In lated prices

Recently I had a puncture 39 miles from home in my Jaguar F-Type. Big tear in the side wall, tried the tyre foam and wasted 10 minutes. Then I used my phone to find a local garage; sorry , no chance of finding 295/30R20 at 12 noon on a Saturday. One hour later I was on a recovery truck heading home. Changed cars and started again. Got to the weekend break four hours late, and I still had the tyre to sort out on Monday.

It made me think of those ‘as tested’ prices you publish. So much money – £15k of extras on a Golf R! £75k of extras on an Aston Martin! But nothing as useful as a tyre. Seriously, how much for a spare wheel, wheel brace and a jack? Now manufacturers are giving us voice control. Is this so we can shout at their cars when they let us down badly?

Paul Alexander

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