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Don't want fuel to go up? Get a Hyundai

Don’t want fuel to go up? Get a Hyundai

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Fuel is creeping up again, isn't it? Every time I go past my local station, it has gone up just a little bit more. We're not at the levels of last summer yet, but I fear it's a case of when and not if, that we'll hit a new high in fuel prices. But have no fear! Hyundai are at hand! [caption ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
The 10 Most Annoying Modifications That Chavs Do To Their Cars

The 10 Most Annoying Modifications That Chavs Do To Their Cars

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

To our American friends - wikipedia classes them as: Chav is a derogatory term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical "chav" is an aggressive teenager or young adult, who is usually, though not always, of working class background,[1] who often engages in anti-social behaviour,[1] and is often assumed to be unemployed or in a low paid ...
Written by: David Davies
Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The death of a celebrity always provokes headlines in the media. It was the case yesterday when news came of the death of the actress Farrah Fawcett, after a long battle with cancer. But that was nothing compared to the world reaction late last night of the sudden and unexpected demise of one of the music world’s greatest icons, Michael ...
Written by: Chas Parker
Top Film Gadgets That Would Help You Beat The Traffic Jams

Top Film Gadgets That Would Help You Beat The Traffic Jams

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

This is how a traffic jam happens. It all begins with the perpetrator pressing the brake pedal too hard. Behind him, caught unawares, the next driver presses his break pedal harder still to compensate for the unexpected heavy braking. This in turn triggers a wave of progressively harder braking until, some point several miles back, a traffic jam happens. The perpetrator continues ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Formula One future still in doubt

Formula One future still in doubt

Friday, June 12th, 2009

The make-up of next year’s Formula One grid remains uncertain, despite the sport’s governing body, the FIA, today publishing the 2010 entry list. All of the entries from the current teams have been included, but those from championship leading team Brawn,  McLaren, BMW Sauber, Renault and Toyota are only provisional and are dependent on those teams removing the conditions that they ...
Written by: Chas Parker
F1 can live without Ferrari

F1 can live without Ferrari

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The Ferrari Formula One team has threatened to walk away from the F1 world championship at the end of this year if plans to introduce a limit on what teams are allowed to spend aren’t dropped. Max Mosley, the head of the sport’s governing body the FIA has said that Formula One can survive without the Italian team, and I ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
Carrentals.co.uk Expands Affiliate Offering through Trade Doubler

Carrentals.co.uk Expands Affiliate Offering through Trade Doubler

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Leading car hire price comparison site Carrentals.co.uk is expanding its affiliate offering for UK businesses - offering 5% commission and a market leading conversion rate of 4% - through a new agreement with Trade Doubler. The announcement comes following the company’s launch of its affiliate programme earlier this year.  The new agreement with Trade Doubler - Europe's most extensive and successful ...
Written by: Gareth Robinson
GM files for bankruptcy

GM files for bankruptcy

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

It’s not the sort of headline you’d ever have thought you would read. General Motors, which was once the world’s largest car company, is filing for bankruptcy. It’s the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history and ranks as the third largest bankruptcy in the US, after Lehman Brothers and telecoms giant WorldCom. It also means that famous car ...
Written by: Chas Parker
Monte Carlo F1 Grand Prix Report

Monte Carlo F1 Grand Prix Report

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

I love the Monaco Grand Prix. Yes, it can be a bit of a procession at times, like this year in fact, but there is still something about it which captures the imagination and makes it a must-see event, whether just on TV or by actually being there. This year it was the TV for me unfortunately, but Monaco still ...
Written by: Chas Parker
Why Flying Cars Are a Bad Idea

Why Flying Cars Are a Bad Idea

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Do you remember the first time you stalled a car? Now imagine if stalling your car did not result in an embarrassing fumble to quell the demented blaring horns of the queuing traffic behind you but instead resulted in instant death by thousand-foot plunge, ironically, onto the road below. Welcome to the future of the flying car. [caption id="attachment_2143" align="alignnone" width="300" ...
Written by: David Davies
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