RANT: GTI ownership in London is a bit turd really

[Frenzy]

Just a rant about how owning a GTI in London is a bit shine-a-light. I say bit, i actually mean very. No decent roads nearby to drive on, shocking MPG if you hit gridlock - which there is every chance of during 'normal' hours and then to cap it all of 75% of drivers care nothing for their sh!tbox and so park like khunts, smashing your pride and joy into something resembling a mangled tin can   

Leaving the enthusiast with the best time of going for a drive in London somewhere after 11pm when the roads mirror the type of traffic you get in the rest of the country.

I say all this because i foolishly attempted to go for a drive this morning (after all that's what the car is there for, i can't spend all my years of ownership just washing it!) I barely covered 20 miles and it took me 2 and a half hours - half an hour of that drive was on decent roads in Surrey, the rest of the time was spent picking my nose/ears/arse/belly button/in between my toes as i sat rotting in god damn traffic 

oh and on top of that i may have acquired a NIP. we shall see...   

[RetroRaz]

Know what u mean mate. I had a gti in east London and local driving I only saw 20mpg. On motorways I would see 33 - 40mpg. Too much start stop driving and insurance is a killer too in London.

[dansmith180]

It's a shame really because these cars are for enjoying, I live about 30 minutes outside London and try to avoid driving in there because it's always a nightmare, if I lived there I would just buy an old Polo or Fabia and smash it about, having something nice in London would be painful.

[JoeDarKa]

Its great up north 

[Frenzy]

I know mate, it's where i grew up. Great roads for driving and cycling 

I was beginning to consider a remap but today's excursion has convinced me it would be an absolute waste 

[DDM]

I know mate, it's where i grew up. Great roads for driving and cycling 

I was beginning to consider a remap but today's excursion has convinced me it would be an absolute waste 

not that great for cycling, I've been hit twice in the last 18 months, funnily enough by the very same driver too.

[biffobear]

Move up to scotland, great car free roads

[Frenzy]

I know mate, it's where i grew up. Great roads for driving and cycling 

I was beginning to consider a remap but today's excursion has convinced me it would be an absolute waste 

not that great for cycling, I've been hit twice in the last 18 months, funnily enough by the very same driver too.

sorry to hear that. though they can't be any worse than the roads down here...

[Rob1]

Yeh owning a gti in London can be expensive, although owning a 1.4 gt is somewhat easier

[rich83]

Roads in london are bollocks....

[TForrest94]

I do love london but im so happy ive moved out a little, visiting the other day took 40 minutes to go 2 miles

[xjay1337]

I drove into Battersea on the A3 yesterday as was working on customer site...
bottomed out countless times. Stupid speed bumps in the middle of 30 zones.. uneven road camber (my biggest problem) and potholes... buses beeping at me for slowing down for speed bumps, only to be stuck in traffic at red lights anyway... makes no sense!!

[Liam0205]

Try driving in Milton Keynes. 

Accelerate, brake, roundabout, repeat

[rich83]

Try driving in Milton Keynes. 

Accelerate, brake, roundabout, repeat

That's where you are going wrong.... It's accelerate, roundabout accelerate.....

[Liam0205]

Try driving in Milton Keynes. 

Accelerate, brake, roundabout, repeat

That's where you are going wrong.... It's accelerate, roundabout accelerate.....

You're meant to go round them, not straight over