14 May 2023
K-pop, cruise holidays, Game of Thrones, country music, Bruce Springsteen’s back catalogue, football and Wimbledon – well, all ball-sports for that matter, Bounty bars, Coldplay, Ant and Dec, beer, coconut, The Scott Mills show… All of the aforementioned have an enormous and devoted following. However, the appeal of each and every one of them is completely lost on me.
And then there’s the...
02 Feb 2021
If I were to ask you what you thought the best-selling French car of all time was, what would your answer be? The Citroen 2CV perhaps, the Peugeot 205? And what about the Renault 4, or the Renault 5 for that matter? All surely are contenders.
The correct answer? The best-selling French car of all time is actually the Renault Clio. In fact, since its launch, the Clio has become the first...
24 Nov 2019
Perhaps it was Volkswagen who started it, with their Amarok. Or was it Mercedes Benz with the X-Class? Then again, the Americans have been doing it for far, far longer. But they would, wouldn’t they? It’s just so typical of them.
I’m talking of course about the plush pick-up truck. Surely you remember The Fall Guy’s GMC wideside?
Dubious early ‘80s TV nostalgia aside, there’s now no...