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<B>NOT TOO SHABBY:</B> Wheels24's Janine van der Post spends time behind the wheel of the JMC Landwind 5.<I>Image: Wheels24 / Janine van der Post</I>
<B>NOT TOO SHABBY:</B> Wheels24's Janine van der Post spends time behind the wheel of the JMC Landwind 5.<I>Image: Wheels24 / Janine van der Post</I>
Janine van der Post

Cape Town - 'It doesn't have any airbags, or ABS!', 'It scored only two stars in the Euro NCAP safety test.'... I laughed at my team when they were trying to tease me about my upcoming week I was to spend with the Landwind, but secretly I was getting nervous.

I sheepishly replied that I drove the Datsun Go without any fuss, so the JMC would be a breeze - I tried to convince myself of this more than them.

Honestly, I had no idea what to expect, but my expectations definitely weren't high at all, so I asked Google for a picture.

And then it arrived and I was pleasantly surprised.

1. It's not bad looking at all.

In fact, a fellow motorist stopped me in traffic and asked: "Lady, what kind of new Lexus is that?" - despite all the Landwind branding. A pat on JMC's shoulder or a warning to Lexus to make their cars even more stunning?  

2. Oh my word, it's so spacious!!

I had fellow church goe-ers hopping in to the car after the service as they were intrigued by the rear leg-room of the car. And then of course they wanted to know what the vehicle is, and how much it goes for. It's neat and tidy, nor did the car feel like it was going to fall apart when driving 100km/h. In fact you I reached a top speed of 140km/h on an open, quiet road.

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