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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Suppose its just an old biker asking the question.
do you drive your Moggie or ride it ?
Being a biker i would suggest the latter.
2019 Audi TT RS
2015 Fiat 500 Abarth 595 Yamaha racing
2013 M3W
1974 MGB GT
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Feels more like driving to me.
- You sit "in" it rather than "on" it.
- You use a steering wheel rather than bars.
- Your feet do normal things rather than shifting gears :-)
That said, I always "take it for a ride" rather than "take it for a drive"
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Driving, definitely. But like steering a horse-pulled wagon.
'17 M3W (BRG)
'03 Plus 8 35th Anniversary (BRG)
'08 Ural Patrol (BRG)
'21 Vespa 'Racing 60' (BRG)
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As an ex biker I'd say that the M3W is very much a ride even though the controls are car like, but the Plus 8 is a drive.
Some of the old 4/4s are certainly a ride as they can be as difficult to keep going as a 1960s bike...
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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Ride: you put your legs 'over' itDrive: you sit IN it therefor you can descride different mating positions as Riding and/or Driving 
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
now: +fourLM62
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Well I fly, FLY ! 
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Interesting question Reevie.
I think this question reaches beyond the literal.
The M3W is a “wild beast”, perhaps it is a ride.
And Landy I agree as well, the M3W is a radial engine open cockpit biplane on the road.
Last edited by Sportster; 01/02/22 04:26 AM.
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You ride something with bars, you drive something with a steering wheel.....
"Y mae dafad ddu ym mhob praidd"
1972 4/4, 1981 MGBGT, 1984 FLHT1340, 1980 XLH1000, 1990 ZX10
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Horses have bars...?  If the weight distribution or general body positioning of person in control plays a degree of importance in aspect of progress, then riding may be a more apt description...? Of course the degree of exposure to the elements perhaps plays a part in such assessments too..? Just thinking in type.
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No but they do go into them......A horse walks into a bar and the bartender say "Hey", the horse replies "Sure"... etc.
Peter
2009 3-litre Roadster "Ivor", royal ivory / green
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