THIS WEEK IN OUR FLEET...

DAVID SIMISTER EDITOR ❚

1990 MAZDA Eunos Roadster All of my weekend outings at the moment seem to end at B&Q – not exactly MX-5 territory. Perhaps I ought to invest in a trailer for it...

JAMES SADLIER MANAGING EDITOR

❚ 1994 FORD Mondeo 1.8 GLX The mighty Mondeo is still performing well, but another of Ford’s driving hits is about to join it on the Sadlier fleet – watch this space!

MIKE LE CAPLAIN PRODUCTION EDITOR

❚ 2001 MGF 1.8i Discovered a blown tail lamp bulb. Only – it hadn’t blown. The entire offside bulb assembly, on the other hand, was sitting on the boot floor…

MURRAY SCULLION NEWS EDITOR

❚ 1996 MAZDA MX-5 The gritters are out, so I’m feeling extremely nervous. On the plus slide, roundabouts are pleasingly slippery at this time of year.

CHRIS HOPE FEATURES EDITOR

❚ 1980 TRIUMPH TR7 FHC Oh dear. The dashboard lights have decided to stop illuminating. It’s a good thing the nights don’t draw in mid-afternoon. Oh no, wait…

CHARLIE CALDERWOOD STAFF WRITER

❚ 1988 VW Scirocco Scala Windscreen washers are proving troublesome. I’ve found no pattern to when they do or don’t work, so suspect a dodgy earth or fuse.

NICK LARKIN EDITOR AT LARGE

❚ 1953 MORRIS Oxford MO Scooping up various bits ready for the Morris’s imminent move to a new storage location. I’d almost forgotten how sound this car is!

RICHARD BARNETT MARKETS EDITOR

❚ 2002 NISSAN Micra What can I say about this 300 quid impulse buy, other than it’s good enough to deserve a re-paint. A fabulous runaround.