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Mio Navman Spirit S500 Review

February 12, 2010
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I have to be honest and say that I’ve never previously used a sat nav device but I really enjoyed giving this one a try. My normal method of finding somewhere involves printing out some Google Maps and just muddling my way through so there was definite room for improvement.

Before switching it on I [...]

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The Importance Of Isofix

July 8, 2009

ISOFIX has been around a while now, so it was a surprise not to see more articles out there that talked about this incredibly important safety feature of modern vehicles (then again, I haven’t yet written my thrilling and James May-esque post about airbags).
Car seat cushions and seatbelts are used to restrain adults in [...]

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Car Windscreen Damage & Repair

May 15, 2009

The windscreen is an extremely important part of any vehicle – and unfortunately also an area that is prone to damage. Modern windscreens are technically quite sound and made from dual layer laminated glass which is glued into position and aids in the rigidity of the whole structure of the car. Windscreens don’t [...]

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Front, Rear and Four Wheel Drive

August 3, 2008

As I’m still amazed at car owners’ lack of knowledge, I thought it was high time to continue my highly prized education series of posts in order to get you all up to speed on what your car is, what it does and why it does it.  Today, I’d like you all to consider the [...]

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The Top F1 drivers of all time.

March 24, 2008

This top one hundred may raise a few eyebrows; one because Sir Stirling Moss has been named number one and the great Michael Schumacher has been placed outside of the top ten. This is because in he deals with the Ferrari F1 Team, many people claim that he demanded seniority over other drivers.

Clearly Michael Schumacher [...]

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Vauxhall Hit by renewed faulty handbrake alarm

March 12, 2008

Vauxhall has been hit by fresh claims that it is producing cars with faulty handbrakes and its vehicles have the capacity to roll away when parked.

A Report by the BBC’s watchdog programme said owners of the latest Vauxhall Corsa with a D Model variant, which is less that a year old, had reported instances of [...]

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Car Paint Care Tips

August 7, 2007

Buying a car involves a lengthy decision making process involving an array of influencing factors; colour is one of the most important among them. The colour renders a personality to your car— black is cool, silver is stylish without being ostentatious, red is sensual and white cars are conservative!

But just a few years on the [...]

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Car HPI Check

April 8, 2007

Car HPI checks are extremely useful when considering buying a car.
An HPI check can confirm:

that the vehicle is not stolen
there is no outstanding finance
the vehicle has not been written off
whether vehicle is recorded as imported, exported or scrapped
if [...]

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