鼹鼠说他来帮忙,但烦人的是他的车点火环启动时掉了,Wilman也没啥用因为他只要挂档就会把挡把弹出来。所以我给船长打电话,他开着他的法拉利来了
Anyway, on my trek across London I learnt many things about my Reliant Robin. First of all, to get my right shoulder inside, I have to drive with the window down, which makes life a bit chilly. And there’s not much I can do to rectify that issue, because while there is a knob on the dash that says “Heater”, it doesn’t seem to do anything. The only other knob says “Choke”. Pull that and immediately the whole car fills with petrol fumes.
无论如何,当我穿越伦敦市区时我增长了很多Robin式的经验。首先,要想把右肩膀放下,车窗只能摇下来,就有点冷了。我对此无可奈何,因为车内只有俩按钮,一个是卵用没有的“暖气”另一个是“咳嗽”按下后整车立刻乌烟瘴气
But despite the cold and the likelihood of it suddenly becoming very hot, the Reliant Robin is brilliant to drive. The steering is extremely light, possibly because there’s only one front wheel to turn, the acceleration is great, for anyone who’s used to, say, a horse, and in a typical London parking bay it’s so small and looks so lost and lonely, you are tempted to give it a carrot or some other treat.
尽管这车只能在冻死和热死中选择,Robin的驾驶感觉极佳。转向很轻,可能因为转向轮是中置独立轮吧,加速对于任何,额,骑马的人来说都很给力,在伦敦的停车场里这车看起来如此弱小迷茫 孤独可怜,你都想给它点儿胡萝卜或者其他吃的了
This is what makes the Reliant Robin such a joy. My Volkswagen Golf is a car. The Porsche Cayenne I used over Christmas and will review next week is a car. You drive a car. But the Reliant Robin is not a car. It’s not even three-quarters of a car. It’s more than that.
这就是让Robin惹人开心的要素。我的Golf是台车,下周评测的圣诞节凯宴也是台车。车是拿来开的。但Robin不是。都算不上3/4台车。远不止于此
It’s sitting in its parking space outside the office now, in the rain. And I’m worried about it. I hope it’s OK and isn’t missing me. Owning a Reliant Robin is like having a family pet. Yes, it’s a nuisance sometimes, and, yes, it can be stubborn and unreliable, but it scampers when you go out together, and if you play with its differential, it will even roll over so you can tickle its tummy.
现在这车就停在办公室外面,倾盆大雨。我很担心它。我希望它还好,不会想我。拥有一台Robin就像养宠物。诚然,有时候很讨厌,诚然,这车可能很倔而且不可靠,但你们在一起时它就活蹦乱跳,如果动一动差速器,还能翻身让你挠挠它的肚子
总评3星
Mans best friend
人类的好朋友