Driving addiction, hard to cure

[OM605]

I've been driving for 6 years now and i just can't control it. I HAVE to drive for whatever reason i can find, even driving other people places rather than letting them drive their own cars sometimes (which poeple seem to appreciate).
I drive 30 to 40k kms each year and i'd say half of it could be avoidable if i committed myself to writing shopping lists and stopped driving people around. I never let anyone drive even on a 10 hour drive. I've only been a passenger a few times when i'm really not interested in driving a specific car or if the person really really wants to drive.
I don't know if there are people like me out there. I don't know how to cure it. I feel like the only thing that could make me drive less would be the price of gas if i couldn't get E85 anymore or maybe having a car i hate like a french soap box. I even enjoyed driving all the clunkers Mercs i owned.

 

[Kawiguy454]

I can think of worse things to be addicted to ...enjoy your drive/s

 

[OM605]

This and hoarding motor oil are my only two addictions.

 

[skyactiv]

Have you considered becoming a truck driver?

 

[buster]

I've always enjoyed driving. I often look for reasons to drive. During the lockdown, I was going out after work each day and going on a good one hour drive.

 

[JohnnyG]

Buy stock in an oil company!

 

[supton]

During lock down it was definitely a curve. Pre-COVID I was driving around 32k/year -- that's about 51k km. Did that for 17 years. After several months I'm not sure anymore. Sometimes I feel a need to get out, but I'm no longer sure that I miss driving that much.

 

[Barkleymut]

roll the windows down, crank the stereo up, put the pedal to the floor. I love to drive.

 

[dadto2]

I've always enjoyed driving. I often look for reasons to drive. During the lockdown, I was going out after work each day and going on a good one hour drive.

Me too... Need to get out and see something other than my own neighborhood!

 

[OM605]

The lockdown was the worst for me. And yes i thought about becoming a truck driver.

 

[JC1]

I don't mind driving, but I don't feel the need to get out there at regular intervals.

I'm more likely to want to drive a vehicle to keep the rust off the rotors and key the vehicle in proper working order.

 

[40w8]

I hear ya! Speed limit was 70 in Oct of 73 when I drove to West Tx in my new Mazda RX3 at 110 - 120 mph. Nothing like driving at that speed with windows down. Mostly only got I speeding ticket per year until 2005 when I just didn't drive much anymore. I do drive the limit now, especially since their's a reasonable 80 mph limit on some Texas interstate. I now have the best of all my cars.....BMW X1 and Mazda RX8 and am waiting to see if I die or they die first.

 

[UncleDave]

There is no cure, only lessening of the hunger by getting some seat time.

You are not alone my friend.....you can share your addiction with friends.

UD

 

[Quattro Pete]

OP, how old are you, if I may ask?

I was like that when I was younger - in my 20s and early 30s. Not so much these days. So my thought is, you'll eventually outgrow it.

 

[dareo]

This can be easily cured by purchasing a prius.

 

[Trav]

Fully addicted motor cycle rider here! Over 1 million km on the fire stool since 1974.

 

[OM605]

OP, how old are you, if I may ask?

I was like that when I was younger - in my 20s and early 30s. Not so much these days. So my thought is, you'll eventually outgrow it.

I am 27, no problem asking! That's what i am thinking too. Now i don't mind leaving my car alone for a few days, like during the week ends and holidays.

This can be easily cured by purchasing a prius.

This is how i felt when i had to drive my mom's Dacia for a week.

What's funny is that living in the country i always want to drive and what i prefer is always highway driving and long distances but i avoid driving in the city at all cost, i absolutely hate it. The city turns the most relaxing task into something that really gets on my nerves. People make me nervous and are agressive.

 

[zfasts03]

Use to love it and would look for reasons to drive and explore the area, now I just drive as needed.

 

[MasterSolenoid]

I have always enjoyed driving, even as an adult.
What I think helps is that I do all the PM and small-mid repairs myself.

In the 1960's, it was common for the Parents to load up the family and go for a Sunday drive in the country.
Count cows and stop for some ice cream.

 

[IndyIan]

You've got some nice interesting roads there, that always makes a regular drive more fun. On my regular commute route there are almost no significant corners except for intersections and we don't even have round abouts here. The British surveyed out a grid of lots and concessions here so most roads in farm land follow that. A bit north of me the roads have to follow the terrain and are curvier but most of those have been upgraded so anything can do 100km/h on them easily.