“I Dreamed I Moved Among The Elysian Fields”

Have the car rental Gods smiled upon our Canary Islands correspondent? 

All images by the author

When we make our annual January pilgrimage to Tenerife, I still enjoy a moment of childish excitement as we approach the airport car hire desk, wondering what prize the ‘or similar’ lottery will award us on this occasion. Usually it’s disappointingly familiar VW Group fare such as a Polo or Ibiza, but this time it was the exotically titled Citroën C-Elysée, a name so graceful and poetic that you have to Continue reading ““I Dreamed I Moved Among The Elysian Fields””

Cheap Saloons From Around The World: Peugeot 301

The ripples emanating from the dropped pebble that is the Fiat Ægea are still spreading ever outward.  

2013 Peugeot 301: www.paultan.com
2013 Peugeot 301: http://www.paultan.com

While prowling around to see what else is on sale around the world, I found a report from Automotive News. It was about a new PSA factory mooted for Morocco that reminded me of the existence of the Peugeot 301. This car is not setting the world on fire because these link (below) are pretty much all that’s out there.

The report mentions en passant that the 301 is to be made in Nigeria. I may very well have heard of the 301 before but I have since managed to Continue reading “Cheap Saloons From Around The World: Peugeot 301”