Poetic Justice

[jonres]

My wonderful reliable Nissan Primera left me stranded at 1 a.m. on a darkened M40 slip road, just after I had told several people how reliable it was compared to the Tasmin. So while that was being repaired at extortionate cost, I contemplated my daily 50 mile M1 commute and weekend travels in the previously less than reliable wedge with something approaching trepidation.

This time, I needn't have worried; I'm probably tempting fate by saying this, but she ran like a dream! I must have done over 500 miles in the week and a half my "main" car was off the road, and I enjoyed every minute of it!

What amazed me is how many people let you into queues when you're driving a wedge, and how many people want to talk about it! Quite unlike a friend's experience whilst being driven in a Lamborghini Diablo - apparently hostility was the main reaction to that car.

Nothing beats a good old British institution!

[jonres]

Drove up to Norfolk and back in the wedge this weekend - and into the first heavy rain I've seen for months. I was impressed with how watertight she was, the only place that got wet was my leg! I traced that to the hole the accelerator cable comes through the body - I think a little silicone sealer is called for.

Meanwhile, the Nissan took offence to the rain and wouldn't start when I tried to move it out of the way to put the wedge back in the garage when I got home.

Maybe I should sell the Nissan and buy another wedge!