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  • GOING, GOING: BUYING A CAR AT AUCTION

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    With prices tumbling, auctions are where the action is. Paul Markillie picks up some tricks from the pros ...  read more »


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  • RENTING THE CAR OF YOUR DREAMS

    markillie.jpgMore and more people are driving fast cars--for a day or so. Paul Markillie joins the club, and takes his son along...
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  • DRIVING ECONOMICALLY

    boycar.jpgHow thriftily can you drive? You'll need to ape the hypermilers, writes Paul Markillie, "who disdain the brake, coast into parking spaces and even turn the radio off. And, of course, they are deeply nerdy"...  read more »
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  • ROOF DOWN, SALES UP

    GOING TOPLESS | August 6th 2008

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    Convertibles are a roaring trade. Paul Markillie, innovation editor of The Economist, reports from a soft-top Rolls ...

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  • THE CAR IN FRONT MAY SOON BE A HONDA

    AND THE THING IN THE GARAGE MAY BE A PRIVATE POWER-STATION

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    Toyota seized a decisive lead in green motoring a decade ago with its Prius hybrid. Now Honda is chasing the post-petrol market by offering not only hydrogen-powered cars, but home power-stations to go with them. By Nick Valery ...

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