Day: Sep 27, 2015

‘I’m Really Rather Cross’ – A VW Owner Speaks Out

Have you been a victim of TDI? Our journalists are waiting.

Ashley Scarpa at the wheel of her well-used 2014 VW Passat yesterday. Image vis The Guardian
Ashley Scarpa at the wheel of her 2014 VW Passat TDI. Image via The Guardian

The author writes:

When we founded Driven to Write, we didn’t exactly begin with a set of guiding principles. Our aim was to provide an alternate voice to the mainstream motoring press and perhaps hold their feet to the fire from time to time. Similarly, ‘Big Auto’ and their well remunerated leaders have frequently felt the sting of our pen. However, one thing we never set out to do was to cause a member of the public to feel belittled and hurt, which is what this piece unintentionally achieved. Continue reading “‘I’m Really Rather Cross’ – A VW Owner Speaks Out”

A photo for Sunday: 1979-1991 Mercedes SEC

It’s another Mercedes. Say what you like about them, they do last. 

1979-1991 Mercedes SEC
1979-1991 Mercedes SEC in central Dublin. What a fabulous colour. Is this car less serious because it’s golden bronze? I think not.

The caption for this image should be “parked up like it’s 1979.” Or 1983, to judge by the licence plate (is it British?). Up until the late 1990s it was possible to park creatively like this in Dublin, in lots of places. There were lane-ways where double-yellow lines had not been applied or where traffic wardens seldom went. I used to park on pavements if the need arose (but only pavements where nobody actually ever walked). I had a list of places where I could hide the car and not pay while in town. Continue reading “A photo for Sunday: 1979-1991 Mercedes SEC”