Tag Archives: driving

Living with an electric car for 5 days

Posted on June 5, 2015 by justdrivethere

So the electric car. Nothing new there you’ll tell me, and you’d be right. In fact, in the 1900s, they were more popular than petrol-powered cars. Then suddenly they disappeared, only to reappear almost a century later and try to … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 26, 2012 by justdrivethere

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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Is technology and the government actually taking over?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by justdrivethere

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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Driving the American way: The best way to travel?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by justdrivethere

So I have moved to Canada for now, the second biggest country in the world. It also has a population of only 33 million inhabitants, which is about half of that of France. This means it’s not a very densely … Continue reading →

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The art of driving a manual

Posted on October 6, 2012 by justdrivethere

Following my last post on whether hybrids can be cool, I feel there is one point I have to raise. As awesome as the 918 Spyder, or even the future Ferrari F70, will be, they do have one fatal flaw. … Continue reading →

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