DISCOVER IAN’S MUSINGS

Alcohol can make a person do some pretty daft things. From expressing undying love to someone whose blazing body would not earn your...

The Mk4 Golf is not regarded as a high water mark in the long history of VW’s seminal hatchback. In the case of the GTI, the detractors...

Chinese-owned MG has revealed a fully-electric sports car. Called the Cyberster, it is a two-seat roadster in the mould of the MG...

Cards on the table: I care too much about what others think of me. Always have. Far too long have I spent trying to please people, the...

I would wager that procrastination plays a key role in us facing our fears. We all have anxieties we need to overcome but, such is the...

There’s a new McLaren on the way. It’s called the 750S, and I spent an enjoyable chunk of this morning reading all about it. If it looks...

Intrusive thoughts. They’re deeply unpleasant, right? You do not need to suffer with an anxiety disorder to experience intrusive...

It would be easy to have been disheartened - and, truth be told, I was a little disappointed. After spending much of the last week...

As demonstrations of accelerative potency go, it was pretty emphatic. As Jeremy Clarkson pinned the throttle of the Jaguar XJ220, the...

This is not my first ode to an Aston Martin. Last autumn I published a piece on the Virage-based V550 of the mid-1990s. But the DB7...

So many people are obsessed with celebrity culture, and it is a phenomenon whose appeal I simply cannot understand. If I open a...

One of the things I love most about reading magazines dedicated to older cars, is the information I can glean about vehicles I’m either...

I’m struggling with my mental health today. And, as journalling is a proven effective tool to help reduce feelings of anxiety and...

I need to lose some weight. At my last visit to the bathroom scales, I recorded 15 stone, and I’d ideally like to shave at least two...

I am currently nursing the mother of all hangovers. It is no exaggeration to say that I have seldom suffered so much following a night...

It is almost a week since the official start of Spring, and today - March 26 - marks the beginning of British Summer Time (BST). In very...

I’ve been spending much time on Spotify lately. Indeed, not a day goes by at the moment when I’m not subjecting my laptop or phone...

The ‘E36’ BMW M3 has always been overlooked by enthusiasts of the go-faster 3 Series. Lacking the homologation credibility of the earlier...

It’s not often that a new car comes along these days and truly captivates me. Generic, ‘samey’ SUVs and family hatchbacks struggle to...

German giant Volkswagen is often regarded as being one of the more conservative car brands, and yet, from time to time, it is not afraid...