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2023 will always the year I bought my dream car and drove it home to my garage.

Granted, I didn’t drive it very much after that. That’s what 2024 is for, it seems.

Happy New Year, folks. May it be the year you realise your dreams.

#citroen #citroën #ds #dspécial #dreamcar #classic #french #garagegoals #lifegoals

Hello. It’s me again. Just popping back on here to make you all aware I’ve started a new car-buying service.

The idea is that if you’re not sure which car you want to buy, you can ask me. I’ll send you a questionnaire, you fill it out, and then I’ll give you three great options for your budget.

In short, I want to help you to buy your next car Carmly. So that’s what the new service is called. It’s launching today, in association with Palmdale Car Finders, and I’ll be offering the service independently too before too long.

You can find more details at the link in my bio.

Only an idiot would go out and take pictures of his new black car at nighttime, right?

#ev #hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #synthwave #80s #pixel #retro #gunshipmusic

Only an idiot would go out and take pictures of his new black car at nighttime, right?

#ev #hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #synthwave #80s #pixel #retro #gunshipmusic

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster of a day. Today we said good bye to our old stalwart family wagon. We had four years and 43,000 miles with Svetlana the Superb - but it was time to move on, and so we decided to look for something new.

Happily, we settled on a car I’ve wanted ever since I saw the concept version unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in 2019. I still think the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks like nothing else on the road, a concept car made real. That one made financial sense for us to buy (sort of) got me very excited.

After a bit of digging we found this 2022 example with 23,000 miles at a dealer willing to extend the warranty by three years. A good battery state of health and faultless drive meant I was willing to overlook the swirly paintwork (anyone handy with a mop?!)

So here’s the new addition to the family: Evie (the EV, obviously! 😂). Genuinely can’t believe one of these is now our family car and I’m so excited for the new memories we’re going to create with her!

#hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #ev

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster of a day. Today we said good bye to our old stalwart family wagon. We had four years and 43,000 miles with Svetlana the Superb - but it was time to move on, and so we decided to look for something new.

Happily, we settled on a car I’ve wanted ever since I saw the concept version unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in 2019. I still think the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks like nothing else on the road, a concept car made real. That one made financial sense for us to buy (sort of) got me very excited.

After a bit of digging we found this 2022 example with 23,000 miles at a dealer willing to extend the warranty by three years. A good battery state of health and faultless drive meant I was willing to overlook the swirly paintwork (anyone handy with a mop?!)

So here’s the new addition to the family: Evie (the EV, obviously! 😂). Genuinely can’t believe one of these is now our family car and I’m so excited for the new memories we’re going to create with her!

#hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #ev

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster of a day. Today we said good bye to our old stalwart family wagon. We had four years and 43,000 miles with Svetlana the Superb - but it was time to move on, and so we decided to look for something new.

Happily, we settled on a car I’ve wanted ever since I saw the concept version unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in 2019. I still think the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks like nothing else on the road, a concept car made real. That one made financial sense for us to buy (sort of) got me very excited.

After a bit of digging we found this 2022 example with 23,000 miles at a dealer willing to extend the warranty by three years. A good battery state of health and faultless drive meant I was willing to overlook the swirly paintwork (anyone handy with a mop?!)

So here’s the new addition to the family: Evie (the EV, obviously! 😂). Genuinely can’t believe one of these is now our family car and I’m so excited for the new memories we’re going to create with her!

#hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #ev

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster of a day. Today we said good bye to our old stalwart family wagon. We had four years and 43,000 miles with Svetlana the Superb - but it was time to move on, and so we decided to look for something new.

Happily, we settled on a car I’ve wanted ever since I saw the concept version unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in 2019. I still think the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks like nothing else on the road, a concept car made real. That one made financial sense for us to buy (sort of) got me very excited.

After a bit of digging we found this 2022 example with 23,000 miles at a dealer willing to extend the warranty by three years. A good battery state of health and faultless drive meant I was willing to overlook the swirly paintwork (anyone handy with a mop?!)

So here’s the new addition to the family: Evie (the EV, obviously! 😂). Genuinely can’t believe one of these is now our family car and I’m so excited for the new memories we’re going to create with her!

#hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #ev

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster of a day. Today we said good bye to our old stalwart family wagon. We had four years and 43,000 miles with Svetlana the Superb - but it was time to move on, and so we decided to look for something new.

Happily, we settled on a car I’ve wanted ever since I saw the concept version unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show in 2019. I still think the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks like nothing else on the road, a concept car made real. That one made financial sense for us to buy (sort of) got me very excited.

After a bit of digging we found this 2022 example with 23,000 miles at a dealer willing to extend the warranty by three years. A good battery state of health and faultless drive meant I was willing to overlook the swirly paintwork (anyone handy with a mop?!)

So here’s the new addition to the family: Evie (the EV, obviously! 😂). Genuinely can’t believe one of these is now our family car and I’m so excited for the new memories we’re going to create with her!

#hyundai #ioniq5 #electriccar #ev

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

Look, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?

#audi #100 #rs2 #quattro #r8 #v8 #turbo #classicaudi #classiccars #roadtest #fivecylinder

When you go off-route on the BYD Dolphin Surf launch and happen upon its ancestor…

#byd #dolphinsurf #seagull #newcar #electriccar #ev #yellow #stabiloboss

When you go off-route on the BYD Dolphin Surf launch and happen upon its ancestor…

#byd #dolphinsurf #seagull #newcar #electriccar #ev #yellow #stabiloboss

Sunset last night on the way into Heathrow.

(Photographed from a Canberra.)

#wing #flying #planepics #aviation #airbus #a321 #britishairways #sunset #clouds #aeroplane #airplane

Putting the new Citroën Holidays camper to the test this week with not one but two separate camping trips.

Behind the slightly naff name, it seems like a great mid-size option so far - comfortable and easy to drive, with a smartly finished habitation area that does a lot with the space on offer. The pop-up roof is a doddle to open and close, and the overhead bed contained within is one of the most comfortable I’ve slept in.

Only downside I’ve found so far is the lack of standard flatscreens in the hab area, which means lots of insects find their way in and get stuck in the mesh ‘windows’ of the roof.

#camping #camper #campervan #motorhome #citroen #holidays #dispatch #jumper #glamping #travel #holidays #familycamping

Yesterday in headlights.

#peugeot #aventurepeugeot #museum #history #cars #peugeot505 #peugeot104 #peugeot404 #peugeot309 #headlights #yellowheadlights

Yesterday in headlights.

#peugeot #aventurepeugeot #museum #history #cars #peugeot505 #peugeot104 #peugeot404 #peugeot309 #headlights #yellowheadlights

Yesterday in headlights.

#peugeot #aventurepeugeot #museum #history #cars #peugeot505 #peugeot104 #peugeot404 #peugeot309 #headlights #yellowheadlights

Yesterday in headlights.

#peugeot #aventurepeugeot #museum #history #cars #peugeot505 #peugeot104 #peugeot404 #peugeot309 #headlights #yellowheadlights

Probably a good sign I’m enjoying a car when I stop to take pictures of it on the way home from a long trip and then spam Instagram with it.

The hills are alive with the sounds of Peugeots.

(Actually, that’s a lie, because they’re electric, so they don’t make any noise at all.)

The hills are alive with the sounds of Peugeots.

(Actually, that’s a lie, because they’re electric, so they don’t make any noise at all.)

Two Saabs in the same airport car park, three years apart.

Seems I just can’t keep away from the things.

Think I need to buy more turtlenecks.

#saab #saabsofinstagram #saab93 #aero #saabconvertible #saabturbo #swedishcars #abba #ikea

Two Saabs in the same airport car park, three years apart.

Seems I just can’t keep away from the things.

Think I need to buy more turtlenecks.

#saab #saabsofinstagram #saab93 #aero #saabconvertible #saabturbo #swedishcars #abba #ikea