D500 posted:c.sam posted:Our club, the Smoky Mountain Model Railroaders is 12 miles away and due to the roads (many quick curves) about a 25 minute drive.
Those "quick curves" are the sort of thing that can make getting there half the fun. I may be 70, but I still enjoy putting a car through its paces. One day the police are going to catch me seeing how fast I can get around the local traffic circles.
(Admittedly, I don't put a car through paces nearly as demanding as I used to.)
You said it D500!
I enjoy driving hard around here (am 74) and can rarely get over 50 mph on these back roads. The curves combined with rapid changes in elevation provide for some 'exhilarating' feelings in your stomach at times! I have a Benz GLK 4-Matic (their small SUV) that is 7 years old with low mileage so she drives like a new car relatively - still nice and tight and firm having the 'handling package' with 20" Michelins. I tell my friends that it "Drives like a BMW" and is probably the most fun I've had with a car since I owned a 1999 BMW 318i convertible some 10 years ago. It handled great on these mountain roads as well.
