An hour and a bit later, still on the A303... bugh
A few hours down the line, to my left.... I see Stone Henge
Threaded down thro Aldershot, then appeared outside sisters house in the bustling city(?) of Guildford.
Sis was still at work, so me and dad started work out in the garden. digging holes, and filling them with 'nutritious' plant material (stinky squid and prawn shells), then topping it off with planting soil.
As a result, I got a blister on my right hand.
I amused myself when I saw a super soaker lying around in the kitchen, I just had to have a play on that :D Sprayed mum, she wasn't amused I must say.
Occupied myself and tried to figure out what was wrong with my sisters PC, it just gave random blue screen errors. I few uninstalls and updates later, it appeared to be working, so I left it at that.
Sis eventually came back, then we all proceeded to go out for dinner, (originally planned to eat in, but sis didn't have anything in her fridge).
Went to Wagamama (can't remember how to speel it!) Japanese noodles place. Had Chilli Beef Ramen (spicy beef noodles). Lovely. Parents didn't think much of it, typical.
Anyway, the evening came, it was time to go home. We said our good byes.
Reached the M3 motorway, then stopped for fuel at service station. After filling up, dad handed me the keys to the Benz. w00t :D Parents took a nap, whilst I drove the rest of the way home. Mostly uneventful. Used cruise control for most of the way home, (dad hates cruise control, and doesn't want me using it. I used it anyway.) 70mph most of the way home, then 80 when we got to the A30.
Having 218bhp under your right foot is nice :) Some arse in a Ford Focus was tailgating me at the contraflow section on the A30, he got closer then flashed his full beams at me, I briefly flashed my hazards then planted my foot to full kickdown, car dropped 2 gears, then from 70-80-90-105 wooooah!!! In those 4 seconds I was outta there, and he was nowhere to be seen in my rear view :D
Don't mess with meh 3.2litre V6. >:)
Dad woke up, "what happened?", "nothing dad 8)", he went back to sleep.
I drove about 160miles of the leg back home, twas time for dad to wake up and take over from Okehampton onwards. I've had my fun.
Average 32mpg 64mph for entire journey back. due to using cruise control. Dads speed fluctuates a lot. and makes it a slightly uneconomical ride. His average was 28mpg. average speed 54mph.
If I were to compare the Mercedes C320 to my Peugeot 307... 3.2 v6 Auto Saloon vs. 1.4 HDi Manual Hatchback. I would stick with my hatchback, but would like the bigger engine with a manual gearbox.
The sensitive steering on the Benz doesn't give much feedback whilst driving. The auto box is good for comfort, but not for more 'active' driving. I expect it'll be more active if you turned off the traction control and put it into sport mode. But dad won't allow it. Have to do it when he's not in the car :D
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