FORTUNATELY, I’m not often on the motorways at 0730. But I realise for many of you this is a way of life.

Nevertheless, it was intriguing to look around at the cars also occupying the same stretch of road.

There were the BMWs – cutting across lanes and performing to stereotype (OK, only one 116d, but the rest were all 5-Series M Sports and all in the outside lane).

But what struck me most were the cars I didn’t often see; and cars I didn’t want to see again.

Let’s start with the former. The Volvo C30 coupe. You just don’t see many. I saw three this morning. Ditto VW’s Passat CC – the saloon with the coupe styling – you just don’t get to see them on the road. Except this morning: three again.

And then there was the car I’d rather not see again: an Audi TT.

Now, before you think I’ve taken leave of my senses, let me explain. This Audi TT was red. So far, so good. But the alloys. They were in old English white. Urgh! They looked terrible. And as horrible for residual values as for the coupe’s looks.

Talking of Audis, as I swept along in my Audi A6 I wondered where the rest of the Audis had gone. For the record, there was one Q5, one Q7, the aforementioned TT abomination, and one rather lovely A6 Avant. But not an Audi A4 to be seen.

Strange morning.

Is it always like that at 0730?

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