Driving for fun

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Driving for fun

Post by Dieselman » Sat Feb 25, 2012 8:22 pm

When was the last time you went for a drive just for the pleasure of it.
Mine was tonight, I fired up the nice XM and went country laning for half an hour just for fun.

It was great... :D
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Re: Driving for fun

Post by Dean » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:31 pm

When Ellie was born a few weeks ago i was running back and forth from hospital very early and late, with clear roads it was lovely, took a lot of scenic routes home and it was great, mos fun ive had for ages.

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Re: Driving for fun

Post by Dieselman » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:33 pm

Dean wrote:When Ellie was born a few weeks ago i was running back and forth from hospital very early and late, with clear roads it was lovely, took a lot of scenic routes home and it was great, mos fun ive had for ages.

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Well...nine months, anyway... ;)
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Re: Driving for fun

Post by Dean » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:47 pm

I dont know will, my wifes friend who lives up the road had her baby a week before us, i think the milkman round here's got a lot to answer for.................. :D

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Re: Driving for fun

Post by Dieselman » Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:23 am

LOL.. :D
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Re: Driving for fun

Post by XMX » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:33 pm

Dean wrote:I dont know will, my wifes friend who lives up the road had her baby a week before us, I think the milkman round here's got a lot to answer for.................. :D

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Re: Driving for fun

Post by Peter.N. » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:34 pm

...about 1959 :D
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Re: Driving for fun

Post by steelcityuk » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:00 pm

I enjoyed the drive to Milton Keynes if that counts?

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Re: Driving for fun

Post by White Exec » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:16 pm

Lots of really memorable drives, by Rover P6 V8, BX and XM, including

- Running down the A832 from Achnasheen (Inverness-shire) towards Loch Marie, and to the sea

- The gradual uphill climb from Crianlarich and Tyndrum, up over Rannoch Moor, and down through Glencoe

- The top end of the Isle of Skye: The Quiraing and The Old Man of Storr

- The Millau Bridge, SW France - 'the most beautiful bridge in the world' - and all roads French, in general

- For the brave, the Stelvio Pass, out of N.Italy

- Any of the country lanes, leading to The Bottle and Glass, Henley-on-Thames

- ...and the road Home


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Re: Driving for fun

Post by citroenmad » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:33 pm

I do sometimes go out for a nice drive, but it depends on the car.
Often the only use the XM and the C15 have is a run out for the sake of driving them :lol: However Im using the Xm this week for my commute, thought I would while the weather is nice.
The Activa is the same, though I do sometimes use it for commuting its really wasted on the boringly straight roads so I rarely use it. Its nice to get it out onto some good twisties and give it a workout.
I do take the 2cv out for a drive because its a lot of fun but in a very different way to the Activa :roll:

I never just go out for a drive in my C5, I do like driving it but do around 18-20K a year in it anyway, so im in that enough.
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