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Says his job description should be shown at the Smithsonian as one of the longest documents in the English language. Likes small cars and simple 4x4s that he can mend himself.

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• Recession? What recession?
  I had my teeth gritted as I walked into the sprawling halls of the Paris motor show. And it wasn't...
• Finally, I'm in Paris
  There's nothing quite like the thrill of the Paris motor show. Even as the show opens, there's...
• Can I have some money too?
  Unsurprisingly, American car makers have felt a bit left out in the forthcoming $700bn US government...
• Not that impressed with the 300C
  A 40-mile motorway trip with a token-gesture five miles of sub-urban sprawl at either end should provide...
• Bankrupt Lehmans had F1 stake
  Yes, that's right. Just as we were all at the point of saying - global downturn and stockmarket chaos...
• re: Citroen Berlingo: the relocation specialist
  I think we're opting for the less confusing van/MPV!
• Spy photographer for the day
  It's not every day that you get to be a spy photographer, but I was travelling around the M25 on...
• Tesla Roadster...driven finally
  Well, it's finally happened. After all the hype, all the fantasies and all the no-it-can't-really...
• Defend the Defender, Land Rover
  J D Power has just published the results of its 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study, which summarises the...
• Company vs country
  The sheer scale of Ford's recent quarterly loss - $8.7bn - is difficult to understand. I know what...