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                                                                                               ANGRY MAN


                                                                                                 You know what petrol
                    NEW CADDY LOOKS A                                                           stations are for? Buying

                                      BIT TASTY                                                           petrol.

                                                                                               Or  diesel,  or  perhaps  a  bit  of
                  Oh yes, we’re well into this. Vans and   every level – and there’s nothing to stop   screenwash,  and  the  latest  issue  of
                  vanning is a bit of us, as these things are   you buying one and making it look like this!  Fast Car. Maybe a bag of crisps or a
                  the backbone of Britain (or is that just   The new Caddy is set to be a serious   packet of mints. But that’s basically it.
                  Transits?), and anyone who says they don’t   contender too – it’s a 100% new clean-  You  know  what  petrol  stations  aren’t
                  enjoy a cool van is fi bbing. Alright, so when   sheet design, made overtly sporty from the   for?  Doing  you  f***ing  weekly  shop!
                  the new Caddy launches later in 2020 it   off (in its styling, at least; we’ll see if they   Yeah,  I  can  see  the  logic  of  having  a
                  probably won’t look all that much like these   offer us a quick version) with slender LED   fridge full of milk and bottles of water
                  early sketches, but wouldn’t it be awesome   lights at the back and a thin, aggressive   in  there,  but  a  cabinet  of  artisanal
                  if it did? Those massive wheels, that killer   grille at the front. Go on VW, stick a Golf R   brioches and continental cured meats?
                  stance, those mad mirrors, it works on   motor in it!                        Those things have no place in a   lling
                                                                                               station.  The  same  goes  for    owers,
                                                                                               charcoal briquettes, biscuits, birthday
                  WHAT’S ON MARCH 2020                                                         cards, CDs, jigsaw puzzles, any frozen
                                                                                               produce, toilet roll, cat food… if you
                                                                                               want  to  do  some  shopping,  go  to  a
                                                                                               f***ing  supermarket.  Don’t  amble
                                                                                   8th March
                                                                                   8th March   about the petrol station with a basket,
                                                                                   Ultimate Dubs
                                                                                   Ultimate Dubs
                                                                                  Telford International   agonising  over  whether  to  get  the
                                                                                  Telford International
                                                                                     Centre
                                                                                     Centre    balsamic  vinegar  or  the  goddamn
                                                              5th-8th March
                                                              5th-8th March
                               Buy Glenda a         5th-8th March  Philip Island Classic         rst-pressing olive oil while I’m parked
                               Buy Glenda a
                                                             Philip Island Classic
                                                                                               behind  you  waiting  for  you  to  move
                                                    5th-8th March
                               birthday present
                               birthday present   Amelia Island Concours  Victoria, Australia
                                                              Victoria, Australia
                                                  Amelia Island Concours
                                                    Florida, USA
                                                    Florida, USA                               away from the pump. Just get out! Oh,
                                                                                               and you de  nitely don’t need to waste
                      8th-9th March
                      8th-9th March                                                            everybody’s  time  by  spending  ten
                      The Big One’
                      The Big One’
                     Weekender – Crail
                     Weekender – Crail                                                         minutes getting yourself a skinny latte
                       Raceway
                       Raceway                                                                 either. What’s the matter with you, are
                                                                                               you  incapable  of  existing  for  half  an
                      16th March
                      16th March
                                           Initial G
                                           Initial G
                                                                                   22nd March –
                     French Classic
                     French Classic                                                22n d March –  hour without guzzling caffeine?
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                                          appointment                                           This is the petrol station protocol:   ll
                                          appointment
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                      Ace Café                                                     - B rooklan
                      Ace Café
                                                                                               up with fuel, walk inside, pay for your
                                                              NEW FAST CAR          29th March  fuel,  walk  back  outside,  get  in  your
                                                              NEW FAST CAR
                                                                                    29th March
                                                               ON SALE
                                                               ON SALE             The Fast Show  car, drive away immediately. That’s it.
                                                                                   The Fast Show
                                                                                     Santa Pod  Anyone who does otherwise is getting
                                                                                     Santa Pod
                                                                                               some serious side-eye from me.
                  012 www.fastcar.co.uk
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