AROnline
  • Home
    • Go to random page
  • Cars
    • Austin/Morris
      • Morris Minor
      • Austin A30/A35/A40
      • Austin FX4/FL2 Black cab
      • BMC 1100/1300
      • BMC 1800/2200
      • Austin 3 Litre
      • Austin Maxi
      • Austin Kimberley/Tasman (X6)
      • Austin Apache
      • Morris Marina
      • Leyland Sherpa
      • Leyland P76/P82
      • Austin Allegro
      • Austin-Morris Princess
      • Morris Ital
      • Austin Metro
      • Austin Ambassador
      • Austin Maestro
      • Austin Montego
    • Rover
      • Rover P5
      • Rover P6
      • Rover SD1
      • Rover 200 (SD3)
      • Rover 800 (XX/R17)
      • Rover 200/400 (R8)
      • Rover Metro/100 (R6)
      • Rover 600 (SK1)
      • Rover 200/25 (R3)
      • Rover 400/45 (HHR)
      • Rover 75 (R40)
      • Rover Streetwise
      • CityRover (RD10)
    • Jaguar
      • Mk2/S-type/420
      • MkX/420G
      • E-type
      • XJ6/XJ12 (XJ4)
      • XJ-S
      • XJ (XJ40)
      • XJ (X300/X308)
      • S-TYPE (X200)
      • X-TYPE (X400)
      • XJ (X350)
      • XK (X150)
      • XF (X250)
      • XJ (X351)
      • XF (X260)
      • F-Type (X152)
      • XE (X760)
      • F-Pace (X761)
      • i-Pace
    • Land Rover
      • Defender
      • Range Rover (Classic)
      • Discovery
      • Range Rover (P38A)
      • Freelander
      • Range Rover (L322)
      • Evoque
      • Range Rover (L405)
      • Range Rover Sport
      • Discovery Sport (L550)
      • Discovery 5
      • Range Rover Velar (L560)
    • MG
      • Midget
      • MGB/MGC
      • Austin/MG Metro (LC8)
      • Austin/MG Maestro (LC10)
      • MGF/TF
      • ZR
      • ZS
      • ZT
      • XPower SV
      • MG6
      • MG3
      • MG GS
    • Mini
      • Mini (ADO15)
      • Mini Cooper
      • Mini Clubman
      • MINI (R50/R56)
      • MINI (F56)
      • Countryman/Paceman
    • Triumph
      • Triumph Herald/Vitesse
      • Triumph Spitfire
      • 2000/2500
      • Triumph 1300/Toledo/Dolomite
      • TR6
      • Triumph Stag
      • Triumph TR7/TR8
      • Triumph Acclaim
    • Ford
      • Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac
      • Cortina
      • Escort
      • Capri
      • Ford Granada (1972-1985)
      • Fiesta
      • Sierra
      • Mondeo
    • Vauxhall
      • Viva
      • Victor
      • Chevette
      • Cavalier
      • Astra
    • Rootes/Chrysler/Talbot
      • Hillman Imp
      • Hillman Hunter
      • Hillman Avenger
      • Simca 1000
      • Simca 1100
      • Chrysler 160/180/2-Litre (C Car)
      • Chrysler Alpine/Talbot Solara
      • Chrysler Sunbeam
      • Chrysler Horizon
      • Matra Bagheera/Murena
      • Talbot Tagora
      • Talbot Samba
    • TVR
      • M-Series
      • TVR Tasmin
      • Griffith
    • ‘Other cars’
      • AC 3000ME
      • Alfa Romeo Alfasud
      • Argyll Turbo GT
      • Bond Equipe
      • DeLorean DMC-12
      • Enfield 8000 Electric
      • Lotus Esprit M70/X180
      • Matra-Simca Rancho
      • Midas
      • Nissan Qashqai
      • Reliant Scimitar
      • Sinclair C5
      • Trident Clipper
  • Reviews & Drives
    • Car Reviews
    • Drive Stories
    • Our Cars
      • Mike’s Rover 400
      • Mike’s Rover 416GSi
      • Mike’s Montego
      • Mike’s Rover 75
      • Mike’s Rover 214SLi
      • Mike’s 214GSi
      • Alexander’s Citroën XM
      • Alexander’s Rover 800
      • Keith’s Range Rover P38
      • Keith’s Freelander
      • Keith’s Rover 75
      • Keith’s Citroen Xantia Activa
      • Keith’s Citroen C6
      • Keith’s Polish Rover SD1
      • Keith’s Rover SD1 Vitesse
      • Keith’s Renault Avantime
    • Staples2Naples 2004
    • Staples2Naples 2005
    • Czech Wrecks 2008
    • RatRod 2011
  • News
    • All News
      • Jaguar Land Rover
      • MG Motor UK
      • MINI
    • All Events
    • MGR@10 Month
    • Rover SD1@ 40 Special
    • Geneva Motor Show
    • Archive
  • Opinion
    • Opinion
    • Your Cars
    • Best of AROnline
    • Videos
  • Facts & Figures
    • Mechanical marvels
      • Commercials
      • Buses
      • The bus section
      • Rail Projects
    • History Files
      • British Leyland – The Grand Illusion
      • British Motor Holdings – the joining of BMC and Jaguar
      • Evolution of the AR logo
      • The Road to Perdition
      • The Whole Story
      • Road vs Rail
      • Urban myths and old wives’ tales
      • Interviews and personalities
      • Production figures
      • Development codes
      • Project Drive
    • The converters
      • Avon Coachworks
      • Chris Humberstone
      • Crayford
      • Lynx Engineering
      • Mumford
      • Panther
      • Paul Banham Conversions
      • Rapport International
      • Startins/MacNeille
      • Tickford
      • William Towns
      • Wood & Pickett
      • Woodall Nicholson
    • Concepts & Prototypes
      • BMC, BL and ARG Concepts
      • Ford concepts
      • Jaguar concepts
      • Land Rover concepts
      • MG concepts
      • MINI concepts
      • Rover concepts
      • Sports car concepts
      • Supermini concepts
      • Vauxhall concepts
    • AROnline Overseas
      • Around the World
      • Also known as
      • Carrozzeria designs
      • Connections
    • People
      • Alec Issigonis
      • Spen King
      • George Turnbull
    • Galleries
      • In production
      • Museums
    • Resources
      • Buying Guides
      • BMC, Leyland and Rover engines
      • Press photos
    • The Ryder Report
  • Marques
    • Austin
    • Authi
    • Hillman
    • Hindustan Motors
    • Innocenti
    • Jaguar
    • Land Rover
    • MG
    • Morris
    • Riley
    • Rover
    • Standard
    • Standard Motor Products
    • Sterling
    • Triumph
    • Vanden Plas
    • Wolseley
  • Timeline

Month: November 2012

Opinion

Blog : Dying dealers – where do they go from here?

28 November 2012 Mike Humble 77

Mike Humble Clive Goldthorp’s recent article about the closure of his local Honda dealer spurred me on to think about the state of play in general with regard not just to fringe marque […]

Jaguar Land Rover

News : Jaguar XFR-S breaks cover in LA

28 November 2012 Keith Adams 56

The Jaguar XFR-S has been unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles motor show, and it’s going M5, RS and AMG hunting. The new British super-saloon receives the same engine as […]

Astra Sports Tourer at Ellesmere Port
Astra

Our Cars : The Astra Sports Tourer goes home

27 November 2012 Keith Adams 23

Current mileage    12,101 Claimed economy    62.8mpg Actual economy    48.1mpg One of the joys of living in a multi-vehicle household is that there’s always work to do on one of the […]

Opinion

Blog : The death of a Honda dealership

26 November 2012 Clive Goldthorp 87

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photography: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics and Honda (UK) My local Honda dealership, Two Mills Honda Limited, ceased trading two weeks ago – just as my wife and I were […]

Sales Talk

Sales Talk : The right way to do it…

26 November 2012 Mike Humble 33

Mike Humble The other day I was bimbling along in my cocooned world of Rover’s patented leather and walnut when I was overtaken by a Hyundai i40. ‘What’s the fuss […]

MG6

Blog : How to market the MG6

25 November 2012 Simon Weakley 52

Simon Weakley It has been said on AROnline many times before that MG Motor UK is not doing enough to promote the MG6 to a wider public. Sales have therefore been, to […]

Technician's Update

Technician’s Update : When in doubt, Ecotec it elsewhere!

22 November 2012 Mike Humble 33

Mike Humble Most of us would probably acknowledge that, in its earliest incarnation, the Vauxhall Vectra failed by a country mile to capture the hearts and souls of the British motorist. […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : MG6 GT 1.9DTI SE

21 November 2012 Keith Adams 68

We’ve been waiting such a long time for this car and there’s a lot riding on it. The MG6 was launched amidst a sense of quiet optimism at Longbridge in May 2011 but, […]

This Clubman has been rescued from the Longbridge tunnels, making it the last 'new' Mini to leave the factory.
AROnline News

News : The final Mini leaves Longbridge

20 November 2012 Keith Adams 81

Keith Adams Back in the 2005, when Urban Exploration was new and exciting, the sprawling Longbridge site came under considerable scrutiny. After MG Rover fell into administration, talented and brave […]

Opinion

Blog : Dacia – shooting fish in a barrel

19 November 2012 Keith Adams 125

Keith Adams So, the news that filtered through today was interesting. Dacia’s UK launch in January 2013 is really beginning to look interesting with the news that the Sandero supermini […]

MG Motor UK

News : MG3 will be assembled in the UK

18 November 2012 Keith Adams 60

Keith Adams The UK-designed and engineered MG3 will be assembled at Longbridge in an arrangement that mirrors production of its bigger brother, the MG6. A source close to the factory […]

Jaguar Land Rover

News : Jaguar Land Rover’s China deal goes ahead

18 November 2012 Keith Adams 19

Keith Adams Jaguar Land Rover’s Joint Venture with Chery Automobile has been ratified by the National Development and Reform Commission in China. This means that the British company will be […]

Technician's Update

Technician’s Update : A real SEi opener…

18 November 2012 Mike Humble 14

Mike Humble I will, as many of you may now know, equally applaud excellent service as well as lambast the shonky or slate the slapdash. Anyone who entrusts their motor to […]

2012 NEC Classic Motor Show

Events : Report – Footman James Classic Motor Show

17 November 2012 Keith Adams 40

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Keith Adams and Richard Kilpatrick Once again, the National Exhibition Centre hosted the UK’s largest indoor classic car motor show – but, this year, it attracted […]

Would the next XK be engineered and priced down in a unified Aston-Jaguar tie-up?
Aston Martin

News : JLR talking to Aston Martin?

16 November 2012 Keith Adams 29

Executives at Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors have held talks with Aston Martin as the supercar firm looks set to be taken over. A high-level industry source told the […]

Record-breaking MINI
AROnline News

News : MINI squeezes in 28 (good friends)

15 November 2012 Keith Adams 8

Anyone who says you can’t squeeze many people into a MINI -prepare to eat your words. A team of gym members from East Sussex has broken two Guinness World Records […]

The Jaguar F-type gets its dynamic debut in the UK in the hands of Jessica Ennis
Jaguar F-Type

News : Jessica Ennis shows off F-type

13 November 2012 Keith Adams 23

The F-type had its first proper public airing at the 2012 Lord Mayor’s Show in London. It was ridden in by Team GB Olympic gold-medalist and Jaguar Academy of Sports […]

Opinion

Blog : Living the dream

12 November 2012 Keith Adams 12

Steven Ward Exactly a decade ago this week, I had the opportunity to live out a childhood dream; that is to buy a brand new car at an International motor […]

Commercials

Unsung Heroes : ERF ‘EC’ Truck range

11 November 2012 Mike Humble 38

Mike Humble For almost a century, Sandbach (pron: sand batch) was home to two truck makers, bitter rivals for many years ERF and Foden were very much the backbone of […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : MINI Paceman

10 November 2012 Keith Adams 54

David Ross, Honest John You have to admire the MINI brand. What started out as the ‘new’ MINI back in 2001 has expanded into a range of models including the […]

AROnline News

News Analysis : Can Honda rescue Lotus?

9 November 2012 Christopher Sawyer 24

Christopher Sawyer Just over one week ago, Automotive News Europe reported that Honda had signed an agreement with Malaysian automaker Proton ‘to explore opportunities to collaborate in technology and new […]

Commercials

Blog : Modern diesels – longevity vs environment

8 November 2012 Mike Humble 90

Mike Humble You know, they say the best conversations a man can ever have are in the pub or down the barbers – and it’s 100% true. Some of the best […]

Opinion

Blog : MG3 – seems to have what it takes

7 November 2012 Keith Adams 54

Keith Adams Progress at MG Motor UK seems painfully slow to the casual observer. Joe Public still isn’t aware that MG is selling new cars in the UK and, as […]

Posts navigation

1 2 »
  • Login
  • Register
  • Forgot

Have an account?

Register for this site!

Sign up now for the good stuff.

Lost Your Password?

Enter your username or email to reset your password.

Latest story

The typical English scrapyard of the 1980s
Memories

Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991

24 June 2022 44

I can smell the dampness, the rust, the oil and other fluids oozing into the mud from here. It’s a grim and strangely fascinating sight, and one that was echoed […]

AROnline on Facebook

Most recent comments

  • Chris Weeks on Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991
  • Johnny on Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991
  • Peter on Unsung Heroes : Vauxhall Astra Mk1
  • Ken Strachan on Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991
  • Ken Strachan on Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991
  • Graham on Tested : Princess vs Granada vs Renault 20
  • Nate on Tested : Princess vs Granada vs Renault 20
  • christopher storey on Tested : Princess vs Granada vs Renault 20
  • Johnny on Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991
  • Standhill on The converters : Mumford Marina Convertible

The AROnline writers

  • Keith Adams

    published 5367 articles

  • Clive Goldthorp

    published 644 articles

  • Mike Humble

    published 438 articles

  • Ian Nicholls

    published 148 articles

Archive (1959-2019)

Featured stories

Car of the Month : August 2003

1 August 2003 0

Archive : Unofficial strikes halt Triumph and Jaguar

25 March 1969 0

Archive : Car men accept £250 pay switch

5 July 1972 0
DAILY EXPRESS CAR MEN ACCEPT £250 PAY SWITCH Paint shop workers at a car plant [...]

News : New MINI One and One D unveiled at Geneva

4 March 2014 7
The entry-level MINI One and One D made their world debut at the Geneva Motor [...]

Car of the Month : April 2008

1 April 2008 0
When launched in 1989, the Discovery was seen as an important third way for the [...]
  • About AROnline
  • Terms of use
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Commenting policy
  • Acceptable Use Policy
  • Contact us

AROnline © Keith Adams 2001-2022 - please refer to the 'Terms of use' pages.

AROnline
Privacy Policy / Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: MH Magazine.