Is anyone else finding it harder to drive for fun?
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Ive just got back from a 1 hour cross country spirited drive in my GT86. I had no destination in mind, just exploring the buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire countryside around where I live. I used to love drives like this on a Sunday but Im finding more often than not Im getting home afterwards feeling frustrated and wondering wether I really want or need to own a performance car any more.
My main frustration is that the roads around here are in such bad condition it makes driving slightly quickly both difficult and dangerous. Add to that the number of cyclists riding in huge packs and the amount of slow sunday drivers clogging up the back roads means its really hard to get a good uninterrupted flow going.
Im now seriously considering selling my car and buying something 'normal' and then maybe a motorbike for a bit of fun.
Anyone else finding themselves feeling the same?
My main frustration is that the roads around here are in such bad condition it makes driving slightly quickly both difficult and dangerous. Add to that the number of cyclists riding in huge packs and the amount of slow sunday drivers clogging up the back roads means its really hard to get a good uninterrupted flow going.
Im now seriously considering selling my car and buying something 'normal' and then maybe a motorbike for a bit of fun.
Anyone else finding themselves feeling the same?
Some great replies, thank you.
To be clear I have nothing against cyclists. I am one. Its just the large packs that seem to be everywhere over here especially early in the morning, thats why I went out driving later.
My main gripe is really the condition of the roads. They are so bad that it just takes away any confidence for me personally. Maybe something slower and more softly sprung. Something like a 1.5 MX5.
To be clear I have nothing against cyclists. I am one. Its just the large packs that seem to be everywhere over here especially early in the morning, thats why I went out driving later.
My main gripe is really the condition of the roads. They are so bad that it just takes away any confidence for me personally. Maybe something slower and more softly sprung. Something like a 1.5 MX5.
Dr.Seuss said:
When you said Ox/Bucks border it got me thinking...
We recently moved here, we live near Barley Hill school.
Wecome to the area. what do you drive?We recently moved here, we live near Barley Hill school.
As a follow up to my original post I took some of the advice on here and at 7.00 last night went for a drive. I took the B4011 from Long Crendon to Bicester and apart from narrowly missing a rabbit had a great drive. Im not a huge fan of night driving but the roads where so much less busy. Anyone in the area should also do the hill climb from the B4011 up to Brill, its really fun and would make a great venue for a proper timed hill climb.
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