As the snow has now gone (except for a tiny snowman down my road) I drove to work today. And my car annoyed me so much I have finally got round to requesting some test drives. I think I want a Toyota Yaris, as my parents and sister have them and if my sister only had a white, not a grey one, we could do The Italian Job with Yarises. But I am going to also try a Ford Ka and Vauxhall Corsa and I might see about some other Fords too as the garage is only two minutes walk away. I wanted to try a Renault Clio too, but they didn't have any of those at any places nearby.

I might not actually get to drive them for a while, but it would be handy to have a car that goes in the rain once spring comes.

I have looked at a few reviews on Top Gear and the What Car websites, but does anyone have a subscription to Which? they can use to look up superminis for me? What I want in a car is quite simple:

• Ability to reach the pedals
• No choke
• No having to go under the bonnet twice a year to tell it what season it is
• Goes in the rain
• Goes uphill
• Goes in the cold
• Warms up sometime during my journey to and from work
• Red

I suspect those requirements won't be hard to fill. Everything else comes in the 'quite like' category (power steering, electric windows, air conditioning, USB port, no fifth gear (I suspect that might be a bit impossible), everything in a similar sort of place so I can find it).

On a different subject, I did like Terry Pratchett's answer to why he has six screens: because he doesn't have space for eight.