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  • 2002 Corvette Z06 – Plentiful Power Priced Right

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    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y41PSgKiMl8[/youtube] Usually when you meet your heroes you end up highly disappointed. I’ve driven all sorts of Corvettes ranging from a 1969 427 Stingray to a C4 ZR-1 and a C6 ZO6 at Bondurant. Sure I’ve driven C5’s before and yes the automatic is as terrible as everybody says that it is, but the Z06 was a…

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  • Miserable Review: 2014 Seat Leon 1.6 Diesel.

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    This is the first time I’ve ever embarked upon a car review while I’ve been in an absolutely foul mood. Usually you’re plied with goodies and refreshments and then handed the keys by a beaming member of a manufacturer press relations team. They then send you out on either a well chosen set of lightly…

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  • Test Drive ANNLimited – 2004 BMW 330ci Review

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    I went back to the same dealer where I drove the M3 and talked to my no-cares salesman Tom. He gave me the keys and let me take the 330Ci out all by myself! The car was really clean and in excellent shape. It didn’t feel 9 years old. When I got in my head hit…

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  • An Ode to Ye' Olde Saturn

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        You’re a college graduate, with student loans and need something reliable and cheap to get around in. What do you seek out? Like any gearhead, I spent hours on Craigslist and other online classified posting sites for the perfect beater err. second car to drive everyday. I ended up with the keys to a…

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  • Go-karts and Starlets – 1999 Toyota Starlet Ecotronic Chic is econobox excellence

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    Did any of you think my review of the old-shape Suzuki Swift was overly harsh? My ruthless treatment was down to the fact I had previously spent some time behind the wheel of a comparable Toyota Starlet, and expected the Swift to at least match it. The Starlet, you see, was the kind of no-frills…

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  • Used Car Reviews – 2000 Suzuki Swift GLX drains my life force

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    I feel pretty sympathetic towards most compact and sub-compact cars from days gone by. Granted, it helps that I haven’t driven a whole lot of them in my time, but judge them mostly according to their image, their outlook and the way they’re portrayed in marketing material from their heyday. Horizon, Sundance, Alliance, Colt, GLC,…

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  • Used Car Reviews – 1988 Citroën CX 25 GTi Turbo 2 times two

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    I’m not in the market for a 1988 Citroën CX GTi Turbo 2. There, I’ve said it. Better repeat it: I’m not in the market for a Citroën CX GTi Turbo 2. I’m just telling it to myself, since I got offered not one but two Turbo 2:s and I really need to keep my…

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  • Used Car Reviews – Fiat Barchetta

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    Having driven a friend’s Miata before I took wheel time in the Citroën VTS, I wanted to see what the obvious European counterpart, the Fiat Barchetta would feel like. The Barchetta hasn’t been embraced by any counterculture, unlike the racing-inclined Miatas; on the contrary, it hints of fancy seaside living and tennis rackets. The Barchetta…

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  • Used Car Reviews – 2001 Citroën Xsara VTS

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    Some automotive facelifts give an ageing platform a new lease of life. Some manage to completely ruin the car’s appearance, sentencing the facelift models into derision and universal dislike, no matter how capable the car behind the mask is. The post-facelift Citroën Xsara falls into the bodged category. The original 1997 car was a very…

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  • Myths and Legends: 2004 Saab 9-3 Vector Convertible

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      There are certain cars that everyone knows, everyone talks about and everyone seems to have an opinion of. They are benchmarks for certain qualities, or just legends on their own. They tend to be used to compare anything new that comes out, and they spark flamewars every time they are mentioned on an internet…

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