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Monthly Archives: January 2013

What’s GR8 About the V8?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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It can be hard enough to pin down exactly why so many people like cars. Many gallons of ink and billions of ones and zeros have been expended by people much cleverer than myself trying to nail down why you … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion Overload | Tagged engine, V8 | Leave a reply

The Slow and The Sedate: Peterborough Drift

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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When you have a 4×4 you actually look forward to seeing Amber Weather Warnings and animated snowflakes on the weather forecast. For the owners of older Land Rovers the ability to keep on motoring through the ‘chaos’ of a typical … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion Overload, Road Tests | Tagged land rover, Range Rover, SNOKAOS, Snow | Leave a reply

Au Revoir to Citroen?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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Peugeot-Citroen looks increasingly doomed. Its products still linger at the bottom of the reliability surveys, the depreciation charts resemble the recent sales graphs for Tesco Value Burgers and the company is stuck in a nightmare of an overly-complex, overlapping car … Continue reading →

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

ECU_Fault: Forza Horizon Review

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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Here’s another review of a game that is, by video game review standards, incredibly late, because it’s been out since October. To do this sort of thing properly you’re supposed to camp out in a town centre at midnight on … Continue reading →

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

Trip Report: Brooklands New Year’s Day Meeting

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Balloon_Fish
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There are some placenames that come to mean much more than a mere geographical description. ‘Longbridge’ is convenient shorthand for the entire British motor industry during its most troubled times. On the other hand ‘Wolfsburg’ is a perfect encapsulation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Trip Reports | Tagged brooklands, show | 2 Replies
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