Car Rental With a Twist
Do you like the convenience of having a car but hate paying for fuel and coping with the ever increasing high cost of tax & insurance? An innovative system to allow access to cars by the hour may be just the solution! A significant number of urban dwellers have joined residents of other major cities in giving up their cars and turning to alternative forms of car use. A new car sharing system in Ireland, GoCar plans to persuade...
Ramps and Rumble Strips
We have looked at the perils of parking, but now it’s time for a rant on ramps and rumble strips. We find out why they can be even more perilous than a trip to the car park! Even President Obama has had a close encounter with a ramp in Ireland. During his visit to Ireland in May 2011, a big Cadillac in his entourage got stuck on a small ramp leaving the American Embassy in Dublin. That horrible bang that has been played thousands of...
Peugeot 208 Allure 1.4 HDI
The success of the 206 and the 207 was always going to be a hard act to follow, so is the stylish 208 good enough to win Peugeot a new generation of fans? We spent a week behind the wheel to find out? What is it? Small cars are big news at the moment and Peugeot’s latest offering was one of the most eagerly anticipated of this summer. Available in three and five-door forms the 208 is smaller and lighter than the car it replaces yet...
Car Wash Guide
Since the weather is supposed to (slightly) improve for September it’s the perfect time to shine up that paintwork! We’ll start off this week with an easy car wash – Bucket, sponge, hose? Sounds so simple… but if you really want to give your car some TLC a simple car wash involves so much more! What you will need: 2 buckets – You may think I’m mad but to preserve your paintwork 2 buckets is...
27 Shades Of Pink Cars
Two weeks ago, in excess of 27 shades of pink swathed the roads. Since then, the 2012 Pink Car Rally Team’s JustGiving page total has swelled to a massive £12,706 providing the Little Princess Trust charity with enough money to be able to provide ‘real hair’ wigs to an additional three children a month, for a whole year. Sali Gray, volunteer fundraiser and creator of the annual Pink Car Rally “set up what I...
