You leave the house on a dark wintery morning at 7am ready to drive to work. Your faithful 13 year old Ford Escort is waiting outside in the road, a little patch of oil and antifreeze marking its space. You unlock the car door from the passenger side and clamber over into the driver’s seat. The driver’s lock stopped working a few months ago and you’ve never bothered to get it fixed, having become accustomed to climbing over and telling yourself the exercise is good for you! Read more…

What makes us choose the cars we do, and what prevents us from opting for a certain brand that would actually make an excellent choice? Nowadays, there’s such a bewildering array of makes and models on offer from a huge variety of countries that it’s pretty difficult for an undecided buyer to make a decision. Of course, 30 years ago, the choices were a lot simpler but then so were the personal prejudices of the consumer that many marques would be excluded without even getting a brochure! Read more…