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Chrysler, Jeep & Dodge Growing in UK

Chrysler leasing uptake looks likely to grow amid the ever-expanding thirst for US models in the UK.
Another vast showroom for Chrysler, Jeep & Dodge has just opened in Hove, displaying the growing popularity of these beastly US status symbols that would have once been considered crude and vulgar on these shores.
The same goes for most US TV shows.

May 31, 2008 at 11:31 am | Chrysler | No comment

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BMW Gas Guzzling Greenhouse

BMW are touting the idea of adding solar panels to the roof of vehicles in an effort to reduce pollution.
At the Geneva Motor Show this year, they showed the concept on a diesel X5. They reckon one square metre of solar paneling could power things like mobile phones and air-con systems.
I reckon if you switch your phone off and remove your jumper, you’ll achieve the same end without driving round in a glorified greenhouse! Oh yeah, and if you’re really bothered about the environmental stuff – don’t lease a BMW X5! Get a Micra or something if you really care, and stop lying to yourself and everyone else.

May 29, 2008 at 10:11 am | BMW | No comment

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Green Audi Not For The Impatient

The new reduced CO2 A3 TDIe from Audi is proving popular. In fact, a little too popular for Audi to cope with.
According to reports, an order placed now, would not be delivered until Christmas! That’s about as green as you can get, isn’t it? Forget persuading motorists into vehicles with reduced carbon emissions; leaving customers without any car at all for six months will do wonders for our poor abused planet.
Is that what customers will do, though? Wait six months without a vehicle… or perhaps take to a push bike in the mean time? No. They’ll probably just get a lease Audi that pumps out the same amount of filth as any other car instead. Because, let’s face it, everyone likes to be seen as doing their bit towards all this green, environmental stuff, but not at the expense of their own convenience.
Sorry planet, we’re just not selfless enough to actually care about the issue. We’re just vain enough to promote the false self image that we are.

May 28, 2008 at 3:20 pm | Audi | No comment

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New Lamborghini Ad

This is the latest TV advert for the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. It’s a superb car, as you’d expect, so it doesn’t need a pushy sales pitch full of stereotypes and cheap patronising bonuses about ‘pulling chicks’ etc. Unfortunately, though, that doesn’t mean they haven’t gone down that exact, disappointing route with the ad.
It starts off really appealingly… then you quickly find yourself cringing in cliche world. To be fair, though – this is clearly aimed at the American market, where subtlety is yet to be released to the general public, so maybe this kind of embarrassingly immature pitch actually works there?
It’s still a shame to cheapen such a fantastic car, though. The cost of the advert was clearly above average, as is the cost of a lease Lamborghini contract, so I’d have expected something more worthy.

May 26, 2008 at 9:49 am | Lamborghini | No comment

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