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Archive for December, 2011

Take a spin behind an all American badge

THESE days it seems that you can claim just about anything and not only will it be believed but someone will spin it into an absolute fact and before long there will be an entire policy think-tank on the subject. Motorists, for instance, are planetocidal maniacs out every morning with the single intention of killing [...]

Taking the old Corvette for a spin

SO the Olympic bedside light has been tuned off for another four years. And what a sports day it was. There was everything: records, history, laughter and tears. Even that swivel-eyed God botherer in an orange skirt who tried to commit what would have been one of the most spectacular suicides ever at the Silvestone [...]

Massive recall for Chevrolets

A MASSIVE recall of almost 4,500 new cars has been ordered by Chevrolet, whose models here were formerly known as Daewoos. The Nubira and Lacetti small family cars could have problems with their brake lights that could result in drivers becoming stranded. This is caused by the brake pedal damaging the switch that controls the [...]

Thumbs up for Chevy’s new Aveo

Chevrolet’S new Aveo model is a useful replacement for the Kalos. Prices start at £7,700 and there’s a decent level of equipment, while both the 1.2 and 1.4-litre engines are reasonably quiet and refined. The ride is very comfortable, but the softness this achieves leaves the handling and roadholding slightly lacking. The look and feel [...]

Chevrolet’s Captiva audience

THEY will not be on sale in the UK until early spring next year but Chevrolet is giving a motor show preview of its newcomers alongside its present line-up of Matiz, Kalos, Lacetti and Tacuma. models. And for nostalgia fans, also on the stand will be a 1935 Chevrolet Suburban Carryall – the first ever [...]

What’s so ridiculous about a diesel Chevy?

HAVE you ever read a children’s book titled ‘Ridiculous”? It’s a great story about a tortoise that does not want to hibernate for winter but has this desire to be like all the other animals that do not hibernate. So he waits for his parents to fall asleep then sneaks out into the cold snowy [...]

A family day out – and a bargain to boot

MORE than a third of the population will visit at least one car boot sale this year, according to a survey. Car company Chevrolet commissioned the poll in a bid to associate its brand with grabbing a bargain. More than 1,000 people were questioned, of whom 41 per cent said they will visit several car [...]