For the car enthusiast, my front drive has been a spotter’s paradise this weekend. My birthday party on Saturday meant an influx of friends from all corners of the UK, bringing with them a wide range of vehicles. Besides the previously mentioned Porsche 911 Targa, the Mercedes CLS 55 AMG was getting plenty of attention, as was the Mazda MX-5 bought just this week from www.sportingcars.co.uk, a Sussex used car company which specialises in just selling this one model. Who knew such a place existed? Not me. The Jaguar XF earned a few admiring glances, and there was even some interest in the VW Touran, which my friend who works in private surveillance has had modified so he can sit in the back and watch and photograph the world going by without anyone noticing. But all these were put to shame by the Ford Transit-based camper van recently bought by some friends as an alternative to a tent. It’s a worrying sign that men of a certain age (erm, 40) still get excited by performance hardware, but also have more than a passing curiousity in something with a sink, fridge, hob and fold-out beds.
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