Some people may think this is a rather silly, if not a completely daft question – but is your car dangerous? Obviously, it’s a given if you choose to smoke, text or have you music blazing too loudly that it destroys your eardrums and more importantly distracts you from your concentration on the road but there are a few points to acknowledge in terms of your car’s well-being. Firstly, let’s cover the obvious points as Read more…

No matter how well you try to arm your car against thieves, if they want to get in they will get in. One of the biggest factors in car break-ins is where you leave the car in the first place. So where is it safe to leave a car?     If you’re off on a weekend jaunt, have a good look in to secure car parks. Ok, you might be able to find one Read more…

The most-recent  matches of the Rugby World Cup have proven to be even more exciting than the matches that have come before it. Some teams have stepped up to prove to the world that they have what it takes to be number one, while others hang their heads in defeat. Either way, one thing is for sure, the games this year have not disappointed.   England v Romania (67-3) The latest match between England and Read more…

Fans of Formula 1 can tell you that these races are the perfect combination of excitement and drama. That being said, the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix has come and gone. Was this a race that was able to live up to all the hype? Well, maybe it did not have the level of competition that some were hoping for, but it still proved to be a fun race to watch. So now the only question Read more…

Asking yourself ‘how much do you love cars?’ is quite a big self-evaluation to begin with. The extent of your so-called ‘love’ or plain general interest in these machines and the vehicle industry itself ranges from person to person. Of course, if you’re interested in the mechanics as opposed to the more aesthetic value of a car, you have to question yourself as to how valid these qualities are in the whole substantiality of your Read more…

Alright, so maybe the summer has not gone just how you planned. With rising prices it can be hard to take a holiday. The good news is you don’t have to ‘go away’ to ‘get away’. There are tons of things to do locally that can give you the break you have earned. Movies are a perfect example of this.   That brings us to our movie preview: Drive. This movie, directed by Nicolas Winding Read more…

Funnily enough, taking drugs then driving is bad mmkay. You don’t hear as much about it but driving high is just as illegal as driving drunk. But as you can imagine, a lot of people do it, in particular whilst under the influence of cannabis. So what sort of effect does blazing up a doobie have on driving? Let’s find out.   OK so you’re at the tail end of an afternoon spliff when out Read more…

Ignore the Zombie Apocalypse at your peril because there may come a time when flesh eating zombies are in your town, feasting on the brains of your friends and neighbours. There are many precautions that you can take while you are in the home and the security measures for surviving the inevitable Zombie Doomsday are well known but what happens if you are mobile when disaster strikes? The Zombie Apocalypse can happen at any time Read more…

It might sound a little odd for me to be writing a driving report about a car which isn’t the latest thing but a car that has, in fact, just ceased production. However, in the case of the Lamborghini Murcialago LP640, it’s appropriate to mark the end of an era. It’s replacement, the new Aventador, is commencing production, but it won’t be the same. It has an all new V12 engine, it has a lighter Read more…

The Rugby World Cup is in full swing now, and we have seen some hard-hitting games. The great thing about this year’s Rugby World Cup is that every game has felt really unique.  Every game has had that ‘energy’ that people have come to expect from the Rugby World Cup. However, as the tournament pushes on, I am sure some even more exciting games are yet to come.   Australia v Ireland (6-15)   When Read more…