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  Santa Pod Big Bang Camper and Bus Show 26th to 28th April 1 Mar 2013 (News)
  The Santa Pod Big Bang Camper and Bus Show takes place from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April 2013. It's the big one for VW Type 2 enthusiasts.  As you might expect, quarter mile action features heavily with Run What You Brung on Saturday and Sunday to allow
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  Michelin Puts New Tyres to the Test at MIRA 15 Jul 2012 (News)
  . Obviously the ride quality got progressively worse, but grip through the cones allowed progressively higher speeds the lower the profile of the tyres. The Pilot Sport 3s would have been about 5mph quicker had it not rained just before my run on them
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  VAG Super Pro Racing at Donington This Weekend 27 Apr 2012 (News)
  Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th April sees the SuperPro VAG Trophy begin its fourth season with rounds one and two at Donington Park. For the third year running, this National B status championship for Volkswagen Audi Group cars enjoys continued support from polyurethane
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  Prestigious cars in the classifieds 30 Jun 2011 (News)
  this Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione – it’s one of only 500 hard tops made. New it was about £120,000 and it’s now on sale with 2,900 miles on the clock at £159,995. Not many cars appreciate in such a short space of time. Thanks to the limited production run and absolutely gobsmacking looks you can
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  Spotted in the classifieds 5 May 2011 (News)
  little in the way of gadgetry, the windows are manually operated, and it’s got steel wheels. It does have power steering, on the plus side. But it’s not that expensive to run, it’s cheap to fix and it’s not that bad to drive. Yours for £595. It’s not to all tastes, though. So if you want
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  Electric scooters available in new 'scrappage scheme' 3 Feb 2011 (News)
  of e-motive's dealers, BVM-Moto and if successful will be rolled-out across the country.  Virtually identical in appearance to their petrol powered equivalents, an e-motive scooter offers running costs of just 1p a mile. It requires
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  SEAT New Year Deals Bring Discounts Equal to 10% VAT 5 Jan 2011 (News)
  some good news with the nation’s car buyers: its VAT-free deals are continuing well into 2011. With the consumption tax now running at its highest level since its introduction in the UK in 1973 (when it debuted at ten per cent) SEAT is happy to help insulate new car buyers from
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  HPI UPDATES CO2 INFORMATION 3 Jun 2009 (News)
  performance also means lower running costs and, with the changes to VED, lower road tax. Therefore it is more important than ever for used car buyers to know what the potential environmental and financial implications of their purchase are. HPI's updated CO2 Certificate makes it easy for consumers to take
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  Car Warranty Con Exposed 4 May 2004 (News)
  , if it breaks, it can fly off, damaging other, more expensive parts of an engine, leaving the motorist with a bill running into the thousands. Consequential loss exclusion gives the insuring party a simple get out clause.” Warranty Direct estimate that while over 1.2 million motorists
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  Scrap car values recover to pre-Covid levels 18 Aug 2020 (News)
  he was unable to keep factories running in the UK without a much needed boost in demand . The SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) has also urged the Government to put together a funding package to help the car industry bounce back from months of shutdown.
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  Volvo offering one year's free electricity to buyers of plug-in hybrid models 8 Nov 2019 (News)
  The offer runs across the full range of seven Volvo plug-in hybrid cars purchased before 30 June 2020.
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  SAAB 99 in Friday’s 'Flipping Bangers' 25 Jun 2019 (News)
  sitting on top of a 1300-based front wheel drive gearbox. The SAAB 99 they find looks all right from a distance, but up close it’s a mess with manky door cards and not running right. And there’s a cooling system problem (wasn’t there always with this engine?) Eventually
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  Suzuki SJ Gets the Treatment in 'Flipping Bangers' 14 May 2019 (News)
  isn’t running sweetly and they soon discover other issues, including a leaking fuel tank. But even after all these are fixed, the Suzuki looks awful, as well as silly on ridiculous oversize wheels. With less than a day to go, Gus finds a cheap way of painting the car for less than
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  Save £5000 on a new car with the Renault Scrappage Scheme 24 Sep 2018 (News)
  the Captur , Kadjar and Koleos - are also involved in the scrappage scheme.  The Renault scrappage scheme is active now and runs until 7 January 2019. The new Renault must
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  Recording-breaking BTCC Sierra Cosworth for sale 8 Feb 2018 (News)
  Swetnam and Robb Gravett, with the sole ambition of winning the BTCC championship. The Cosworth was fitted with a new shell and used the running gear from the previous year's Dick Johnson car, together with all the ‘trick bits’ including Eggenberger suspension, a Getrag five-speed 'dog
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  'House find' 1928 Bentley restored 27 Nov 2017 (News)
  was on the roof of a local lock-up garage. The car – the only known survivor of its kind - was purchased in 1962 by a student for £350, but having found it expensive to run, he decided to lay it up and dismantle it ready for a restoration that never happened. After resting for more than
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  Amazon moves forward with drones that can charge your car while you drive 13 Oct 2017 (News)
  . >> Top 10 PHEVs In theory, getting caught in traffic as your battery runs lower and lower, might soon be a thing of the past. At least that's Amazon's thinking. The patent envisions drones that can be summoned to a vehicle, even if you're on the move. The roving recharger
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  Fiat, Jeep and Alfa Romeo models now available with scrappage discounts 4 Sep 2017 (News)
  Fiat Chrylser Automobiles (FCA) will give owners of older, pre-Euro 5 cars as much as £5300 off Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Jeep models. The offer runs through September 2017 and is available on 13 different models across the four brands. The scrappage offer
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  Holden Torana touring car for sale 9 May 2017 (News)
  – had beaten the factory entrants. James Nicholls, Mossgreen collectors’ cars specialist, said, ‘Still in running order, this rare Torana is highly original, and still showcases the livery it wore in 1979. An exceptional rally car, it holds a special affection with Australian
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  Geneva Motor Show 2017: Dacia introduces Logan MCV Stepway 8 Mar 2017 (News)
  -effect chrome skid plates, along with tail lights that are finished in darkened plastic. Front fog lights and  LED daytime running lights will also be fitted as standard.  The Logan MCV Stepway sits 50mm higher from the road than the standard model and get 16-inch wheels. It's