Dumpton

Welcome to the UK !

This is actually a bitter sweet watch. Half way between funny and disturbingly familiar. 

Depressing and Confusing

 Im sat on a gloomy night feeling stressed about cars. Even though ive found a very good internet company who delivers cars to test drive for a week Im begining to think after driving my first 2 choices that what Im looking for deceased years ago. When you drive a BMW and a VW Golf GTI and are disappointed with the handling then where do you go from there ? Premium brands that were once revered as the " ultimate driving machine " or the " greatest hot hatch " are in fact now just distant echoes of what they once were. Oh, they look very nice but its all exterior gloss and image which quickly disappoints once they are driven. When did this decline happen ? 

Meanwhile You Tube reviewers satisfy the algorithms and hype up the perceived quality brands. When I think of the hours ive spent watching these people review cars that ive now driven and found to be anything but what they say. I dont think they " rock the boat " with honesty if it contradicts popular opinion. I mean how anyone can call the Golf GTI the greatest all rounder is beyond me. Road noise, poor handling and the classic VW mis-firing engine saw me otherwise disagree. The quality has long gone. 

So im going around in circles tonight wondering whether cars really are going to fill a hole in my being anymore. I think a lack of fun to drive midrange models that dont cost £30,000 is the problem here and manufactures who no longer care about a product I think that is now aimed mainly at millennials who know no different. I also believe that modern cars are aimed at people who just want to drive around town. I might go so far as to say they are aimed at women more than men today ? Car adverts certainly push this image. Talking of adverts my daughter noticed that women that appear in them as a rule are all portrayed as dancing... Weird. I dont think anyone feels like dancing in the UK at the moment.