Did I just win the 2012 competition for blog title of the year because I made it into a palindrome? Or was it anagram? Some of you may know that Opel – which is basically mainland-European for Vauxhall – is […]
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05, 2012
Tag Archives: mini
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05, 2012
One in five cars fails its first MoT
With the build quality of new cars being vastly improved in recent years, what proportion of them would fail their first MoT? I think it’s a really good question and consumer website honestjohn.co.uk has looked at 24.5 million MoT records […]
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05, 2012
Get Your Own Bugatti Veyron
If I told you that you could get hold of a Bugatti Veyron for absolutely nothing would you be at all interested? You are darn tooting you would. Let’s face it, these days none of us can afford to knock […]
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05, 2012
REVIEW Fiat 500: Fun mini drives back into the bestseller list
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s blog about Ford dominating new car sales, comes news that a cheeky Italian motor is heading up the hit parade. The Fiat 500 is a ‘fun’ mini which was launched in 2007 and is […]
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05, 2012
It’s Official: The Supermarkets Rock
Who did you think was going to help us a little with petrol prices? It certainly wasn’t going to be the government, the petrol companies or even your favourite motoring programme. Thankfully, if there is one institution I still have a […]
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05, 2012
Long Live Lada
Lada may have a questionable reputation with us in the West, its parent company, AutoVAZ (actually spelled as AvtoVAZ), are doing quite well in Mother Russia. So well, in fact, that the Renault-Nissan alliance has announced it will be drastically […]
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05, 2012
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05, 2012
REVIEW VW Polo: The new Polo R Line
Volkswagen’s popular supermini has a new member for its current line-up. The VW Polo R Line has a higher spec than the VW Polo Match and has unique styling touches inside and out. It’s unique styling pack includes deeper, ‘sportier’ […]
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04, 2012
Fuel economy: Real-world miles per gallon information now available
We’ve all done – got to the end of a long journey and wondered where the fuel has gone. And no you probably haven’t made a miscalculation because the published fuel economy figures which you use for the trip are […]
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04, 2012
Victoria Beckham in Glamorous, Overpriced Car Surprise
I have always felt a bit of antipathy towards the artist formerly known as Posh Spice, and I need to confess that her celebrity connection puts me off the new Ranger Rover Evoque Limited Edition Victoria Beckham. That’s not to […]
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04, 2012
The Red Light for Red Light Changes
Have you ever stopped to wonder about why traffic lights don’t seem to evolve over the years? Opal Fruits have inexplicably become Starburst, sauces have become salsas and even my football club has turned match day in a softer, fluffier […]
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04, 2012
up? up!
I saw a couple of new Volkswagens today. I can hear you thinking: “DUH!” You, me and every other soul on the planet must be seeing new Volkswagens on at least 95% of our days. What else would you expect […]
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03, 2012
Finally Fiesta-time!
If you want a small hot hatch, a fast supermini, the outstanding offer on the market has been steadily growing in the last decade. It seems like the Renault Clio RS – and its predecessors tracing back to the Williams […]
Renault “Zoe EV”
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That’s probably all you’ll hear when it passes by after its electrically thrust into the market in late 2012. Renault’s big surprise at the Geneva Motor Show last week was a well-dressed production version of its “coming-soon” Zoe electric vehicle. […]