She was also embarrassed by her father's car, "an old Valiant with fluffy dice suspended from the rear-vision mirror". Her story appeared to become increasingly elaborate.

By this week, the wheels had come off the Starmer charabanc. Not just the wheels, but the exhaust, all four doors, even the fluffy dice. No more psychodramas, Anna?

Lowered suspension and fluffy dice – the modifications that devalue a used car the most Car Dealer Live 5 years ago ...