I take the long way home.

[H.G.P.]

I take the long way home:

1. Scenic routes.

2. Staying away from other cars.

3. Saving the clutch on uphill traffic lights/stops.

4. Staying away from tailgaiters.

Anyone else?

[morganb]

I take the long way so I get to drive my car a bit longer.

[Jarrett88]

I took the long way to work yesterday and ended up in a hit and run...if anybody sees a black ford taurus SHO with guards red paint on its driver side rear 1/2 of the car let me know. That SOB sent me into a 180 spin and bald spotted all four tires, in addition to F@%$ing up my front passenger fender/door/rear fender. It happened going south on PV Drive West by point vicente lighthouse, 100% the other guys fault and if i wasn't driving my porsche (turbo brakes) i would not be writing this message right now. Sorry for the venting, just not looking forward to dealing with my insurance company. The upside if there is one is that i wanted to get the car painted anyways

[MAS]

Yeah... I almost always take the long way home (in my 911). And I drive for a living. Did it this morning

-MAS

[Jgordon]

Dude, that sucks. You should definitely call the police. If they are on the lookout, they can ask body shops in the area to look out for him.

[GrindingGears]

Originally posted by Jarrett88
I took the long way to work yesterday and ended up in a hit and run...if anybody sees a black ford taurus SHO with guards red paint on its driver side rear 1/2 of the car let me know. That SOB sent me into a 180 spin and bald spotted all four tires, in addition to F@%$ing up my front passenger fender/door/rear fender. It happened going south on PV Drive West by point vicente lighthouse, 100% the other guys fault and if i wasn't driving my porsche (turbo brakes) i would not be writing this message right now. Sorry for the venting, just not looking forward to dealing with my insurance company. The upside if there is one is that i wanted to get the car painted anyways

Dude, call the PVE police, those guys are great. I'll keep my eyes peeled...

[lparker]

Taking the long way home is almost a must. Especially when they're windy country roads. However, i've noticed that almost invariably i end up behind a slow driver who kind of spoils the fun. It must be all the geriatrics out here or something.

[Jarrett88]

I called the police the second it happened, i would have tried to turn around and fallow the guy but i had to worry about oncoming traffic and if my car was even drivable. I had to deal with the Sheriffs dept. not PVE but i can say that the cop was really a cool guy and hung around for like an hour to make sure i was ok. The car is at Ron's Autobody right now, waiting for my insurance to go look at it. Then i get to drop way too much cash on top of it all to get the entire car painted. I seriously doubt the guy is going to go to a body shop, his car looked like a piece to begin with.

[addictionMS]

I too take the long way home, I will the answer to the slower car in front is, if there is no-one behind you stop and let them drive away, I know on my twisty bit just before my house (4.3 miles, 24 turns) if I can get 60 seconds before the next car comes along behind me, I have open road until the end. I will catch the slower car right at the end of the twisty bit, so I don't get home any later, but it is more fun.

Jm

[GrindingGears]

Long way home? To let oil reach operating temp and to cruise PV Drive West at 4k rpm (sewing machine).

[Drago]

Every single day I take the long way home...doubles my commute time but it's worth it for a little Daddy/P-Car time.

[H.G.P.]

Even taking the long way home, I still never get it up to fifth. Need an Autobahn here!

[azasadny]

Our roads in Wayne County, MI are so bad that when I drive the 911, I always plan my route to avoid known bad spots, potholes, etc... The roads here make the Ho Chi Minh Trail look pretty good! I do try to get a more scenic drive in as often as possible.

[KevinP73]

I love driving the twisties late in the evening with "Long Way Home" by SuperTramp blasting on the cd. But then thats just me.

[TRE Cup]

Just read a piece in a Jaguar mag, that Steve Mc Queen would take Mulholland Drive home from Warner Bros studio in Burbank to his home in Zuma Beach each day. Driving his Jag XKSS (a D type race car the factory "streetified") he would enjoy his long way home at high rates of speed. Back then Mul highway was actually paved from Sepulveda to Topanga. sigh.....

[djmcmath]

It always takes me longer to get anywhere when I drive the Porsche, ironically, because I do take the long way. Get's me more time in the car, raises oil temps. Pure unadulterated fun ...


Dan