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High-octane, low cost automotive adventures

 
 

 
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How fast is a Fiat 500 ? A Hoff-assisted V-max attempt.

It has been a long time since we V-Maxed a car. There’s simply no place to try it in the UK, but to quote the great Alan Partridge; “this isn't Britain... This is der Autobahn!”
by TheDuisbergKid
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Nothing handles like a rental – EV adventure

If you want something enough you can find a way to justify it. I once had a mate who argued that a 1986 Porsche 911 would be the perfect family car because you can fit a stroller in it and it might do 30+ MPG on a Motorway. I b...
by TheDuisbergKid
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Nothing handles like a rental – Le Mans in a Lemon.

Am I a real, certified, petrolhead ? My qualifications include lapping the Nürburgring, owning a Mk1 MX-5 and making Penny Mallory squeal from the passenger seat of a Nissan 200SX at Oulton Park. The glaring omission in my CV...
by TheDuisbergKid
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When it all goes horribly Nürburgwrong

In ’98 I took delivery of my first decent company car, a brand new Golf Gti, convinced my boss that I had an urgent appointment in Germany and dashed out of the office. Rightly suspicious of my motives, he called me later to ...
by TheDuisbergKid
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Nothing handles like a rental – Zandvoort!

Styled by Japs, slapped together by Frenchmen, sold to pensioners. That’ll be the Toyota Yaris, the Yaris I collected from Amsterdam airport, on another automotive adventure. How can you possibly have any fun with something w...
by TheDuisbergKid
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The mile (and three quarters) high club.

The Mile (and three quarters) high club.

Following the usual format for our ‘nothing handles like a rental’ adventures, I disembarked another budget airline flight, collected the keys to something ordinary, and walked into the sweltering heat of Nice airport’s c...
by TheDuisbergKid
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