Mags Durand O’Connor’s First Car….
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a Ford Fiesta, my dad gave it to me for a birthday present when I learned to drive at 24. Her name was Bobo What did you pay for it? It was a present How did it change your life? Bobo completely changed my life because she gave me a freedom I hadn’t had before, I could go anywhere I liked. I was a student at the time and it opened up the world to me and allowed me to...
BMW Rally School Event
While Geraldine, Caroline and Jennifer were busy off-roading at Mondello I was busy enjoying myself in Cork – and no, it wasn’t a shopping trip this time. In fact, I spent the morning drifing a 5 series around a car park – and without the fear of being chased away by the boys in blue! Keary’s BMW/Mini were hosting a free BMW Rally School Event, with driving instructors from Rally School Ireland – and it...
Win Win Win ….Tickets to the RIAC National Classic Car Show Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of February, 2013.
Exotic and Rare Classic Cars Together Under One Roof We have ten pairs of tickets to give away to the RIAC National Classic Car Show Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of February, 2013. Taking place in the RDS Simmonscourt it promises to be a virtual paradise for car lovers, visitors will be able to get up close to cars that they have up to now only had a chance to read about or see pictures of in a book. They will not only be able to see...
Fun in the Mud – Off-Roading at Mondello
Last weekend wheelsforwomen.ie went off-roading at Mondello Park. We describe the thrills and spills of the off-road experience. “They don’t roll like a car, they just topple over,” said our instructor, just as our Land Rover Discovery hovered precariously over the top of an enormous mud ramp, before plunging nose down into yet another mud bath. In life, there are some activities that demand nerves of steel: bungee jumping, white...
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 ACT TSI Highline 140bhp BMT
The new Golf is bigger, lighter, safer, more efficient and better equipped than ever, have VW reinvented a classic, we find out. What is it? The sixth-generation Golf was the bestselling car in Europe and when originally launched in 1974 it created a new benchmark in the hatchback sector. This classless and iconic car has just been launched in its seventh incarnation. Who is it aimed at? The appeal of Volkswagen’s Golf has always...
