Ten Things We Learned about Travelling in Ireland in 2014
The CSO’s national travel survey was recently published and reveals the travel habits of people in Ireland in 2014 writes Geraldine Herbert Women were more than twice as likely to travel as a passenger in a car than men. Men were substantially more likely to travel by lorry or motorcycle than women. Nearly a fifth of all journeys were for a distance less than 2 km The most common reasons for making a journey in 2014 were to travel to...
Fiat 500 Convertible S 0.9 TwinAir
With retro and funky styling the Fiat 500 Convertible is not only good to look at but fun to drive writes Hannah Gordon What is it? The retro styled little Italian has unashamedly taken its top down and produced a convertible version of the ever popular Fiat 500, teamed with a 875cc two cylinder engine Fiat have produced a very attractive city car package. If only the Irish weather meant the roof could be down more than a handful of...
Is this the perfect car advert?
This week we look at the new Audi R8 advert and explains why we think it has all the ingredients to be the most perfect car advert ever. It’s not often that I devote a whole piece on Wheels For Women to a car advert. But I really felt that I had to say something about the one for the new Audi R8 V10 plus.A few weeks ago I was watching Location, Location, Location on Channel 4, lost in a world of add-value potential and dual aspect,...
Dishing the Dirt on the Germs in your Car
We might be familiar with the places bacteria like to hang out in the home or office but did you know that your car could be harbouring its own colony of bugs? We reveal the places in your car where bacteria just love to hide out in. Halloween has just past but there might still be some ghouls lurking in your car.Spilt your coffee this morning in the car? By lunchtime there might be one million bacteria making your cup holder their...