Pete > wrote:

> On Mon, 8 May 2006 21:30:02 +0100, (SteveH),
> wrote:
>
> >I would worry that the GTV is more of the same, though. The Marea is a
> >cracking 'hot hatch' type car, but it's a bit too harsh and manic for my
> >80 miles / day. I spend the whole journey driving like a cnut.
>
> Maybe you should buy my Transit <LOL>

You haven't seen me drving one.....

Picture this. Fully liveried Iceland Transit, just done the last drop,
switched the fridge off to get a few extra bhp.... anyway coming back
over a nice twisty road outside of Hereford, I was 'in the groove', so
to speak, really hammering along (new shape Transits handle bloody well
for a van - shame this one was FWD, though)....... there's a bend with a
'yump' at the apex - I went out wide, hit the 'yump', got 4 wheels
airbourne, and landed rather crossed up on the wrong side of the road.

The look of horror on the faces of the people in the oncoming car were a
picture to behold.

(I must point out that I wasn't the full time driver of the van, but my
driver went off sick, and I fancied getting away from managing shelf
stackers for the afternoon)
--
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