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  • Does taking your top off make you sexy? Living with convertibles. WRAP UP: Peugeot 308cc, VW Eos, Lexus IS250c

    When we set out there were just a couple of tiny little objectives. We wanted to know if you could live with a roofless car and could you use it every day and what is it like to drive a convertible. Would it surprise you to learn that there is not a single solitary reason…

  • SAAB does a deal. Factory sold, conditionally.

    The Saab saga (saabga? Saaga?) continues today with the announcement that a consortium of Swedish real estate investors with Hemfosa Fastigheter AB at the helm, is set to purchase 50.1% of Saab Property for $39.28 million (SEK 255 million). The property includes 5.199×10^6 square feet of building space. But that leaves Saab Automobile without a…

  • Does taking your top off make you sexy? Living with convertibles. Peugeot 308cc, VW Eos, Lexus IS250c (part 3Lexus IS250c)

      We’ve done this one recently but here are a few finer points.   The Lexus is by far the most expensive of the 3. You’ll need to shell out and extra $35,000 if you want to have one in your garage. It’s a scrumptious car and no detail is overlooked and it looks and…

  • Does taking your top off make you sexy? Living with convertibles. Peugeot 308cc, VW Eos, Lexus IS250c (part 2 308cc)

    Peugeot 308cc So you know all about the Eos now don’t you? And you know we like a bit of a droptop or 4 don’t you? So here’s another one… The 308cc. It’s a Peugeot. It’s comfortable. It’s reasonably quick. It has a steering wheel. So, is it any good? Well actually, it’s not too…

  • Does taking your top off make you sexy? Living with convertibles. Lexus IS250c, Peugeot 308cc, VW Eos (part 1 Eos)

    Peugeot 308cc                                                       Lexus IS250c VW Eos A sparkling clear blue sky, not too hot, not too cold, and the perfect ribbon of tarmac winding its way through green valleys and wooded mountain passes is just what convertibles were made for. No one really wants to drive around in the freezing cold with the roof down,…

  • Unions may force SAAB into bankruptcy

    By AUTOMOTIVE NEWS on 6/23/2011     Unions at Saab, which is unable to pay wages to its workers, threatened today to start a legal process that could end in bankruptcy for the iconic brand. The IF Metall and Unionen groups said they would send a formal demand for payment on Monday if their members…

  • Peugeot Set To Preview 508 At Australian International Motor Show 2011

    How’s this from a scrumptious executive 4 door Euro-Car? Peugeot’s new 508 will make its first local public appearance at this year’s Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. The widely acclaimed 508 is due to go on sale in Australia as of 15th July; however Peugeot will offer a special preview at the Peugeot stand…

  • Gay Marriage: more than just wanting to so “I do”. Equality should be a right, not an opinion.

    You’re probably thinking a motoring column is an odd place to find an opinion piece  on the subject of gay marriage, and you would be right. But like all important issues, anywhere is the right place to be expressed. The Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has thrown her support behind the cause. Federal Labor remains opposed.…

  • SAAB, is it all over? Let’s hope not

      SAAB is struggling to stay alive. The last 12 months has seen a change of ownership for the innovative car maker. After the sale by GM to Spyker, SAAB has not really had a chance to get going. First there was a stoppage at their factories due to unpaid bills to suppliers. Then another…