If there were a UK car manufacturing industry I would consider supporting it. After all, I have had a couple of Jags, and even, gulp! a Rover 75. Many years ago, all my cars were typical repmobiles, Ford and Vauxhall. May be USA owned but large UK factories with many more UK companies supplying them.

Nowadays, profits from Jaguar and Landrover go to India, Ford and Vauxhall repatriate profits to USA, Honda and Nissan buy parts from other countries and use UK labour to bolt them together.

To be honest, with the huge UK design house, European operations running out of The UK and many parts sourced here and shipped over to Korea, you could almost make a case for Hyundi being better for the UK economy than some cars assembled here.

Not that I bought on that basis. I bought on value for money. I didn't buy on whether the car had soul either. In some ways, it was as cold a logical choice as buying a freezer or washing machine rather than a car. I have grown to love the ruddy thing though and the next model is high on my next list.