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Today, Andrew revisits his schooldays where, fortunately for us, he paid a bit more attention to the staff car park than he did to his schoolwork! SEE ME!

Riding in the back of the school minibus at high speed through the back streets of Gosport on a loose bench seat, and getting out alive...

The smell of lightly oiled rubber? It can only be a Renault 8.

This is a local, special edition for local people: we'll have no trouble here!

What's that pedal bin doing on the curb?

All will be revealed.

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Today, the car lease is expiring and Brian & Andrew start the search for a new company car.

As budgets are tight, we need to consider all bases (excuse the pun). After dismissing the 100E Popular in 1953 for its single suction wiper and mechanical brakes (and a plywood floor, anyone?), we tried very hard to purchase a Fiesta Popular. But the salesman was going to make it too easy to buy a Fiesta L instead, and we really didn't need the frippery of houndstooth cloth trim and an L badge on the tailgate.

A Renault 5 782 cc could have worked but, unlike the TL's and GTL's, you could only buy it under cover of darkness from a mildly disagreeable salesman somewhere round the back of the showroom.

So, please, Mr Fleet manager, don't steer me into a life of outside lane dominance in a Cavalier 2.0 GLi, relying only on the front fog lights, alloys, tilt/slide sunroof and a Phillips 4 speaker radio cassette to brighten my day.

No, my ego can only be supported by the brilliance of the BMW 316, where I can choose a Blaupunkt Boston sound system at my own expense, marvel at the quality BMW roundels on my plastic hubcaps and have no draughts from a tilt and slide sunroof. I'll leave the BMW key on display at the golf club, believe it's a 325i and, of course, I'll choose it in white.

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Laurence and David from the RS Owners Club join us on the 3 On The Column Classic Car Podcast.

Of course, it is 1970 and FEV1H wins the London to Mexico Rally, your day-to-day transport is a Lambretta and you really want an Escort with 4 Cibies on the front!

We discover how delivering newspapers to Minster Court in West London as a kid (plus a neighbour with a tasty Escort) starts a passion for RS cars that will last a lifetime; progressing to buying your first RS cars and finding out that, by halftime, the score is Handbag 1, Glovebox 0.

David and Laurence also share with us the the club's exciting events, how members can rely on a wealth of expertise from the many specialists of the different marques within the club and depend on suppliers of those, sometimes quite rare, genuine parts.

Thanks David and Laurence, for sharing your RS Passion.

www.rsownersclub.co.uk

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