John has always had a keen interest in cars, Janet thinks that if he could bring his car into the house, like a pet, he would. He has had a BMW for a few years, before owning his 5 series he had a Volvo. Anyone who has owned one will confirm the ride is like travelling down the motorway on your sofa, it is an incredibly comfortable car. The problem came after the car blew up, well not in it’s entirety, just the engine, but it was enough to unsettle John and he started to look for a replacement. The BMW fulfilled all of John’s needs and Janet thought it rather special too. After a couple of years driving a manual, John decided to spoil himself and buy an automatic, he was thrilled with it. All right it was diesel and it did rattle a bit when you started it up, it didn’t have as much power as the previous model but over all Janet and John were pleased with their choice of car. That is until it snowed, they are both agreed, that in the snow it is absolutely useless, it has little or no traction, braking is a thing of dreams. For example John  and Janet were approaching a roundabout in Great Yarmouth, John naturally started to brake, giving the lady driving her Smart car right of way, nothing happened.  Janet noticed the horror on the driver’s face as they slid towards her, she had very large blue eyes, yes they were that close, she must have been thinking that her small car was going to become much smaller. John took the only action available to him, he turned the car towards the kerb, which Janet thought was very brave of him, she knows how much he loves his alloy wheels. They did get home safely, but the BMW will not be going out in the snow again, unless of course Janet and John want the excitement of riding on a very comfortable sledge.

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