Peugeot 308 CC A Hairdresser? Moi? Hairdressers come in for a lot of stick don’’t they? Whenever you see a car that is pretty, rather than handsome, or bling-tricked rather than sticker-bedecked, you think it belongs to a hairdresser. The cars that fall into this category range from a Triumph […] Read more »

Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer If You Liked the Carlton, You’ll Like This! I liked the Vauxhall Insignia. Anyone who doesn’’t is just trying to start an argument or being objectionably trendy, and this probably harks back to the good old days when it was considered smart to criticise the Cavalier […] Read more »

Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 Veloce Quite a Nippy Wee Sweetie I’m not sure about the Mito. I like the side view and the rear end, but I’m not so sure about the face, a bit like Jordan I suppose. There seems to be an awful lot of sagging plastic underneath […] Read more »

Toyota iQ Charm Bracelet Attraction When the guy delivered the Toyota iQ I went out to have a look. At first I thought there had been a terrible accident and asked if the guy was OK. He looked puzzled and said he was fine, and asked me why. I pointed […] Read more »

Land Rover Defender 110 Station Wagon Brick-Like And Bruising, But I Love It! I’ve got a theory. Go to any agricultural sale or auction and you can spot a Land Rover Defender driver at 50 paces. He walks with a list – to the left. And no, it’s not the […] Read more »

Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 110 SE Frugal Yet Fun Family Saloon I’’m old enough to remember the original lightweight, skinny-wheeled, nimble handling Golf. It was first introduced in 1974 which makes it 25 years old this year, but it was the introduction of the GTI, 2 years later that really […] Read more »

Ford Fiesta Titanium 1.6 Full of Fun at Half the Price At around 14 grand, the 1.6 Ford Fiesta is almost half the price of a 300 bhp Ford Focus RS at nearly 26 grand. On that basis you could be forgiven for thinking that the Fiesta should be only […] Read more »

Audi R8 Can’’t Live With It – Don’’t Want To Live Without It! Babe magnet? Yup, it shore is. Which surprised me, I thought Audi’’s R8 was rather understated in the styling department. Considering it’s cousin comes from Italy and has more syllables in its name than an Italian menu […] Read more »

Ford Focus RS Lighting the (Ford) Blue Touch Paper … The Ford Focus Firework You know that sense of anticipation you get when you go along to the local beauty parlour for your first Brazilian? It probably seemed like a good idea just the other night in the pub standing […] Read more »

Audi Q5 SE, 3.0 TDI quattro Reminiscent of Reggie I can’t help it, but the first time I saw the vast Audi Q7, it reminded me of Reginald Perrin’s mother-in-law. So when I first clapped eyes on the Q5, I thought it was a baby hippo. The Q7 already provides […] Read more »