The Car or Our (hopefully) trusty steed

We manage to acquire a super 2001 Ford Fiesta, which is at least an American make so Mark Sr might be able to fix any problems (yeah!) but isn't sold in the US so he might not (boo!).

If you want to play Mongol Rally top trumps (and who wouldn't) here are the vital statistics:

Vehicle Type: Car
Make: Ford
Model: Fiesta
Type: Mark IV: A new hope
Year: 2001
Odometer: some miles
Doors: 5 door hatchback
Colour: Red
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
Engine Size: 1242 cc
Horsepower: Probably about that of Rocinante
Top Speed: 96 (ish) mph
0-60: 11.9 s (yep read that right 11.9 seconds!)
Fuel: petrol

And finally... no it isn't a fortunate coincidence that the car has Murphy on the front of it.  That is the handy work of Denis' brother who used to own the car.  All we hope is that it isn't some find of swear word in any Central Asian language.