Alex Robbins

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Freelance car journo. Contributing editor & question answerer @TeleCars; regular @CarGurusUK. Ex-used cars editor @whatcar & @autocar. UKCOTY juror. ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
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Yes, it should come as little to no surprise that I’ve popped up here again today. To celebrate, here’s a Renault 21 I took a picture of on holiday in Spain two weeks ago.

To say that I’m extraordinarily proud of this would be an understatement. One of my oldest and dearest friends on the bridge of his ship - and I got to write about it.

And you can read about it on the Telegraph app today, or online here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/telegraph-christmas-road-test-hunt-class-mine-countermeasures/ [reg req’d]

Telegraph Christmas Road Test: Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel HMS Hurworth

Hunting mines is as relevant as it ever was – as we discover on one of the Royal Navy’s most interesting ships

The Telegraph
Merry Christmas, folks - from us, to you.
Smol Volvo is smol. A Smolvo, if you will. #weirdcarmastodon #weirdcartwitter #volvo #90s
Well look, as a Volvo owner I couldn’t very well let a cold snap go by without taking at least one picture of my car in the snow, now, could I?
Would you like to see the Volvo’s info centre warning me it’s a bit nippy out? Of course you would. This is in the garage, hence it not being minus something, which it was outside.
Bit crispy round my way.
This week’s test car is a very blue Ford Grand Tourneo Connect; a VW Caddy Life with some paper-thin tweaks to Fordify it (and consequently it gets the awful latest-gen VW infotainment, which is almost a deal breaker). But it is surprisingly comfy, good to drive, and has a very gutsy (and pretty economical) diesel engine. More expectedly, it’s roomy and super versatile, with seven folding/tumbling/sliding seats, and an adept family hauler. #ontest #ford #vanlife #weirdcarmastodon
Welcome, folks. Here’s some bonus content. I haven’t posted on the other site. It’s a Mk2 Cavalier with some important business types who know what they’re doing and therefore aren’t looking to buy Twitter.
Well I’ve only been on Mastodon for a day and already I’m saying goodbye to a car. This thing just went off to a new home, taking me from sixteen down to eight cylinders and from three to two cars. #tvr