Hi Guys,
I have just had a reconditioned 3.55 diff fitted to Beryl, my EJ - both FEs are temporarily hors de combat - haven't driven her for a while.
I just spent over half an hour driving around home - slowly - I rarely got out of second gear. What a pleasure it is to drive something that will happily crawl at a walking pace in second gear and smoothly pull away, accompanied by that grey motor burble. There is something to be said for a small, low compression six, connected to a very sweet column change.
I've got, er, a few Italian cars and I've never been inclined to drive them slowly.
It got me thinking, after a driving lifetime of teararsing around, what a joy driving slowly is, if you're not being harassed by teararses ::)
It ok, I'm going to have a glass of warm milk and go to bed now :P
Cheers
John
you're maturing are you John?
The price of fuel makes me drive slowly. Ironic isn't it? spend years fitting a V8 into an FE only to drive it like a grey.
oh.. sometimes it can go fast.
Cheers
Ed
;) I didn't think Italian cars (except maybe bambinos) ever went slow!!!!!! Cheers Hotlips ;D ;D
Don't worry John you are not on you're own I just like to Cruise these days instead of flat out every where, owning an FC and an IH Scout help poles apart but neither is a speed machine.
Regards Tommo
John, understand completely the joys of driving slow - I'm with you. Amazing how your driving style subtly changes with advancing age OOPS!!! meant advancing experience... I'm looking at a seniors card soon, and find that these days the urge to indulge in "hoon" behavior (eg - laying rubber, etc ) only overides common sense once a week or so..... Do I need help?
Regards
Jack