We talk driving test tales, Route 66, dream passengers and road rage with Newstalk Breakfast Briefing presenter Andrea Gilligan Your current car? I drive a 3 Series BMW. It’s an old one though – 2004. I bought it years ago. Is a car important to you? Yes, I suppose I’ve always had a car so I can’t imagine not having one. I couldn’t wait to start driving and I learned to drive at a young age and then bought my first car when I was 18. I spent my summer holidays working so I could save up to buy it. That was right at the height of the Celtic Tiger. How times have changed. I think it’s probably a rural thing as well though. Public transport wasn’t readily available in south Donegal when I was growing up, so we were constantly hounding our parents for lifts everywhere. What car do you have your eye on next and why? I have my eye on lots of cars, but the vast majority of them are way out of my league. I’ve always loved the BMW Z4, but I could never afford it. It’s a dream car – my ‘if I ever win the Lotto car’. I like small sports cars like the Mazda MX-5. I’m not really into big jeeps. I suppose I don’t need a big car, so I’ve always been partial to smaller cars. What sort of state is your car in (inside or out)? Inside, it’s in really good shape. It has cream and beige interior so I’ve always had to mind it and keep it clean. On the outside, though, it could definitely do with a good wash. What’s in the boot and the glove compartment? Probably an umbrella, coats and shoes. My boot is always like a wardrobe and the glove box is probably full of old car tax discs. How would you describe your driving, then? Doesn’t everyone think they are a good driver? I’d say I’m impatient. Well, I’m impatient in general, but I definitely am in a car. I hate sitting in traffic so I try to avoid it at all costs. If I’m driving home to Donegal on a Friday, I try to go before 3.30 or after 7pm. The prospect of sitting in traffic for hours doesn’t appeal to me. Ever...