Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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I.e when your on your own?
Was driving to work this morning and i was the only car for miles around, then this fiesta screams past at about 90 ish And i thought, he is obviously flat out
Do you drive hard - on your own, and do you drive hard most of the time?
We all having driving features just wondering what the concenus is?
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matts_16v
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Registered: 7th Feb 06
Location: Cheshire
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when im on my own i sometimes drive "hard", i like to give the car a good runnin sometimes. most of the time down back lanes, roads that im familiar with.
[Edited on 19-05-2006 by matts_16v]
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
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when i had the 1 litre corsa i had no option but to drive hard 5k in every gear just to get moving
now in the VTR i dont drive anything like that now, usually stick to most of the limits(until im on the motorway)
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RickSRi
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: Bickton, Hampshire
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i drive normally most of the time, but when im in a bad mood i tend to blast around a bit, then look at my petrol and stop
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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Yes, at every opportunity 
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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it all depends if my wife is sitting next to me
yes sometimes do it just for the sake of it...nice
[Edited on 19-05-2006 by abdus]
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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I love a spirited drive, its the only thing that keeps me going at times
If I didnt id buy a 1L micra or something
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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if i'm by myself and its quiet, safe, dry and pig free then yes i exceed 30 mph
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I drive hard when the road allows, often go for random drives either by myself or with my mates.
Drove home through Buttercrambe from Scarbrough on Sunday, really windy roads, up and down etc. As my brother lives in Malton I know them quite well.
One of my mates commented that I was driving like a cunt, I hadn't noticed, I always drive through Buttercrambe like that
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corsaoli
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Registered: 2nd Nov 05
Location: Shropshire
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again if im in a mood i will have a blast but its no very hard as 1.0 power isnt much to talk about lol
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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Yeh, i dont speed thou but do attempt to put my 1l 8v foot down
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Doug_SRi
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Registered: 1st Sep 02
Location: Aberdeen. Drives: Stage 2 Astra VXR and Nova
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i usually change gear around 3-4k in my xe nova but i do like to floor it every so often. General driving if the road permits I will do 60-70mph and on dual carriage way 70-80.
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corsaoli
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Registered: 2nd Nov 05
Location: Shropshire
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1l 12v
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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i have a 1.7d van. it wont be driven hard
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Hardly ever thrash my car.
Only now and then if something really pisses me off or if theres some sort of emergency and have to be somewhere quick as I can...
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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... i also happen to be scared of the rev limiter
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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Yes most of the time as you have to in my car to keep up with the flow of traffic 
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Sooty
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Registered: 9th Mar 03
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i only realy drive to work and back... its a 3 mile drive... so by the time the turbos warmed im there
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alistairolsen
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: glasgow
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I stick to 30s, 40s, 50s, and within 10mph of motorway limits. The national speed limit on a and b roads gets abused at every opportunity. If I cant make it home from uni with an average of 60 Im dissappointed.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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^
Geek!
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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did this morning, just feels like you constantley accelerating in my car tho
so slow
normally i toodle along at 50-60mph if its quiet and i in no rush
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N90ATH
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Boreham, Essex
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only if i have too, i prefer to cruise along at 60ish most the time unless on a or m roads
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Reedy
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Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
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I seem to do it a fair bit on the motorway but not round the city i.e near schools and what not.
When im on the motorway i tend to go the speed of the outer lane but sometiimes i push it alittle harder sometimes.
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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On back roads I try and beat 60mph if the conditions allow.
Usually stick to about 55 in national speed limit, just a habit.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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If I put my foot down the exhaust gets louder.
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