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Well, we knew it was coming…but can anyone spot which bits were facelifted for 2010?

Ok, so its not exactly called the Spark…yet. But GM Daewoo has launched its Matiz replacement imaginatively called the Matiz Creative. This is the final, production version of the Beat concept car showed last 2007. The new Matiz has two more doors than the concept and, of course, doesn’t transform into a small robot.
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Well, the BMW X6 has spawned a number of new entrants into the Sports Utility Coupe or whatever market. The market’s (is there really one?) newest baby is the Hyundai ix35. While its not beneath the Koreans to ape even the name from the X6, they’ll go about it in a cheaper and more economical (for us) way. The ix35 will be their replacement for the really-getting-old Tucson and battle it out with the CR-Vs and RAV4s.
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In my earlier post, I showed that the interest rates for used cars are now looking more attractive than those for new cars. But then again, its important to put in some real-world numbers against that theory. Let’s see what happens if we opt for a used car instead of a new one.
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