Sports car hire guides

Longer pieces than the column has room for. Written by the people who hand the keys over, about the roads and the paperwork we deal with every week.

Practical · 6 min

How not to kerb a wheel: parking a low car in Kuala Lumpur

Almost every incident on a hired performance car happens in a car park, at walking pace, in the first hour. Here is where, and why.

8 August 2026

Drives · 7 min

The Sunday morning Karak run, properly planned

Leave KL before seven and Karak is a genuinely great road. Leave at ten and it is a queue. The whole thing hinges on timing.

27 July 2026

Choosing a car · 5 min

Automatic or manual, and why almost nothing here has three pedals

The honest version: manuals have all but gone, the remaining ones are worth seeking out, and for KL traffic you may not want one anyway.

11 July 2026

Money · 6 min

Deposit, excess, and what actually happens if you scrape it

Deposits and excess are the two things people understand least and worry about most. This is the plain version, including what we do not charge for.

19 June 2026