Since the invention of the automobile, motoring has always been considered something of a masculine business.  Admittedly, motorists in the early days had to be pretty adventurous sorts to master the numerous procedures involved in starting and driving one of the new-fangled automobiles.  Just to start the engine involved a long-winded ritual of having to turn [...]

As an occasional dealer in top-quality used cars, I used to enjoy the simple pleasure of picking up a nice ‘cheapy’ for a customer. Typically 9 or 10 years old, a little Fiesta, Polo or Clio would be taken in part-exchange by a garage against a newer car and I’d then buy it from the dealer at [...]