Getting Golf R withdrawls symptoms!!

[Vman]

It will be 8 weeks on Thursday since I last drove my Golf R! I have got at least another 8 weeks of not driving it, its torture. I have now resorted to looking at pictures of it. Its a good job its a DSG otherwise it would be longer after having this done to my foot. I am counting the days until I can drive again, I am starting to get bored of playing Battlefield 3 now!!  Whats the longest you guys have gone without driving your Golf Gti/R?

[Neil gti]

You don't need your left foot for driving DSG
Hop to the car and get on with it 

[pryda]

christ, feel bad for you mate.

don't think there's been a day since owning it when I haven't driven it, or at least cleaned it!

[Booth11]

What did you do to your foot?  That's quite a long recovery time, feel for you 

Fortunately I've never had to refrain from driving either through ill health or accident 
A few years ago my partner had to lay off driving for 6 weeks after a heart attack.


oops, forgot this one........I wasn't supposed to drive for 6 weeks after having a baby by ceasarean, but only managed to hold off for 4 weeks 

[Vman]

christ, feel bad for you mate.

don't think there's been a day since owning it when I haven't driven it, or at least cleaned it!

I thought that but its illegal to drive a vehicle with a plaster cast on, the hospital handed me piece of paper saying its against the 1988 Road Traffic Act :-(

I had a high arch on my foot as i have something called CMT http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org/about_muscular_dystrophy/conditions/140_charcot-marie-tooth_disease_cmt   So they lowered my arch by taking a wedge out, I would like to say it did not hurt after but to be honest I have never experienced pain like it, too say ouch is an understatement.

[Hurdy]

That does look pretty painful!!

8 weeks without the R would be more painful to me! 

The most I've gone is a 2 week holiday.

[andykram]

Do you not want to lend it to me to 'keep it warm' while you're incapacitated? I promise I won't rag it too much!

[RickS]

I've got a run about [Fox] because I decided I wanted to keep my R in prime condition by not using it during the worst of the winter. Boy did I miss driving it! Just getting back into using it regularly but still use the Fox for work as I don't like leaving the R parked all day in a car park open to the public. I appreciated it more by not using it every day and when I get in it at the weekends it's like having a new car again 

[RedHP]

Hey pal, it looks like you had an accident with a surgeon and a builder at the same time   
That looks nasty and I feel both your pains......in foot and not being able to drive your baby. Have a great recovery and then take her to a racetrack 

Red

[ajmoir36]

Sorry to hear that, but I suspect the big toe wont bend no more with that screw. Hope you get better soon and relieve the R of its cob webs.