Month: October 2017

I am no longer your customer. I used to be. In fact, I rented with you enough to reach Avis Preferred Plus status, not that that matters. I have found better alternatives. Individually, at airport rental locations, the experience was wildly variable – from the best service I’ve ever received to by far the worst.… Continue reading An open letter to Avis

Another different review week this week – older cars that I drove many years ago. First in line, the 2014 Škoda Fabia. When based in Qatar, one weekend I rented a car and was given a 2014 Fabia – the last year before a new version of the car was released in 2015. This Fabia… Continue reading Škoda Fabia

Hello everyone! This week, it’s the Tesla Model S. In early 2016, I had the chance to test drive a Tesla Model S. Specifically, the 90D. Tesla model names are pretty straightforward: ‘P’ before the number indicates a performance model, the number is the size of the battery in kWh, and ‘D’ after the number… Continue reading Tesla Model S

Ok, so I admit, I’ve managed not to achieve two blogs a week. Sorry. I’ll manage one a week though. Promise. Kind of. A few months ago, I was given a Nissan Versa as a rental car. I’ve not driven a Nissan for many years, and it seemed fine from the outside. The Versa is… Continue reading Nissan Versa

It’s a new week, and a new blog post. The first car this week is the Mazda MX-5 Mk3, also known as the NC. I had the MX-5 with the 1.8l engine – there were very few trim levels in the UK – although it was also available as a 2l, which featured a few… Continue reading Mazda MX-5 NC