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About justdrivethere

Automotive enthusiast, Travel seeker, Whisky aficionado

The Old-School review, the Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI 8V

Regular readers will know how I lament about modern sports cars. In a way, they are too good, so to get any sort of driving feel or sensation, you have to drive way too fast, which usually ends up with … Continue reading

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The Edonis, the forgotten sports car?

When we all grew up, we always had our poster supercar. If you grew up in the 70s, it was a Miura, in the 80s, it was an F40, in the 90s, probably a Mclaren F1. I grew up in … Continue reading

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Is technology and the government actually taking over?

A few weeks ago, I moaned about how technology and automatic gearboxes were making cars worse. Turns out that is only half the picture. Things may actually be taking a turn for the worse. You see, for example, Volvo just … Continue reading

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The Car World is changing

Here’s an interesting fact that everyone already knows: The automotive industry is changing. Cars are becoming lighter, engines are becoming smaller and technology is taking over. However, there is another point that people tend (usually on purpose) to forget. The … Continue reading

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Newsflash: The return of driving pleasure? The Alpine is back!

With the new Toyota GT86, Toyota and Subaru did something we all wanted a manufacturer to do: Bring back excitement in new cars. As I have said already, new cars are now increasingly boring, and to really get some spark … Continue reading

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