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What is Go Classics magazine? The team and thinking behind it. The concept of classics and modern classics. Who is Go Classics aimed at? What are classics, what makes cars special and what are cars with soul?
Continue reading “What makes GoClassics Different!”How much would movie cars cost in real life? Well research by car insurance firm USwitch in collaboration with CashForCars.com has revealed the estimated prices for fictional vehicles if they were sold in real life.
Continue reading “The Price of Movie Cars in Real Life”Join me as I take this brand new magazine – issue one of Go Classics – out of the envelope and browse through it for the very first time – and why is this magazine so important? Because I’m a contributor to it – my column’s in there! It’s the first time I see it in print. And there’s a surprise!
Continue reading “Reaction Video – Brand New Car Magazine”In my last video I highlighted research by driver training outfit Zutobi on the lowest depreciating cars. But they also sent out a list of the cars that depreciated the most – now these are the ones to avoid buying new, but potentially are great bargains used.
Continue reading “The Cars That Lose the Most Money”
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Do you know the only downside of buying a brand new car? It’s the money you lose on it the moment you drive it out of a showroom. They depreciate like a rock chucked down a well. You can lose as much as 35% of the value of some cars in the first year alone!
Continue reading “The Cars That Lose The Least Money!”Slow down! Yesterday (2nd August) saw the beginning of a week-long operation by police and GEM Motoring Assist to target speeding drivers in England. GEM is a road safety and breakdown organisation. During the next few days of enhanced checks and enforcement, they’ll be handing out speeding tickets faster than quarantine pings in a pandemic.
Continue reading “How NOT to get caught speeding!”Let’s tackle that controversial grille first – you either hate it or you… reckon it’s not so bad. I’m in the latter camp, especially after spending a few days with the car, and noting that the UK number plate bisecting it, makes it far less overt and in-yer-face. Some may still complain that it’s elongated upright stance is unpalatable and at odds with traditional BMW styling cues, but there is a precedent for such grilles in BMW’s historical back catalogue. Anyway of all of BMW’s questionable styling choices, this is nowhere near as bad as the now legendary ‘Bangle Butt’ introduced on the 2000s BMW 7 Series – that some now hail as a pivotal moment in the marque’s design evolution – and I still really don’t like that!
Continue reading “BMW 420i M Sport Coupe Review”Check out full video of a comprehensive press briefing from Motul including unveiling of a Motul-produced car, the Motul GBS Zero, as well as a new range of oils specifically for 1980s and 1990s classic and modern classic cars to join their existing range of products for classic cars. Also information on bio-cleaning and support for motorsports as well as everything else Motul is up to and it’s plans for the UK! This was at the Silverstone Classic yesterday. Fascinating stuff!
Continue reading “Motul-Made Car Revealed at Silverstone Classic 2021”At Silverstone Auctions at the Silverstone Classic yesterday, we checked out the amazing and vast range of cars up for grabs during the live auctions today and tomorrow. Here we pick our two dozen or so favourites from the auction. There are Ferraris, Jaguars, Richard Hammond’s Lotus, some oddities and rarities, American cars, muscle cars, Fast Fords and plenty of automotive exotica. Hope you enjoy the video. Check out silverstoneauctions.com
Continue reading “25 Best Cars To Buy At Silverstone Classic 2021”