My blog - December 2004
Wales
December 18th 2004, 10:02pm
Today I drove to Wales just so I could add that to the list of countries I've been to this year. I also stopped off at Ironbridge to take some photos, one of which you can see just here. Unfortunately the weather was too poor to take many photos, so apart from that stop, the trip mainly consisted of driving to Dolgellau, turning round and coming back again. On the way there I was enjoying driving my Golf, and averaged about thirty miles per gallon. On the way back to was trying to be as economical as possible and averaged about fifty. It was pretty boring driving that way, and a nice compromise between the two styles would probably be best. Not that I was driving particularly fast on the way there anyway, as it was too wet, and I tend to stick to the speed limits most of the time anyway, and I like staying alive.
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Golf GTi
December 8th 2004, 9:40pm
When my housemate crashed my car a few months ago I joked that I would get myself a GTi to replace it. I didn't really plan to get one as the insurance would be too high.
Today I took delivery of my new Golf. Well, it's not new, just new to me. It's a 1992 Mark 3 Golf GTi. It's a fantastic car, and I had no problem with the insurance at all. I've never had a car as good as this one before. It's certainly a million times better than the old Escort I've been driving around for the last few months. I've driven nearly a hundred miles today, just to get the feel of it. Lots of driving round country lanes in Warwickshire. Not too fast though, as I'm not used to having that much power beneath my right foot, and I don't want to put it in a hedge.
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