I appreciate there is a lack of new content on this ‘ere blog. Blame work commitments, Christmas gift buying pressures, the weather or a certain puppy. I apologise, and will bring new content over the next week or so. In other news, I’ve heard this blog looks very impressive on an iPad. If anyone would…
Yes, it’s a Panda
Telling people you drive a Fiat Panda seems to produce a number of reactions depending on how much the individual knows about cars. Those whose automotive knowledge only comes from Top Gear, don’t really care. If Clarkson hasn’t set fire to it or raced it against a nuclear-powered submarine then it’s not important.
Only in France…
…would they eat snails. There’s probably actually other countries that hold escargot in such high regard, but for the purposes of this blog it’s all about the French. This week the back windscreen on my girlfriend’s Citroen C2 shattered for no apparent reason. Perhaps she slammed it too hard, perhaps the ice cracked it, perhaps…
A quick note on the name
Engage Sport Mode wasn’t intended to be the first choice for this blog. Anyway, I thought about other car type names (which weren’t already taken) and settled on EngageSportMode. This comes from the days of my very first car which had a massive 50bhp. Shouting “Engage sport mode” meant to close the windows, turn off the…
Welcome to EngageSportMode
Hello, hi, how are ya, bonjour, and so forth. This is my new toy; a blog designed to let me vent my feelings about all things automotive and related stuff. I don’t profess to be a professional car journalist, I am merely an opinionated amateur. There are hundreds if not thousands of similar blogs in…
