Vroom therapy

Clara Kinsella

@halfbackclara

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I don’t own a car, but I do own several car-related tabs and a deeply unhealthy interest in anything with a rev counter. This is my little circuit of places I escape to when UX prototypes crash, Leinster do something tragic, or the seagulls win another sandwich. Some are full-on dealerships, some are for classic daydreaming, one is literally a field full of shiny nostalgia. All guaranteed to smell faintly of petrol and bad financial decisions.

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Vroom therapy — 4 items
Name	Address	City	My take
1Toyota Sandyford	40 Heather Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18, D18 TF79, Ireland	Dublin	Where I go to poke hybrids I absolutely cannot justify owning and then quietly get the Luas home like a responsible adult.
2Toyota Long Mile	Long Mile Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 DPW6, Ireland	Dublin	The Long Mile strip is basically car Disneyland. I ‘just browse’ here the way other people ‘just browse’ in IKEA and still somehow end up doing life maths in the finance office.
3The Valet Centre	Unit 1H, Three Rock Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18, D18 TX38, Ireland	Dublin	For when a friend’s car interior looks like someone detonated a spice bag in it. They hand it back looking showroom-fresh and I immediately spill coffee on the mat.
4Bohernabreena Classic Car Show	D24 YD42, Bohernabreena, Co. Dublin, Ireland	Bohernabreena	Once a year a quiet corner of the Dublin Mountains turns into a sea of chrome, old badges and people debating carburettors. I bring sunscreen, a rain jacket and zero self-control around merch.