and other tales of near death and ranting that seems to have cropped up recently...
Finished work today and was feeling a bit below par, stressy and generally a little jaded. Waited until about 10 pm when the traffic had died away and went out for a trundle in the car to unwind. Granted I may have trundled quite vigorously at some points but that's bound to happen with an eight litre engine (officer)
Wasn't all bonkers near-death driving god stuff. A good deal of it was just surfing around on a tsunami of torque, revelling in the feel of the car through the corners. It's quite soothing to watch the car effortlessly eat up the miles, exhausts humming away (ok humming quite loudly), garnished with pops and crackles on deceleration and gear changes to raise a smile. You really do become part of the machine when you're not on some hideous schedule, fighting the traffic and generally wading through a sea of bellends. What a difference a few hours make to the whole driving experience eh?
To sum it up I saw hardly any traffic, met no motorised window lickers, played on a good mixture of roads and I'm now thoroughly relaxed. Worth the petrol and the cost of the car and no mistake...
Anyone else manage to carve out a niche of nirvana today and care to remind us how epic it is to own a car?
Finished work today and was feeling a bit below par, stressy and generally a little jaded. Waited until about 10 pm when the traffic had died away and went out for a trundle in the car to unwind. Granted I may have trundled quite vigorously at some points but that's bound to happen with an eight litre engine (officer)
Wasn't all bonkers near-death driving god stuff. A good deal of it was just surfing around on a tsunami of torque, revelling in the feel of the car through the corners. It's quite soothing to watch the car effortlessly eat up the miles, exhausts humming away (ok humming quite loudly), garnished with pops and crackles on deceleration and gear changes to raise a smile. You really do become part of the machine when you're not on some hideous schedule, fighting the traffic and generally wading through a sea of bellends. What a difference a few hours make to the whole driving experience eh?
To sum it up I saw hardly any traffic, met no motorised window lickers, played on a good mixture of roads and I'm now thoroughly relaxed. Worth the petrol and the cost of the car and no mistake...
Anyone else manage to carve out a niche of nirvana today and care to remind us how epic it is to own a car?
Went out at about 2200 tonight in my MX5, had a drive about somewhat aimlessly, just enjoying the roads. They're a little bit slippy, which brings the back end of the car to life as you feel it shuffle through corners and over different road surfaces. Excellent stuff, very enjoyable.
Stu R said:
No, so I took the bike out instead. There's a reason it's got a huge smiley face on the front 
Ah biking! And none of that peddling nonsense either... I miss my biking days. If I ever manage to scrape some cash together again I'll have a bike once more. Some spiffy memories of riding in the UK and France 
Last few days running in the Chim after 4 months of refurb. No balls out hooning, no sideway roundabouts, no laying 11's everywhere, no road rage, no near misses. Just wafting about getting used to the car again and loosening it up after being dormant for so long.
And feeding lots of yummy fresh CO2 to the trees. Doing my bit for the environment you see.
And feeding lots of yummy fresh CO2 to the trees. Doing my bit for the environment you see.
TheStoat said:
Ah biking! And none of that peddling nonsense either... I miss my biking days. If I ever manage to scrape some cash together again I'll have a bike once more. Some spiffy memories of riding in the UK and France
I'll gladly trade you for a few hours, I've been wondering what the newer Vipers are like to drive 
No.
The MX-5 needs things doing to it and is very rattly at the moment.
The Saab needs a lot of welding, a service, and today has gained an expensive sounding whine to join the vibration at 2k RPM.
Both are utterly depressing to drive at the moment because they remind me of how much time I spend driving them just to get somewhere and not for fun, and how much I neglect them. Neither has been washed for months as I don't have the time.
Quite tempted just to sell both and get some s
t white goods transport that I don't care about. Just seem to spend so much money on it and all I do is worry about the new rattle or the rust.
In all honesty the last decent drive I had was last August in Yorkshire.
The MX-5 needs things doing to it and is very rattly at the moment.
The Saab needs a lot of welding, a service, and today has gained an expensive sounding whine to join the vibration at 2k RPM.
Both are utterly depressing to drive at the moment because they remind me of how much time I spend driving them just to get somewhere and not for fun, and how much I neglect them. Neither has been washed for months as I don't have the time.
Quite tempted just to sell both and get some s
t white goods transport that I don't care about. Just seem to spend so much money on it and all I do is worry about the new rattle or the rust.In all honesty the last decent drive I had was last August in Yorkshire.
Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Wednesday 2nd March 01:35
Yup! I went with my brother to pick up his new (to him) Volvo from Sheffield. Went in his Impreza wagon and decided to have a pootle over the Peak district on the way back.
No great speeds or silly manouvers but an enjoyable drive through some gorgeous countryside on some very nice roads.
The only mistake we made was turning right at Ladybower reservoir instead of Left onto Glossop and the A6024
I went with my brother to pick up his new (to him) Volvo from Sheffield. Went in his Impreza wagon and decided to have a pootle over the Peak district on the way back.No great speeds or silly manouvers but an enjoyable drive through some gorgeous countryside on some very nice roads.
The only mistake we made was turning right at Ladybower reservoir instead of Left onto Glossop and the A6024
Last went a couple of weeks back, a good hoon down the A4069.
Road was pretty wet in places, but the car still gripped well through the tight corners.
Then when I slowed down to 40 is when the back end tried to volt off in a different direction. I guess it's always when you least expect it..
Road was pretty wet in places, but the car still gripped well through the tight corners.
Then when I slowed down to 40 is when the back end tried to volt off in a different direction. I guess it's always when you least expect it..
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