Summary
Sandra Howard, a woman of some style, if not a great deal of taste in husbands, drives an 18-year-old Fiat Panda. This is wonderful news. Plainly, the wife of the Tory leader is a member of the emergent cult of people who have discovered enlightenment, happiness and salvation through driving an old car.
Exasperated by the shallowness of a race that can never be won, sickened by gluttony on wheels, bewildered by car-borne gimmickry and stunned by vast insurance premiums, a few wise souls are opting out and creating a new religion: the automotive equivalent of sackcloth and ashes.See the full content of this document
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Buy an Old Banger and Stick It to the Joneses
Just think freedom. No more anxiety about keeping up with the McWhatsits and their '04 Mercedes. No more feelings of competitiveness on the school run. No more paranoia about being bumped or stolen. No more huge repayments. Escape at last from the pervasive, ingrained social snobbery...
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