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Now Then Manchester: May 2015
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Sunday, 24 May 2015. Review: I’ll Be Your Mirror by Una Baines and Keith McDougall. The pat response to hearing about a new graphic novel about The Fall frontman Mark E Smith would be to say that it shouldn't be too hard to do – he's already a cartoon. Decades of self-mythologising, abetted by journalists happy to colour the outline in familiar shades: a face squiggled with lines and a fag hanging out of the gob, gnomic pronouncements and scathing put-downs, drink and drugs and rows. Hopefully there'll b...
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Now Then Manchester: MIF Acoustic Stage @ Albert Sq, 04.07.15
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Friday, 10 July 2015. MIF Acoustic Stage @ Albert Sq, 04.07.15. The denizens of Manchester are enjoying these weekend festivals. Following the popularity of Manchester Day, it’s no surprise to find that Albert Square was thronged for the opening weekend of Manchester International Festival. In glorious sunshine illuminating the festival tent, balcony bar and acoustic stage, it's not just the food stallholders and ice-cream sellers who have smiles on their faces. Words and photos: Ged Camera. NB - if you'...
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. Audi Q7 S Line 218PS Review. August 14, 2016. Audi Q7 Say 'Audi', and the natural progression is 'Quattro', even if you've no interest in the heyday of Group B rally, and a certain brash, faux-Mancunian TV detective named Gene Hunt is more your … [Read more.]. All-New KIA Optima 1.7 CRDi ‘4’ Automatic – Review. August 7, 2016. 2016 Range Rover Evoque Review. July 28, 2016. 308 GTi 270 by Peugeot Sport Review. July 5, 2016. Filed Under: hot hatch. June 21, 2016.
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New Ford Mustang - First Drive Review - Driving Torque
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. New Ford Mustang – First Drive Review. May 12, 2015. First, a dictionary definition:. Icon ˈʌɪkɒn, -k(ə)n. 1 a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration:. This iron-jawed icon of American manhood. So, how does one go about recreating a. Symbol that’s worthy of veneration? The question’s as relevant in the car world as any other; BMW. Have had astronomical success with the MINI. And 500 families respectively whereas VW. 8211; al...
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Peugeot 308 THP 156 Review - Driving Torque
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. Peugeot 308 THP 156 – Driven and Reviewed. March 13, 2014. Peugeot 308 THP 156. I think it would be fair to say that the design department at P eugeot. Have been going through what rock stars commonly refer to as their ‘wilderness years’ in recent times. Newer models such as the 208. Aside, cars rolling off the Peugeot production line have been unfortunate enough to resemble the lovechild of a newly discovered, rain-forest dwelling amphibian, and Pete Burns. The r...
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. Audi S1 Quattro Review. January 10, 2016. Audi S1 When Audi ditch the letter 'A' for the infinitely more exciting 'RS', people tend to stop what they're doing and take notice. Quattro comes as standard, things get beefed up in the looks department and power stats usually get a bit silly to … [Read more]. KIA Sorento KX-3 Eco Review. December 17, 2015. Volvo S60 D3 Geartronic Review. December 10, 2015. 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport Review. December 4, 2015. 208 GTi by P...
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. For Richer or Poorer – Are our cars an accurate reflection of today’s society? February 26, 2012. The rich are getting richer and the poor are helping them get there. For a few years now, the headlines have been dominated by global, double-dip recessions and credit being crunched beyond all recognition and yet some small pockets of society seem … [Read more]. Jaguar Land Rover Experience Day. February 2, 2012. You can’t kid a kidder, even with a fancy car! Having ...
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KIA Sportage - Driven and Reviewed
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. KIA Sportage 2.0 CRDi KX-4 – Driven and Reviewed. May 26, 2015. The Peter Schreyer designed, 3rd-gen Sportage kinda moved the goalposts for KIA. When it was introduced in 2010. It altered the public’s perception of the Korean brand’s image from ‘. I’ve heard those KIAs are ok, they can’t be that bad – they’ve got a seven. 8216; to ‘. Look how pretty that SUV is – I can’t believe it’s a KIA’. Expensive KIA, or cheap go-anywhere SUV? Now, there’s two ways of l...
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Mitsubishi L200 Trojan Review - Driving Torque
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. Mitsubishi L200 Trojan – Driven and Reviewed. November 19, 2012. A pickup – useful in a myriad of ways. Once the preserve of builders and farmers, pickups have enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent times with the Mitsubishi. L200 always at the forefront. A particular genre of pickup has become commonplace on our roads and that’s the double-cab. L200 Trojan a jack-of-all-trades or a master-of-none? Have really gone to some lengths to make this latest take on the ...
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Toyota GT86 Automatic Review - Driving Torque
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Ben’s Car CV. It's all about the motors. Toyota GT86 Automatic – Driven and Reviewed. October 1, 2012. The Scion FR-S as seen at the 2011 New York Motorshow. Way back in 2011, Toyota created much hype at the New York. Motorshow by displaying their all new model, the Scion FR-S. The strategy was simple, it was to be a rear-driven, 2 2 sports car whose sole mission was to bring fun, affordable driving back to the masses. Being a joint venture with Subaru,. S old favourite, however, the FR-S was to be sold.
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