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Month: May 2012

Events

Events : Fords gather at the Heritage Motor Centre

31 May 2012 Keith Adams 5

Thousands of Ford enthusiasts will be gathering at the Heritage Motor Centre on Sunday 22 July when it hosts the Old Ford Rally. The show, which is in its fourth […]

Parts and accessories

Parts and accessories : New Ring Apollo DRLs

31 May 2012 Keith Adams 16

Lighting the way to Safety and Style AROnline  has long campaigned that being seen in variable lighting conditions is a fundamental part of avoiding accidents  – and advises that drivers […]

Car insurance

News : Young drivers paying fifth of wages on car insurance

31 May 2012 Keith Adams 5

It is a well-known fact that younger drivers, who are seen as the biggest risk on the roads, have to pay considerably higher insurance premiums than more experienced drivers. However, […]

Events

Events : MGB50 celebrations at Silverstone

31 May 2012 Keith Adams 0

A record-breaking 58 FIA MGBs will compete in the Official MGB50 Celebration race at MGLive! on Saturday 23 June. The MG Car Club’s 62nd successive Silverstone meeting has attracted a […]

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News : JLR reports record sales and £1.5bn profit

30 May 2012 Keith Adams 28

Graham Ruddick The car maker, which has plants in the Midlands and Merseyside, sold 314,433 vehicles in the year to March 31, the most in the history of Jaguar and […]

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News : SAIC to invest more in the UK

30 May 2012 Keith Adams 47

Jon Griffin Chinese-owned MG Motor UK has benefited from £450 million worth of investment to steer Longbridge back on the road to success – and more funds are on the […]

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Blog : K-Series, one impressive engine

28 May 2012 Keith Adams 52

Keith Adams I’ve been pretty tough on the old K-Series engine in the past. Brilliant in theory and concept, disastrous in execution, its well-publicised weaknesses must have played a significant […]

Lotus' latest Exige is a stunning drive - and potential customers will be relieved at the latest news.
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News : Lotus – Bahar suspension, but company ‘not for sale’

28 May 2012 Keith Adams 19

Despite questions being raised about the future of Lotus in the days following Dany Bahar’s suspension from the company, Proton and parent company DRB-Hicom have confimed that the company is […]

Vauxhall Astra GSi Mk3 is the latest addition to the Vauxhall fleet
Events

Events : Vauxhall Heritage open day

28 May 2012 Keith Adams 11

Vauxhall will again be opening its Heritage Centre to the public giving everyone the chance to see its private collection of historic cars from 1903 to the present day on […]

McLaren takes a step closer to becoming UK's Ferrari with the news that its race cars will be built as a site adjacent to the MTC in Woking.
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News : McLaren GT to expand in Woking

25 May 2012 Keith Adams 0

It’s a case of more expansion in UK manufacturing, with the news that McLaren GT plans to establish a dedicated engineering and vehicle assembly facility close to the McLaren Technology […]

Growth of the MINI in China has been exceptional
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News : MINI on the boil in China

24 May 2012 Keith Adams 14

MINI is finding its feet in China after a slow start following its introduction in 2005. Back then it recorded just 430 sales but last year it hit a record […]

Cars are getting higher values at auction. A knock on from the scrappage scheme of a couple of years' back?
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News : BCA reports rises in used car values

22 May 2012 Keith Adams 2

Data released in BCA’s Quarterly Pulse Report shows the average value of a used car in the first quarter of 2012 was £6114 – the highest ever recorded in the […]

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News : Pre-1960 cars to be MoT exempt

21 May 2012 John Slavin 112

John Slavin From November this year, cars registered before 1960 will be exempt from the MoT test – although owners will still be required to maintain their vehicles in a […]

Astra

Driven : Vauxhall Astra GTE (1984)

20 May 2012 Keith Adams 45

The Mk1 Vauxhall Astra GTE might be one of the underrated hot hatches of the 1980s, but that certainly doesn’t mean it’s not up there with the best. Keith Adams […]

2013 Range steps closer to production
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News : Range Rover L405 picture clears

19 May 2012 Keith Adams 44

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Julian Reynolds Range Rover management clearly took the decision last week to show just a little bit more of next year’s Range Rover, codenamed L405, to […]

Mike's Rover 75

Our Cars : Are friends electric?

19 May 2012 Mike Humble 10

Just when you think you have created a reliable car, a small problem comes along to remind you otherwise, which thanks to some laziness, became a major headache. Friends and […]

Morris Ital with 300 miles on eBay
eBay Find of the Week

eBay Find of the Week : Morris Ital time-capsule for sale

19 May 2012 Keith Adams 84

Keith Adams Never, ever underestimate the ability for our classic car market to turn up some amazing barn find cars. We recently told you about a Rover 200 with 12 miles […]

AROnline

Sales Talk : The old ones are the best

19 May 2012 Mike Humble 17

Everybody likes a good deal on a new car, but sometimes a customer by their own fault can end up driving not quite the hard bargain they thought. Mike Humble […]

Jaguar XF is wins the HJ award for the most popular large executive car
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News : Brits do well at Honest John awards…

18 May 2012 Keith Adams 12

The Swindon-made Honda CR-V and the recently facelifted Jaguar XF from Castle Bromwich have both picked up prizes in last night’s Honest John awards. The British-built pair both scored well […]

Vauxhall Astra production remains at Ellesmere Port - a clear message that UK car manufacturing has never been so healthy.
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News : Vauxhall production stays in the UK

17 May 2012 Keith Adams 53

Vauxhall car company staff have voted by 94% in favour of a new pay and conditions deal, clearing the way for investment in the Ellesmere Port plant. Owner General Motors […]

Police Rover SD1 about to join the M11, with its driver about to do something quite heroic...
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Blog : When you need to get there fast…

17 May 2012 Keith Adams 27

…reach for the SD1 keys! Ben Adams The eighth of May 1987, a pretty ordinary day for most of us, in fact anyone living outside London may not have even […]

I didn't know you could still get these new!
Car insurance

Blogs : 75’s back and bouncing

16 May 2012 Keith Adams 23

Keith Adams You’ve got to hand it to Direct Line. As insurance claims go, this one has been very painless indeed. Regular readers might recall a careless young lady ran […]

AROnline News

News : Jaguar Land Rover surges forward

16 May 2012 Keith Adams 24

Jaguar Land Rover sales have surged forward in April, showing that its current range is hitting the spot in the sales charts. The Evoque and XF are both making a […]

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