Meet the Real ReView panel
01/03/08
Motors.co.uk has launched the UK's first Real ReView panel of car buyers who'll review cars and tell it like it is.
Stuart
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Stuart Tidman, 35, hails from Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He was born in Coventry, where his family worked in the motor industry, so he grew up in a household filled with interest and talk about cars. Stuart graduated from Coventry University with a degree in production engineering. He works as a bus driver. He currently drives a 1995 Citrn AX, but his dream car would be an E-type Jaguar in racing green.
Derek
Watch Derek reviewing the Ford Mondeo estate
Derek Marsh is 61 and hails from Littleover, Derby. He’s been driving for 39 years and over the years has driven countless thousands of miles in no fewer than 12 makes of car. Last year he sold his Suzuki Swift for a Citrn C1 1.0 Vibe in bright yellow, a car he’s so pleased with he declares it’s the best he’s owned.
Sam
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Sam Rollings is 26 and works as a dentist in Dundee. At 6ft 5in tall, Sam’s height makes him perfect for our Real Review panel because if he fits in a car, then there’s room for practically anyone. Sam drives a 1980s Ford Escort XR3i – one of the first modern ‘hot hatchbacks’ and a car that is now recognised as a modern classic.
Donna
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Donna Fraher, 38, is an occupational therapist. She’s from Derby but is shortly moving to Bradford. Donna loves Volkswagens - her current car is a purple Mk3 Golf GTi that’s still going strong after 12 years and 178,000 miles, but she’d love to own a Beetle cabriolet with leather seats. Donna realised a big ambition at the Real ReView winners day when she drove a Ferrari at Silverstone race track for the first time.
Louise
Watch Louise reviewing the Skoda Roomster
Louise A’Barrow is 27 and has just become a mum. She now has a baby girl. Louise and husband Paul are keen British Touring Car race fans, making the trip from their Yeovil, Somerset home to see BTCC at British race circuits. Louise drives a Saab 9-3 hatchback – but would love to own a TVR Cerbera, a BMW evolution or even an Aston Martin Vanquish.
Michelle
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Michelle Brown is 34, from Ashe, Surrey, and works as an IT consultant. She’s always been fascinated by cars, a passion that began as a small child, helping her father in his haulage business. Michelle currently drives a Lotus Elise 111s and a Mazda MX-5. But in the past she’s owned a Golf GTi, an Audi 80 Sport, a Mini Cooper, a Land Rover, Range Rover V8 and a Vauxhall Omega 2.5. Lottery win? Michelle’s first purchase would be a Lotus Esprit V8, followed by a Bentley Turbo R.