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Monthly Archives: October 2012

The End of the Normal Car?

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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A few weeks ago I pondered on whether or not the cars being unveiled at the Paris Motor Show spelt the end of the Retro Car (a time I still feel can’t come soon enough). Recent events have made me … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Toss | Tagged Citroen, Ford, MINI, Peugeot, Volkswagen | Leave a reply

Opinion Triple Whammy

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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I’ve got three things on my mind this evening, so let’s get down to business: MG BTCC Edition at Brands Hatch I made the trek to Kent to watch the BTCC final at Brands Hatch yesterday, because it’s not every … Continue reading →

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In Defence Of: The Austin Allegro

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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Think of this category as Mythbusters but for old cars. Some cars, some types of cars, some engines and some companies just attract bad press and this has a cumulative effect as once it’s slagged off once it becomes a … Continue reading →

Posted in In Defence Of | Tagged Allegro, Austin | 1 Reply

Let’s Go For A Drive: Triumph Stag

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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If any one phrase can sum up British Leyland’s products it’s “They’re OK apart from…”. BL weren’t in the habit of making truely bad cars, what they specialised in were fundamentally good (or even excellent) cars that were let down … Continue reading →

Posted in Let's Go For A Drive, Road Tests | Tagged British Leyland, Stag, Triumph | Leave a reply

Autoelectronica: Classics in Forza 4

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Balloon_Fish
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This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series of articles looking at car- and motoring-related things in video gaming, thus neatly combining two of my pastimes into one. So we’re going to kick off with … Continue reading →

Posted in ECU_Fault | Tagged forza, gaming, review | Leave a reply
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