Introduction

Welcome to this blog which I am writing. Firstly I’d like to make a bit a bit of an introduction about myself, and about the reason why I decided to produce this.
My name is Phil and I have always had a keen interest in cars/motorcycle & boats, nothing obsessive, just a healthy interest. I have spent some time on track with a Superstock spec CBR1000RR and have spent some time offroad with a TVR powered Bowler Tomcat, but mostly my cars have been pretty unassuming. I have however always tried to steer away from ‘mainstream’ cars. By this I don’t mean the outright bizarre cars which no one will have ever thought of, just the cars which tend to be in a minority. Lots of people have lots of different reasons why they buy a car, for some its practicality, for other’s it’s status, some prefer performance over economy, or whether safety is your primary concern, there is always a balance of head versus heart when it comes to buying a car. What I will write about over the coming months is, in a way, a long term test of a car……a minority car, and I hope that this will share some of my thoughts and experiences which will allow you to consider cars that were typically not ones at the top of your list of things to buy. It will hopefully bring you some laugh’s some shocks but most importantly help you realise that you don’t need to pop to your local dealership and buy a car with a 70,000 mile warranty and tie yourself into the ‘mainstream’ game!