the system which is wrong, but as a
non-UK resident and non-tax payer I
w i sh he ’d s t op a l l t h i s ‘I a m Br it i sh’.
D G Wilson
Via email
So if you live abroad, you can’t be
British? Other expats might care to
argue with that – DS
Knight time
On reading the editor’s ‘Comment’
in Autocar (24 July), I felt I had to
write in total agreement. Apart from
his enormous talent, Lewis is a great
ambassador. Why has he not been
knighted when ‘ordinary sportsmen’
s uc h a s c yc l i s t s h av e b e e n g i v e n t he
honour, despite certain controversy?
Hoping with your influence this
can be rectified!
J Mash
Via email
Air we go
I took delivery of a new Mercedes-
Benz GLC in March, and Bob
C o sford’s e x p e r ie nc e of bu y i n g h i s
CLS was interesting (Your Views, 24
July). I read the reviews and specified
air suspension rather than the
driving assistance package. I didn’t
tick the ‘no-cost run-f lat’ option.
After collection I noticed run-f lats
were fitted and found the ride quality
w a sn’t a s go o d a s e x p e c t e d. T he
dealer changed the tyres and gave me
a repair and inf lation kit and the ride
was transformed, confirming the
value of air suspension.
John Gaskin
Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
Panda isn’t portly
The piece on cars’ increasing girth
w a s v e r y app o sit e (‘D o e s my bu mp e r
look big in this?’, 24 July).
I have a Fiat Panda 100HP as
my run-around and revel in its
narrowness. It was never intended
to be a five-seater so it doesn’t need
to be any wider. Its doors are narrow,
so it’s a cinch to get in and out of in
undersized parking spaces. I fear its
replacement won’t be so ideally sized.
Fi at h a s h i nt e d it w i l l b e a BE V, a nd
I can already hear the excuse: extra
space is needed for the batteries.
Michael J Bacon
Via email
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