Anyone else really missing driving right now? (Rant/moan)

BananaDunka

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Longest I have not driven it in the 5+ years of ownership, quite sad tbh and today I almost forgot what the inside was like so opened the door today to take a whiff inside and was reminded again of all that's good and well.

I have no battery issues, the battery is also 5 years old now.
 

Dangerous Dave

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Battery life depends on the car many of the newer cars are connected online etc. My wife's Mini flashed up low battery when starting it after sitting for 6-7 weeks and the 2-3 weeks before that only covering 10 ish miles. In the 6-7 weeks the car had downloaded an over the air map update to the satnav so loads of systems are running when it's parked up. The car still started but I put it on a charger going by the charge time the battery was under 40-50%.
 

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Can't see I miss commuting. My road tax was up on the 31st March so I just SORNed my car. Other half still has hers taxed for food shops.
 

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Fired my car up yesterday for the first time in a month or so to go to the shops. Unsurprisingly it started right away with no trouble except it did throw up a tyre pressure warning so I checked them out. They were down a little bit but nothing significant, only 0.1 bar or so.

Not sure if it just throws up the warning if the car's been idle for a while just to make you check them or because TPMS is fooling around? I sorted it out then reset the system which meant I had to drive a few minutes for it to sort itself out so I went a slightly longer way back home.

Even though my car is far from a fun car, it was actually a pleasant experience and I wish the roads were always something like this.
 

Nasher

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Yea, when I went to the Algarve off season the roads were like this. It's so nice.

On the days I have to go in to work I'm often the only person waiting at traffic lights on the way out of town. Roof off and taking the long route ofc :)
 

adam cool dude

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Nasher said:
Yea, when I went to the Algarve off season the roads were like this. It's so nice.

On the days I have to go in to work I'm often the only person waiting at traffic lights on the way out of town. Roof off and taking the long route ofc :)
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It is quite surreal. My commute home takes me 15 minutes for 15 miles. Barely have to glance right before I take round abouts. Petrol being so cheap as well means I am in heaven. Enjoy it while it lasts!
 
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