GEM’s Latest Tips – With Man’s Best Friend In Mind!

July 2, 2011

Here’s the latest from GEM Motoring Assist, this time on how to best look after your pet this summer by keeping it cool in your car. This summer, No.1 for breakdown cover in the UK and road safety charity GEM Motoring Assist, is reminding motorists to take special care of their pets when travelling and [...]

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One Million Nissan Qashqais

July 1, 2011

Nissan Sunderland Plant have celebrated – and for all the right reasons. One million Qashqais have now been built, which makes it one of the most successful British built cars ever produced. The landmark millionth vehicle was driven off the production line four years, six months and 23 days after production began on December 5, [...]

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Two Great Mugen Cars

June 29, 2011

Auto Express takes a look here at two already good cars that have been given the once over by the UK tuning house, Mugen. Yes Honda, I’d love a go of either the Ariel Atom Mugen or the Honda CR-Z Mugen. Please send me one of your Honda Civic Type R Mugen cars though, if [...]

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GEM Wins Top Awards For 2011

June 28, 2011

GEM Motoring Assist has for the third time in four years hit the top spot in the Auto Express Driver Power Survey for Breakdown Cover, proving that its small and friendly service consistently impresses its customers over those of the major operators including the RAC, AA and Green Flag. The survey of over 20,000 readers [...]

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On Strange Intermittent Problems…

June 27, 2011

Sometimes it can be difficult to pin down exactly what’s going wrong with a car. A friend of mine is a mechanic and someone recently had their car bump started and took it in for him to take a look at. The weird thing? Once it got there, it started up every time following about [...]

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Shopping At Halfords…

June 26, 2011

In the time honoured tradition of lazy Sunday shopping or mooching, today I took a quick trip to the nearest Halfords to see what sort of bargains were to be had. I came away with some motorcycle oil, a tin of the correct paint to respray my car with, an interior air freshener, some interior [...]

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Autocar Reviews Jaguar XFR In 90 Seconds

June 23, 2011

Jaguar’s latest offering – the updated XFR – is put to the test here by Autocar. The lovely metallic blue is a great finish but I think I’d take mine in gunmetal grey. Remember the original review of this car? It scored a perfect 5/5. Can this updated model do the same?

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Latest Audi A1 Is Even More Economical

June 22, 2011

There’s a new Audi A1 coming our way – and it’s set to be even more friendly for frugal wallets. The A1 1.6 TDI has 74.3mpg capability with only 99g/km output meaning it is totally exempt from road tax from year two onwards. Standard features include an engine start-stop function, energy recuperation, alloy wheels, air [...]

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Want To Make Your Fuel Go Further? Download The Hypermiling Handbook

June 21, 2011

Trusteddealers.co.uk are offering a new book as a free download. The Hypermiling Handbook does exactly what it says on the tin, with some great advice on how to get the most mileage for your moulah! Take a read through it now to see some top tips and find out for yourself how you can save. [...]

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Saab Once Again Halts Production

June 20, 2011

Yet again for 2011, the manufacturer Saab looks to be in trouble following a halt being brought to production lines in an issue related to parts. The marque has suffered a number of setbacks recently but looked to be back on track after being purchased by bespoke supercar manufacturer Spyker. This is another blow to [...]

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