to me at an early age that cars are ‘an emotional purchase’. They aren’t financially smart things to buy or own – they are only a cost. But it’s OK because we love them. The proof of this was when I managed to drive non-stop for an hour having not replaced the radiator cap on my beloved Peugeot 306 D Turbo. In black. With the last three letters of the numberplate spelling SPY. It was very cool. But what really wasn’t cool was explaining to a mechanic how I hadn’t noticed the engine temperature climbing until it
