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Month: February 2015

Opinion

Blog: Watch out Mazda!

28 February 2015 Keith Adams 1

I know in my many dealings with MG Motor UK, since its formation in 2008, that a company it’s seeking to emulate is Mazda. The Japanese company was named as […]

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eBay Find of the Week : Blueprints to make your own Metro

27 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 16

Craig Cheetham A collection of rare engineering blueprints for all generations of the Austin-Rover Metro, plus its stillborn Indonesian spin-off and a proposed Zagato-styled saloon variant of the Rover 100, have […]

Alfa Romeo

News Analysis : Alfa Romeo and MG – two famous sporting marques fighting for their futures…

27 February 2015 Clive Goldthorp 57

Clive Goldthorp The third of Top Gear’s  “Ten Commandments for Proper Petrolheads” reads as follows: “Thou shalt own an Alfa Romeo.” Messrs. Clarkson, Hammond and May reckon that, “to be […]

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Press Report : Jaguar Land Rover ‘is indeed looking’ at a North American plant, Tata says

26 February 2015 Clive Goldthorp 13

Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News Europe Jaguar Land Rover is considering a North American auto plant to keep up with growing world demand for luxury vehicles. News of the possible expansion […]

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Essay : Cummins in the UK – Darlington celebrates 50 years

25 February 2015 Mike Humble 18

Despite all the historical trauma of Leyland, our sole remaining builder of trucks is in American ownership but still producing plenty of vehicles for the home market and for export at […]

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News : Jack Goff completes MG and Triple Eight Racing’s BTCC line-up for 2015

25 February 2015 Clive Goldthorp 2

The reigning Constructor/Manufacturer Champions, Triple Eight Racing, have signed BRDC SuperStar Jack Goff on a one-year race deal to compete alongside 2013 Drivers’ Champion Andrew Jordan in the 2015 Dunlop MSA British […]

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News : MY16 Range Rover Evoque set to be most efficient ever Land Rover

23 February 2015 Martin Williamson 18

Launched back in July 2011, the Range Rover Evoque has scored a major hit with customers and has become Land Rover’s best seller, with global sales totalling over 400,000 – that’s not surprising given that the model’s unique, […]

Keith's Renault Avantime

Blog: Servicing the Avantime

22 February 2015 Keith Adams 0

Servicing is not something to take lightly, and yet sometimes there just isn’t time to fit it into my hectic life. Since my last trip to Paris, I picked up all […]

Land Rover Discovery

Blog: Disco’s making good impressions

22 February 2015 Keith Adams 1

I know it’s early days, but my new Land Rover Discovery is really proving difficult not to like. With some spit and polish, it’s starting to look quite respectable, a […]

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Press Report : JLR eyes foreign factory after UK pay row fallout

21 February 2015 Clive Goldthorp 34

Jon Griffin, Birmingham Post Jaguar Land Rover is targeting potential new factories in Austria and Turkey as the fallout from acrimonious UK pay talks continues. The Midlands’ most successful manufacturer, […]

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Sales Talk : Text and Internet time-wasters

21 February 2015 Mike Humble 19

Mike Humble A prospect, in showroom speak, is the term for a customer who is potentially interested in a vehicle for sale. Regardless of this happening in an actual dealership […]

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Our Cars : Craig’s ‘new’ Rover 800 Fastback…

20 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 20

Craig Cheetham Okay, it’s confession time… Back in the summer, when I picked up the reins of AROnline from the legend that is Keith Adams, one of the first stories […]

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News : Rare SD1 Twin-Turbo unearthed

18 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 21

Craig Cheetham A TWIN-TURBO Rover SD1 V8, believed to be one of only two survivors, has been unearthed in Lancashire. Currently offered for sale via eBay by a classic car […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

18 February 2015 Mike Humble 12

Mike Humble A wannabe E-type or a modern day XJ-S were just some of the comments that were banded around in my earshot when sampling the top of the range […]

Mike's Rover 75

Our Cars : Mike’s Rover 75 – new boots and brakes bring new problems

18 February 2015 Mike Humble 4

Mike Humble Well… what a past couple of weeks, I can tell you. There’s been major heartache at work, and then my trusty PC decided to catch fire (honestly) after […]

Opinion

Blog: Why extending the MoT exemption will be madness

15 February 2015 Keith Adams 2

I remember the hullabaloo in 2012 when it was announced that pre-1960 vehicles would no longer require an MoT test in order to be made legal for the road in […]

Land Rover Discovery

Blog: Disco joins the fleet

13 February 2015 Keith Adams 0

It started with an exasperated post in my own Facebook timeline, bemoaning the abysmal parking on my street (see below), and how people cheerily seem to enjoy partially blocking my […]

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Essay : Metrocab – back from the dead?

13 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 19

Craig Cheetham I’ll never forget the ridiculous level of excitement I felt, back in 1987, when I rode in a Metrocab for the first time… My home town, Stockport, was […]

Opinion

Blog : Driverless cars – the beginning of the end?

12 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 51

1984 and all that… Craig Cheetham Much has been made in the news this week about the advent of driverless cars, following the announcement that the UK is the first […]

Keith's Citroën Xantia Activa

Blog: Xantia widdles its way out of my good books

12 February 2015 Keith Adams 0

It had to happen. Just as I’d been singing the praises of my excellent Citroen Xantia Activa, then it decided to blot its copybook in the most obvious way. I […]

eBay Find of the Week

eBay Find of the Week : Low-mileage, late 400

11 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 14

Craig Cheetham A bit of an anomaly, this one, being an R8-shape 416 on an N-plate. Given that the HH-R 400 Series debuted as an M-reg, it’s clearly one of […]

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Car of the Month : February 2015 – Dave Dawson’s MG ZR 105

10 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 12

Since its launch in 2001, the ZR has had a cult following. However, today, good ones are getting fewer and further between. Although this one is DAVE DAWSON’s daily driver (at […]

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News : Bond shows off new themes for future Jaguars and Land Rovers?

9 February 2015 Craig Cheetham 10

The name’s Bond – James Bond. And I’ll be making sure the iconic Land Rover Defender goes out with a bang (oh, and what’s that Jag all about?)… Jaguar Land […]

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