Social media pointed me at a couple of motoring stories this morning.
The first was
an Autocar story from earlier in the week about the new Audi A6 "
thanks to its complete reinvention inside and out, with a new look, fresh technology and a bolstering of its sporting appeal".
The "new look" was the bit of that phrase that was garnering most comments. Probably because it looks exactly like every other Audi produced this Century:
However, the story that I actually found interesting was from a source new to me - autoclassics.com
They were getting very excited about a proposed massive new motor museum to grace an area in The Cotswolds.
They got so excited about it that you need 15 minutes and a mug of tea to read
the whole piece. I was getting suspicious because it was such a pro article that I thought it was an advertorial. But, after a bit of digging, including looking at
the local press on the subject, I think they are just genuinely very excited at the prospect of American businessman and car collector, Peter Mullin, building something special to be enjoyed by classic car enthusiasts:
The fly in the ointment, is objections to the project from groups concerned that it includes a number of luxury "lodges" where low-cost housing would serve the locals better - plus there is debate as to whether this is building on green-belt or brown-field land.
The housing side of it certainly gets a lot more prominence in the Oxford Mail than in autoclassics.com.
A leading spokesman for these objecting groups is a bit of a car nut himself, Sir Patrick Stewart:
He has a home in The Cotswolds so maybe he's concerned about traffic - or the view - both concerns are answered to some extent within the article.
You'd think he would be in favour of enterprise.
