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Ever wonder what life would be like daily-driving one of the finest modern classic hot hatches of all time? 21-months into Clio 182 Trophy ownership, Craig is beginning to question his sanity.

Daily driving an appreciating, modern classic hot hatch seemed like such a good idea at the time. Some say there is a fine line between insanity and genius...12,000 miles later, Craig adds up all the bills and crunches the numbers on his Renault Clio 182 Trophy.

Simon's Bentley Arnage is pressed into an alternative RUSH service - acting as the wedding car for Craig's big day, which just happened to be the perfect timing for some classic "hand-built" reliability...

A wallet-busting bill for a suspension rebuild hasn't dampened Tim Dunlop's appreciation of his mad, Italian Scorpion, but the itch for a new adventure is growing...

I’m pleased to report that the dials now don’t work, the boot popper still doesn’t work and it’s been five days since I forgot all about my shopping which is currently growing a new type of meal worm in the boot carpet

Spend any time with Kotto Williams and he'll wax lyrical about how perfect and unflappable his TVR is. Perhaps that's why he's decided to spend thousands modifying all aspects of its driving ability...

Jethro's moon mileage 182 might not be in concours condition, but that's all part of the appeal of running a classic hot hatch. It also opens the door to some essential, guilt-free modifications...

Mark replaces the most powerful daily driver in the fleet with something even faster, yet far more frugal. The engine has half the cylinders and has moved from the nose to the tail of the car. It still has the same amount of turbochargers though...

After a three and a half month period of winter hibernation, I pulled the dust sheets off the SL65 AMG in mid-march and put it back into service as my daily driver.

As Simon reminds us owning a twenty-two-year-old, thirsty beast is a constant work in progress. So what are the latest running costs of his Bentley Arnage Red Label?

Jethro updates us on life with his high mileage hero, and how he strikes a balance between useability and chasing thrills and performance.

The good news is I remain not on fire, same for the car. The intake mod and a new/improved washer jet setup were a great success so it’s running beautifully and I can see where I’m going.

Tim finally manages to get his track-derived hot hatch some circuit time. However, a visit to the dyno to find out how much power the turbocharged 1.4L engine is making didn't quite go to plan...

A decision to up sticks and move to Canada means the doc is once again forced to admire his car from afar. When the opportunity arises to get behind the wheel, it must be maximised

Only one thing can justify the sale of a dream car - upscaling to an even bigger dream - in this case, a renowned 993 RS replica that's impossible to tell from the real thing.

As far as on paper investments go, buying an old French car with 163,000 miles, a history backed up only in a few receipts rather than a door stop sized folder and an MOT history that for the past few years has remained unblemished (almost too good to be true) is a frankly stupid idea, and one I wouldn’t recommend to anyone.

After his introduction to the car, Tim Dunlop's second report sees him jump behind the wheel and give us his thoughts on owning and driving this special little Scorpion.

A visit to the workshop has revealed the SL 65 AMG to be in rude cosmetic health, forcing a change of plans for the year-round use of the vehicle. Mechanically however, there are still a few niggling issues with the V12's power output...

What a year… We’re in the historical part of ‘leading steps’ to World War 3, Boris Johnson is the first Prime Ribroast Minister to be questioned under police caution, Irish fishermen taking on Putin’s warships, English Fishermen taking on French fish, BMWs have nostrils now and just the entire Prince Andrew thing.

Simon Howarth takes his Fast Club Bentley Arnage Red Label on an organised road trip across northern France, the perfect road trip for the British Grand Tourer.

Craig might've sold his GR Yaris, but it went out in style, with a day spent at Croft circuit with Mission Motorsport. Report 002 - Toyota GR Yaris Track Day Report.

@pissed_on_petrol explains why a twin-turbocharged V12 is the only daily driver he wants to tyre smoke around in.

Kotto Williams introduces us to his new daily driver - a modified TVR Chimaera 4.0 with spicy cams. Brave man.

Want to know what life would be like daily driving a 6 3/4 litre Bentley Arnage Red Label? Simon Howarth introduces his rather wonderful flying B to the Fast Club fleet.

Craig takes delivery of his 40th birthday present to himself, a GR Yaris from Vantage Toyota Preston. But not before Covid has a say in proceedings...Images by Andrew Ambrose

Until now, Tim Dunlop got his kicks from kit cars, but now a different kind of composite clad two-seater has taken over - an Abarth Biposto.