Caffeine & Machine – 8th January 2022
During 2021 I made no fewer than 11 visits to Caffeine & Machine, that ever-popular meeting place for car and bike enthusiasts situated a few mile...
2018 Honda Civic Hatch 1.0T SR (GB)
The rental car sector in the larger markets of the world is an important one, for two reasons. Firstly it is large, and with cars typically staying on...
Abarths at Cheddar Gorge – January 2022
Cheddar Gorge has long been popular not just with tourists who flock to see the caves and the attractions at the bottom of the Gorge, but also those w...
Haynes Motor Museum – Sparkford (GB) – November 2021 update
Having first opened in 1985, the Haynes Motor Museum is now well known among car enthusiasts, and although its location, just off the A303 in Sparkfor...
2018 Mercedes-Benz C300 Cabriolet (USA)
During the 1990s there was an explosion in the number of convertible versions of saloon and coupe models brought to market by just about every car man...
Jaguar Breakfast Club at Gaydon – January 2022
It used to be the case that once the clocks had gone back and winter weather set in, then car events more or less ceased, with a big gap in the enthus...
New Year’s Day Meet at Andoversford – January 2022
Although a significant percentage of the population is not terrible keen in heading out early on New Year's Day, as they catch up on sleep following t...
2018 Audi A3 Saloon 2.0 TFSi Premium (USA)
When collecting a rental car from Hertz's massive LAX facility, I customarily walk all around, having a good look at what is on site. It takes several...
NEC Classic Car Show – November 2021
As Covid restrictions gradually easing during the second quarter of 2021, so a number of car events were able to take place, most of them at the same ...
Abarth Regional Group Events in 2021
The number of Regional Abarth Groups continues to grow, with several new ones covering parts of the UK that previously did not have a local Group, bei...