It seems as though the "Traffic Fairies" decided it was time to play up this week. Every day there were major traffic holdups, forcing me to decide to either sit in the traffic or find alternate routes.
Being someone who doesn't like sitting still, I discovered several "rat runs" in the Centenary suburbs as well as the Milton/Taringa area. All up 4 different routes to work, and 5 home, so I've had the opportunity to do a lot of sightseeing.
The Like handled all of these routes like a champion - sharp turns, steep accents and decents, narrow lanes, rough tracks and even a cycling track.
The Like's suseptability to strong cross winds was highlighted this week. Motorway driving is currently out of the question until the winds ease off - never mind, there are plenty of alternate routes that are a little more protected and the detours are only adding about 10 minutes to my commute.
The big payoff has been the improved fuel economy - fuel economy for this week is just over 40km per litre, about 100 miles per gallon in old money. If I keep this up the Like will be paying for itself in no time.
Longest commute for the week was 1hr 25min due to a couple of crashes in the wet conditions. Quickest trip 42 minutes...gotta love Friday afternoons.
Speedo reading is now 1808km - 464 km last week, even with all the detours.
I'm looking forward to next week - Monday off for the tradtional St Patrick's Day as Designated Driver.
Until next time - Keep on scooting.
Thursty
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