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Last month I got an email offering to send me a jacket which would be well suited to driving. Not being averse to a freebie for review I was happy to oblige and the following rather smart jacket arrived a few days later. It got me thinking about driving clothes. I wouldn’t have previously really […]
Michelin is launching its new Primacy 3 car tyre, which will be available in the UK and Europe from February 2012. The tyre is set to open a whole new era in road safety. Compared with its four market-leading competitors, the Michelin Primacy 3 delivers the best grip when braking on dry or wet surfaces […]
Manheim Auctions, the world’s largest car auction company, recently completed a survey looking at whether people are moving to winter tyres this year. The results may surprise you: Less that 5% of motorists are planning to buy winter tyres this year even though weather forecasters are already predicting another winter of chaos on the roads. […]
Halloween seems to become a bigger event every year. While some of us think of it as just a bit of trick or treating, Halloween has escalated and become a national event and is generally accepted as being quite a fun holiday. If you’re not satisfied by dressing up, hollowing out a pumpkin and eating […]
Gone are the days when people used to spend hours trying to locate where they were on a map; today we have the ‘Sat Nav’ which uses GPS to direct drivers from one location to another, however sometimes ignoring that reassuring voice you hear is the best option; as these drivers found out when they […]
Recommended? Yes Pros: Simple to use, TV function, Clear maps, Lane departure, Foot navigation, Lane Guidance system, Safety camera, Traffic warning Cons: Unnatural sounding nav voice, At times confused warnings, Fiddly when in a rush to put on windscreen Price: Around £170 Time Spent: Three months Introduction With a much greater choice in the sat […]
If there was ever a reason to say that something has been over done, then this must be the case. Galpin who are the USA’s largest Jaguar dealer have come up with their own version of how the XF would have looked if they were designing it. To be honest it looks ok from one […]
There is a huge amount of bad press given to the so called white van man, so there little wonder why he would not splash out and disguise his white machine and turn it into something a little more hot! In this case the Peugeot 207 van this can be really supped up and changed […]