Push factor
Welcome… Push factor There’s a running joke in the CCM office about the random blokes who appear as if by magic as soon as an old car needs pushing. They might even be the same people, following us through life like a kind of oily-fingered automotive guardian angel but they never fail us. They were there (all five of them) when our 2.5-tonne Bentley coasted to a halt blocking a country car park and they were there when we ran a Toledo out of fuel. Never needing to be summoned but just silently appearing at your shoulder with a cheery “Need a push mate?” as soon as an old car gives up. This week though, they let us down when a Lancia Fulvia conked out in rush hour on a…