SsangYong Musso Rhino LWB Automatic

Report Five We’re edging towards the final lap with the Rhino. Unbelievably, I got the keys last September, shortly before the government’s second, softer lockdown. Amid the third one, as I write this, I realise that ‘lap’ is a tricky word. With all but essential trips forbidden since the last report, I have hardly been […]

Football’s own goal

One of modern life’s burning issues is how to spend £40,000 wisely. And if you’re David Beckham, that’s a daily cashflow problem. Beckham is, of course, the ultimate icon of fiscal fame, but in perfect formation behind him stands a very long line of UK premier league footballers who, while not exactly blighted by shyness, […]

SSANGYONG MUSSO RHINO LWB AUTOMATIC

Report four The driving year began with a looming cliff-edge – not from behind the wheel, but vis-a-vis the SsangYong brand itself, given news of bankruptcy in South Korea. We soon learned subsequent restructuring should not affect UK operations and, for me, that was a relief: among all the pickups I’ve fostered over the years, […]

Revealed: the cars that never died

The ink still wet on our decree absolute, arch-Brexiteer Daniel Hannan wasted little time in calling for an end to EU red tape. Recently handed a peerage, Hannan drew up a list of laws perceived as a handbrake on our prosperity. And in among his wish-list bonfire is the EU’s End of Life Vehicles Directive […]

SSANGYONG MUSSO RHINO LWB AUTOMATIC

Report 3 I used to think the Exeter University chore, a 100-mile taxi run on the M5, was that and nothing more. And to be honest, I dreaded how it might tally in our new pickup. We’ve evolved in the age of Covid-19 to short, mundane journeys and the Rhino has taken to this challenge […]