is it me or is the enjoyment of driving being lost? when i was younger i'd go for a 200 mile drive just for the pleasure of driving, petrol
prices have put a stop to that, down in this part of the world there is nowhere , and i mean nowhere, to go and play powerslides etc the places
where everyone used to go are now watched by cameras or patrolled by do gooding nimbys and within 5 mins a policeman will be asking for details and
lecturing about how anti social you are. the roads are chock full of slow traffic caused by roadworks and when you get to that good bit with the
twisty bends you're behind a caravan!......perhaps i'm just getting old and grumpy but a person could get depressed if you thought about it
alot....anyway enough of the rant, think i'll go for a drive
Yeah I agree - when we were 17 we used to go from Peterborough to Hunstanton...
One day we borred my mates Dads (borrowed = TWOK) brand spanking new Vauxhaul Cavalier (MK2/3 - the last but shape, 14 years ago, not the commander
one)
Ragged it down to Sunny Hunny, got some chips, practiced reverse 180's in the carpark and burnouts and then managed to throw a ROD 
Ooooooooooooooooooooooops
We then had to endure an awkward ride home with his Dad in his Mums car, whilst the AA collected the vehicle with just over 600 miles on the clock -
luckily he got it repaired on warranty
But yeah - the do-gooders and PARANOIA have disabled ALL elements of 'fun' nowadays, people just can't be people - we certainly have
fallen foul of George Orwells prediction
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Originally posted by rpm
and within 5 mins a policeman will be asking for details and lecturing about how anti social you are.
5 minutes!!! 
Strange, and slightly ironic, but if the chavs turn up in the car park at the end of our back garden to rag their 1.0 Corsas I really don't like it! Perhaps I'm just getting old (or perhaps I'd be more understanding if they had proper cars!)
hmmm i know what you mean, perhaps at the age of 46 the urge to chuck it sideways and smoke tyres is being overtaken by the law abiding/ don't annoy the neighbours gene combined with the who'll pay the mortgage when i end up in hospital thoughts
Im 21 and LOVE driving. I spend about a quarter of what i earn just on fuel. I agree you cant do many burnouts etc but i like to powerslide of the
roundabouts near us, there are some quite big ones
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Originally posted by muzchap
Yeah I agree - when we were 17 we used to go from Peterborough to Hunstanton...
One day we borred my mates Dads (borrowed = TWOK) brand spanking new Vauxhaul Cavalier (MK2/3 - the last but shape, 14 years ago, not the commander one)
Ragged it down to Sunny Hunny, got some chips, practiced reverse 180's in the carpark and burnouts and then managed to throw a ROD
Ooooooooooooooooooooooops
We then had to endure an awkward ride home with his Dad in his Mums car, whilst the AA collected the vehicle with just over 600 miles on the clock - luckily he got it repaired on warranty
But yeah - the do-gooders and PARANOIA have disabled ALL elements of 'fun' nowadays, people just can't be people - we certainly have fallen foul of George Orwells prediction
I got so fed up driving car that I got a motorbike to get some enjoyment back.
It worked
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Originally posted by Richard Quinn
Strange, and slightly ironic, but if the chavs turn up in the car park at the end of our back garden to rag their 1.0 Corsas I really don't like it! Perhaps I'm just getting old (or perhaps I'd be more understanding if they had proper cars!)