August 2009 Archives

Come gather round people, take the next left and in 400 yards take the right lane for the lights they are achangin'....

It was once the opinion of sub continental tiffin wallahs and other such Empiric throwbacks that we were as mad as a box of kangaroo skin underpants. Barking. One spice short of a full curry.

Zut alores! Il a vendu la mèche* Comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles!**

Citroen has released plans of another French cliche - The DS

The Highways Agency says more than 15,000 drivers broke down on England's motorways over a 12-month period after running out of fuel.
Agency figures show that 15,788 drivers ran out of fuel on England's motorways between July 2008 and June 2009 - an average of 43 every day.

I think we have all suspected it but speed is not the cause of most motorway accidents. It's just the easiest to detect and punish.

Not that we have a blame culture in the country. No, never.

Saab is waving goodbye to Vauxhall as GM offloads its world-wide problems.

I don't know, they come over here, stealing our women, bringing their damned jitterbug dancing and handing out chocolate and nylons like , well like chocolate and nylons.
Over paid and over here. Go on, get out of it Mac! And take your hamburgers with you.

The Americans, who in the eyes of some have only made one useful contribution to European culture, the phrase 'cheese eating surrender moneys,' are up to their old aloofness tricks.

Hola! SEAT is preparing unleash unbridled lust and desire at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.

Lock up your daughters the new Leon Cupra R is here.

This week my wife's insurance renewal arrived. And it was good news.
Not only is she now protected in the event of earthquake, likely to become more frequent as climate change kicks in, but her cover no longer extends, specifically, to driving on the Nurburgring.

From today, and about bloody time too, Plod will be looking with renewed vim and vigour for drivers under the influence of Bolivian marching powder and a host of other alternative stress therapies.