FrontSeatPhil
@frontseatphil.bsky.social
Full-time automotive journalist for newspapers, magazines & web.
Also publishes Professional Van and Professional Pickup, Average Janes, Average Joes and CALIBRE.
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Also publishes Professional Van and Professional Pickup, Average Janes, Average Joes and CALIBRE.
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I've been invited to share my views on a podcast.
I might pass on it, though, as I did when L'Oréal invited* me to talk about how a strong haircare regimen is the perfect expression of sustainable beauty.
* They didn't. Just to be clear.
I might pass on it, though, as I did when L'Oréal invited* me to talk about how a strong haircare regimen is the perfect expression of sustainable beauty.
* They didn't. Just to be clear.
September 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I've been invited to share my views on a podcast.
I might pass on it, though, as I did when L'Oréal invited* me to talk about how a strong haircare regimen is the perfect expression of sustainable beauty.
* They didn't. Just to be clear.
I might pass on it, though, as I did when L'Oréal invited* me to talk about how a strong haircare regimen is the perfect expression of sustainable beauty.
* They didn't. Just to be clear.
He was very happy about it!
August 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
He was very happy about it!
Opened an old box of toy cars for the boys to pay with, and found this mint Volvo 760.
Love the model and colour, but it's the number plate that makes it!
Love the model and colour, but it's the number plate that makes it!
August 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Opened an old box of toy cars for the boys to pay with, and found this mint Volvo 760.
Love the model and colour, but it's the number plate that makes it!
Love the model and colour, but it's the number plate that makes it!
Sat in Starbucks, listening in on a group conversation about EVs. Every talking point raised so far — terrible for the environment, only lasts five years, fire hazards, no chargers, etc. — is both angering and amusing me.
Time to put some earbuds in.
Also, my fab... what?
Time to put some earbuds in.
Also, my fab... what?
July 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Sat in Starbucks, listening in on a group conversation about EVs. Every talking point raised so far — terrible for the environment, only lasts five years, fire hazards, no chargers, etc. — is both angering and amusing me.
Time to put some earbuds in.
Also, my fab... what?
Time to put some earbuds in.
Also, my fab... what?
We. Are. Influencing.
June 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We. Are. Influencing.
Hey there, car people (but probably not journos!)
I've got a literal box full of automotive note pads. Lots in the box: no idea on brands, some small, some larger, some cheap, some really high-end.
Does anybody want them?
Free to collect from Huntingdon.
I've got a literal box full of automotive note pads. Lots in the box: no idea on brands, some small, some larger, some cheap, some really high-end.
Does anybody want them?
Free to collect from Huntingdon.
June 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Hey there, car people (but probably not journos!)
I've got a literal box full of automotive note pads. Lots in the box: no idea on brands, some small, some larger, some cheap, some really high-end.
Does anybody want them?
Free to collect from Huntingdon.
I've got a literal box full of automotive note pads. Lots in the box: no idea on brands, some small, some larger, some cheap, some really high-end.
Does anybody want them?
Free to collect from Huntingdon.
Logo design. I know nothing, but feel that the logos for Professional Pickup and Professional Van are... not great.
I need hand-holding through changing what we've got to better represent what we're doing.
The saying goes I can have 2 out of 3: cheap, fast, good. Anybody help with cheap and good?!
I need hand-holding through changing what we've got to better represent what we're doing.
The saying goes I can have 2 out of 3: cheap, fast, good. Anybody help with cheap and good?!
June 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Logo design. I know nothing, but feel that the logos for Professional Pickup and Professional Van are... not great.
I need hand-holding through changing what we've got to better represent what we're doing.
The saying goes I can have 2 out of 3: cheap, fast, good. Anybody help with cheap and good?!
I need hand-holding through changing what we've got to better represent what we're doing.
The saying goes I can have 2 out of 3: cheap, fast, good. Anybody help with cheap and good?!
A slightly random post, sure, but I wonder if anybody wants a pair of BenQ GW2270 21.5" 1080p monitors?
It's a cheap way into a dual monitor setup, and what I've used for years. They'll also attach to a 100x100 VESA mount.
Available to collect in Huntingdon. No idea of the value. £50 for the pair?
It's a cheap way into a dual monitor setup, and what I've used for years. They'll also attach to a 100x100 VESA mount.
Available to collect in Huntingdon. No idea of the value. £50 for the pair?
May 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A slightly random post, sure, but I wonder if anybody wants a pair of BenQ GW2270 21.5" 1080p monitors?
It's a cheap way into a dual monitor setup, and what I've used for years. They'll also attach to a 100x100 VESA mount.
Available to collect in Huntingdon. No idea of the value. £50 for the pair?
It's a cheap way into a dual monitor setup, and what I've used for years. They'll also attach to a 100x100 VESA mount.
Available to collect in Huntingdon. No idea of the value. £50 for the pair?
Fashion is fleeting, style is timeless.
Italians know style when they see it.
Italians know style when they see it.
May 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Fashion is fleeting, style is timeless.
Italians know style when they see it.
Italians know style when they see it.
Sipping an Aperol Spritz in an Italian hotel, celebrating a huge month at Professional Van and Professional Pickup...
269,990 unique users!
Thanks (a quarter of) a million to everyone who's clicked, read, or shared. I love you all. 🛻❤️🚚
269,990 unique users!
Thanks (a quarter of) a million to everyone who's clicked, read, or shared. I love you all. 🛻❤️🚚
May 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Sipping an Aperol Spritz in an Italian hotel, celebrating a huge month at Professional Van and Professional Pickup...
269,990 unique users!
Thanks (a quarter of) a million to everyone who's clicked, read, or shared. I love you all. 🛻❤️🚚
269,990 unique users!
Thanks (a quarter of) a million to everyone who's clicked, read, or shared. I love you all. 🛻❤️🚚
I'm in a hotel in Italy. I fancy a snack.
How much would you expect this pack of crisps and a Coke to cost from the minibar?
How much would you expect this pack of crisps and a Coke to cost from the minibar?
May 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'm in a hotel in Italy. I fancy a snack.
How much would you expect this pack of crisps and a Coke to cost from the minibar?
How much would you expect this pack of crisps and a Coke to cost from the minibar?
And it's the 'Scratch' social edition model!
May 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
And it's the 'Scratch' social edition model!
There have been some excellent guesses, but according to Europcar, a Jeep Avenger EV or similar is a...
Peugeot e-2008
Peugeot e-2008
May 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
There have been some excellent guesses, but according to Europcar, a Jeep Avenger EV or similar is a...
Peugeot e-2008
Peugeot e-2008
Solved it. EuroNCAP score? Five stars, obvs.
April 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Solved it. EuroNCAP score? Five stars, obvs.
Apparently em dashes are now a telltale sign of AI-generated content. I’ve always used them, taught others how to, and even know the Chromebook keyboard shortcut.
Do I dumb down my writing to prove I’m human, or take it as a compliment that AI mimics good style?
(AI-generated image for irony.)
Do I dumb down my writing to prove I’m human, or take it as a compliment that AI mimics good style?
(AI-generated image for irony.)
April 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Apparently em dashes are now a telltale sign of AI-generated content. I’ve always used them, taught others how to, and even know the Chromebook keyboard shortcut.
Do I dumb down my writing to prove I’m human, or take it as a compliment that AI mimics good style?
(AI-generated image for irony.)
Do I dumb down my writing to prove I’m human, or take it as a compliment that AI mimics good style?
(AI-generated image for irony.)
Loved our little Micra 😍
March 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Loved our little Micra 😍
Indistinguishable!
March 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Indistinguishable!
Judged to perfection. My wife was less impressed by my confidence in making it home.
February 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Judged to perfection. My wife was less impressed by my confidence in making it home.
Sooooo... Google Docs?
February 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Sooooo... Google Docs?
Trump says he wants to introduce tariffs for the EU because "they don't take our cars...they take almost nothing and we take everything from them. Millions of cars."
Here's the best selling car in Europe vs the best selling car in the US...
Here's the best selling car in Europe vs the best selling car in the US...
February 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Trump says he wants to introduce tariffs for the EU because "they don't take our cars...they take almost nothing and we take everything from them. Millions of cars."
Here's the best selling car in Europe vs the best selling car in the US...
Here's the best selling car in Europe vs the best selling car in the US...
Ok, who wants a Saab 93 Convertible? It's a 1.8t Vector in metallic sky blue over cream leather. I've had it for seven years, but the needing room for a pair of child seats means it's got to go.
Pictures taken a couple of days ago, without bothering to clean it - this is what it actually looks like!
Pictures taken a couple of days ago, without bothering to clean it - this is what it actually looks like!
January 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ok, who wants a Saab 93 Convertible? It's a 1.8t Vector in metallic sky blue over cream leather. I've had it for seven years, but the needing room for a pair of child seats means it's got to go.
Pictures taken a couple of days ago, without bothering to clean it - this is what it actually looks like!
Pictures taken a couple of days ago, without bothering to clean it - this is what it actually looks like!
Anybody want a Saab 93 Convertible?
1.8t Vector auto, sky blue metallic, cream leather interior.
Everything works (apart from air-con).
104,655 miles (today).
MOT expires soon. Will *probably* pass. Might not.
Roof needs a clean!
£1,000?
1.8t Vector auto, sky blue metallic, cream leather interior.
Everything works (apart from air-con).
104,655 miles (today).
MOT expires soon. Will *probably* pass. Might not.
Roof needs a clean!
£1,000?
January 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Anybody want a Saab 93 Convertible?
1.8t Vector auto, sky blue metallic, cream leather interior.
Everything works (apart from air-con).
104,655 miles (today).
MOT expires soon. Will *probably* pass. Might not.
Roof needs a clean!
£1,000?
1.8t Vector auto, sky blue metallic, cream leather interior.
Everything works (apart from air-con).
104,655 miles (today).
MOT expires soon. Will *probably* pass. Might not.
Roof needs a clean!
£1,000?
Opening the laptop for the first time this year with (for now, at least) lots of work to do :-)
Starting with a strong cup of coffee...
Starting with a strong cup of coffee...
January 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Opening the laptop for the first time this year with (for now, at least) lots of work to do :-)
Starting with a strong cup of coffee...
Starting with a strong cup of coffee...
Merry Christmas to you all!
December 25, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Merry Christmas to you all!
So, what's a Saab 93 Convertible worth?
It's a 1.8t Vector auto, with 105,000 miles. It's well used, so it's no show car, but it's a long way from being a project car. I trust it works, so it gets used for critical journeys (like airport runs) frequently.
What do you say?
It's a 1.8t Vector auto, with 105,000 miles. It's well used, so it's no show car, but it's a long way from being a project car. I trust it works, so it gets used for critical journeys (like airport runs) frequently.
What do you say?
December 19, 2024 at 2:22 PM
So, what's a Saab 93 Convertible worth?
It's a 1.8t Vector auto, with 105,000 miles. It's well used, so it's no show car, but it's a long way from being a project car. I trust it works, so it gets used for critical journeys (like airport runs) frequently.
What do you say?
It's a 1.8t Vector auto, with 105,000 miles. It's well used, so it's no show car, but it's a long way from being a project car. I trust it works, so it gets used for critical journeys (like airport runs) frequently.
What do you say?