Skoda Superb lives up to its name

As a purveyor of opinion about cars, I am not actually supposed to get involved in the selling of them in case it besmirch any reputation I might have by way of fairness, impartiality, and even-handedness, writes Declan Colley

However, when you’re pinned in the corner of a pub by somebody who wants to know exactly your opinion on which of X, Y, or Z cars they should buy, you have to come down on one side or another.

You can faff about and be as vague as you possibly can before eternally condemning Y or Z as rubbish because X is simply such a better motor, but somewhere along the line eternal damnation becomes a matter of course because the punter insists on it being that way. This can of course lead to all sorts of trouble or, in some small few cases, eternal gratitude.