X16joeXE
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Registered: 26th Jul 09
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Driving seems a chore these days. Always driving for a purpose, commuting to and from work, going the shops, picking people up even just going out driving round seeing who's about.
But when was the last time you thought, im going to go and and have a hard drive!! I was thinking bout this and it seems i hardly ever drive just for pleasure.
Well i decided to go out about a hour ago (its 3.25am now), just driving, empty roads and that. It was BRILLIANT!! had a realy good time. I dont know why i dont go and JUST drive more often.
So how often do you go out just to drive?? (i bet you all do and this will be pointless lol)
You lot might not care but i just thought id share that with you anyway
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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have u been watching Topgear?
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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Rarely do as I do so much drive it gets annoying, however I'll occasionally be driving home, usually middle of night, and I'll have the tunes on loud, singing along, enjoying my car so will go a longer way home....
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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Went for a ride on a my bike yesterday, needed to give it a caining over a long distance, it only does short journeys (5 miles each way) and now its getting cold its starting to leave behind a goey mayo in the oil cap (yea I know HG but that was done 1k ago  ) and taking it for a 20 mile frapping every week clears it up real nice
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Matt L
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Probably once a week or every 2weeks 
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DaveyLC
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I think the whole random drives for fun thing gets a bit old once you've been driving a few years. I go out for random rides on the motorbike but never really random drives in the car.. Theres too much traffic on the roads lol
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Last time i did any even slightly spirited driving was going to and coming from the nwnw meet a couple of weeks ago.
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Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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I always waste my fuel on pointless drives.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Not for a long time.
Doing 1.5k a month in the same car doens't inspire you to go on random drives.
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dannymccann
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Theres also too many ways now of being pulled for doing stuff, once they get you on that database you will flash up forever and will always be getting stopped 
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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I go out for a drive quite often tbh, usually at stupid o clock after work or sundays sorta thing. Will have to cut that out though or I'll never save any money!
[Edited on 19-10-2009 by AlunJ]
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DannyB
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I often do, it would be rude not to on the roads around here.
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Baskey
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Not for a long time.
Doing 1.5k a month in the same car doens't inspire you to go on random drives.
I do 280 miles a week just commuting in my rattly old clio but still love taking it for a blast at the weekends
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Now having the scooter to commute I look forward to the weekends and taking the Astra out for a blast.
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
quote:
Originally posted by pow
Not for a long time.
Doing 1.5k a month in the same car doens't inspire you to go on random drives.
I do 280 miles a week just commuting in my rattly old clio but still love taking it for a blast at the weekends
I do over that now and driving has lost it's appeal at the moment 
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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the MiTo that bad pow?
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Nah the MiTo is epic, just the roads piss me off
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Colin
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Every drive I do has no purpose & I just drive
Gets a bit boring after a while.....I wish I had somewhere to go.........
[Edited on 19-10-2009 by Colin]
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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all revved up with no place to go
I want a MiTo
[Edited on 19-10-2009 by AlunJ]
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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I think the problem is the roads.. Most of the roads in this country are CRAP and the ones that are half decent are filled with traffic
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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i havent been out for a random drive since i had the vx when i went for a random drive to brighton with the mrs on the back roads.
i just tend to go the scenic route when i do drive from place to place if i have time rather than using motorways
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Yep, I do feel the same. If you have driven in Europe you soon come to realise just how jam packed our roads are.
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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I never used to go out on random drives, but when Colin goes offshore I sometimes do just to escape from the boredum 
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pow
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Tbh, the road from Amersham to Beaconsfield (1/3rd of my journey home) is an epic road
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Conway563
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Registered: 7th Jun 06
Location: Yate, Bristol
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Does Castle Combe count?
Otherwise it would be March when we went and found the black mountain pass.
Had a nice spirited drive along the A701 when we were in Scotland but that just happened to be a nice road that took us to the hotel we were staying at
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