Good news for if you’re buying a Volvo in the near future, the specs and prices are changing on the S40 and V50 range. The top of the range SE Lux model is getting more standard equipment and going down in price. The new S40 1.6d will start at €27,995 for the Es model and […]
These rather funky looking new VW’s are to be released sometime in the coming months, they might be hitting our shores in 2011. I’m waiting for price’s and spec sheets for the Irish market, soon as I have them I’ll put them up. The Jetta looks like competition for the Insignia, and the CrossPolo should […]
“Not for me thank you” In these most frugal of times it difficult to justify the large expenditure that a new car warrants. Huge depreciation, difficulty getting loans and some of the magnificent bargains available on the used car market are just some of the reasons why people have decided not to purchase a new car. However Renault […]
The CashCow, that’s what Nissan should have called this car. The sales of this car have been huge; especially considering the rest of the 4×4 market is all but dead. Nissan had this corner of the market to its self, some would argue that Nissan created this sector, but now everyone else is catching up. […]
The recession is over, so say the number crunchers that look at some numbers on a page and tell us that there’s growth, people are spending and there’s some job creation. But talk to real people and they will tell you that the cost of the weekly shopping is growing, and they are earning less […]
A nice man sent me a link to some old car ads, so I thought I would take a few to show you. Enjoy
Car design is a dark art, from the time a designer sits down and doodles something futuristic to you seeing the car in a showroom takes years. The Insignia came out in 2008 and had been 4 years in development, that makes it 2004. That’s the height of boom time, plenty of money floating around; […]
Ohh pretty car…Like the looks? These pictures were released this morning, so we are hot off the press. One of the best looking cars Opel has done in quite some time. Review of the Insignia coming this week…
One of the problems with reviewing lots of cars is forgetting the car you just got out of so you can look at the one your about to review with a clear mind. The main problem I have this morning is forgetting the Mondeo I just got out of, and that’s hard. You see I […]
By all reports this will be the new Focus in 2011. Looks nice to me but what do you think?