OFFBEAT
This section shows off unconventional motoring on our roads. It includes a skeleton driving a Sinclair C5 – remember those?! And the same skeleton drives a SUV. Also features a … Read More “Offbeat Motoring” »
Year: 2024
AMERICAN CARS, OWNER REVIEWS
Why have one when you can have three! Metallic Blue As a fan of the second generation Pontiac Firebirds, the seventies muscle cars, V8’s, I purchased some years ago – … Read More “Pontiac Firebirds !” »
![Pontiac Firebird Trans Am [1986]](https://carcadia.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/86_Firebird_Transam_06.png)
AMERICAN CARS, OWNER REVIEWS
As a child, I used to watch American cop shows featuring V8 vehicles including and not limited to Starsky & Hutch, The Rockford Files and the Dukes of Hazzard. Films … Read More “Pontiac Firebird Trans Am [1986]” »
![Chevrolet Corvette C3 [1980]](https://carcadia.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/80_Corvette_04.png)
AMERICAN CARS
Back in 2004 after liking the C4 and C5 model Corvettes, I looked at the more affordable C3 models. Not many for sale on Auto Trader, so every few days … Read More “Chevrolet Corvette C3 [1980]” »
![Subaru Impreza Turbo [2000]](https://carcadia.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/impreza_feb03_04.jpg)
OWNER REVIEWS
My first step into japanese ownership was approximately 20 years ago when I treated myself to a 2000 model year Subaru Impreza Turbo. Also my first and last purchase from … Read More “Subaru Impreza Turbo [2000]” »
![Mercedes CLK 55 AMG [2000]](https://carcadia.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1279-scaled.jpeg)
OWNER REVIEWS
On first sight, this AMG beast could be mistaken for any Mercedes CLK model of that era. The silver AMG alloys were available on other models at that time. For … Read More “Mercedes CLK 55 AMG [2000]” »
AMERICAN CARS, NEWS
Electric Mercedes G Wagon Launching Launching in Bejing on the 24th of this month, the 45 year old SUV in civilian clothing that was launched in 1979, has an all … Read More “April 2024 – News Brief” »
NEWS
Mercedes AMG GT Goes on a Diet A leaner AMG GT has now been launched. Instead of the usual twin-turbo V8 power, this variant has four-cylinder 2.0 litre engine. Performance … Read More “March 2024 – News Brief” »
ANECDOTES, DRIVEN
I live in Northamptonshire and on a particular day last year commuted to an office in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. A regular drive into this office along the usual ‘A’ roads that … Read More “Pot Hole Misery” »
ANECDOTES
Driving home the other evening, on seeing a motorist in a local lay-by with a police car in front of him and an unmarked car with flashing blue lights in … Read More “Pulled Over for a Bank Robbery” »