The journal of Vivian De Vere
Good company. Proper cars. A story worth telling.
Written reviews, photographs and a few well-considered opinions from events, shows, pubs and cars & coffee gatherings.
Cars · Road test
Not recommended, unless it is your second car and you never stray far from a charger.
The MINI Cooper E is a fantastic little car: beautifully built, quietly luxurious, genuinely fun and equipped with one of the best sound systems at this price. But it is also a £35,000 toy with limited range, and the range is the one thing an electric car really ought to have.
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Cars & Coffee · Sunday 11 October
Approved. Arrive early, or accept the consequences.
There are car events, and then there are mornings when the Cotswolds appears to have emptied its garages into one rather beautiful corner of Gloucestershire. The Classic Motor Hub’s October Coffee & Classics, held on Sunday 11 October, was firmly the latter.
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