You may have heard of category D cars but do you know what they are? They have been in the news in the last few days so now looks like a good time to see what they are. These vehicles […]
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05, 2012
Tag Archives: UK
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05, 2012
Nissan’s Redefining Bonkers
The Nissan Juke is high up on its wheels, sporty and it looks a bit like the love child of a frog and a wild boar. That’s what makes it so cool! Yep, it’s a bit of an absolute oddball […]
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05, 2012
The unstoppable rise of hybrid cars
It’s enough to make the most diehard petrolhead choke on his cornflakes – news is in that hybrid car sales are soaring. Sadly, they are no longer a fad, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chart a […]
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05, 2012
No More Lada Riva and No More Jokes
I missed this story a few weeks ago and only just realised that the Lada Riva is no longer going to be produced. It seems that they are made by the Russian firm AutoVaz and that the official title of […]
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04, 2012
Overtaking and Why Americans do it Better
Maybe I’m a hothead, but my personal number one traffic annoyance is, by several miles: people sticking on the centre or right section of the road when there’s plenty of room to move one or more lanes over to the […]
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04, 2012
Review Ford Kuga: Global influence all-new Kuga
Ford would like to think that it’s new Kuga is achingly hip – but sadly it’s not. It is quite clever though. Like the class nerd who dons Next Directory clothes it’s still the same nerd underneath. However, the designers […]
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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
Don’t Wash Your Car
I have finally found a piece of news to help me win a fight with my wife: No, scientists haven’t discovered that beer makes you smarter or that pizza increases your virility. Instead, I have been told to leave my […]
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04, 2012
Game of Polo, Sir?
Volkswagen have (in my opinion, anyway) secured themselves in a corner of the car market where price isn’t the key facilitator for your new car purchase. If you drive a VW, your car says something about you. It tells others […]
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04, 2012
Don’t Eat and Drink
You learn something new every day, don’t you? I have always been proud of never having drunk and then driven my car, and yet it turns out I am even a big health hazard because of my chocolate munching habits. […]
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04, 2012
Made in the UK China
MG. As a Dutchman I’m not sure how you Brits think about the matter, but to me it must be the most English car brand ever. Except, well, it doesn’t exist anymore. I guess I should have said it’s now […]
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04, 2012
UP UP and AWAY
That’s right folks, we’ve reduced the price of the VW up! to just £86.95 + vat per month… at this price these won’t last long so don’t hang around – order yours now: http://www.firstvehicleleasing.co.uk/car-leasing/volkswagen/up/up-hatchback/1.0-take-up-3dr/99197461
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04, 2012
The Best Car You’ll Never Miss
One of the best looking, yet most underrated cars on the market today is the Renault Laguna Coupé. That’s the version of the Laguna that isn’t boring and screaming for a make-over completely new generation. Oh, that’s right, since late […]
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04, 2012
Steep Insurance Charges? Surely Not!
I used to work in a car insurance company. It’s not the worst thing I could have done I suppose but I still feel kind of bad about it. You see, I could view firsthand all of the unnecessary charges […]