Driving slowly

[Johns]

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

Cheers
John

[Ed]

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

[Hotlips]

  I didn't think Italian cars (except maybe bambinos) ever went slow!!!!!!  Cheers Hotlips  

[tommo65]

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

[jack_fc]

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