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LOADS of recent back issues

 Moving home, and having to sort out a lot of stuff, and came across CAR back issues from late 2006-now... any word on whether I could flog these? And if so, to whom?

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I recently changed my car at a large dealership. The salesman convinced me my old car was only worth £1500. It is now on sale for £3678. Is there anything I can do about being in like this? 

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Anatole "Tony" Lapine RIP

 Gentlemen, 

German car websites are have just publicised obituaries for Porsche's former head of design, Tony Lapine. 

Lapine must rank among the most influental stylists at Zuffenhausen, for it was under his watchful eye that Porsche finally broke away from the traditional rear engine design, as originally created by Erwin Komenda. The front engined 924/944 and the 928 must rank among the most intriguing cases of a brand extending and modernising its model range - and it was Lapine who supervised these superior works of designers such as Wolfgang Möbius and Harm Lagaay. Yet it was also during this period ...

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Klassic Kar Kwotes

The other day I had my first ride in a second generation Prius. As a passenger my impressions were of a well behaved drivertrain, with a smooth transition to and from silence at traffic lights, lots of legroom, surprisingly reasonable headroom in the rear, and an unexpectedly choppy ride. If I wasn’t, at heart, a hooligan, it’s a car I’d be reasonably happy to own.

But the main item that struck me was the large central display. This might be customisable but, on this one, it seemed to be dedicated to displaying consumption figures in a variety of different ways. ...

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Silk Purses and Sows Ears

SILK PURSES IN DEMAND? THEN SCRAPE THE BARREL FOR SOWS EARS

There is an old saying that you can´t make a silk purse from a sow´s ear. Something more expensive than its ingredients is often accused of being mutton dressed as lamb. In this little essay I look at some uncertain lamb and some suspicious silk purses of the car industry´s recent decades.

If you want to have a competitive car, it helps if the underpinnings are designed to combat the future products of your rivals. And if you want to charge a high price for your ...