Archive for July, 2011

July 25, 2011

Now…That’s How You Pack a Boot!

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Travelling by car is easy most of the time.  Carry some passengers and luggage along with you,
and space suddenly is something that you have to go searching for.  A lot of the modern vehicles offer plenty of
ingenious storage space.  But what can
you do to enhance the luggage carrying capacity of your vehicle when, all of a
sudden, that cavernous boot is looking very full, and tight for space?

How much ......

July 18, 2011

What Are the Most Frugal 4WDs?

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There’s nothing quite like exploring a new track or even
getting down and dirty and tackling a real bit of off-roading terrain.  Heading down to the beach or getting up to
where the track really ends requires the services of a 4WD vehicle.  These are vehicles that offer premium
traction and plenty of comfortable space for occupants and luggage.  If you find yourself dreaming of the wild
yonder, and you would really like the right vehicle to get you there, then what

July 11, 2011

Time to plug in the bus.

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It’s great to see Sydney on the ball with
offering Australia’s first public on-street electric vehicle charging station
in Derby Place, Glebe.  What a great
advancement.  And I’m sure that this will
be the first of many you’ll find around Australia in years to come.  The idea of cheap transport and no emissions
has to be a good one.  Any new car buyers
in Sydney now have an opportunity to look at making use of this charging
station.  One way of doing this ......

July 9, 2011

Whilst Shopping in London…

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Groan! She wants to go to Harrods- the iconic department store in Knightsbridge. Well, that’s not on your itinery, is it? Until now, that is.

“Yes, dear, I’d be happy to take you to Harrods. You go and shop and I’ll just wait for you outside”. Brownie points galore, but there’s a hidden agenda.

Just around the corner there’s the Berkely Hotel.

 Yes, that’s where Ferrari have just opened up their stunning new London showroom ......

July 4, 2011

What’s Cooking At the Nurburgring?

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Lately, there has been a number of interesting lap times set at the famous Nürburgring circuit.  I’ll let you in on a few of these.  I’m guessing you know where the Nürburgring is, so I won’t diverge onto whereabouts it is and onto its interesting history info. Google it if you’re not sure.

One of the quickest everyday production cars to have completed the Nürburgring has been the 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI prototype.  In the hands of the rally legend Tommi Mäkinen, the ......

July 4, 2011

Honda Cuts Prices

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No, we’re not claiming credit for this! But call it a co-incidence that our price comparison survey preceded Honda’s announcement of a considerable price cut on some of the models in its range.

The popular Honda Jazz has been reduced by between $1400 and $2000, the CR-V has been cut by $2900 to $3400 and the Odyssey people mover has been reduced by a very substantial $2890 to $3570. That’s good news for the ......

July 4, 2011

Just How Long Can 24 Hours Be?

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The Bathurst 1000 is very popular and is the place to go to see the best of Ford (OK, FPV) and Holden (HSV) in action on the track–you don’t need me to tell you that. But for two years (2003 and 2004), Mt Panorama was the site of another tough auto race – the Bathurst 24 Hour. This was Australia’s attempt at joining the ranks of the most demanding type of endurance auto race.  You think it’s tough going around the Mt Panorama ......

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