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ZA Car Show: Episode 29

Posted on April 07th, 2009 by admin

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The vanilla crew are back with plain ice-creams and lots of news. We chat about the state of the auto industry locally and globally, peppering opinion with our no-good reviews. Despite the doom and gloom there appears to be a wave of new model launches, some in South Africa and others soon to arrive on these tumultuous shores.

Shocking: a very pretty electric car

Shocking: a very pretty electric car

More show notes and links to news after the jump

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ZA Car Show: Episode 14

Posted on November 14th, 2008 by christo

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This week the ZACS team tackle the European Car of the Year, have a look at the vehicles eligible for South African of the year and discuss GM’s fate – the American auto-builder is looking for a bailout from the US government.

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ZA Car Show: Episode 3

Posted on September 08th, 2008 by admin

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With the crew back in full swing for episode 3 we tackle the following topics:

  • The world’s prettiest cars according to a top 10 list provided by Jalopnik, including Alfas, Astons, Audis and others.
  • Audi’s new A4 Avant arrives.
  • Car-buying costs – how dealers are shafting us.
  • Ridiculous option lists and how they bite you in the ass when selling.
  • Audi – again – with the RS6. Who’d pay a million bucks for an Audi? (R8 excluded)
  • The big three from Germany. How are Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz stacking up, today?
  • Some talk about the 2006 Auto Africa Expo, and tips from us for the next expo…
  • Speaking of Auto Africa -  we mention a little surprise for Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS, ex Auto Africa).
  • Power! We think some cars have way to much power. What do you think?
  • We ponder whether hot hatches have lost the plot. We talk about the Civic Type-R, Focus ST, Golf GTI and more.
  • Tuckie shares some Opel love. And Trevor van de Ven admits to lusting after a BMW.
  • Trevor and Christo talk about the SEAT Leon Cupra, which they’ve driven, and we talk about the SEAT range overall.
  • Trevor spotted the face lifted Focus ST in traffic, which leads us onto the Focus RS and LSDs in front-wheel drive cars.
  • Tuckie laments the demise of Subaru’s Impreza sedan, which they’ve now replaced with a hatch. He compares its shape to a potato, and mentions how the new Evo X looks a lot hotter.
  • Patrick tells us about his atrocious service experience at a certain Alfa dealership. We might make this a regular spot. Not because his car’s always at the dealership, but because there’s always some clutchplate messing things up for motorists.

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