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MonkeyPlate – Social Media For Cars

November 28, 2011

If you’ve never heard of it, here’s the skinny on this exciting new way to get in touch with other petrolheads: Launched in October 2011, monkeyplate.com is a clever website that lets car fans connect in the real world and share online, with the innovative use of customised stickers displayed on members’ rides. An online [...]

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Interesting Sites

March 13, 2009

I’ve been sent a bunch of emails over the last few months about other car sites so I thought I would add a few of them here just in case they are of interest to you too Cartype is a website featuring emblems, car company histories, logos, reviews of typographical & graphical applications, design features [...]

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Car Sales Figures – The News Isn’t Good

November 15, 2008

Sales of new cars have fallen at their sharpest rate in almost 18 years, new figures from the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers) show. Not only is this terrible news for our badly hit manufacturing industry but it’s bad for engineering and British industry as a whole. Cars are, in a way, a very good [...]

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Top Tips For Buying A Brand New Car (Part 1)

August 16, 2008

Years ago, things were much simpler than they were now when it came to buying a new car. You’d simply go to the local dealer, select a model from the range in the showroom and then buy. Now though, when it comes to buying new, there is a much wider range to choose from – [...]

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Evil New Road Tax Impacts Many Drivers

July 10, 2008

Apparently, according to an investigation, about 9.4 million people will be punished by the government in the form of punitive new taxes based on the emissions of cars – yet curiously many are still claiming this is a target of gas guzzlers.  Realistically, it has nothing to do with the amount of fuel that your [...]

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Buying A New Car

June 8, 2008

Due to depreciation (the money you lose as soon as a car is driven off a forecourt) I’d almost never buy a new car. However, some relatives have done just this and I can certainly see the appeal. Not least the fact that there’s something special about all of it, from speccing up your vehicle, [...]

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Selling Your Vehicle Online – Options

May 5, 2008

Selling your car these days is not only easier, but you have such a wide variety of choice that it can seem bewildering – especially when it comes to online wheeling and dealing. I’d like to tell you a bit more about your options when being a seller, and highlight some of the sites that [...]

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What Makes A Supercar?

April 23, 2008

I’ve thought about this question before because I would like to quantify exactly what makes them special. The area of the car market I’m talking about is the really top end – not the things mind that are just expensive cruisers (such as the Rolls Royce range) but stuff with scary, balls-to-the-wall performance to go [...]

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Five Cars That Are Cheap To Insure

April 21, 2008

I’ve made no bones about my passion – and that tends to be fast cars.  You may have even gotten a little sick of hearing Lamborghini this or Aston Martin that.  You’ll no doubt be shouting at the screen – much as many do with Top Gear – and saying ‘where are the normal car [...]

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Selling your Car on eBay

April 18, 2008

There is an increasing trend for people selling their car on eBay motors, rather than going the traditional route of putting an ad in Auto Trader. Unlike an Auto Trader advert you have much more control over how your advert is displayed on eBay as as been able to display detailed information about your vehicle. [...]

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