I never thought I would see those very prophetic words.....'just another car'.
In truth it is, I'm looking at the increasing choice in very savoury high performance EV's for that eventual next stage in our driving experience, where automation makes life sometimes easier and potentially extends our driving lifespan.
Where we live in the NW the M6 is our major trunk road to get anywhere. Almost daily there is a serious accident between M61, M6 and M55 all heading for Blackpool and the Lakes, often leading to major delays or the motorway is closed diverting traffic to the likes of the A6 through Lancaster, killing any thought of alternative routes. So much so the Transport Dept is now looking at options, most likely traffic calming, but there is no getting away from the sheer density of traffic being experienced on that section of the motorway and the rising number of serious accidents and deaths resulting.
We got caught up in one delay recently on the M6 near home coming back from Malvern and after an hour and half of clutch dipping as we inched along, I couldn't drive the Morgan for about a fortnight as my left leg ached right up into my hip socket. If Sue had to take over, I know she would have struggled with the heavy clutch before too long. Life hands you a set of cards and you have to learn how to deal with it. Increasingly, that why I drive Sues auto for longer journeys and use the Morgan for local trips, but it seems a bit of a waste of what would otherwise be the case if it wasn't for reliance on the M6 to get anywhere.......especially when alternative routes are jam packed with traffic as the M6 is now almost closed daily or subject to lengthy delays eg 10 hours recently, during the weekends and the summer period. and I wouldn't want to be caught up in the Morgan in one of those regular events.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 29/05/25 11:19 AM.