Just got back from spending Xmas back home in Scotland. The drive up there is about 240 miles, 180 of which are motorway and the rest some tasty A-roads (A701 or A702 depending on weather and mood). We decided to go up in economy mode, mainly coz I was full of a cold and, rarely, had decided to let Mrs Colink drive. Well, more steer actually because I made her set the cruise control at 80. I took over for the A-road bit but wasn't in the mood for heroics so took it pretty easy and only needed GTT power on a couple of occasions to overtake.
The road home tonight was awful - snow and sleet and rain and ice so again I decided to set the cruise at 80 and take it easy.
I'd forgotten how comfortable the S is at normal speeds. At 80 it settles into a gentle cruise, the exhaust quietens down nicely and, with a bit of moozak in the background, auto wipers set to 'on,' the xenons and foggies lighting the way, heated screen preventing misting and climate set to 23 it was like pure luxury. We even got just over 30 mpg for the whole trip
I used to do that run loads in a Lexus IS200 and I really don't think there is too much in it for motorway comfort - well, not enough for me to want to swap back again, anyway.
So, why this tale of extreme grown-up-ed-ness in a GTT thread?
Well, as we passed the Blackpool turn-off we also passed a Pug 106 with the nastiest of chav bodykits. Unable to contol his urges he clearly knocked it down a gear and sped off up the inside lane. I let him get his nose in front before retaliating with a 'ealthy dose of GTT ooomph. Needless to say we left him for dead
Aint it great to have all that power for when the mood takes you
