Most Read Stories of 2013 ……..
From reviews of “boutique” cars to tips on how to cope with sizzling weather, you read a lot on WheelsforWomen in 2013. Here are the Top five car reviews, features and driving tips of the year based on page views. Our top five Car reviews 1. Opel ADAM Glam 1.4i Opel’s “boutique” rival for the Mini and Citroen DS3, the ADAM, is certainly striking but is it a case of style over substance? We find out 2. Mercedes-Benz E 250 CDI Elegance...
Air Filter Cleaning
This week on the Garage, Suzanne Keane explains how to clean a re-usable air filter How to Clean a re-usable air filter If you’ve got a re-usable air filter in your car it will need to be cleaned at roughly the same interval as you would usually replace a disposable filter. Depending on the brand of filter cleaning methods may vary and most companies sell a cleaning kit specific to their filters. The guide below applies...
Kearys Dacia launch Christmas Charity Test Drive for Penny Dinners
Kearys Dacia launch Christmas Charity Test Drive for Penny Dinners. To support the Christmas appeal by Cork’s Penny Dinners, Kearys Motors are serving up a great way to support this worthy Cork charity. For every Dacia test drive taken at Kearys for the month of December, the dealership will donate €20 to Cork Penny Dinners. “We want to donate as much as possible to Penny Dinners, who serve more than 1,000 meals a week to those in...
Cars Designed by women
Among the heavyweights of car design some women have managed to break into automotive design, we hunt down five cars designed by women Nissan 350Z Diane Allen began her car design career with Nissan in 1984. She designed the 2002 Nissan 350Z rear wheel drive sports car. This was an important car for Nissan, and a continuation of the “Z” sports car series from the brand. Allen gave this twenty first century rendition a bold,...
Audi Event at the INEC
As the Audi Range arrives in Killarney Suzanne Keane was quick to jump at the chance to test drive some of the 2014 models. Bright and early yesterday morning (well 10am is early on a Sunday) I headed off to the INEC, Killarney to experience the Audi Cork Motor Show and Test Drive Event. This was the 2nd year of this event which brings the Audi range to Co. Kerry. Of course I had to take advantage of the chance to test drive some 2014...
Nip, tuck and a new designer
A nose job and a nip and tuck here and there are often required to get us excited about a brand again when the design is starting to get a little stale. We have five examples where a designer has reinvented a brand’s design language. 1) Peter Schreyer and Kia The German car designer worked for many years with the Volkswagen Group and was responsible for the design of key models like the Audi TT and New Beetle. Schreyer was headhunted...
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