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We’ve been doing this podcast thing for almost as long as Trevor Tuck owned crazy mommy vans. The insanity of it has gotten to him and he’s had to take a leave of absence. He will also tell you never to buy French cars, so we decided to see if we could push him over the edge by giving him a Renault Logan to use while his Peugeot dies a slow death. It’s no wonder he decided to miss the show this week. So, for the third week running we have a crew of three, Christo, Patrick and Trevor, who wish that they don’t have to discuss the international auto industry misery for much longer. We have to give it to Audi though for releasing teaser images of a sedan version of its coupe version of its sedan. Very clever . The team also reviews the 2009 BMW 520d – something that surprised us all – and wrap it up with the Daihatsu Terios, which is also surprising becuase it’s not a good one.

Sometimes our intitial predictions are all wrong...

...and other times we're right on the money.

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BMW's new Z4 - driven.

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Three up, the team is without Christo van Gemert this week in a show that it filled with opinion and news. This past week we saw GM on its last legs as a solvent company, Porsche with some dodgy financials and hidden loans and number of smaller brands looking for buyers. We also take a look into the local motoring news, hold off on the review of the BMW Z4 and deliver our driving impressions on the Audi Q5 3.0 TDI, an SUV that we wanted to hate.

Those alloys will set you back R24 000. Looks good though, no?

This, like most Audis, is a great place to be

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While Chrysler’s global CEO lines up in the unemployment queue, deciding what to do once he is finally escorted out of his office, FIAT’s CEO is looking forward to the new corner office at the US auto giant. Back home the ZACS team is joined by Richard Sloman, Public Relations manager for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge South Africa. What does the future hold for the auto maker in the world markets, we answer the questions.

In this episode we also discuss the Porsche/VW merger, Jag and Land Rover’s Indian Expansion and the Parys to De Aar motorcycle adventure.

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The end of April, despite the countless holidays and only 12 or so full working days, sees not only the team of Trevors, Christo and Patrick wondering how they are going to cope with the next five days work week, but the motor industry in general remains a state of turmoil.  The team put forward thier plans for survival, although if you’ve heard thier car reviews, this could be interesting. ZA Car Show also discusses some new motoring concepts soon to launch in South Africa together with the all new Volkswagen Golf, or is it…?

This is the all new Golf. Spot the difference

This is the interior of the new Golf. Spot the difference...

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