SUMMER WITH THE BOYS ☀️

THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. THE PLAN IS QUESTIONABLE.

There’s something about summer and cars that turns grown adults into 17-year-olds again.

Roof down. Music up. Pointless detours. Petrol station stops that somehow take 40 minutes. Somebody’s car develops a noise. Somebody says “it’ll be fine”. And nobody really knows where we’re going.

THIS WEEK’S SUMMER RUNNER

VW NEW BEETLE CABRIOLET -

Everyone talks about the MX-5. The MG TF gets its shout too.
We chose the Beetle.

Not because it’s faster. It isn’t.
Not because it handles better. It doesn’t.

We chose it because summer cars aren’t supposed to make sense.

Roof down. Weird shape. Zero urgency. Maximum character.
It turns an ordinary drive into something you actually remember.

FAST IS OPTIONAL MEMORIES AREN'T

CARADHD SUMMER LAW

The best drive isn’t always the one with the best car. It’s the one you’re still talking about years later.

If the sun’s out, the roof comes down.

No destination required.

No sensible reason required.

No horsepower requirement.

If you arrive smiling, you bought the right car.

RUSTY KEYS

FORGOTTEN ICONS

THE NORMAL VERSION CAN BECOME RARER THAN THE HERO.

Enthusiasts save the fast one. Collectors save the special edition. That often leaves the ordinary trim disappearing first.

WHY IT HAPPENS

Years later, the performance version can be easier to find at a show than the normal one everybody actually remembers seeing every day.

RENAULT LAGUNA COUPÉ

One of those cars that makes you stop and think… when did I last see one? Not rare because everyone wanted one BUT rare because most people forgot about them. inclusive, and built on genuine passion for all things automotive.

RUSTY KEYS TEASER- Next week: something once common enough to ignore, now weird enough to miss.

👓 SPECKY’S SPOTS

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

Somebody looked at a crossover and thought the missing ingredient was less roof. We respect the commitment to chaos.

RENAULT AVANTIME

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

Massive doors. Weird glasshouse. MPV proportions with coupé ambitions. Renault clearly had a meeting where nobody said “no”.

MPV? COUPÉ? CONCEPT CAR THAT ESCAPED?

WHY DOES THIS EXIST?

Because normal cars were apparently too easy.

So that is what we're building next. Don't change it.

WEIRD-O-METER

Avantime: 9/10. Gloriously unnecessary.

Murano CrossCabriolet: 10/10. Absolutely nobody asked.

🔎 AD-VICE - WE READ BETWEEN THE LINES.

🔎 AD-VICE #001

£1,800 AUDI 80 — GOOD CAR, BAD AD?

Proper 90s Audi. 2.0 petrol, MOT, receipts, spares and apparently no rust underneath.

Sounds promising.

📸 BUT WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS?

Nearly £2k for a 31-year-old car and we're barely shown it.

No interior. No engine bay. No underside. No close-ups of the bodywork that's supposedly been prepped for paint.

The description isn't actually bad — the photos are letting it down.

AD-VICE: 5.5/10 🕵️
Don't drop the price. Fix the advert first.

📸 PHOTOS SELL CARS.

CARADHD RULE:
If you've written about it in the advert, photograph it.

🔐 WANT THE FULL CLUE?
Full vehicle analysis. Coming to CarClue.

PUB ARGUMENT/ GRANNY TEST

THE GRANNY TEST

Honda Jazz Mk2

WOULD YOUR GRAN BUY IT?

HONDA JAZZ MK2
Easy to get into.
You can actually see out of it.
Buttons where buttons should be.
Huge inside for something so small.
Boring? Maybe.
Clever? Absolutely.

GRANNY-O-METER 👵

Comfort: 8/10
Visibility: 9/10
Faff: 2/10
Practicality: 9/10

GRAN SAYS:
“Aye, but why would I need anything faster?”

PUB ARGUMENT

BMW E46 COUPÉ ⚔️ NISSAN SILVIA S15

SAME MONEY. WHICH KEY ARE YOU TAKING?

E46:
Rear-wheel drive. Huge knowledge base. Parts everywhere. Everyone knows what it is.

S15:
JDM rarity. More special. More attention. And you aren't passing another three before you get home.

SETTLE IT AT THE PUB

E46 or S15?

There is no correct answer.

There will, however, be a 45-minute argument.

ONE PHRASE GOES OVER THE WEIGHBRIDGE.

SENTENCED TO THE WEIGHBRIDGE

FREDDIE’S EYE REVEAL: that bubbling arch was never a repair quote - it was the clue to inspect the sill, inner arch and MOT corrosion history. Point to anyone who asked the next question.

THE SCRAP HEAP HALL OF SHAME #001: ‘Probably just a sensor.’ No scan. No diagnosis. No evidence. Straight over the weighbridge.

AUTOMOTIVE CRIME SCENE: cheap luxury can be financial murder when neglect stacks up. The Range Rover L322 is not guilty by model name alone - but a neglected complex luxury 4x4 at bargain money can turn every warning light into a funding round.

Then, because CarADHD has no attention span whatsoever… supercars.

THE VERDICT

DOES THE £500 HERO TICK THE BOXES?

VALUE ████████□□ 8/10
PRACTICALITY ████████□□ 8/10
RUNNING COST POTENTIAL ███████□□□ 7/10
RISK █████□□□□□ 5/10
FUN █████□□□□□ 5/10
CARADHD FACTOR ████████□□ 8/10

SHINE — WITH HOMEWORK.

Cheap motoring still works when the structure is honest, the mechanical story makes sense and the buyer leaves money for old-car things to behave like old-car things.

NEXT WEEK... teasers

Freddie’s found something he doesn’t like.

Specky’s found something he REALLY does.

Car Sniffer found a cheap car that makes no financial sense… so obviously we’re interested.

SEAN’S SALES

CARS WE’D ACTUALLY PUT OUR NAME TO.

Not every car needs a 47-point inspection, a bloke in a suit and a finance calculator.

Sometimes it just needs to be a good car, honestly described, at the right money.

Sean’s Sales is the CarADHD classifieds corner — cars we know, cars we rate, and cars we’re happy to stick our name beside.

No auction-house waffle.
No “first to see will buy.”
No pretending a 93,000-mile BMW has only ever been driven to church.

Just real cars, proper descriptions and straight answers.

Some will be sensible.
Some will be modified.
Some will make absolutely no financial sense whatsoever.

That last category may appear quite regularly.

See something you fancy? Get in touch.

BUY THE CAR. BLAME SEAN LATER.

SEAN’S SALES #001
292BHP. A BIG BOOT. APPARENTLY THAT COUNTS AS A FAMILY CAR..

SEAN’S SALES #001

2020 BMW 330e M SPORT TOURING

292BHP.

£15,700 OVNO

2020 BMW 330e M Sport Touring finished in stunning Alpine White with Hyper Silver wheels.

93,000 miles • Automatic • 292bhp • MOT until January 2027 • ULEZ Free

Powered by the 2.0 B48 petrol plug-in hybrid setup with the 12kWh battery, giving you 292bhp in what is supposedly a sensible family estate.

THE IMPORTANT BITS

Black leather heated seats • Black headliner • M Sport steering wheel • Virtual Cockpit • Reverse camera • Lowering springs • Full service history • Full V5

The car has been well looked after with no expense spared and has recently benefited from a new rear differential, new propshaft and new engine mounts. ( PROOF THERE TO SHOW)

Engine and gearbox are solid, the engine bay is properly clean and overall the car presents exceptionally well for its age and mileage.

It works brilliantly as a long-distance motorway cruiser, has plenty of room for the kids, dog and luggage — and then remembers it has 292bhp when you put your foot down.

Alpine White, Hyper Silver wheels and the slightly lowered stance finish it off perfectly. Sensible enough for the school run. Quick enough to make the school run considerably more interesting.

SEAN SAYS:

“Kids. Dog. Luggage. 292bhp. I’ve heard worse excuses for buying a car.”

£15,700 OVNO
📞 07470 677302

SEAN’S SALES — CARS WE’D ACTUALLY PUT OUR NAME TO.

SUMMER WITH THE BOYS ☀️

THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. THE PLAN IS QUESTIONABLE.

THIS WEEK’S SUMMER RUNNER

CARADHD SUMMER LAW

RUSTY KEYS

FORGOTTEN ICONS

WHY IT HAPPENS

RENAULT LAGUNA COUPÉ

👓 SPECKY’S SPOTS

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

RENAULT AVANTIME

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

MPV? COUPÉ? CONCEPT CAR THAT ESCAPED?

MPV? COUPÉ? CONCEPT CAR THAT ESCAPED?

🔎 AD-VICE - WE READ BETWEEN THE LINES.

🔎 AD-VICE #001

📸 PHOTOS SELL CARS.

MODIFIED / WORKHORSE

WORKHORSE

BUILT NOT BOUGHT

BUILT NOT BOUGHT

BUILT NOT BOUGHT

SLEEPER ENERGY

STOCK, STANCED, VAN, SUPRA — WE'RE NOT PICKY.

PUB ARGUMENT/ GRANNY TEST

THE GRANNY TEST

PUB ARGUMENT

SETTLE IT AT THE PUB

ONE PHRASE GOES OVER THE WEIGHBRIDGE.

THE VERDICT

DOES THE £500 HERO TICK THE BOXES?

SHINE — WITH HOMEWORK.

NEXT WEEK... teasers

SEAN’S SALES

CARS WE’D ACTUALLY PUT OUR NAME TO.

SEAN’S SALES #001

THE IMPORTANT BITS

SEAN SAYS:

🚘 SEAN’S SALES #001 - IT’S GOT ISOFIX.THAT BASICALLY MAKES THE 292BHP IRRELEVANT. 2020 BMW 330e M SPORT TOURING 93K MILES £15,700

SUMMER WITH THE BOYS ☀️

THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. THE PLAN IS QUESTIONABLE.

THIS WEEK’S SUMMER RUNNER

CARADHD SUMMER LAW

RUSTY KEYS

FORGOTTEN ICONS

WHY IT HAPPENS

RENAULT LAGUNA COUPÉ

👓 SPECKY’S SPOTS

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

RENAULT AVANTIME

NISSAN MURANO CROSSCABRIOLET

MPV? COUPÉ? CONCEPT CAR THAT ESCAPED?

MPV? COUPÉ? CONCEPT CAR THAT ESCAPED?

🔎 AD-VICE - WE READ BETWEEN THE LINES.

🔎 AD-VICE #001

📸 PHOTOS SELL CARS.

MODIFIED / WORKHORSE

WORKHORSE

BUILT NOT BOUGHT

BUILT NOT BOUGHT

BUILT NOT BOUGHT

SLEEPER ENERGY

STOCK, STANCED, VAN, SUPRA — WE'RE NOT PICKY.

PUB ARGUMENT/ GRANNY TEST

THE GRANNY TEST

PUB ARGUMENT

SETTLE IT AT THE PUB

ONE PHRASE GOES OVER THE WEIGHBRIDGE.

THE VERDICT

DOES THE £500 HERO TICK THE BOXES?

SHINE — WITH HOMEWORK.

NEXT WEEK... teasers

SEAN’S SALES

CARS WE’D ACTUALLY PUT OUR NAME TO.

SEAN’S SALES #001

THE IMPORTANT BITS

SEAN SAYS:

🚘 SEAN’S SALES #001 - IT’S GOT ISOFIX.THAT BASICALLY MAKES THE 292BHP IRRELEVANT. 2020 BMW 330e M SPORT TOURING 93K MILES £15,700

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