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12 
September 
Vauxhall introduce the Viva
Vauxhall have recently confirmed their under £7,000 pound city car will be going ahead. The confirmation has come with the first teaser image for the Viva which is below, there is also a pretty strong chance that the Viva will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2015. You probably won’t remember but the Viva has been around before from 1963 to 1979.
The new Viva is modelled on the up and coming Chevrolet Spark and will focus on space and comfort rather than style which is reserved for the Vauxhall Adam. Speaking of cars with human names, in Europe Opel are marketing the Viva as the Opel Karl, which we found a little odd to be honest, I wouldn’t fancy pulling on my Karl’s gearstick, same goes for Vauxhall Adam really.
The Viva is said to feature soft suspension and a well packaged, refined cabin, so there you have it, if you live in Europe and not in the UK; Karl has a great package. When it comes to what’s under the Viva/Karl’s bonnet, you can expect a three-cylinder 1.0-litre engine which will hopefully emit less than 100g/km of CO2.
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26 
August 
My Vehicle History
My names Troy and I’m very much into my motors, so I thought it would be nice to give my followers a brief history of all the different cars I have owned over the years. Now don’t get me wrong, they aren’t too exciting but I get a lot of people expecting me to pull up in a Porsche or something but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
The first car I owned was a second hand Vauxhall Zafira unfortunately, I was not happy about but it was a present from my parents so I couldn’t be too ungrateful, plus it was my uncles old car so I knew it had a good history. Whilst I had to force a smile when I saw the Zafira on the drive, it did turn out to be a bit of a gem. It may not be every teens dream first car but the amount of times it came in handy for me and my mates. After 6 years in the Zafira I finally had enough money to get myself a different one that I felt reflected my character a little more and my choice was a nice jet black second hand Peugeot 308 that I saw Northampton Used Cars for Sale. Despite it being used it was still a relatively new car, as 308’s have only been around since 2007 or something like that.
I enjoyed the 308 a lot but I’ve recently put it on the used car market, it’s in pretty good knick so I should get a pretty decent return on it, maybe around £3,000. Only now am I looking for something a little more sporty and performance oriented, SEAT Ibiza leasing is looking very tempting and I’m very, very excited about it.
I don’t know who my girlfriend thinks she is but she’s trying to tell me which car I should get, and I swear I wouldn’t mind but she’s trying to get me to buy some second hand Mini Clubman because her mate form