Lightning Past:- An A1 Odyssey.

 

The A1 (M), AKA the Great North Road, a trunk road that becomes a motorway whenever the mood takes it, has been doing sterling service whittling people from London to Edinburgh for a long, long time. This week I gleefully accepted the mission of delivering a car to a client in Edinburgh and returning in the car he was trading in; a 900 mile return journey.

I'm currently training to change roles at the dealership, a new exciting job beckons involving higher degrees of knowledge, skill and authority and, eventually, if my luck's in, maybe some more money. So, until the role goes permanent, I'll grab the chance exotic trips like these whenever they come up.

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Driven #3:- SLK Rediscovered

Sports cars are everywhere. They are synonymous with the open road, being in touch with your surroundings, driving according to your instincts and not just your reactions. To drive a sports car is to be utterly in control, to have conquered the machine. The greatest sports cars enable every driving cliché to be lived, allowing you to attack every sinewy curve, clipping apexes to be set up perfectly for the next bend in the road.

It takes effort, though - to get the most out of driving a sports car can be hard work. But does it really have to be? 

Get your hands on one of the original SLKs and you can relax your way to a good time. 

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