LET’S get one thing straight from the outset with this one – it’s not a car that’s going to get you over-excited.

The SEAT Toledo is the sort of car that does exactly what you expect it to do without raising your expectations any higher than that.

It’s a faithful Labrador in a world when there are many other more popular designer breeds. And a few exotic options thrown in for good measure. But I’ll tell you what. There aren’t many other cars around for the money that will give you this sort of usability for your family.

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BMW’S first foray into the four door coupe market has certainly caught the eye – I almost had to take my shoes and socks off to count the number of positive comments it sparked.

And if it’s power you crave, then you ‘ve no need to look much further. The range is topped by a new 450hp twin turbo V8 that should satisfy the most ardent petrolhead.

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IS it really as far back as 1995 that Diana gave ‘that’ interview to the Beeb’s Martin Bashir? And was it really that long ago that they started selling appliances with pre-wired plugs for the first time?

1995 was notable for some significant deaths – Fred Perry, ex-PM Harold Wilson, Ronnie Kray, Fred West (no real loss there, obviously) but also for one significant birth – Honda’s CR-V.

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I USED to hate cross country at school – mile after interminable mile of plodding through fields, ditches, across streams, down paths that had never seen a human before and usually in cold, damp, windy weather.

Couldn’t see the point.

But then along came a driving licence and ‘cross country’ took on a whole new meaning.

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