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What's your car really worth?

Today, I discuss not the monetary value of your car, but rather the emotional worth you place on it; how much you treasure it and pamper it with soft cloths. Because not everyone in Europe is as reverential with their jalopy as we Brits.

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Inside Motoring

Peugeot's 308CC puts the wind in your hair

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Hood up or hood down, the Peugeot 308CC coupé convertible is a handsome beast. Intent on making the best of an Indian summer, I pressed a little button on the front of the armrest and in a few seconds the folding metal roof flipped back and neatly tucked itself away.
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Subaru's new XV is a good all-rounder

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Form and function don’t need to be incompatible. Yes, the new Subaru XV is a good looker, with a sporting demeanour but given its high ground clearance, big tired wheels and superb manoeuvrability it’s also certainly fit for purpose, so it can perform commendably in either an urban or a rural setting – pleasing boulevard cruisers and countryfolk alike.
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Up! Up! and away! Volkswagen's city car gem

Thursday, 20 September 2012

It used to be that if you wanted more luxury and refinement then you opted for a bigger car.
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Cars that keep on selling in a slump

Saturday, 8 September 2012

The smell of new upholstery — that ‘new car smell’ — is fast becoming a distant memory for many drivers here as the number of vehicles being sold fresh from the factory has fallen again.
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Honda reveals �267m UK expansion

Thursday, 6 September 2012

Japanese car giant Honda has announced a £267 million investment programme at its UK plant, where hundreds of new jobs have been created to boost production.

Watchdog is urged to probe Northern Ireland fuel prices

Thursday, 6 September 2012

The next chairman of Stormont’s enterprise committee has called for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to come to Northern Ireland to investigate how petrol and diesel prices here are “decimating” consumers and businesses.
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In a class of its own

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Instead of tinkering with change Mercedes-Benz has gone for a totally new look with its A200 CDI - a move which Jim McCauley applaudes
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Venezuela is cheapest place in the world to buy petrol at 8p a litre – compared to 135p a litre in the UK

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Venezuela has been named the cheapest place in the world to buy petrol for the second year running.
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Back to basics: Skoda's no frills approach

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Tired of car costs taking an ever-increasing slice of your income? Small on the outside, big inside, a gutsy little one-litre three-cylinder engine, 67mpg fuel consumption, brisk performance and an affordable price – Skoda’s new Citigo offers an intelligent solution of back-to-basics motoring.
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Top cee'd: Kia sets new levels

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

When the original Kia cee’d appeared on the market some six years ago, even the dreaded Jeremy Clarkson was impressed. As I recall it, just about the only thing the Top Gear presenter could find to criticise was the rather odd name.
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Take it anywhere: Audi Allroad Quattro

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Just £175 short of seventy grand is a lot of money for a car but judged from a busy week spent at the wheel of the sleek and fully loaded new A6 Avant Quattro Allroad I’d deem it worth every penny – albeit that this monumental sum is never likely to show as a debit on my own bank statement.
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Many admit driving over speed limit

Thursday, 23 August 2012

Almost four in five motorists admit driving over the speed limit, according to a survey.

It’s the real thing! Falling in love with Citro�n's DS5

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

I’ve just fallen madly in love. Yes, it’s for the fourth or fifth time this year but those other four-wheel flings were the motoring equivalent of one night stands.
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Volvo S60: Safe...and dynamic too

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Solid, dependable, well made and, above all, safe – Volvo cars have long been renowned for such things but excitement is something that's rarely sprung to mind when speaking about the Swedish company's products.
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In the driving seat for Cannonball Ireland event

Monday, 20 August 2012

Above: Models Katie Larmour and Roz Purcell at Titanic Belfast check out the sleek lines of a high-speed Mercedes SLS with gull-wing doors from E25 Supercar Club to announce the arrival of Cannonball Ireland to Belfast for the first time on September 14 2012.
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Electrifying: Peugeot's new 3008 Hybrid4

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Innovation has become something of a byword at Peugeot in recent times.
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Hail the mighty Mini!

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Diminutive size was the inspiration for the original 1959 Mini’s nomenclature. It was only while sitting behind a present day version at the traffic lights recently that I realised just how big the Mini has become.
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BMW Z4: Z for zest

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

DrIving is too often a chore, which is why sports cars were invented – to inject an experience of pure joy, without compromising to considerations of comfort, convenience or cost.
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'Lucky dip' pumps 'benefit' drivers

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Some drivers have been getting a "lucky dip" when filling up with petrol, with some pumps supplying more fuel than the counter indicates, the AA has said.

Drivers still like going for a spin

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Crowded roads and costly petrol do not seem to have dampened the desire of drivers to take their car out for a spin.

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• Hard lesson for men afraid to show us their soft side

Men are on their way out. According to a provocative new book by American journalist Hanna Rosin, The End of Men, women have adapted successfully to modern socio-economic changes, leaving men on the sidelines, feeling dismayed, out-performed and redundant in more ways than one.