Un-restored 1953 Austin-Healey That Changed Motor Racing History Makes £843,000 at Auction. If you saw pictures of the car, you would think £843 would be more the right price for it, but At Bonhams Classic Car Auction at Mercedes World last week, the tattiest looking sports car you could ever see, made a massive £843,000. […]
Read MoreMorning After Breath Test Failures Reaches an All Time High
60% increase in the proportion of morning after drink-drive accidents OK, the data we are going to talk about has been researched by the maker of a breathalyser called AlcoSense which you and I can go out and buy ourselves, but please don’t for one minute think this is in a effort to sell their […]
Read MoreSAAB Agrees to Sell to The Company? This Time its for Real?
So Saab really has been sold? Well if the latest press release is to be believed, the answer is yes and we have reprinted the official statement at the end of this article so that you can read exactly what they say. It’s been soap opera, a bit like Eastenders but without the shouting as […]
Read MoreFirst pick-up truck ever to achieve a maximum 5 star rating
Super Safe All New Ford Ranger Makes Motoring History With 5 Euro NCAP Stars You cant help but be impressed with the way car manufacturers have responded to needs for increased safety and here is just another example of that, but in all honesty, a mighty impressive one. Later this year, Ford’s new Ranger will […]
Read MoreProposed Changes to MOT Tests
First at 4 Years Old then Every 2 Years? Right or Wrong? The government in the form of then Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has stated it’s looking to reduce the burden of the MOT test. Those in the know suggest that the government believes that rather than a vehicle being 3 years old at it […]
Read MoreVauxhall’s All-New 155MPH Astra VXR Revealed
The Astra VXR produces 280hp of power and a mighty 400Nm of torque Hot on the heels of the recently launched GTC, the new Astra VXR, which goes on sale next year and is set to become one of the most powerful cars in its class and the fastest production Astra in Vauxhall’s history. Based […]
Read MoreCalls for Pilot of 80mph Speed Limit on Motorways
Institute of Advanced Motorists Calls for Pilot of 80mph Speed Limit on Motorways In September the government announced that the motorway speed limit could be raised to 80mph. The IAM is calling for the government to pilot an 80 mph speed limit on a controlled and managed motorway to assess its practicality and safety, and […]
Read MoreYou Won’t Want To See A Vauxhall in Your Rear View Mirror!
None of us feel comfortable being followed by a Police car, even when we’ve done nothing wrong. Police cars come in all shapes and sizes and pretty much all makes, but in 37 of the UK’s 52 Police Authority areas, the chances are that it’s a Vauxhall that’s going to be behind you as Vauxhall […]
Read MoreMore Awards for Ford
More Awards for Ford as Association of Car Fleet Operators Gives Ford 4 out of 7 Top Awards You’ve probably heard of AFCO (the Association of Car Fleet Operators) well as the name suggests, they know a thing or two about operating vehicles. Each year, ACFO hand out a number of awards for the cars, […]
Read MoreHappy 25th Birthday Nissan
“Why Aye Man”. It’s 25 Years for Nissan. Seems like only yesterday when Japanese car maker Nissan opened its manufacturing plant in Sunderland, but 25 years have passed from September 8th 1986 when the first UK built Nissan Bluebird rolled out of the factory, to be followed by 5,139 in the first year of production. […]
Read More