I bought myself a Cadillac last April - quite a nice shiny new one.
It was a stupid move, because the damn things are no good when you're driving off road in Ireland. Several times, the damn thing got stuck in the mud and I had to ask a neighbour with a tractor to help me pull it out. "Nice car" he said, with a tiny grin he didn't try nearly hard enough to hide. Still, when someone is helping you, you've got to be nice about it.

I spoke to my local mechanic, and he said "What you want is a new set of tyres". I couldn't see how that would help, but he'd been straight with me in the past. So he suggested a local manufacturer, who was doing innovative things with natural fibres. I kitted the car out with four new tyres and a replacement spare, and my new Eire CIEN All-Hay Treads made every drive up the dirt track as smooth and problem-free as it was made-up.

I sold the car, but I still use the same mechanic to service my Accord.
(sabre-tooth monkey, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 16:04, 3 replies)

you hate Ireland?

(Monkeystrumpet monkey. Monkey, MONKEY!!!, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 16:11, closed)

No, Ireland is lovely, in my limited experience (4 nights in a youth hostel in Dublin).
It was an attempt at a pun, you see.
(sabre-tooth monkey, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 16:15, closed)

Not much of a fan of arson myself
if you really are interested.
(IdlePeAcEsign if trouble were my mistress, i'd send her to them, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 17:08, closed)