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LETTER OF THE WEEK
Simple pleasures
Having read Kris Culmer’s appraisal of his Toyota Land Cruiser (Our Cars, 10 May), I feel the need to share my recent experiences.
I’m fortunate enough to own several vehicles that might be considered the ‘best’ examples of their type: an L460 Range Rover, an L663 Land Rover Defender and a Mk7 Volkswagen Golf R, among others.
My parents have recently found that they no longer require the services of the 2005 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 E that has served as the go-to runaround transport for several members of the family and a dog for 18 years. I’ve been charged with selling it, but I’m finding it more appealing by the day. A manual gearbox, less than 60bhp, key entry for the (failing) central locking and wind-up windows now seem less effort than the screens required to be navigated in supposedly more advanced cars.
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Perhaps it’s an age thing that you get to a point where you delight in simplicity and a better ride. I can relate to Steve Cropley’s mourning at the departure of his beloved Citroën Berlingo and am thinking the Polo may have to remain with me as a reminder of when less may actually have been more.