I love my car

[glittertigger]

For the last ten days, I have been driving a hire car. After some minor negotiation (no, an automatic Corsa is not equivalent to a manual MR2) they gave me a six-month-old Tigra to play with. There was lots of paperwork but they gave me coffee and doughnuts while I filled it in :) The Tigra is a two seater convertible but not quite a sports car. The suspension is too soft, it's too tall, it has an enormous boot, the engine is in the front and the handling isn't quite sharp enough. It's a lively and enjoyable drive though and has lots of gadgets to play with (heated seats still freak me out a bit!). The styling has grown on me but I still don't like the fake leather trim.

Anyway, I now have my lovely car back. I was thinking this morning how much I like the more direct contact with the road and feeling the engine throbbing just inches behind me. I approve of the way it is mostly just two seats and an engine and you aren't transporting lots of extraneous material around with you. And I love stroking the leather steering wheel :) Ahem. I'll stop now.