The sportiest-looking people carrier around

Although Vauxhalls are not sold in Ireland (it’s the sister brand to Opel), there can be few of us of a certain age that don’t recall the ‘Daddy Cool’ television advert from 1999. It depicted a typical school in Britain with parents waiting outside for their kids to finish. Then a bright blue and somehow sporty looking MPV drives up, four of the boys hop in and it drives off speedily. A few ...