VOLKSWAGEN MULTIVAN
A cracked windscreen, a dinged door and a £740 bill have rather soured the mood
MILEAGE 16,150
WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see if the latest VW ’bus has all of the charms of its predecessors
I
was driving towards Northampton when
I heard a loud clack, followed by my instinctive own swear word in response, which indicated that a stone or rock or errant wheel nut had given the Volkswagen Multivan’s windscreen a hefty whack. (And provided a reminder to always wear a full-face helmet in a car without a windscreen.) But what was this?
I peered at it to note no sign of any damage. Crikey, that was a result, I thought, and largely forgot all about it. Then three days later, I got a text from a colleague testing the van saying: “Um, Matt, did you know about this crack in the windscreen?”