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 coul...
April 17, 2012 3 Min Read
A History of Moving Contractors and Hippies Around
It is exactly 65 years ago when the roots of VW Nutzfahrzeuge – the charming German term for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles – settled in the ground. T...
April 17, 2012 3 Min Read
Try a New Driving Experience
I have always been keen on trying out new experiences, and doing different things in your car is certainly one way of doing this. I just had a think b...
April 16, 2012 3 Min Read
Amazing Value – Mercedes C-Class only £229 + vat per month
Don’t miss out on our outstanding offer on the Mercedes C-Class C200 Cdi Se 4dr Saloon, oodles of spec and more than enough style, what else is there...
April 16, 2012 1 Min Read
The Viaggio is a Long Way from Home
I’m not sure why, but I tend to like car news that is completely irrelevant for the European market. Maybe the fact that a car isn’t the so-manieth fa...
April 15, 2012 3 Min Read
Alfa’s Hope?
Alfa Romeo has been dealing with disappointing sales for quite some time now. The, sort of, recently released MiTo and Giulietta aren’t selling poorly...
April 14, 2012 3 Min Read
Stretching Cars
Saw some interesting news the other day: BMW will soon start production of a 3-Series with a lengthened wheelbase for the Chinese market, the 3-Series...
April 13, 2012 4 Min Read
What Do You Take In Your Car Unnecessarily?
My wife asked me yesterday why I always put a bottle of water in the glove compartment but never drink it. I don’t really know why I do this but if I...
April 13, 2012 2 Min Read
Some Great UK (and Ireland) Drives
I went for a great drive this morning. Where did you go, I hear you ask. Nowhere. Let me re-phrase that; nowhere exciting. For me, getting behind the...
April 12, 2012 3 Min Read
Please Design This Car
Did you see that story a few days ago about the Peugeot that changes colour according to your mood? It was an April Fools joke, wasn’t it? I’m pretty...
April 11, 2012 3 Min Read
A Vintage Tale from Florida
How would you feel about coming across a legally blind 93 year old driving a car which is almost 50 years old? It might sound the start of a disastrou...
April 10, 2012 2 Min Read
Who Buys Most Bentleys Now?
Where do you think that most Bentleys have been sold so far this year? The USA? A Middle East country? Maybe even the UK? If you guessed that China no...
April 09, 2012 2 Min Read
My Brother Does Not Have Telepathic Gifts
I went to a small scale rally event yesterday, in the Netherlands. As a petrolhead I need to do such things in order to keep my addiction for burned r...
April 08, 2012 3 Min Read
More Speeding Fines in 2011 than 2010
Did you get caught speeding in 2011? There is a chance that a few of you did, since the UK saw a 6% rise in speeding offences last year when compared...
April 07, 2012 2 Min Read
Slowhand’s Not-so-Slow Car
Hey, he may be ‘slow’ at playing the guitar, but at least he’s now got a hell of a fast car! Blues and rock guitarist Eric Clapton has recently taken,...
April 07, 2012 3 Min Read
