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RICHARD PORTER

MY WIFE’S CAR SUFFERED A MYSTERIOUS DING that hacked a big chunk of paint from the edge of the driver’s door. Worse still, her car is black, so it looks cack. And as I was getting ready to repair this, something dawned on me: paint is a bloody stupid thing in which to finish cars.

Yes, I know we like to have a choice in bodywork colour, but if you want your car to stay looking nice you will curse paint because it’s a daft thing in which

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