Matt Bell on 20th July 2020
If you fancy a classic hot hatch but like the idea of affordability, opting for its saloon equivalent might be a wise financial decision. We take a look at three eighties hot hatch saloons.
Matt Bell on 15th May 2020
As part of our project car freshen up program, each of the team was given a different budget to pick out a classic car. Joe Miller, with £750, went and sourced a 200,000 mile, diesel Peugeot 205!
Matt Bell on 20th September 2019
It’s rare to find a car without a handy hatchback rear these days, but car makers were slower to adopt the hatch than you might realise.
Matt Bell on 18th July 2019
Looking back 20 years to the time when the newly launched Focus put in a record showing at the European Car of The Year competition.
Matt Bell on 27th June 2019
The programme at the Silverstone Classic 2019 event continues to expand to unprecedented levels, with news that legendary rally cars will join proceedings at the Northamptonshire circuit on July 26-28.
Matt Bell on 6th May 2019
Ford is to bring 23 years of Ford Ka production to a close this autumn by dropping the latest iteration from its European line-up. The model began life as a hugely successful A-segment city car, but in 2016, became the budget B-segment Ka+, based on the Fiesta platform.
Matt Bell on 29th April 2019
If you’re a fan of 1980s Peugeots, then the place to look now is not France as you may think, but the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
Matt Bell on 5th April 2019
The catalogue for Charterhouse’s April 10 auction is up and showing promise of an excellent range of classics. The Dorset based sale has plenty cars of interest enough to draw prospective buyers from all parts of the UK, from pre-wars to modern classics.
Matt Bell on 2nd April 2019
The Peugeot 205 was an important step in the evolution of the modern Euro hatch and GTI versions of this emerging classic are currently highly desirable.
Matt Bell on 31st October 2018
Sam Skelton ponders the fate of the French executive saloon in Britain.
Glenn Rowswell on 1st October 2018
Citroen owners are passionate ones. They get the brand; all its pitfalls suddenly become attractive characteristics that make the brand stand out. The Citroen CX GTI is certainly amongst Citroen’s quirkiest models, and the CX itself is often regarded as the last proper Citroen before its takeover by Peugeot...
Glenn Rowswell on 16th July 2018
The angular BX marked Citroen's breakthrough into the British mass market, proving to be the perfect blend of the advanced engineering expected of the marque tempered with conventional and dependable parts from the Peugeot parts bin...
Glenn Rowswell on 4th June 2018
More than 16,000 parts for historic Peugeot and Citroën models are now available. L’Aventure Peugeot Classic, L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS’s historic spares division, has organised its website to cater for most old Lion and Double Chevron owners...
Glenn Rowswell on 25th April 2018
Under appreciated in the UK, Peugeot’s medium and large saloons make for excellent (and affordable) family classics. Is now the time to buy?