Be kind to a Jaggy this Easter.The life of a motoring journalist is
not all about fast cars and exotic locations. Cars come in all shapes and sizes
and appeal to different folk for different reasons. From city cars to continental
cruisers and from the mildly expensive
to the exorbitant, some cars are bought for pleasure, some for investment but
most are bought to be used and enjoyed.
To help the Great British buying public along the way motoring journalists
will drive anything and then offer up their opinions. Whether you choose to
accept or disagree with those views is entirely up to you, but it does provide
a starting point when deliberating over
what to buy next, does it not?
And so it often comes to pass that manufacturers will send something
along that some of us will want to drive in the dark and possibly park in the
next street to our homes. However, in the interests of fairness and the devotion
to one's calling and duty, such views must be put aside in the pursuit of objectivity
and responsibility to one's readership.
On that basis, I would urge you all this weekend to be kind to our dear
friend Mr Bunnet who will be dutifully attending the Speyside Stages at Elgin in this
week's editorial carriage, pictured here.
He is already fearful of jibes and remarks and even considered taking
his own set of wheels and doing his current vehicle appraisal during the hours
of darkness, but that would do great dis-service to the winner of the 2019 Urban
World Car of the Year - the Suzuki Jimny.
If you are attending the Speyside this weekend and you do encounter a
shy and retiring Jaggy please be courteous, considerate and kind. After all,
you would only expect such grace in return from such an honourable gentleman,
would you not? In the meantime I will be furnishing my big pal with a Jimmy
hat, false beard and wrap around sunglasses.
Remember, a Jaggy has feelings too - just ask the RSPCA!
