Too tired to drive from staying up late going-over the good old days, at a Wake, with all the friends of a dearly departed, I gave the keys to "The Old Lady" and rode shotgun all the way home to Billerica, MA ... from Saratoga Springs, NY.

It didn't take her long to get into The Full Monte Zooming mode.
Got the seat just right, mirrors tilted for full views, steering wheel angled for the long-haul, type-searched Country on the radio and away we go. She got us home in time for dinner and actually made a Pit Stop ... pulling-up to the Pump and getting enough to get home and outta-there, back-in traffic again within two minutes. She struggled with the Gas Cap while I ran inside and took a leak.

Her concentration was incredible. She even let the Cruise Control manage speed for awhile while we were on the wide-open road.
She pulled it out of overdrive for the long uphill stretch across the Berkshires and was Queen of the High-Speed Lane for most of the day.
My favorite move of hers of the day was pulling-over to the right to let a fast-mover gaining on her go by. But the guy went to Cruise and was doing door-handle to door-handle instead of going by. With us rapidly gaining on a slow moving big-rig up-ahead ... she grabs the T-handle and jerks it back out of Drive and stands on it, leaving the road-hog trailing the Monte for pretty much the rest of the trip.

I napped for a bit and woke to find her holding the wheel at four and seven O'clock ... pushing 80 and holding a rock-steady line with the Escort Solo stuck to the windshield and my wife Marguerite doing a pretty fair piece of making-time in the Monte.

It's bare-bones stock ... but fun as heck!

 

 

lord have mercy hot rod mama u got there rick

 

sounds like she learned to drive from chris d00d or 'Space... lol

 

I won't mention what came to mind the first time I read the title of the thread.

Glad to see you both had a good/safe trip. The Monte seems to have that kind of effect on people. Sounds like Marguerite will be driving the Monte more often.

 

I think I've seen your car around before in/near billerica. But glad to hear you had fun!

 

I don't doubt it! The Missus had her Honda Civic rear-ended by a State Vehicle. The Monte is our Number-1 Daily Driver right now. It's easy to spot it, too ... what with the Tan Vinyl Top and no Spoiler.

I was amazed how well it tracked down-the-road on out way over the Pike to New York. The steering was right on the nose with no play in it. That made it fun scooting around the Big Rigs and slower-moving traffic.

I drove over. I set the Cruise at 78.5 and it stayed there no matter if it was flat, uphill or down. Nice system GM has in that Monte!

 

Yeah my wife enjoys driving the monte as well. The monte gets a lot of looks when I drive it but when she drives it oh boy all these dudes try to race her and give her the stare LOL and compliment her. it is histerical. I have driven behind her in a uhaul it is interesting. If I am in the passenger seat it is not as bad. She had mentioned tat it happens but I didnt know it was that bad until i had to drive behind her.

 

I'm going to be driving up in the mountains this weekend. What's the best way to disengage the overdrive, shift down?

I've got a 2005 SS, for reference.

Thanks!

 

I think we all need to see a few pics of Hot Rod Babe behind the wheel.