I know a man who owns a Volkswagen Touareg and it is probably fair to say that he loves that car perhaps more than anything else in his life. He is a rugged, hands-on, sort of guy and he likes tough cars too.

It is never easy being the poor relation, especially when it seems you’re always being kicked in the teeth by superior and unbeatable forces. When you’re always regarded as second-class or completely downtrodden in some way or another, it is difficult to emerge from the stigma and establish yourself as a genuine and worthwhile being in your own right.