I love the cross bar ingenuity. I do, I really do. Especially given that the cost of genuine cross bars are stupid money (I want to get some for my wife’s car - but the kayak can just on my car for now - the cross bars are more expensive than another kayak) but you’ve made them out of wood and a Canoe goes in water.…

We literally just traded our 2015 Polo on a 2015 Ford Kuga(Escape). The polo was lovely, well built, great little turbo engine, handled superbly and the DSG was fantastic. But, it was just too small. I am not tall, but I have long legs, short body and I have to have the seat so far back that it was in the rear of the…

Saab and Mercedes had something similar too. I just don’t get it though. How is this better than a regular manual? And more pressing, how is this any better than an auto? Its solving a problem noone has. A dual clutch with paddles sounds just as fun as this, you just lose the motion of rowing through the gears in an H…

I won’t be able to buy a Bronco as they aren’t making them in RHD. But if I lived in North America I would definitely buy this over a Wrangler. I know Ford have had reliability issues, but I have more faith in their products than I do FCA. I’m not planning on buying a Wrangler, but I would look at the Bronco (if I…

What? They are going to keep building this thing for a couple more months? Whyyyyy

How do you even need to ask these questions!!!??? It’s simple keep the Ranger and Camry given that they ummm ahh work. The Cavalier was rubbish when it was new and hasn’t gotten any better since. The Isuzu looks like it will give you tetanus and that F150?! Really, if the Isuzu looks like it will give you tetanus the…

Once again a Jeep Grand Cherokee either diesel or V8. I’m assuming a V8 will be cheaper. They can tow 3.5 tonnes (that’s metric, not whatever goofy system you Americans use) which is more than enough to tow a stripped out hatchback. They aren’t very big, hardly any bigger than an Outback and they are quite nice cars.…

I think because we had so many rusty cars on the road historically they just put a blanket rule on rust. The wof process is entirely flawed. I had a car fail because the womble who installed the speakers cut the rear parcel shelf, however the blown rear suspension bushes were deemed totally fine! This was my High…

Infiniti has more of a chance of being discontinued given that they have pulled out of just about every other market. I think Nissan is “too big to fail”, they also have the best selling SUV in the US don’t they?

Those cars have to pass a 6 monthly warrant of fitness test. So no, rusty shit boxes don’t tend to stay on the road. However as we have no emissions taxation people keep their horrifically unsafe cars for far too long making the average age of cars on our roads something like 15 years.

Yes! Thats exactly what it is! I hadn’t thought of it that way. 

Ok. I’ve had an ‘09 Lancer as a company pool vehicle and its hideous. Absoutely horrible to drive. My mother in law has a brand new Mitsubishi ASX (not sure if that’s sold in the USA) it is one of the worst new cars I have ever driven. I cannot stress just how bad the gearbox is. My sister in law has a brand new…

I test drove a Jimny. It is not a great car by any stretch of the imagination. Its slow unrefined and tiny. But my god does it have tonnes of personality! I want one. But being a two door it is just too small. I can’t realistically get a rear facing car seat in the back and with the rear seats in place there is no…

It also makes me hate the gearbox in my car less... The problem with a CVT is that revs make no difference on forward momentum (at least thats how it feels) Subaru have overcome that with software and it kinda works and you get a little satisfaction out of driving it. The CVT in a Corolla (I had one as a long term…

The 3.0 in the e46 M3 obviously. And the 4 cylinder e30. The 1hz Toyota 4.2 straight 6 naturally aspirated diesel, it runs on sticks and won’t die, and of course it’s turbo charged brother the 1hd-t. Then there’s the 3 liter straight 6 turbo diesel that is wedged into every BMW from the 3 to the X7 - that is nothing…

The new model doesn’t have this?! Bonkers! We won’t see it in RHD until next year and it was on my list of potentials, but I kinda want a proper 4x4.

The Grand Cherokee is the perfect option (unless you want 7 seats). I just had a quick look and American tow ratings seem odd. But if you look at a country like where I live, where people have tow bars on Honda Fits - the Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 diesel or 5.7V8 is rated at 3.5 metric tonnes. Thats 7000 pounds.…

Our old Highlander had one. I really miss it. So does Mr Labrador. I’m looking at a proper 4x4 to replace the Outback next. And the only one 4x4 in our market that has an opening glass hatch on the tailgate is the LandCruiser Prado (and the Wrangler, but I like my car to be safe and work). Toyota might just get the…

But when you have to take it in for its next warranty repair (probably tomorrow) they will fix it for you :( 

The one Renault I would even entertain buying is the Koleos until you realise its just a re-badged Nissan X-Trail in which case I would rather set fire to myself.