Concept of Reality Matt 27. January, 2016 Cheap Ramblings 2 Comments The Geneva International Motor Show, or as some call it “Salon”, is now just a few weeks away and manufacturers are putting the final touches to the concepts from which they will whip a satin shroud in...
A Touchy Subject Matt 21. January, 2016 Cheap Ramblings If you have an interest in tech you are probably aware of the spectacular failure of Europe’s biggest ever Kickstarter project, the Zano drone, which promised the Earth and failed to deliver so much as an...
What’s in a Name? Matt 15. September, 2015 Cheap Ramblings I am a parent. I would have started that last sentence with the words “believe it or not” but for the fact the simple act of becoming a parent isn’t rare, miraculous or in any way difficult. If one is...
Oh do pay a fortune, 007! Matt 2. September, 2015 Cheap Ramblings Like most blokes I’ve always loved Astons. It’s not just the obvious connection to you-know-who, more of which later, but for most of my life there was always something special, rarified, exclusive about...
Dimensionally Challenged Matt 16. August, 2015 Cheap Ramblings I was in Eastbourne yesterday. For those of you outside the UK it’s one of the many Southern seaside towns on the so-called “English Riviera”, a beautifully preserved relic of a bygone era full of...
Wherefore art thou, (Alfa) Romeo? Matt 24. June, 2015 Cheap Ramblings 5 Comments I’ve always rather liked Alfas. Not in that deluded, blinkered “you aren’t a proper petrolhead unless you’ve owned one” fashion so oft espoused by one J. “Clobber” Clarkson Esq but in a more...