Apologies. As I’ve now clarified elsewhere, I’m in the UK, where the typical owner would appear to be somewhat more louche...

Yeah, if ‘pavement’ didn’t already give it away, I’m in the UK. Guess it doesn’t translate to the US quite so much, by the sounds of it.

Whenever you see a Audi RS3 or a VW Golf R, you just know it’s an egomaniacal 25 year old mobile phone accessories shop employee living with his parents, who is about to mount the pavement to get past you at a junction. Every. Single. Time.

An electric 911 definitely wouldn’t sit right. To clarify, I’d be fine with Porsche designing an electric car from scratch when it came to replacing it, but the engine, and its placement, are just too central to what a 911 is.

Let’s just sum it up...your Cybertuck looked like shit straight when it was factory fresh, and now it’s starting to look even worse.

The Wikipedia entry on the worldwide variations of this kind of treat is fascinating, and occasionally even shocking.

Anyone posting an image of a modern Maserati has no sense of adventure. A Ghibli Cup is what you really (don’t) want.

Imagine a Citroen SM, but with hundreds of added electronic things that could also go wrong at any moment. Imagine a phobia so bad that you fall into a coma upon hearing the words ‘Hydroactive suspension’. That’d be me.

I feel I should apologise. I read the article, but assumed that an appreciative comment regarding your thoughts on Bristol would get lost in the sea of general agreement.

I’m strongly anti-monarchy, but there’s no way you’d be buying that for anywhere near the guide price. ‘Come and buy me’ is the auctioneer’s term for it. Bear in mind an old X-Type Jag she only drove a few times sold for nearly as much. This one’s in a different league in terms of how iconic it is. Plus, she’s dead…

On the whole, people want to to buy the stuff they had on their bedroom wall. The collectors of the older cars are dying. Younger collectors aren’t interested, because they want newer cars. It’s that’s simple. Same as Elvis memorabilia. Values are tanking because he’s an irrelevance to newer generations.

I loved my Roadster more than any car I’ve ever owned, but if you hadn’t beaten me to it, I’d have suggested it myself.

It’s this. Next question...

I dunno about videos, but I always liked the rear cover of the Das FX album, Hold it Down, mainly because the cars are just that bit more down to earth than you might expect to see, and also the incongrous burgundy GS.

I can only hope more celebrities snub him after this. Mark my words, he’ll be getting even more obnoxious in future, because he knows it’s what people want.

Heyyy now. The Rover and A Class we can agree on, but I hit peak dad levels when I got my Roomster Scout. A great car for child transportation, garden waste disposal, you name it. Basically any situation where you need a car to abuse and to not really give a shit about.

Wait. Is this like that Danny Boyle film, except instead of The Beatles, everyone just forgets that the Mini exists?

Mostly for the commentary, but also the mid-engined 4WD CVT transmission DAF

To be fair to Elon (and I feel weird even saying that), the only Teslas I ever see on the road are the model 3 and a few model Ys. The others were never strong sellers in the UK, so it probably makes sense.

I’ve got a couple of Playforever models. Not quite replicas; they’re more like an homage to the originals. Their CNC series is the kind of thing that only heads of large multinations could justify to themselves. Mine are just the plastic versions, but they’re still beautiful to behold, and very tactile.