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Long-Term Update: 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera C4S
A question raised while negotiating 25 miles of stop-and-go commuter traffic: If the 911 is considered to be an uncompromised "driver's"... more |
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Long-Term Update: 2003 Saab 9-3 Vector
This Saab 9-3 Vector is a surprising mix. I get used to the turbo torque, and appreciate it. I manage to pretty much not think about the... more |
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2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 Update
You are not quite the man or woman off the street--you know cars, you like cars--but you drive this one with no expectation, only the... more |
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2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport - Long-term Update
It must be tough for a car to wear the three-pointed star. It's like being Serena Williams, Barry Bonds or David Beckham. Perform in any... more |
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Long Term Update: 2003 Saab 9-3 Vector
It was a hot August day, temperatures reaching well into the hundreds. The air conditioning in my house was being replaced, so the family's... more |
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Long-Term Intro: 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
Its Seal Grey Metallic paint is an appropriate color for a sports car whose shape has been compared to a breaching killer whale. Its black... more |
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Long-term Intro: 2003 BMW Z4 2.5i
The advertisements call it a land shark. As someone old enough to have watched the original episodes of "Saturday Night Live," I can't help... more |
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Long-term Update: 2003 VW Passat W8
For anyone familiar with horse racing, the use of the phrase, "post time," will make perfect sense. For those who may think it has to do... more |
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Long-term Update: 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport
What's a C230 sedan doing with a 1.8-liter engine? We're about to find out. Despite its smaller capacity, the supercharged 1.8-liter four... more |
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Long-term Update: 2003 Saab 9-3 Vector
"Super-model with great personality, MBA, Ph.D, loves kids, animals, home improvement, sports, music, canyon runs, blasts to Las Vegas,... more |
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2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 Part 1: Intro
If you combined "eight-cylinder engines" and "Volkswagens" in the same sentence a few years ago, you'd have been meet with either stares of... more |
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Saab 9-3: Long-term Intro
The staff remembers with great fondness the Saab 9-5 wagon long-termer that graced our garage in 2001. It was trouble-free, practical,... more |
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Long-term Wrap-up: 2002 Audi A4 3.0 Multitronic
Many dozens of cars pass through our parking lot each year, and many of them are forgotten soon after they've left. Not so with our... more |
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Long-term Wrap-up: Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Sport
Only the "world situation" has sparked more debate around the office than our long-term Jaguar X-Type sedan. After a year in our fleet, the... more |
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2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 5: Wrap-up
Imagine being totally, hopelessly in love with a person. Every minute you spend, every word you exchange, every step you dance, every time... more |
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2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Part 5: Update
There was a time not long ago when Jaguars were stunningly beautiful, fantastic driving cars that were known to be fragile and unreliable.... more |
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Long-Term Update: Audi A4 3.0
I write this in the Pacific Northwest, stuck in a lost zone where I almost receive two decent radio stations from Seattle and one from... more |
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2002 Porsche 911 Carrera Part 4: Update
There comes a time in every budding romance when the question is asked, "Will this love last?" more |
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Authentic Audi Accessories
Traditionally, accessories offered directly from the auto maker have tended to be somewhat conservative and not necessarily representative... more |
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Long-term Update: 2002 Audi A4 3.0 CVT
Most cars don't inspire philosophical introspection or debate (except perhaps for the age-old question of need versus want). Our long-term... more |
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2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Part 4: Update
It's called "The Iron Chef," a Japanese cooking show with an especially interesting format. The competing chefs are all given similar... more |
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2002 Audi A4 3.0 CVT - Long-Term Update: 2002 Audi A4 3.0 CVT
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2002 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6 - Long-Term Update: 2002 Porsche Carrera 3.6
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2002 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 Part 2: Update
Many cars that history remembers as great were in reality only almost good when they left the factory. What made them great was the fact... more |
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2002 Audi A4 3.0 CVT Part 1: Intro
Delivery of this new Audi A4 to our long-term fleet was one of the most anticipated ever--primarily because we've come to absolutely adore... more |
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