the pugilist November 2014 Magazine of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW Inc MUIRS EUROPEAN PEUGEOT Sydney’s newest Peugeot dealer Service your Peugeot at Muirs and experience a whole new level of personalised customer service and professionalaism 4008 Active SUV 2008 Active SUV From Keyless entry and pushbutton start $ From Colour touchscreen 27,990 Manual transmission $ 1 Reverse Camera Driveaway Reverse Camera 24,990 Driveaway1 TM Rear Parking Sensors Bluetooth and USB John Muir and his team always go the extra mile in customer service, because they believe that if they can’t save you money and provide the best service, then they don’t deserve your business. They prove this every day by offering benefits which include a free concierge drop off/pick up service, a complementary courtesy car if required and a clean and wash with all vehicles serviced. In addition, with all new cars purchased, Muirs offer a very unique Rewards Package* and an additional 3 year Vehicle Protection Plan* at no extra cost. 2 MUIRS AUTOMOTIVE. 205 Parramatta Rd (Cnr Alt St) Haberfield, NSW - 9798 8888 muirs.com.au ¹The driveaway price shown comprises vehicle price, registration, CTP, stamp duty and dealer delivery charges and is for model with manual transmission. Metallic paint extra cost. ²Capped price servicing is for 5 years or 75,000km, whichever comes first. The capped prices may vary between dealers. PEU342 Paris Motor Show Exalt update CJ Hubbard the 199kW 1.6 THP turbo petrol from the RCZ carbon fibre for the sills, smelted from basalt R with a 50kW electric motor to give a total stone. The leather on the seats is chemical free, EUGEOT HAS UPDATED its Exalt power output of 249kW. As with other Peugeot and embraces flaws for a unique look, rather than concept car for the 2014 Paris motor hybrids, the Exalt is four-wheel drive. increasing waste in the process of avoiding them. Pshow. Compared to the version that What’s new about the Peugeot Exalt concept What about this boot-bound scooter? appeared at the Beijing motor show in April, for Paris 2014, then? The biggest surprise for the Exalt’s Paris the revised Peugeot Exalt features a new colour As before most of the outside is finished in reprise is in the boot, however. Pop the tailgate, scheme, new materials – and an electric scooter bare steel, but at the rear the replica “shark skin” which uses an unusual pantograph mechanism to in the boot. material that was red is now grey – reducing the maximise the opening without requiring lots of To recap, the Exalt is a large saloon that fol- primate’s backside appearance (as we previously external space, wait for the electrically operated lows on from the Onyx concept of 2012. It’s put it). “hobby flap” to unfold, and beneath the luggage powered by a hybrid powertrain that combines The metal is supposed to represent the pared- bay’s floor you’ll find a fold-up electric scooter, back nature of the design, while the cod shark called the HYbrid-kick. The cover skin (sorry) is said to be highly aerodynamic, Any other unusual tech secrets on the Exalt? helping to reduce drag. Peugeot is very keen on its i-Cockpit interior Peugeots are the view in this sight- On the inside the Ebony wood from the design still, present in the Exalt’s small steering seeing extravaganza on top of Mt Chinese debut has been replaced by a new ver- wheel and high-set digital instruments. A pair Canobolas during the Oh3 Weekend. sion of the “Newspaper Wood” from the Onyx. of touchscreens fold out of the dashboard to Photo: Graeme Cosier Made from compressed recycled newspaper, take care of infotainment needs, while the “Pure Inside this issue this eco-friendly material has been sourced from Blue” air conditioning system releases anti-bacte- financial papers this time, giving it a slightly sickly rial agents whenever the car is parked to keep the President’s report page 4 salmon pink hue. cabin germ free. Right. Other unusual interior materials include wool- Less far-fetched are the seven driver-pro- Club Diary page 5 based “chine” fabric on the doors, headlining grammable toggle switches for secondary con- Things to do page 6 and dashboard, 3D-printed speaker grilles and trols, positioned either side of the steering wheel basalt fibre employed as a natural alternative to to give single button access to key functions. Club information page 8 Amongst these is the black Peugeot News page 9 light illumination option for the headlights, providing 308 Reveal at Peugeot HQ page 10 increased visibility of white lines and other road markings The daily grind page 12 at dawn or dusk. Canadian RCZ review page 14 — from carmagazine.co.uk The New 308 page 18 208 WRX victory page 20 RCZs at auction page 22 Memory Lane page 24 In the Workshop page 25 PUGILIST | 3 President’s Report Ross Berghofer tion. One will make a provision for an assistant found at www.peugeotclub.asn.au/docs/ historic registrar. The other will clarify the status ConPCCOct04.pdf ello, fellow club members. of junior members to be considered as full mem- And H platers, always have your club maga- The November meeting will be at bers of the club, with voting rights. zine with you on club outings, to prove to anyone HShannons at Artarmon to view cars Our club’s current constitution may be who asks that you’re on an approved club outing. that have been listed for the upcoming Sydney Shannons auction. The December club meeting will be at Five Dock, when the guest speaker, Peter Gallagher, from Spinning Wheel Tyres will demonstrate Notice of Special General Meeting some interesting issues with tyres. He will stay for Christmas supper to answer your questions. to be held on Wednesday 4 March expenditure after having satisfied itself Thanks go to Peugeot Australia for hosting 2015, commencing from 8:00pm at of the validity of same. a preview of the new 308 that was held at the the Veteran Car Club Hall, 134 Queens Recommend the appointment of an Homebush headquarters of the company. Some Road, Five Dock. external auditor if deemed necessary. 60 people attended from 6:30 pm to view the yet Financial Compliance and Reporting to be launched 308. The business of the special general Prepare an annual report of Club’s finan- Two cars were on display – a hatch and a meeting will be: cial status in time for the annual general wagon. The cars were magnificent, with lots of meeting. new safety features over the superceded models. 1) Rescind section 16(d) that contains Ensure that Club accounts are pre- Check them out when they appear on the dealer’s a reference to an audit by a chartered pared in such a manner as to meet the lots, and make sure to tell your friends about accountant, and replace it with an audit requirements of the Department of Fair them. Peugeot Australia kindly offered refresh- sub-committee, with wording as follows: Trading or other such relevant authority. ments afterwards. If required by legislation, the Club The 2015 president’s breakfast run will be on 16 (d) Audit Sub-Committee (ASC) Committee may appoint an external 22 February. I am considering some venues in Charter auditor. Such auditor is to be either a western Sydney, so please keep this morning and Election of and membership member of the Institute of Chartered day free to catch up with fellow Peugilists then. The Audit Sub-Committee will be Accountants or of the CPA Australia, As I foreshadowed in last month’s report, elected at the annual general meeting holding a current practicing certificate. the committee proposes streamlining the audit after the filling of positions of the Club Meetings requirements of our club’s constitution. Under Committee. The ASC will meet at least twice a year. the Associations Incorporation Act, our club The ASC will consist of two members Proceedings of the meetings will be is regarded as a Tier 2 club and as such is not one of whom may be a Committee recorded in minutes. The minutes will required by legislation to prepare audited finan- member and the other must be a finan- be submitted to the Club Committee cial statement to the annual general meeting. cial Club member, neither of whom shall meetings. But accurate financial statements have to be pre- be the current treasurer of the Peugeot sented to the annual general meeting. Car Club of NSW Inc. 2) Add a new Paragraph 13.2 (j) Accordingly, your committee will propose Responsibilities This to be a new sentence with the that an audit sub-committee be created to act as Ensure that effective system of account- words “an assistant historic registrar an internal auditor. This process will save the club ing and internal control exists to man- when necessary” some $250 per year in auditors’ fees. Your com- age financial accounts. This requires mittee has every intention of providing an audit that the general ledger be kept up to 3) Clarify Paragraph 44 (a) independent of the incumbent treasurer. date in a proper and timely manner. Financial statements must be lodged with the To make the Club Committee aware of After “full members” add the words Department of Fair Trading, with a lodgement any matters that might have an impact “including junior members aged 12 to fee, after they have been presented to the annual on the financial condition of the Club. 17 years inclusive.” general meeting. To approve lost or missing receipts At the same time, your committee proposes two other operational changes to the constitu- Are you getting club emails? Simon Craig ots of events email reminders to club members with Gmail accounts are Lbouncing lately.