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I’ve decided that when I reach the hallowed 100,000 miles mark in my current car, it will be time to get a new motor (provided that, of course, I’m financially in a position to do so). I have a few choices circling in my mind, but I just couldn’t face letting my Astra go whilst […]
Let’s just say that you had your last tank of fuel. Ever. Not just until your next pay packet, but your final ever tank of pure, sweet fuel. What would you do with it? Where would you go and why? Well, you’d need to take into account of course just how far you could get […]
Amazingly, two Suzuki Altos recently completed 2,112 mile marathon journey through New Zealand’s North and South islands – and back again. The diminutive little city car showed that it could mix it up with much larger cars. Motoring journalists Allan Dick and Donn Anderson each drove an Alto with manual and automatic transmission from Auckland […]
Most people want a car that’s decent in every area, from driving dynamics to performance to styling. That’s because, simply put, we can’t all afford a people carrier every day and a Ferrari at the weekend. Which is where the Peugeot 207 Economique comes in. With a 1.6 litre, 90bhp engine, the car is no […]
After a while, we get into a certain mindset with our cars. This mindset is we don’t mind paying a certain amount based on the type of driving style that we have – and indeed what kind of car we drive. Let me remind you at this point that Top Gear showed very clearly that […]
Well, following my previous post, the economical driving style I have recently adopted continues to move apace. In 2008, I got a new mountain bike to help my fitness (it is a bit easier on the body after surgery than running is!) and I’ve started to use this more for short journeys, such as seeing […]
In today’s climate, where petrol can cost almost 110p per litre (of which about 70p would go to the government), it is important to consider fuel economy. I’m not talking about the environment; I really see that as a separate issue. I’m purely considering your wallet here, and how to be less of a […]