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1. 1. Roadtest: Vauxhall Astra

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 12 October 2009 THE launch of the new Astra is one of the most important in Vauxhall's history. The sixth generation Astra is making its debut at a time when the ownership of GM's European operations is still being worked out with Canadian car parts firm Magna.

2. 2. A Golf that grew!

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 11 November 2005 THE days of one-size-fits-all motoring are now thankfully behind us. No longer do tall people have to drive Volvos and short blokes like myself suffer the indignity of running around in a Mini because it means I can reach the pedals and climb onto the pavement without suffering a vertigo attack.

3. 3. Grow old disgracefully with a Seat Leon

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 IF you're style-conscious, on a budget and intent on growing older disgracefully, then the New Seat Leon might be the family car for you.

4. 4. A new Boxster of tricks

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 October 2005 SWOOPING along the twisting coast road, top down, autumn sunshine, the latest Rolling Stones CD duelling with the aural sexiness of the Boxster's glorious flat-six exhaust note, an unfamiliar engine roar suddenly filled the air. God, I've broken something on Mr Porsche's gleaming red roadster.

5. 5. Feline fine!

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 23 September 2005 OPTING to undergo a mid-life facelift must be fraught with worries and woes. What if nobody notices that your jowls have disappeared behind your ears? In freshening up the appearance of the popular Peugeot 307, the design team clearly decided that wasn't an option.

6. 6. Yaris voted Britain's favourite

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 01 September 2005 A& VEHICLE once described as "looking like Postman Pat's car" has been voted Britain's favourite vehicle.

7. 7. Honda go off the straight and narrow with the FR-V

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 12 July 2005 IF you like anoraks, then you've almost certainly got an interest in trainspotting. If you drink too much cheap lager, you're prone to loutish behaviour. If you yearn to move to Cleveleys, you're coming up to retirement.

8. 8. Brendan Coogan: Lifestyle cars ? They think we are mugs

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 June 2005 I AM always amused by the marketing men and women's attempts to get us to buy their cars. One subtle sledgehammer of a trick is to tie their car in with a lifestyle product. In the past, cars have been associated with clothes, trainers, water (yes, water) and watches.

9. 9. Revved up Clio turns up heat on the hot hatch

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 17 May 2005 RENAULT take producing very fast, small and affordable cars very seriously. For the best part of 30 years, they have piled time and effort into making boy racers grin from ear to ear.

10. 10. Astra hatches into a stunner

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 May 2005 I MUST admit I met the prospect of driving a sporty Astra with the sort of enthusiasm I usually reserve for a bout of haemorrhoids or the death of a family pet. Images of a small family car "chavved" to within an inch of its suburban life left me cold.

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