Longest gap without a car

[obi_waynne]

What is the longest gap you have had without a car?

Was it after an accident, a ban, a long work assignment or holiday.

How did you feel getting back behind the wheel?

 

[Loz]

About 11 months, was the time I killed my old car to picking up my little go kart. That included saving up the extra money, placing the order & then waiting for it to be built. Coincidently that was about 12 months ago as I've just renewed my insewerats. :amuse: It was great getting behind the wheel of my own car again, but it wasn't totally alien as I was regularly driving for work & occasionally I could use my mums car. I did have to rely on public transport the rest of the time & I did a lot of cycling too.

 

[2fast2catch]

i went 3 months without a car after an accident, it killed me not having one i ended up hiring one for a month until i got my own sorted lol

 

[MasterAuron]

2 days after that accident lol. Nightmare!

 

[RobBentley]

18 years was about my longest gap...

Managed to get some wheels after taking my test

 

[HDi fun]

Apart from the first 18 years of my life the biggest gap has been since 24th June this year when my trusty 406 was written off in a very nasty RTC.

I have not yet bothered replacing the car - we can manage with just one for now.

Frankly, I'm not overly enthused about driving that much at the moment; PTSD has taken its heavy toll on me.

 

[dpsubaru]

1.5years, when i first moved out to Vietnam from the UK - as i hadnt twigged how to get a VN driving license. Lighter pocket and problem solved. But driving in the UK is just some uncomparably better that only when i come back do i feel that i am really driving again (about twice a year)

 

[turbonutter69]

About a week when I snapped the driveshaft in te Primera. Twice.

 

[HDi fun]

About a week when I snapped the driveshaft in te Primera. Twice.

I'm still impressed by someone who can manage to break both halfshafts in a Primera! They're one of the most robust FWD cars around.

You mustn't half have given it some 'therapy' to accomplish this

 

[turbonutter69]

I may have given it a bit of stick.

 

[WLBjork]

Other than the odd holiday when I haven't bothered hiring a car, I don't think I've ever been without a car since passing my test.

 

[fezzafii]

Went around 4 months without as I couldn't afford to run one, I absultely hated it. Felt like I was a prisoner without any freedom! (As I still live at home, the car is the best/only escape!).

After I got behind the wheel (even though a different car) was like greeting an old friend. Admittedly a little shakey for the first few minutes.