FrontSeatPhil
@frontseatphil
Full-time automotive journalist for newspapers, magazines & web. Also publishes Professional Van and Professional Pickup, Average Janes, Average Joes and CALIBRE. #824307
Anybody out there with a Citroen Ami Cargo, or even a Cargo Pack for an Ami? #journorequest
Fiat sold 49 (I think) Abarth 124 Spiders. That's it, in total. How can 36 of them be on AutoTrader at the same time? What's going on? Still, £10k...
I'm watching The Menu on Disney+. I'm roughly 15 minutes in, and so far it's like sooo many car launches 😂
My old 90 had different fenders than the 80. I know that, as one of them didn't match. It also had 5 cylinders, body-coloured bumpers, chrome, and a full-width panel between the rear lamps. Basically, better engines, more kit, and enough jewellery to convince the neighbours you were doing well.
If there's one thing that's going to ensure I don't subscribe to @bloomberg.com, it's making the site completely unusable.
Is there an equivalent of Cardle that's a little more European-focused? My knowledge of mediocre mid-2000s American market models is a little thin.
I guess this is a pretty rare spot. How many were sold in the UK?
Are we at the worst point of AI, where it's confident and believable but wrong, with millions of people emotionally invested and believing whatever it says without question? As an aside, here's a menu item. That Melated Cheerd Cheese looks very meaty.
Post something from your camera roll that comes up when you search yellow car.
I don't want to, but I really need to move the Saab 93 Convertible on. It's not been used in a year(!) so is just going to waste away. High VED has killed its value, but don't make me scrap it or break it - it's all in good order and a lovely car! Totally unedited photo, taken on Thursday.
You called? The next-gen Trafic (with Phil for scale) that we'll finally see properly later this year is the first Flexis product. The skateboard chassis then underpins the Estafette and Goelette, which are fundamentally just variants of the Trafic.
Hopefully there'll be an update soon. Excited for the new F1 season...
I've created a new logo (I'll politely call it a concept) in Pixlr (stop laughing), but as I have little artistic talent and I'm colour blind, I need somebody to take my work and create something viable. Is anybody able to help me out, using the two-out-of-three rule? Fast ❎ Cheap ✅ Good ✅
It's been a long time since I've been in China (although I'll be back soon), but I remember using the Maglev in Shanghai to get to the airport. It actually took longer than the alternatives, as the station is (was?) in a daft part of the city, but it was worth it...
I've been invited to share my views on a podcast. I might pass on it, though, as I did when L'Oréal invited* me to talk about how a strong haircare regimen is the perfect expression of sustainable beauty. * They didn't. Just to be clear.
Opened an old box of toy cars for the boys to pay with, and found this mint Volvo 760. Love the model and colour, but it's the number plate that makes it!
Sat in Starbucks, listening in on a group conversation about EVs. Every talking point raised so far — terrible for the environment, only lasts five years, fire hazards, no chargers, etc. — is both angering and amusing me. Time to put some earbuds in. Also, my fab... what?
Hey there, car people (but probably not journos!) I've got a literal box full of automotive note pads. Lots in the box: no idea on brands, some small, some larger, some cheap, some really high-end. Does anybody want them? Free to collect from Huntingdon.
Logo design. I know nothing, but feel that the logos for Professional Pickup and Professional Van are... not great. I need hand-holding through changing what we've got to better represent what we're doing. The saying goes I can have 2 out of 3: cheap, fast, good. Anybody help with cheap and good?!
A slightly random post, sure, but I wonder if anybody wants a pair of BenQ GW2270 21.5" 1080p monitors? It's a cheap way into a dual monitor setup, and what I've used for years. They'll also attach to a 100x100 VESA mount. Available to collect in Huntingdon. No idea of the value. £50 for the pair?
Fashion is fleeting, style is timeless. Italians know style when they see it.
Sipping an Aperol Spritz in an Italian hotel, celebrating a huge month at Professional Van and Professional Pickup... 269,990 unique users! Thanks (a quarter of) a million to everyone who's clicked, read, or shared. I love you all. 🛻❤️🚚
I'm in a hotel in Italy. I fancy a snack. How much would you expect this pack of crisps and a Coke to cost from the minibar?