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Deus ex machina
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Posted September 7 2007 04:59 PM by EC_Staff
I waved goodbye to the M3 and listened as its beautiful exhaust note faded into the night. The car was sold, the new owner grinning so broadly you could see his smile from space.
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No Fatties
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Posted September 7 2007 04:44 PM by EC_Staff
"The trick to going faster? Just add lightness." -Colin Chapman Those words kept tumbling around my head like a pair of Keds in a dryer. Just add lightness.
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European Cars versus Japanese Cars
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Posted May 25 2007 11:42 AM by KTan@EC
"For some reason, Civic are drawn to M3s. They sniff at the BMW like dogs in heat with hip spasms. Usually, I shoo them away; I have better things to do than play Joe Racecar. Not above it, mind...
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Reckless Driving
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Posted March 30 2007 04:24 PM by KTan@EC
In an ideal world--at least my ideal world--everyone would need to prove that they were responsible drivers before purchasing a car. Not a day goes by in my 40-mile commute to work that I don't see a car being...
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Looking Back at Older European Cars
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Posted January 26 2007 08:45 AM by Mike@EC
A thread recently popped up on vwvortex that showed a whole host of old articles from European Car Magazine. The funny thing is, I remembered every issue that was posted, and I even remember what I thought about each car....
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2006 Automotive Events
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Posted January 25 2007 11:32 AM by Mike@EC
So far this year, EC Editors have participated in the 24 Hours of Lemons, The Bull Run and The Ferrari Panam. All of these events seemed to be very cool, and I didn't get to take part in any of them. That will be changing...
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Volkswagen mk2 GTI opinion
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Posted January 19 2007 12:15 PM by Mike@EC
One of the most enjoyable cars I have ever owned has also been one of the cheapest and slowest. It was a 1992 Volkswagen GTI 8v that was just an amazing car. It had maybe 125hp on a good day with the mods I had done. ...
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British Car Enthusiast Ramblings
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Posted January 17 2007 10:35 AM by Mike@EC
Southern California is in the grips of a freezing winter, literally. I turn on the news and the top stories are traffic accidents caused by ice, pipes bursting and how celebrities are dressing to avoid the completely...
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Filed under: Opinion, European Sport Cars
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Becoming An Automotive Journalist
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Posted January 11 2007 12:00 PM by Mike@EC
When people find out what I do, the first question is always something like; "So whats the fastest car you have driven?" The second question varies between;"Can you get me free wheels" but almost as popular is; "So...
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Piloti Drivng Shoe Review
New Years Resolutions For the Car Enthusiast
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Posted December 28 2006 03:00 PM by Mike@EC
Attention all readers: The end of the year approaches. What does that mean for everyone, why New Years Resolutions of course. I have been thinking about this a lot and have come up with a few good automotive related...
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SUV Rant
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Posted December 20 2006 08:00 AM by Mike@EC
I realize it must be awfully stressful trying to get the kids from Private Religious Military School to Northern European Clog Dancing to Orchestral Jazz Fusion Oboe Lessons before Ninjitsu Practice in order to get to bed...
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Volkswagen
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Posted December 15 2006 08:00 AM by Mike@EC
Every other letter we get here at European Car seems to revolve around us "ignoring" our core VW/Audi group. There are complaints by people who say that we have forgotten VW/Audi all together and are nothing more than a...
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Porsche Cayman and Cayenne
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Posted December 7 2006 09:03 AM by Mike@EC
I don't hate any one brand of car, I don't "Hate" any cars, I just don't like certain cars. To be a car guy(car person) do you have to like everything on four wheels? If you do I don't think you have really thought this...
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