Since its only ever me who does anything with the cars, its probably my fault! ... 
However I booked it in for late this afternoon and it flew through the MOT with no problems. In the 18 months, between MOTs, its done just under 500 miles. I could walk that far in 18 months! As I had to move Xantia to get the C15 out I thought I would have a little trip out in it this evening, as ever a little trip is not manageable in an Activa, trips become longer and more winding
It really felt on form tonight and impressed me an awful lot, I was left grinning!
This is a dangerous thing to say, as its no doubt plotting what it would like replacing next, however its almost faultless at the moment. My route this evening consisted of a good few flowing, undulating and testing minor roads, along with a long stretch of 70mph dual carriageway which is littered with roundabouts. Very good fun it was too, it satisfies my liking for a decent ride quality, good long distance refinement, space, practicality and then you can drive the tyres off it and it'll reward you. I think spending the last two weeks doing quite a few miles in the XM Prestige has highlighted even more how nimble the Activa is. I even had a bit of a play with two quite quick cars along the roundabout stretches. If I say what they were it might give away how hard I was trying, however, one name begun with C and ended in aterham. I would have liked to see the look on his face as an old Xantia was somewhere to keeping up with him around the bends. He had to wear a helmet. I was in Air conditioned luxury! I suspect he could have tried harder
That is where the Activa scores though, it is at home on real roads, with bumps and dimps, which helps it keep up with more sporty cars than you would think. As it was a nice evening I decided to add to my quite extensive picture collection, here are a few:
So that is that one sorted out, the Activa stays above everything else. There is no way I could sell it with how much enjoyment I get from it. Its also the best it has been, its rattle free after all the suspension work, quite after the exhaust being fitted and so on. The engine is a real performer too, it simply can't get any better.
At this rate im going to have the Activa for my hobby car and the XM for my daily
Ive got my first observations from the Advanced Drivers on Sunday morning, which should be interesting. Ill have to roll out the C5 for that task, I don't even look forward to driving the C5 now, I think my days of running C5s are quickly coming to an end. My dilemma continues ...
Just as I do as a weekend fun machine 
