Car Fever

by May, James

• ISBN13: 9780340994559
• ISBN10: 034099455X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-18
• Publisher: Hodder

Summary

From political correctness to cars,Top Gear's James May is back with his hilarious and controversial opinions on just about everything. James May has an opinion on most things. In addition to writing about his first love, cars, James also has a go at political correctness, the endless rules and regulations of modern life, the internal combustion engine, and personalized license plates. He discusses gastropubs, Jeremy Clarkson, and other trials of modern life. An indispensable guide to life for the modern driver, these highly entertaining observations from behind the wheel will have readers laughing out loud.

Author Biography

James May is a writer, a broadcaster, and the cohost of Top Gear. His previous books include James May's Magnificent Machines, May on Motors, and Oz and James’s Big Wine Adventure.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
May's Britain, a broad sunlit upland	p. 1
Italian engine, charismatic, would like to meet small Japanese sports car for shed frolics	p. 5
Old things - not as good as they once were	p. 9
How not to drive like an Italian	p. 13
The rot stops here	p. 17
Join the police and look really stupid	p. 21
A postcard from France, part I	p. 25
The strange case of the missing Panda	p. 29
If the car fits, wear it	p. 33
Thank you for buying an unfinished car	p. 37
Is there a doctor in the garage?	p. 41
Trust me, I was a choirboy	p. 45
The seed of despair	p. 49
Cheese grater, plug, wheel. It's obvious	p. 53
When you have finished reading, you may hang up	p. 57
Citroën Ooh La La	p. 61
A postcard from France, part II	p. 65
Dogs should be able to buy their own biscuits	p. 69
The incredible disappearing road	p. 73
What Audi could learn from Jesus	p. 77
Maxing the Veyron - a piece of cake	p. 81
The double-ended sword of motoring progress	p. 85
Mercedes Benz forever	p. 89
One good thing came out of the 1970s	p. 93
Out of date and out of mind	p. 97
Rubbish in, rubbish out	p. 101
A postcard from France, part III	p. 105
The pointy end of motorcycle purchasing	p. 109
The case for cat-nav	p. 113
Driving is easy, and that's just as well	p. 117
That North Pole nonsense	p. 121
A brief history of history	p. 125
Give me a car, not a cuddly toy	p. 129
We are not amused	p. 133
A load of horse's arse	p. 137
Porsche - taste the difference	p. 141
A postcard from France, part IV	p. 145
The future of motor racing, and it's cheap	p. 149
Cars are rubbish	p. 153
Er, cars are great	p. 157
Brochure rage part I	p. 161
Old bag dies after 25 years as my friend	p. 165
Triples all round	p. 169
Rolls-Royce - no longer a car for clowns	p. 173
A modernist's guide to the Goodwood Revival	p. 177
How the small car will save the car	p. 181
Eee I 'ad one of them - best bike ever	p. 185
The queen of clean	p. 189
Motoring holiday spoiled by tasteless curtains	p. 193
A balanced view on the irrelevance of handling	p. 197
First class super saver day return - by Fiat	p. 201
How the three-day week improved your car	p. 205
Mercedes-Benz, now you're just being silly	p. 209
The curse of carbon	p. 213
The two most boring men in Britain	p. 217
Small electrical fault, would suit enthusiast	p. 221
Brochure rage part II	p. 225
The Bentley in outer space	p. 229
Cars for art's sake	p. 233
The domestic cooker - an underrated appliance	p. 237
The coupé that doesn't cheer	p. 241
The difficulty of going nowhere	p. 245
Why we should take heart from car makers	p. 249
The car - what were they thinking of?	p. 253
James Bond would like to thank his sponsors	p. 257
Harley-Davidson, hardly appropriate	p. 261
The biggest spanner in the world	p. 265
Brown must go	p. 269
I saw the light, and saw that it was poor	p. 273
Australians singing in shower - world will end	p. 277
Once more, with feeling	p. 281
No jam tomorrow	p. 285
Index	p. 289
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