Archive for July 17th, 2009
Maestro trade-in time
Richard Aucock writes:
So, earlier in the week came the swap. Like many a scrappage scheme buyer, I traded in my old Maestro banger for a nice shiny brand-new Hyundai i20. Thousands of Hyundai customers have already done this so far – 25 percent of the Korean brand’s sales are thanks to scrappage.
With the two sitting […]
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under In the car park.
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Car Museum Opens With A Vintage Flair - Greeneville Sun
Car Museum Opens With A Vintage FlairGreeneville SunKent Bewley, owner of Bewley's City Garage Car Museum, stands next to a 1929 Ford Model A. The car is part of the Texaco Station display which documents the …
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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No need for denial
Dan Trent writes:So, you want to go the ‘ring. But are you insured? General consensus has it on public days the Nordschleife is, legally speaking, like any other stretch of German road and therefore your normal road insurance covers you. But UK insurers are getting wise and many (Admiral and subsidiaries like Elephant among […]
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under News.
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A5 Sportback debuts new “Audi driver replace”
cj hubbard writes:
Audi is notorious for its over-processed press pictures. So when I was sorting out the images for the brand new A5 Sportback yesterday it was no surprise to come across this:
Hello, I thought. That would appear to be an A5 Sportback motoring along without a driver. Photoshop ahoy.
Dan, however, came up with a […]
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Gadgets and Gizmos.
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Workout while you wax…?
cj hubbard writes:
Oh please.
Press release arrives today from Turtle Wax entitled: “Wax your way to a weenie waste”. Can they be serious?
Apparently, yes. Turtle Wax has gotten involved with some geezer called Scott Wright – who “famously” helped Kerry Katona drop a dress size or several earlier this year, so it says – and he’s […]
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under PR Humour.
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Toyota to build hybrid car in UK
Carmaker Toyota has announced plans to manufacture a full hybrid version of its Auris hatchback in the UK.
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Women ‘killed with male drivers’
Men are behind the wheel in most cases when women are killed in accidents, road safety chiefs have warned.
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Vintage vehicles vandalized - Winnipeg Sun
Vintage vehicles vandalizedWinnipeg Sun"We spend a lot of time collecting these cars. It's our hobby. We want to make something good of it and somebody comes along and destroys it. …
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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So Elle, is it Jag or Fiat?
Dan Trent writes:
Elle MacPherson’s been getting about a bit of late. Car-wise, I mean. Last week she was there at the launch for the new Jaguar XJ, all legs and posh frock in keeping with the Jag’s glamorous image. But, like Usain Bolt, it seems when another publicity stunt presents itself she just can’t […]
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under PR Humour.
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RA hosts popular vintage event - Sheboygan Press
RA hosts popular vintage eventSheboygan PressVintage car enthusiasts are gathering at Road America in Elkhart Lake to celebrate the world's greatest race cars during the Kohler International Challenge …
Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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