: About Me

I'm a published motoring writer for a monthly glossy in Ireland. I have had an unhealthy interest in all things car-related since childhood.

My job affords me an outlet for the vast store of information and observations I have made for decades.

I test drive at least 4 cars a month and hope to impart some of my knowledge to potential consumers in the new vehicle marketplace.

I hope you enjoy my reviews and please be patient with the spelling - some of the words aren't spelt (spelled) the American way! A lot of the vehicles are priced in British pounds and specifications may be for the European market.

See more of my work at www.drivewire.eu

My passion is ...

Anything automotive - I hope to share some of my knowledge with potential consumers within the new car marketplace. I'm also into my music and have an eclectic taste.

I know too much about ...

Cars

My parents always told me ...

Put that down it's covered in oil.

My childhood ambition ...

To become a racing driver or a pilot.

My favorite memory ...

Getting a digital watch for my seventh birthday. They were pretty cool in the mid seventies. Most wrist-watches in Ireland had been powered by fossil fuel before then.

Why I write ...

I'm paid to but it's also my passion.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The late John Peel's unfinished autobiography "Margrave of the Marshes"/Watever's on the TV/The new Chemical Brothers Album "We are the Night"

My first job ...

A shop assistant in a horrible discount shop when I was sixteen.

My best moment ...

My wedding day and driving a Ferrari 360 coupe for the first time.

My inspiration ...

My Granda - he's a man that's really lived.

Autos > Trucks The toughest pickup trucks

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I'm a published journalist for a monthly glossy in Northern Ireland and have had the privilege (doubtful at times) of writing on a great many SUVs and Pickups. My personal favorite pickup was the Mitsubishi L200 tested in June 2007. In Brief This is a serious off-roader which can be officially classified as a commercial vehicle but can be used very comfortably on the road as an everyday car. Not strictly an SUV, but a boldly styled, hard-as-nails pick up truck with an enormous payload and five seats. The test car was a double cab Elegance' equipped model, attractively finished in metallic ...

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