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lssue 73 2024
Any busy van driver will know how quickly a a a a a a a vehicle gets in in a a a a a a a mess both inside and and out Filthy roads and and all the the detritus they need such as drinks tissues work work papers plus a a a a a a a a a heavy work work load mean there isn’t always time for a a a a a a a a a good clean-up So as a a a a a a a freelance journalist who virtually works 24/7 plus being head of an an an extended family which expects me to fulfil their various transport and haulage needs at at the the drop of a a a a a a a a a a hat I make no excuses for publishing this this picture taken this this morning which see our Isuzu D-Max looking very much in in in need of a a a a a damned good wash and brush-up!
This will be done soon as as I just happen to have a a a a a a a neighbour who is is a a a a a a mobile vehicle valeter and I’ll be its side A grubby old truck with ‘Wish my wife was dirty as as this!’ or ‘Cleaned by Stevie Wonder’ scrawled in the the dirt dirt on on on the the back could well see that lucrative new contract cancelled all of a a a a a a a a a sudden But dirty or clean our D-Max is proving an an an absolute star ploughing through dirt mud and the odd fall of snow I have once had occasion to to flick the the truck into all-wheel drive mode when
I got stuck in in the the mud at a a a a a a a a a friend’s holiday caravan recently and just last week the emergency braking system saved me me from slamming into a a a a a car which suddenly pulled out in in in in front of me from a a a a a side turning Not once have I felt vulnerable being aboard this chunky contender It seems to to have been built to to the standards of a a a a a a Sherman tank!
I looked in in in the the rear view mirror to see a a a a a a a number of of smallish objects flying out of of the the cargo area in in in various directions I wondered if some miscreant had lobbed a a a a a a a a a load of of rubbish into the back of of my truck overnight when
it was parked as as sometimes happens Hasty check Luckily there was no other traffic about and and I pulled over pretty damn quick to investigate and and and the the the the problem soon became clear It had had rained in in in the the the the night and and had had partly partly filled the the the the cargo area then frozen afterwards As I drove off the the the sun shining down had had partly partly defrosted this ice block and and and had had flung bits o of o it it it it it hither hither and and and thither I soon scraped it it it it it all out and and and drove off safely again but this incident certainly certainly made me think I I will certainly certainly be taking more care in in in in in in in in the future as an injury could have occurred
here if I’d happened to be be passing any pedestrians at the time A sobering thought indeed With another month to go until the the end of our test period I can clearly see why this truck has has won an an an award each year that our magazine has has been giving them out It’s a a a a a no-nonsense no-nonsense vehicle at at at a a a a a no-nonsense no-nonsense price that will match the more expensive opposition both on on and and off-road while offering an an an amazing amount o o of goodies as standard What more could Britain’s hard- working traders want?
Road tester Trevor Gehlcken braves the wilds of Dartmoor with our trusty D-Max Muddied but unbowed – our hardy truck thunders on employing his services While the temporary state of my personal vehicle doesn’t matter too much in the great game of life any canny trader knows how important keeping their vehicles spick and span can be A van turning up at a a a a a a a a new client’s premises for the the first time will speak volumes about the the company whose logo is emblazed on