Anyone out there like me who has to have a book in the car just in case we're completely stuck in traffic with nowhere to go for hours (well, this IS M25 country:mad: ). What book?

Only book I have in there is the manual! :D

Although in the 4x4 we carry a mac in case it rains, never thought to take anything else like a book! Hmmm Gary takes with him his road atlas in his Polo too but that might be really boring reading.

We tend to play Eddie and that keeps us amused for hours. Sad fact is that we log the names of the Stobart lorries that come our way. Always great fun if you are alone..... :rolleyes:

I'm such a geek! :p

Only book I have in there is the manual! :D

Although in the 4x4 we carry a mac in case it rains, never thought to take anything else like a book! Hmmm Gary takes with him his road atlas in his Polo too but that might be really boring reading.

We tend to play Eddie and that keeps us amused for hours. Sad fact is that we log the names of the Stobart lorries that come our way. Always great fun if you are alone..... :rolleyes:

I'm such a geek! :p
We keep a blanket in each car - to cover my head in a thunderstorm (husband driving of course!!!!) - I'm terrified of thunderstorms. :)

I don't keep a book, but I have downloaded a casino game on my phone and also have Dolly Parton and Shania Twain in the CD player.

I've got the first season of "The Outer Limits" (forunner to the Twilight Zone) on DVD - but rarely get stuck anywhere so badly that I would watch it on the road - it is good to watch if you pull over for lunch though.

I've got the first season of "The Outer Limits" (forunner to the Twilight Zone) on DVD - but rarely get stuck anywhere so badly that I would watch it on the road - it is good to watch if you pull over for lunch though.
I have to admit I have been at a standstill on a road only twice - 5 hours on the M25 and 1 hour on the way to work once. First time the children were young so we read something like Winnie the Pooh! It's just occurred to me what a problem it would be if we were stuck like that in the Eos, roof down and car behind too near to close the roof and it rained. Sorry - I'll get on with my day and think about more sensible things now!!

For my everyday driver it is a workshop manual, full set of tools and basic spare parts reflecting its age and distance travelled [360,000Km and increasing]. Any stoppage will be due to mechanical problems rather than traffic conditions.

The Eos is a different story altogether - the car has an ambience that inspires confidence that it is going to be extremely reliable and forgiving. I am downloading some "talking books" onto SD cards for future long trips and possible road delays - we just haven't agreed on which ones we will both listen to :) .