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Category Archives: Musings

Enough of the serious stuff. Lets have some fun! Is driving in silence really golden? Would you like to drive the pope mobile? Find some of our latest musings on popular car topics here and have your say!

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31 03, 2015

Nissan Leaf creates new Guinness World Record [Video]

By David Petherick31 March, 2015lease the new Nissan leaf, Nissan LEAF No Comments

Nissan has gained the title of the world’s Largest Glow-in-the-Dark Painting by using the Glow-in-the-Dark Nissan LEAF to paint a 207.68m2 self-portrait of the all-electric car. The work was created by motoring artist Ian Cook of Popbangcolour, using the full-size […]

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16 01, 2015

Could a laptop break into your car?

By Robert Bell16 January, 2015car key, car security, hacking No Comments

We’ve already got enough worries to rob us of our beauty sleep, haven’t we? Well, it seems not. Now we need to stay up at night worrying whether a laptop could break into our car.

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21 10, 2014

The Truth About Being a “Cash-Buyer”

By Sean Cooper21 October, 2014No Comments

The retail motor industry has been around for more than a century now, and some of the ideas we have about it have changed little throughout that time. It’s in some people’s interests to perpetuate some of the myths surrounding […]

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16 09, 2014

Excuse me, does this car come with a scary reptile?

By Robert Bell16 September, 2014snake, stuff in car, weird updates No Comments

There are some questions that it is wise to ask before driving away in a second hand car. How many miles are on the clock, does it have a full service history etc. You might even ask how many people […]

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2 09, 2014

What’s your excuse for hogging the middle lane?

By Robert Bell2 September, 2014driving habits, driving survey, middle lane, motorway driving, road safety No Comments

Confessing to misdemeanours can cleanse your soul and make you feel all light and carefree again. So why not start by confessing if you have hogged the middle lane of the motorway at one time or another?

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29 08, 2014

Caravans! Do you love them or hate them?

By Robert Bell29 August, 2014boy racer, caravans, driver frustration, driving annoyances, summer driving No Comments

What do you think when you see a caravan on the road in front of you on a hot summer’s day? Come on now, be honest.

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28 08, 2014

Guys take Marijuana plant for a drive. Get arrested.

By Robert Bell28 August, 2014funny stories, police No Comments

There are some things that are well worth taking out for a ride in your car. Your faithful dog is one of these things, your favourite music player is another and I can also highly recommend the multiple delights of […]

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20 08, 2014

Amazing facts about cars you didn’t know…

By David Petherick20 August, 2014cars, fun facts, slideshare No Comments

This is a fascinating slideshow with facts about cars you probably didn’t know… Facts You Didn’t know About Cars from haroldamann For example What’s the fastest time to remove and replace a car engine? What’s the price of the most […]

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22 07, 2014

The weirdest stuff on Google Street View

By Robert Bell22 July, 2014Google Maps, Google Street View, street view No Comments

When the smart cookies at Google decided to send out a fleet of cars to take street level pictures they probably didn’t expect to see so much weird stuff. Or maybe they did, and it was all a cunning ploy […]

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15 07, 2014

Will a robot park your car in the future? [Video]

By Robert Bell15 July, 2014car park, robot parking, robot ray, video, youtube video No Comments

With a bit of luck robots will do pretty much everything for us in the future but would you trust one to park your car?

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27 06, 2014

Marriage proposal with 44 Mazdas

By Robert Bell27 June, 2014marriage, mazda No Comments

There are so many ways to tell someone that you love them. You could buy them a shiny piece of jewellery, hire a small plane to spell out a message in the clouds or use a bunch of Mazdas.

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23 06, 2014

Are donkeys more reliable than Jaguars?

By Robert Bell23 June, 2014car repairs, Jaguar, old fashioned transport No Comments

Let’s imagine for a second that we lived in the kind of world where people offered you the choice between a Jaguar and a donkey. Wouldn’t that be a great place to live?

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10 06, 2014

Would you pass a driving test now?

By Robert Bell10 June, 2014driving test, road safety, survey No Comments

Let’s face it; once you pass your driving test you think your worries are over. With your freshly printed driving licence in your warm little mitts you are free to drive and to sermon learner drivers on how they should […]

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9 06, 2014

Is this is the worst car salesperson ever?

By Robert Bell9 June, 2014car salesperson, ebay, funny car ad, vw golf No Comments

We all come across car salespeople who are less than perfect at one point. Maybe you have had to deal with one who is too pushy, doesn’t answer your questions directly or just isn’t very good at their job.

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