Smooth driving
Honestly, I spent a few minutes reading the actual litres per 100 kms being consumed and watching the pretty pictures on the center unit, and I was hooked. I was a smooth-driving, environmentally-friendly, speeding ticket-avoiding slowpoke.
I noticed that every time I put my foot down hard to over take on the highway, the vehicle went from V4 mode into thirsty V8 mode. I also realized that my L/100 kms numbers then jumped like crazy. Obviously, having to pay my own gas, I wasn't having that, so I adjusted my driving style accordingly.
No more racing starts from the lights. No more, "I'm in a big SUV, watch me rip past you like you're standing still on the highway". No, everything became silky smooth all of a sudden. I was smoother on the gas pedal, smoother on the brakes, and if I'm totally honest, a little smoother in my mind.
At first, it all worried me slightly. After all, I know that I'm not getting any younger, but I'm not exactly ready to turn into my grandfather behind the wheel. I'm supposed to be a car nut. I'm supposed to be a test pilot of all things fun to drive. I'm supposed to be in the middle of my mid-life crisis, not becoming one of those people you curse for cruising at 80 km/h in the middle lane!
Luckily for me, that didn't happen, because together with my new "smoothness", I also became the most considerate driver on the planet. I happily cruised along, and when I did feel the need to overtake, I simply eased down on the accelerator, glided by at a slightly greater speed, and then with consideration for my fellow road users, I signaled and returned to my rightful place, in the right hand lane.
I don't know what was happening to me, but I kind of liked the new me. The tension which usually builds up in me whilst driving was no longer there. I had somehow reached the utopia of driving, and I'll be honest, it's a nice place to be!
Honestly, I spent a few minutes reading the actual litres per 100 kms being consumed and watching the pretty pictures on the center unit, and I was hooked. I was a smooth-driving, environmentally-friendly, speeding ticket-avoiding slowpoke.
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| Your fuel consumption figures are displayed right in front of you on the dashboard readouts. |
I noticed that every time I put my foot down hard to over take on the highway, the vehicle went from V4 mode into thirsty V8 mode. I also realized that my L/100 kms numbers then jumped like crazy. Obviously, having to pay my own gas, I wasn't having that, so I adjusted my driving style accordingly.
No more racing starts from the lights. No more, "I'm in a big SUV, watch me rip past you like you're standing still on the highway". No, everything became silky smooth all of a sudden. I was smoother on the gas pedal, smoother on the brakes, and if I'm totally honest, a little smoother in my mind.
At first, it all worried me slightly. After all, I know that I'm not getting any younger, but I'm not exactly ready to turn into my grandfather behind the wheel. I'm supposed to be a car nut. I'm supposed to be a test pilot of all things fun to drive. I'm supposed to be in the middle of my mid-life crisis, not becoming one of those people you curse for cruising at 80 km/h in the middle lane!
Luckily for me, that didn't happen, because together with my new "smoothness", I also became the most considerate driver on the planet. I happily cruised along, and when I did feel the need to overtake, I simply eased down on the accelerator, glided by at a slightly greater speed, and then with consideration for my fellow road users, I signaled and returned to my rightful place, in the right hand lane.
I don't know what was happening to me, but I kind of liked the new me. The tension which usually builds up in me whilst driving was no longer there. I had somehow reached the utopia of driving, and I'll be honest, it's a nice place to be!
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| Having to pay my own gas, I adjusted my driving style accordingly. |