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Rare Barn Found FIAT Beats Auction Estimate 29 Nov 2005 (News)
Drophead Coupe (For restoration) £4,000 sold 1947 Bedford M-Type Fuel Merchant's Lorry £9,800 provisional 1952 MG TD LHD (Fully restored) £12,000 sold 1954 Riley 11⁄2 Litre RME (Reg No: 111 RME) £4,700 sold 1956 Commer Pump/Escape £1,900 -
Something For Everyone at Auction Today 12 Feb 2003 (News)
Today, in the same hall, you could have bought am 89F FIAT Panda for £40, a 98R Nissan Skyline GTR for £15,900, or a 96P Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious Esprit V8 for £16,000. (It was a non-runner with gearbox and fuel system problems.) But when you see things like -
The Honest John Guide to the Paris Motor Show 2010 28 Sep 2010 (News)
C-ZERO - on sale early 2011 If the C-ZERO looks familiar then that's because it is essentially a rebadged version of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV , offering zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emissions from the tailpipe and zero engine -
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 13-6-2015 13 Jun 2015 (News)
. Roving report My daughter is considering buying a 2004 Plate Rover 25 with 41k on the clock, which we are assured is correct and is in excellent body condition. It is priced at £7,995, MoT'd to December, has a manual gearbox and petrol fuel. Is there any reason why she should not buy -
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 6-6-2015 6 Jun 2015 (News)
£3,000 - £4,000 to the outlay. Auto biographic In January I filled up at our local Eastbourne Tesco filling station as usual but a few days later, I noticed the car was performing badly with a loss of power. My local Toyota dealer diagnosed contaminated fuel. The head -
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 11-4-2015 11 Apr 2015 (News)
. Fuels and their money I remember reading the advantages you suggested from using the higher grade of petrol: more MPG and cleaner engine, etc. However, on our local radio station a so-called expert stated that using the higher grade of petrol was only beneficial to those with high performance -
GM Becomes 'Government Motors' 11 Jul 2009 (News)
, build and sell the best vehicles in the world. “A successful auto company needs to focus on both the cost and the revenue sides of the business,” said Henderson. “Success on the revenue side means building the stylish, high-quality, fuel-efficient vehicles that customers -
Frequently asked questions about your premiums 4 Apr 2013 (News)
Frequently asked questions about your premiums Motor Insurance; without doubt one of the elements of driving that attracts a good feeling of resentment. Yes it’s a running cost, like fuel, tyres, etc etc, but unlike these thinks, most of us pay for 12 months of something invisible -
Peugeot 308 gets significant upgrades with new tech and hybrid options for 2021 18 Mar 2021 (News)
not revealed any performance, fuel economy or CO2 figures yet. The plug-in hybrid line-up opens with the Hybrid 180 model. This combines a 150PS PureTech petrol engine with a 111PS electric motor and a 12.4kWh battery. The 308 will be able to cover 37 miles on pure electric, according to Peugeot -
Future Classic Friday: Peugeot 406 19 Oct 2018 (News)
the ride quality better. For the more upmarket buyer, there was even a V6 and if you chose that, with its ruched leather seats and delicate wood trim, you could almost forget you were in a Peugeot, though the fuel economy and purchase price would have a similar effect. You’d have been brought -
Outrage at plans for £4500 a year ‘modern classic tax’ in the capital 18 Jun 2018 (News)
in the capital up to almost £4500 a year before the cost of fuel, tax and insurance. While the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) has campaigned hard to ensure owners of Vehicles of Historic Interest get dispensation under the new rules, any exemption will only apply to cars -
680HP Jaguar XJ220 S Spec in Historics May 20th Ascot Auction 30 Apr 2017 (News)
find’ 1972 BMW CSL for restoration, a 1961 Cadillac Eldorado convertible and a rather nice 1993 Mercedes Benz W124 320E convertible. Historics XJ220 isn’t just any old XJ220. It has been converted to S Spec by Don Law Racing, has a modified fuel system and has been dyno tested -
Nokian Weatherproof Wins Auto Zeitung All Season Tyre Test 3 Nov 2015 (News)
”, Nokian WR D3 is recommendable in the ADAC winter tyre test 2015rated “satisfactory”. Nokian WR D3 is on fourth position of 19 tested winter tyres with good grades also in the categories “dry”, “ice”, “fuel consumption” and “wear -
Review: FOBO Bluetooth tyre pressure monitor 8 Jun 2015 (News)
in the car will still beep when something is amiss. Keeping tyre pressures correct prevents premature or uneven tyre wear, reduces braking distances, improves wet weather traction and improves fuel economy, so there are plenty of reasons to keep your tyres correctly inflated. How much does -
Santa Pod Main Event 1st-4th June 28 Apr 2012 (News)
in your mind forever. This years Top Fuel contingent will remember the very same event, exactly 10 years ago, where British racer Barry Sheavills re-wrote the record books by becoming the first driver outside America to shatter the all-important 300mph barrier.. followed a couple -
Fixed Price Servicing for SEATs 25 Nov 2011 (News)
licence on the day and be aware that loan cars should be booked in advance. Insurance excess and fuel costs will apply. Subject to terms and conditions, at participating dealers. *** Courtesy lift service is subject to availability at participating SEAT dealers. A courtesy lift is also -
Ten Ferraris in Historics Brooklands Auction on 18th May 12 May 2011 (News)
– with the flat-12 engine mounted longitudinally rather than transversely – was replaced in 1976 by the 512BB which sported a larger 4,942cc engine, dual plate clutch and dry sump lubrication that highlighted its impressive performance. The Bosch K-Jetronic CIS fuel injected engine was introduced in 1981 -
Plymouth - Dakar £100 Banger Rally 22 Aug 2002 (News)
reliable service and average fuel economy? Q.What do your work colleagues think of this? A.They think I am completely mad? Q.What do your clients at the office think of this? A.Whenever I have visited them I have always turned up in a banger and I suspect they either -
From Marinas to Carinas: Britain’s least exotic car show remains a dullard’s delight 22 Jul 2019 (News)
it. Judging took many hours of discussion with owners, car inspections and deliberation in the estate café, as owners waited patiently on the lawns for the final verdict. At 14.00 the results were announced to a crowd fueled by period-style picnics and July sunshine. The 2019 Hagerty Festival -
Future Classic Friday: Mazda RX-8 12 May 2017 (News)
suspension and axle, and the fuel tank ahead of the rear subframe, Mazda's engineers achieved a near-perfect 50:50 weight distribution front-to-rear, while rear-wheel-drive and the RENESIS's impressively linear power delivery meant you could get the power down quickly, and with a hint of oversteer