Comments on: Peugeot celebrates 75 years of coupe-cabriolets http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/ Resource for Car Reviews, News, Advice, Road Tests, Green Cars, Hybrids Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Captain Mainwaring http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139420 Captain Mainwaring Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:50:10 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139420 Mark-E, what have my comments got to do with Peugeot making saw blades and rubber tyres? And I didn't say anything about the 308CC, but since you've reminded me I will now. It's an ugly little car of indeterminate gender. I just happen to think that folding metal roofs are a colossal waste of time, money and engineering resource. If Peugeot wants to make a big thing of inventing this idea, good on them. I'd rather hold Peugeot in awe for staying in business so long, making the 404 which kept Africa in transport for so long, and making the awesome diesel which just won Le Mans. Mark-E, what have my comments got to do with Peugeot making saw blades and rubber tyres? And I didn’t say anything about the 308CC, but since you’ve reminded me I will now. It’s an ugly little car of indeterminate gender.
I just happen to think that folding metal roofs are a colossal waste of time, money and engineering resource. If Peugeot wants to make a big thing of inventing this idea, good on them.
I’d rather hold Peugeot in awe for staying in business so long, making the 404 which kept Africa in transport for so long, and making the awesome diesel which just won Le Mans.

]]> By: Shak http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139408 Shak Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:31:14 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139408 i really like the look of the 308 cc. it doesnt look as frogish as the hatch and the shape is just superb. i really like the look of the 308 cc. it doesnt look as frogish as the hatch and the shape is just superb.

]]> By: Mark-E http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139388 Mark-E Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:39:10 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139388 Captain Mainwaring, question for you. What do you have against the 308CC specifically? Have you not taken note that Peugeot has been around for quite a bit of time. Dating back to 1810 actually when the brothers Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frederic Peugeot converted a mill into a steel foundry and plant for making saw blades. Yes it started with saw blades! Either way they were still the first to make the electronic retractable roof, actually the first for a lot of things. First rubber tyres fitted to a petrol engined 4 wheel car, DOHC and 4 valves per cylinder, independant front suspension, automatic cooling fan, electric sliding doors, and the 3 Guinness World Records broken! So seriously, before we "move on" consider that we will be moving on to bigger and better things with a whole lot more "First's" to come by the French car maker. This new vehicle is relevant enough for us, being the first convertible with side head airbag. Lets hope more car makers out there follow this quality and innovative brand. Captain Mainwaring, question for you.

What do you have against the 308CC specifically? Have you not taken note that Peugeot has been around for quite a bit of time. Dating back to 1810 actually when the brothers Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frederic Peugeot converted a mill into a steel foundry and plant for making saw blades. Yes it started with saw blades!

Either way they were still the first to make the electronic retractable roof, actually the first for a lot of things. First rubber tyres fitted to a petrol engined 4 wheel car, DOHC and 4 valves per cylinder, independant front suspension, automatic cooling fan, electric sliding doors, and the 3 Guinness World Records broken!

So seriously, before we “move on” consider that we will be moving on to bigger and better things with a whole lot more “First’s” to come by the French car maker.

This new vehicle is relevant enough for us, being the first convertible with side head airbag.

Lets hope more car makers out there follow this quality and innovative brand.

]]> By: Mark-E http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139272 Mark-E Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:54:58 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139272 And note, they've been in business since the late 1800's. And note, they’ve been in business since the late 1800′s.

]]> By: Carz http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139215 Carz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:36:31 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139215 Okay, I'm keeping my options open. I'll test drive this 308 CC once released and compare if it can really level up with SLK. Anyway, it's nice to know they're in the business for 75 years already. Okay, I’m keeping my options open. I’ll test drive this 308 CC once released and compare if it can really level up with SLK. Anyway, it’s nice to know they’re in the business for 75 years already.

]]> By: Captain Mainwaring http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139213 Captain Mainwaring Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139213 Let Peugeot bask in the glory of celebrating the invention of this expensive, heavy, complicated, trouble-prone, manhood-depleting, unwanted attention-attracting, ugly piece of motoring irrelevance for a few minutes, then let's move on. Let Peugeot bask in the glory of celebrating the invention of this expensive, heavy, complicated, trouble-prone, manhood-depleting, unwanted attention-attracting, ugly piece of motoring irrelevance for a few minutes, then let’s move on.

]]> By: Pops http://www.caradvice.com.au/33538/peugeot-celebrates-75-years-of-coupe-cabriolets/#comment-139193 Pops Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:01:04 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/?p=33538#comment-139193 & here I was thinking all this time that Mercedes invented this genre with the 1st generation SLK.... I stand corrected! & here I was thinking all this time that Mercedes invented this genre with the 1st generation SLK…. I stand corrected!

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