I’ve never really driven many cars. There’s the one’s I learnt in, and then there’s Percy. And why not? Sure, Percy’s basically a Flintstones car with a tape-deck but he’s been pretty reliable. Except for all the bits that have been replaced…

… but now I’ve added two cars to that list in as many weeks.

Being a 2-car 1-motorbike family seemed rather excessive and slightly prompted by my annoyance at loosing all of my no claims bonuses following a bump (still can’t believe she claimed!) at some traffic lights we decided that Tracy (Ange’s 1.6 litre Toyota Carina) should be the family car.

A few weeks ago Percy the Polo was returned full-circle back to David and I started driving Tracy. Oh the joys of a sunroof, windows that work, power steering, a fifth gear and proper brakes!

But it still wasn’t ours. There wasn’t enough Rob ‘n’ Ange about it. So, we’ve just brought ourselves a little Rover 214 Si. It’s smaller, lighter, a lot younger and less battered, and should be a lot more fuel efficient. Adding a remote-control engine immobilizer, electric windows, CD player and a tachometer to my list of new car gadgets to play with…. ruddy brilliant!

In more annoying news, I got some new bike tires (Avon Road Riders) fitted on Gabz last week. They were amazing. She felt like an entirely different bike. I was very excited. Then one of them went flat overnight. Pants.