Used to have a golf cab now an S :-)
But, I had to drive my girlfrind and her mates to the pub lastnight and OH MY GOD !!!!
Shes got a brandnew leon 1600 sx, not great but not shabby or so I used top think !
It wallows its gutless the steering wheel takes 1.5 turns to make the slightest of corners the clutch is none existant and the gearstick is akin to "stirring lumpy porridge" man the S is a luxury to drive...

end of rambling drivel off to n. should be fun its raining here !

R's N

 

yeah i drive my S everyday for work and stuff, done about 13k so far in bit over a year. so its my NORMAL car.

 

Drove a BMW 520 recently, which was the only thing Id driven since the S for quite a while.................It felt very mellow and relaxed, vey cumfy etc etc..................I actually love driving as many cars as I can good or bad

 

Drove the girlfriends Concerto ('93K done 120,000 miles) last week and it was a fantastic experience........only as it made me appreciate the S soooooo much!

 

Vauxhall Omega Estate!!!! I felt like Russell Crowe in Master & Commander! Glad to get back on dry land again & back into my 'S'

 

Ah, the delights of rediscovering understeer & body roll whenever driving whichever FWD Tracey has.

 

My Dad's Toyota RAV4 turbodiesel.

Surprisingly good handling car - punchy engine, and ridiculously good fuel consumption.

The more compliant suspension made the car feel so much more settled on bumpy corners than the S, without too much body roll - I guess this is the compromise car makers spent

 

Periodically have to drive the works Avensis's/Avensi/Avensis (anyone know what the plural of Avensis is?)

Normally takes me the 5 miles to the motorway to:

1. Stop bouncing it off the rev limiter every time I accelerate
2. Stop trying to jam it into reverse instead of 6th
3. Stop trying to kick a hole in the bulkhead everytime I press the clutch
4. Trying to touch the door handles onto the floor on roundabouts
5. stop getting that 'Oh No!!!!' Feeling trying to haul it in as I head towards the roundabouts



Always feel a lot happier when I get back in the S

 

My wife has a Focus 1.6 Zetec. The Steering is excellent, it has tight well damped suspension and on a wet road, feels as quick through the bends as my 'S'.

Different matter in the dry though

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by douglasr
My wife has a Focus 1.6 Zetec.