Want a Green or Maroon Car? – Well it’s only you that does “and it’s going to cost you”. Many things effect what your car is going to be worth when you want to sell but one of the most important is one of the most obvious and that’s the colour you’ve chosen. Pick the […]
Read MoreKeeping our cars for longer
Things Being “A Bit Tight” Has Changed How Long We Keep Our Cars. We all know how difficult things have been over the last few years and that’s had an impact on the way we run our cars. The average car today is something like 20% lighter on fuel than your average 7 year old […]
Read MoreTips for driving abroad
Taking Your Car Abroad – Some Advice To Make Sure You Don’t Get In Trouble. Just because you’ve taken your car abroad before, it does not mean that you should do so again, without checking up on the latest rules and regulations. Many rules have changed and as you might expect, its hasn’t got more […]
Read MoreNew black edition Corsa with a 1.4 Turbo engine
Vauxhall Releases A Corsa With A Dark Side. OK, maybe this won’t seem that dark, but Vauxhall have just released details of their new “Black Edition” Corsa, which comes with a 1.4 Turbo engine, making it one of the pokiest Corsa’s you can buy. The 120ps stop/start engine will see the Corsa do the 0-62 […]
Read MoreNissan Launch Range of Factory Converted Vehicles
Based upon the Nissan NV400 which, to you and me, looks pretty much like a Renault Master or Vauxhall Movano, Nissans new range of “off the shelf” commercials are certain to appeal to operators of commercial vehicles who simply want to order a complete vehicle, rather than buying and ordinary van and then having the […]
Read MoreFIAT Owned Jeep Sponsors Juventus for 2013
“So that’s Another New Kit Italian Dads Have to Buy” Jeep, once a Stateside Icon is now owned by FIAT and in an effort to make it loved in Italy, its been announced that the Jeep will sponsor the Juventus football club for the 2012/13 football season, and the legendary (their words, not mine) Jeep […]
Read MoreSAAB Sold to Electric Vehicle Manufacturer
Its been confirmed that the remains of the Swedish motor brand SAAB who found themselves going bankrupt in December 2011 have been sold to Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer NEVS (National Electric Vehicle Sweden) for an undisclosed sum. The owner of NEVS and its Chief Executive is Kai Johan Jiang who is a Chinese businessman who […]
Read MoreFord car sales up by 7%
The cream comes to the top as Ford sales are up on 2011 They are not the market leader for nothing (as they say) but a strong and extremely desirable product range, plus plenty of dealership representation has seen Ford’s market share this year increase over 2011. May 2012 saw Ford car sales up by […]
Read MoreCompany car drivers trying where possible to save fuel
Company Car Drivers are they actually Saving Fuel? Or is it Pedal to the Metal? At the same time as a report from a major leasing company suggests that company car drivers have changed their attitudes towards use of fuel and are trying where possible to save fuel, another piece of research is claiming that […]
Read MoreAUDI buys Italian Motorcycle Builder Ducati
A Match Made in Heaven? Not content with owning Audi, Skoda, Seat, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, MAN & Scania, and being in the process of absorbing Porsche, the VW Group has added another name to its list of brands and this time its prestige Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. VW’s supervisory board is headed by 75 year […]
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