And trust you could because over the few years we had Jalopy on the shelves, you were guaranteed of true owner reviews often with hilarious anecdotes or frustrations in their motoring misery.
Apart from writing columns for the Citroën Car Club and Club Peugeot UK, I once wrote 2 pieces for Jalopy magazine. An A5 monthly that grew to A4 and then in 1995, it ended. There was no more. So here is alike at my first ever paid for piece.
However in that last ever edition were my 2 reviews on 2 cars I knew well. The Citroën Visa and LNA.
And for this they paid me in hard cash. Cheque form that I still have.