In the past when older motorists like me hark back and wonder none of the major manufacturers produce a less complex car than is currently on offer with the advantage of ridding them of some of the weight they have put on, as pointed out by James May a while back we are rightly told that this is not an issue with the new car buyer. Now we find that things are more serious with every week that passes, I wonder with so many people dependant on a reliable car with minimal running costs if the time may have come where a major manufacturer could find success with a car that reverses many trends. Obviously they would need good NCAP ratings and would need an efficient injected managed engine. However, just think of the publicity it would generate if a manufacturer were able to advertise a full toolkit, servicing instructions in the handbook and if your still not able don’t worry as good design ensures low workshop charges. I know it sounds unlikely, but not that unlikely with some of the changes coming, the numbers tell me that this crisis has barely started yet, a bit like the phoney war in 1939.