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RANDOM things happen when you drive a car around that looks like the BFG has inserted his football into it.
Everyone stops and stares. Most point. Some laugh. And I can tell you Gosport’s dentists have been busy because I’ve been shown more fillings in the last 24 hours than a pie man…
I really love our [...]

WHENEVER I am introduced to someone for the first time, I avoid where possible the subject of my occupation…
It is not because I am embarrassed or ashamed of a job I love, it is because more often than not I get told a horror story about a bad car retailing experience that person has suffered.
‘I [...]

THERE are few things stranger than an Italian maker’s launch – and the unveiling of the latest Abarths is no different.
Last night I arrived in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, to try the latest Abarth 500C and Punto Evo – but it wasn’t until pre-dinner drinks I noticed something wasn’t quite right…
You know that feeling you get [...]

OUR Ford Fiesta bought from Lifestyle Europe has sold - and we’ve doubled our money for BEN in the process!
It wasn’t easy though - my blood pressure has been up and down like a yo-yo!
It all started so well. As you know Lifestyle Europe helped us find an absolute corking Fiesta for our charity challenge.
We [...]

IF you’re heading to the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday keep your eye on the track around 1pm.
That’s when I’ll be attempting to guide this monster up the hill climb – the Lexus LFA!
My run is due between 12.45pm and 1.30pm and the bad news is it looks like rain…
The 552bhp, 4.8-litre machine [...]

FANTASTIC – as if my Monday morning mood couldn’t get any worse, I found this in the gutter as I walked to work…
We’d parked our 911 for 2011 Ford Fiesta outside the office over the weekend and I’ve just turned up to find some low life piece of toilet scum has done this.
Now I know [...]

VAT rising to 20 percent was a much-anticipated Budget announcement, so there was no surprise when it was announced last Tuesday.
Oh no, was the first reaction: that’s a hefty chunk on the price of new cars, not to mention the price list reprint and other logistics dramas.
But, here’s another thought. Could it actually work in [...]

OUR 911 for 2011 Ford Fiesta is up for sale on classified website Auto Trader – and we’ve been a little bit cheeky.
The car is an absolute peach. Bought trade from our friends at Lifestyle Europe, it’s done a ridiculously low 46k miles, has 12 months MOT, 6 months tax and full service history.
The five-door [...]

Typical. With the magazine safely away to the printers, all signed off, sealed and sent – I finally do the deal on the next car for our 911 for 2011 challenge.
To be honest, I had a feeling it would come off, but unfortunately it all happened a bit too late to reveal in the latest [...]

THE SMMT hosts its annual test day every year at Bedfordshire’s Millbrook in May – and, once again, yours truly attended!
It comprises of major manufacturers brining their model range to Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedford and letting all of us journalists drive them on closed circuits and on the open road!! Sound like fun? [...]