Electric or petrol cars

To be honest I am an old petrol head. I’ve worked on cars for 40+ years. I definitely wouldn’t miss diesel engines, they are just dirty and smelly. I don’t think the 2030 target will happen as the grid can’t handle the amount of electricity needed. America sells a gallon of fuel at the same price as we pay for a litre, they won’t follow. I do occasionally work on a Tesla, they have really got their act together. Fully charged in 15mins and only servicing is filling the washer bottle, brake pads and steering joists. Brakes hardly wear as the motor brakes the car very efficiently and creates energy. I did have a chuckle with the Tesla salesman, the interior is marketed as vegan leather, I said, “ you mean vinyl”. No Sir, it’s vegan leather! That’s got to be the best marketing ploy I’ve heard.

What sort of cars have you worked on?

Do you have a favourite car?

What sort of cars have you worked on?

Do you have a favourite car?

Very nice. Love the colour, what a beauty.

I like the classic Minis. My Gran used to have a Mini Clubman which she drove up until she lost her sight. It was brown with a really cool thick coach line. My old man is in to the classics as well he owns a few Jags. I prefer the Fords. I had an Anglia and mk2 Cortina for a time but have been driving a 2.0 Laser Capri though it's starting to rust in the boot floor, struts and o/s sill. Looks good in gold though.

I’ve worked on most cars, my Love is 1960’s cars. My lifelong special interest has been classic Mini’s, especially MK1’s. I mainly work restoring classic cars now, at the moment I’m restoring a Jaguar E type and a Beetle. I still have my late father’s 1950’s car which I restored and worked on identical ones as a child with him.