The first Nissan Micra was a good car, make no mistake, but while it excelled in the reliability stakes, it suffered from two traits common to Japanese cars of the era. First, it wasn’t great when it ...

I remember it, like all great milestones in my life, with triple-distilled clarity. My first driving lesson, the day after my 17 th birthday. Rory Andrews – driving instructor of saintly patience, ...