The rains have most certainly come, and winter is now upon us, but that certainly hasn't dampened any spirits in the Car-Chat offices. All the talk refers to the simply fantastic Bruntingthorpe event we've held, plus there's plans afoot for karting and more road adventures. Oh, and apparently there's a festival of some kind happening soon, "Christmas" was it?

Sadly November has seen a BMW M535i come and go, and perhaps not so sadly we've had to put the Vectra review on hold as it's been living in Vauxhall's repair shops more often than not.

We expect (and hope!) the remainder of the year to be a little quieter than of late. With no December events planned and festive season leave there should be time to give the fleet some much deserved TLC. Especially, as ever, the transit.

So all that remains is to once again mention the wonderful Bruntingthorpe event, urge you to join us all in the forum, and wish you all a Merry Christmas, and a safe and happy New Year.