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31/10/2008 04:29. “chap had cleverly replaced the suspension on his ancient Chevrolet with scaffolding poles. It wasn’ta desperately elegant, or comfortable, solution but” // Business Daily Africa

26/10/2008 06:10. Not that long ago, so many people had Ford Sierras that they formed an army large enough to shape the outcome of general elections. And now? They’re gone. All of them. You’re more likely to see a Model T.

It is the same with all cars. They come. They provide a frisson of excitement for the new owner, they get sold to a minicab driver and when they are so full of hen-night sick that their wheels stop going round properly, they are dismantled and turned into toasters.

The speed at which this process happens is astonishing. In fact, I’ve just worked out that it takes longer to design and engineer a new car than it does for that car to go from being someone’s pride and joy to being the handle on a Morphy Richards kettle.

Just last week I sold my Volvo XC90 because it was getting... // Times Online