No man is an island, as they say. Neither is any man a T-junction or dual carriageway, as no-one says. I've waxed lyrical in the past about the inextricable link between man and machine, in … [Read more...]
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2011 – Press Day
Friday the 15th of July sees the start of this year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power, held at Cholmondley Castle. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, it’s possibly best described as Cheshire’s … [Read more...]
Anyone for Golf? Why the Volkswagen Golf is truly a car for the people
Whenever anyone asks my advice regarding what car they should buy, I have a one size fits all answer. Without the need for any further questioning, I can almost guarantee that there is a car which in … [Read more...]
Who’s an ugly duckling? The Aston Martin Cygnet
Many months ago, Aston Martin announced plans to produce a ‘luxury micro car’ in the UK and Europe, it’s based on the super frugal Toyota IQ, prices will start at around £30k and it will be … [Read more...]
Ben’s Cars
My car CV can be described as somewhat chequered; I’ve owned 25+ at the last count, some great, some average and a few absolutely dreadful. I believe that the character of a car far outweighs its … [Read more...]
Fighting the Disiesel – Why I’ll remain a Petrolhead
I recently did something I’ve not done in quite a while. Let me set the scene. It was a Friday afternoon, the sun was shining and I had one of my favourite albums on whilst driving home from work, … [Read more...]
Audi A1 – Is it just a bit boring?
Is it just me or does the new Audi A1 strike you as, well, just a little bit boring? I promise this is in no way a knee jerk reaction to the recent mauling of the England football team by Germany but … [Read more...]