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Get this, Volkswagen group has paid out nearly $24billion in fines in the last two decades, largely due to diesel gate – which is when they put emissions-cheating software in nearly 11 million vehicles around the world according to reports.
Continue reading “The Motor Industry’s Biggest Fines”What cars do we love the most in the UK? Well driver education organisation Zutobi.com basically trawled through Parkers, HonestJohn and Autotrader car owner reviews online to come up with a list of the most highly rated top three cars and brands – as well as the worst three!
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We owned a second-generation Honda CR-V for over decade and there must be a very good reason we kept it that long. Although there isn’t any single cause for keeping it that I can recall, potentially it was more a case of… well there was no reason to replace it. And that’s from someone that drove the latest and newest family SUVs throughout that tenure.
Continue reading “Honda CR-V Hybrid Review”What is E10 Fuel? And what will it do to your car? It’s now the main fuel available at petrol stations in the UK. E5 will still be available but at fewer places and it will be more expensive. What does it do to your car? Is your car compatible? And what if you put it in by mistake? I explain all in this video – and I do it all in under a minute! E10 checker https://check-vehicle-compatibility-e10-petrol.service.gov.uk
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There’s a number of firsts here. This is the first mass-market car-maker’s first fully electric vehicle. It’s also the first dedicated electric car from Ford rather than the ‘electric version’ of a regular combustion-engined car. Plus the first electric car to bear the name ‘Mustang’ (though one suspects not the last) and the first time an electric car has adopted the alias and, to some extent, assumed the persona of a muscle car. Which, if you think about it, should essentially be its absolute antithesis, arch-nemesis even!
Continue reading “Ford Mustang Mach-E Review [Electric Car]”The best place to buy a used car in the UK is Bolton according to car leasing firm, Moneybarn. The study looked at dealer reviews and actual prices to find the best and worst places to buy. Bolton scored 7.5 out of 10, Blackpool was second and Canterbury was third.
Continue reading “Never Buy a Car in Cardiff!”Are you charged up for ‘The Electric Job’? If not, move on because this Mini is not all it seems. Yes it looks a cheeky chappy, yes the drive will be familiar and yes it’s quick, but there’s no exhaust pipe, the grill is blanked out, and there are bright yellow ‘e’ badges splattered about, including on the fuel cover which now accepts not gasoline but gigawatts. Great Scott!
Continue reading “2021 Mini Electric Review”When it comes to selling your car, what faults and problems could lose pounds off the value of it? According to car leasing firm Moneyshake, here the top 10 most common car maintenance issues that together could devalue your car by nearly £5000.
Continue reading “Rust Kills your Car & your Wallet!”There is legislation coming into effect in July 2022 that will radically alter your liberties behind the wheel of a new car. These draconian new car rules will take advantage of all the electronic driver assist systems in our cars today, and will stop you speeding, force a breathalyser test before you can even start the car, and come to a halt at EVERY stop sign. It will enforce road rules in a way that has never been possible before and in the event of an accident, an on-board black box will reveal your exact actions during the incident. These rules will change everything about driving as we know it. As a motorist, and particularly as a car owner, this is potentially the most important video you’ll ever watch!
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