Freelance car journo. Telegraph Cars contributing editor & question answerer; CarGurus columnist; Overbore podcast co-host; UKCOTY juror; beard owner; questionable vehicle purchaser.https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3m5yl4nmvrc27And because it doesn’t do solely to come on here to shamelessly self-promote, here’s another piece of news: I have bought rather a nice Volvo. So. That’s exciting.19 Nov 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yl4nmvrc27https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3m5yktpl2w22mHello. Me again. Just popping back on here to tell you that I’ve started a new car-buying service. The idea is that if you’re not sure which car you want to buy, you can tell me exactly what you want and need from your next car, and then I’ll give you three great options for your budget. ⬇️19 Nov 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yktpl2w22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lug5upeqns2eBeen using the Buzz for Buzzy stuff this weekend. Chairs coming soon to a podcast near you (in all their hideousness).20 Jul 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lug5upeqns2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3ltyku5453c2hThere are good reasons why I’ll always take my cars to Rich for any kind of serious fabrication or rust repair work. (Subtitle to these pics: Why You Shouldn’t Take A Punt On A Cheap Citroen D Special) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltyku5453c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lty65up34c2kFYI, photo/videographer/creator friends. Buried in the replies is a rec for www.swisstransfer.com/en-us as an alternative. Might be worth a try? [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lty65up34c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3ltxfje7ugc2kOnly an idiot would go out and take pictures of his new black car at nighttime, right?14 Jul 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltxfje7ugc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3ltpvbgwg622tHey everybody, did you know the bonnet on an ID.Buzz is hinged at the bottom with a check strap at the top, so it opens like this? I didn’t, but TIL! 😃11 Jul 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpvbgwg622thttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3ltjjbt4jns2oHoooooly wowzers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjjbt4jns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lti35dichk2bA big day in the Robbins household today. After four years and 43,000 miles in our possession, Svetlana the Superb has left us. I have loved this car and I genuinely had a bit of a cry as we left it behind at the dealer. So many memories. But the news isn’t all sad…08 Jul 2025 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti35dichk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lthh4tc2x22eThere really is nothing quite like a post-vehicle purchase MaccyD’s, is there?08 Jul 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthh4tc2x22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3ltcmv3342222Hey so I heard there’s a really unrealistic film out about F1 in which an older driver comes back and brings unexpected success for a backmarker team…06 Jul 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcmv3342222https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3ls26y4uhws2iLook, I know motoring journalists are really bad for posting smug pics of jammy stuff we get up to, and I’m sorry. But come on. You’d want to tell people about a day like this one, wouldn’t you?20 Jun 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls26y4uhws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lrxusvysrk2sIn Spain, where it’s hotter than it is at home somehow, to drive old Audis around. Spent two hours in this. Vague column shift, slow steering, sticky throttle and an occasional fondness for dying rather than idling made roundabouts a challenge. Emerged a sweat-drenched heap. Isn’t it pretty, though?19 Jun 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxusvysrk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lrptapgcy22qFascinating to see the similarities between that red and the X351 Jaguar XJ. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrptapgcy22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lrkouu5twc2w“It’s like a Duster, but bigger. I was thinking we could call it the Dustigger?” “Great idea, Steve - but I’ve got a better one…”14 Jun 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrkouu5twc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lriu7xfgak2aI could be wrong, but I can’t think of many other magazine covers on which you’d find these four cars. @denialvibes.bsky.social - this looks ace. Looking forward to diving into it with glee as though it were a pool filled with modified car flavoured milkshake. Buy yours at copaceticmagazine.co.uk13 Jun 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriu7xfgak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lrihqtkwok23Iwan Thomas came to my school sports day to give out the prizes and every kid got to shake his hand as we left. When it was my turn he told me I had pen on my head. (Turned out he wasn’t wrong.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jun 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrihqtkwok23https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lr6jqsakbc26This week I’ve had the immeasurable pleasure of having Skoda’s Superb ‘Sleeper Edition’ in to muck around with. 470bhp, AP brakes, KW coilovers, top-spec Laurin & Klement trim, and Royal Green over Cognac. What a deliciously barmy device. I loved it.09 Jun 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6jqsakbc26https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lr3fouiahs2dThe milk selection in our house this morning is Out Of Touch.08 Jun 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr3fouiahs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqva4rsqak24Oof. A loud, orange, attention-grabbing thing you actually want. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqva4rsqak24https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqu3t5qlxc2tOn test this week. Handsome bugger, and a big old smoothie on the motorway, but the diesel engine and electric motor are surprisingly vocal, which spoils it somewhat. I do love a big, cruise-y estate, though. With a creamy V6 diesel it’d be a joy.05 Jun 2025 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu3t5qlxc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqrpnqftik2oWell here’s a thing. I bought this exact Kia Picanto for my wife six years ago. She then learned to drive in it, and kept it as her first car for a year and a half. Current owner is keeping it running for her daughter, who adores it. It has continued to be endlessly reliable. Lovely to see it again.04 Jun 2025 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrpnqftik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqqg4ge6nk2uI know nobody really cares about pics people have taken from a plane, but this sunset on the way into LHR tonight was really rather lovely. (Photographed from a Canberra.)03 Jun 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqg4ge6nk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqppyq6nyc2xAfeela Shmafeela? Really? [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqppyq6nyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqn6hkdpnk22Today’s hotel room is boxy, roomy, and there are many almost identical versions of it. Doesn’t have an XUD in it though. Boo.02 Jun 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqn6hkdpnk22https://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lqexp5wd422rThis is exactly what it’s like driving some modern cars. Makes me want to bang my head against a wall with frustration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqexp5wd422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lq6ijocyd22pCamping again tonight. Note the attitude of the tree. It’s a bit breezy up in the loft apartment.27 May 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6ijocyd22phttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lpukjx66u22nI don’t think it’s possible to overstate just how hard it is to launch a car magazine. Especially right now. Yet my friend Dan has done it. And because I know Dan, and I know he’s really good at magazines, I know it will be awesome. Go and order a copy. I just did. I’ve no doubt you’ll love it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpukjx66u22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scrof.bsky.social/post/3lpt26cypus2tYesterday in headlights.23 May 2025 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:pgii5cke45thp6nlc32fhgph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpt26cypus2t