>> The feeling of being 'at one' with the vehicle... knowing every twitch and sigh it makes... a vehicle you love and trust implicitly
In my experience, that comes only after at least a 5-figure mileage has been covered in said vehicle. The number of times I've been "temporarily" allocated a minicab, van or 7.5 tonner for a few weeks, then slowly developed an affinity and been sorry to see the back of it!
The long-termers were always the best though, being able to manoeuvre/park the Octavia estate to within 10mm (scuffing only the lacquer in U-turns!); knowing exactly how much wellie to give the Transit round a particular countryside bend to get it to tuck in perfectly; coming in to land in a 7.5, ending with the tail lift positioned millimetre-perfect for the shop doorway - all hallmarks of man(ok, ok pat, driver) and machine in harmony...
>> itchy feet
I can do all the college courses I like, and work around all the restrictions that single parenthood imposes on me, but I'm quite sure I'll land up behind a steering wheel for more than half the week again in a few years time!
Last edited by: Dave_TD {P} on Thu 8 Jul 10 at 00:41
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Men, music and machines. new
Men, music and machines. new