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The uncomfortable truth

my last piece about my recently handed-down Morgan, I’ve been keeping a secret from everyone around me and the stress has been building and building. Then one afternoon, after about an hour’s drive, I blurted it out to my unsuspecting wife: ‘This is the worst car I’ve ever driven. I’m sorry, it is

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