CARS and DRIVING

One of my favourite thing is to travel and my favourite way of travelling long distances is driving. I started driving in 1999, my first car being a very old Dacia 1300, built in 1973. I still have that car and is still in good condition, but I don`t use it anymore.

The most important thing for me in a car is versatility. I`m not interested in looks, design, speed or power. What I want from my car is to have a lot of space for baggage, to be robust, to be able to go on bad roads, to consume little amount of fuel and to be cheap to repair. The solution was obvlious: Dacia 1307 Double Cab 1.9 D 4x4. That`s my ride and it`s the car that fits me like a glove. I enjoy everithing about my car and I will buy only Pick-ups from now on.

My dream car would be a Toyota Pick-up, but even if I could buy it I can`t afford the maintenance.

For me the most important rule when driving is safety. I hate breaking rules and I hate people that broke the rules. That is why some of my friends consider my driving as boring, but everyone feels safe and I had no major incident. Hopefully I`ll never will, but with the madness in today traffic one can never know for sure....

I have travelled with my old car around 100.000 km. My new car has served me until now for more then 110.000 km since 2003 when I bought it. That gave me the chance to travel across Romania and even a short trip to Athens. So I am familiar with many of the romanian roads. Below I have a map of Romania, and with thick black line I pointed out the romanian roads I have allready visited. There are a lot more to come, as it is visible on the map.