Every time I pre-order a hire car for abroad I always request the smallest, hoping for a Panda or maybe 500. Every time I arrive at airport they have upgraded me to some godawful giant box. Sometimes I am able to get the high-miles, dented mk3 Panda they keep for emergencies.......with raised eyebrows (but sir, the BMW 1 series is a very nice car).

So, last month in the South-East of Spain I had been upgraded again.....and no Panda or anything smaller in sight or on site. My carriage was a new-model SEAT León (another bloated Golf with 'edgy' styling). And it was diesel.

Now, Spain of course has some of the best (and emptiest) roads in Europe with scenery to match.

Bearing in mind my lurching diesel chariot, just imagine how much nicer it would have been in our 100hp - no potholes, no cars......see the attached image.

lol, bad luck buddy!

Thats why we taking our Panda 100hp on 31st of May to south of France for 2 weeks. Woohoo! Booked it in advance... meaning I had time to upgrade to Tarox grooved discs and pads with Goodridge hoses and Koni Sport suspension kit! :devil: Hoping misses would be to scared and clinging door handle rather beating me over the head with her purse.

I booked a 500c in Spain last year.
Some of those roads in the hills are fantastic with a little lift off over steer. (something the Mrs didn't appreciate!)

I must admit, there were plenty of Panda hire cars floating about.

The combination of roads like that & the Spanish climate would draw me toward a two-wheeled vehicle.