Truvalu
New member
I had this nice trip to Lutzville on Friday and returned Sunday afternoon.
Just about everywhere, I stuck to the speed limit.
I just realised anew that this is such an amazing vehicle to drive!!!!
Some of you who know the N7 to the North, knows that most of the road does not have long and open stretches to overtake in....
I realized that one only needs to make sure that it is safe to overtake..... if you can or cannot is not the issue, you just put foot and do!!
I mean, even with the "strongest" car I ever owned, I still had to work out if the car will be able to pick up enough speed etc.
In my E39 you check if it is safe and you flick your lights, put indicator on check rear view mirror, check road ahead again, go right, put foot and 1,2,3 you are doing 170km/ph!!
Now here is the question... with the roads being very bumpy and uneven, the accelleration part and passing of vehicles as you put your foot down, took very, very hard concentration and tight grip on the car. It is as if the back-end becomes loose and I have to fight with it all the time, till I lift my foot of the accelerator pedal to slow down.
Is this just the brute forward force and one's limited knowledge of the vehicle or should it be much steadier under acceleration?
I have to say that there was never a single moment where I felt I am loosing it and felt like panicking, it was just different....
Still did 315km in under 3hours and in total 621km on 64L....
Oh how I love this vehicle...
Any comments welcome
Just about everywhere, I stuck to the speed limit.
I just realised anew that this is such an amazing vehicle to drive!!!!
Some of you who know the N7 to the North, knows that most of the road does not have long and open stretches to overtake in....
I realized that one only needs to make sure that it is safe to overtake..... if you can or cannot is not the issue, you just put foot and do!!
I mean, even with the "strongest" car I ever owned, I still had to work out if the car will be able to pick up enough speed etc.
In my E39 you check if it is safe and you flick your lights, put indicator on check rear view mirror, check road ahead again, go right, put foot and 1,2,3 you are doing 170km/ph!!
Now here is the question... with the roads being very bumpy and uneven, the accelleration part and passing of vehicles as you put your foot down, took very, very hard concentration and tight grip on the car. It is as if the back-end becomes loose and I have to fight with it all the time, till I lift my foot of the accelerator pedal to slow down.
Is this just the brute forward force and one's limited knowledge of the vehicle or should it be much steadier under acceleration?
I have to say that there was never a single moment where I felt I am loosing it and felt like panicking, it was just different....
Still did 315km in under 3hours and in total 621km on 64L....
Oh how I love this vehicle...
Any comments welcome
