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Supermarket Bargains

At this time of year, money can appear tighter than ever. If it wasn’t bad enough with the difficult economic times, there can be a lot of expenses in winter like extra heating bills and so on. Unfortunately, our demands on our vehicles tend to incre...

Perils Of The Car Scrappage Scheme

The scrappage scheme has been popular with many consumers. In theory and in some instances, it’s a good idea. There aren’t many of us who would refuse £2,000 off the price of a new car- this can be the equivalent of 25% off the price of some small ca...

Big is not beautiful

Whether we like it or not, cars with big engines are quickly becoming a thing of the past. This is understandable given that there has been so much going against them in recent years. It all really started to go wrong when the price of oil increased ...

Fastest car sales in the UK

There is a long list of reasons why people buy cars and there is an equally long list of why people want to sell their cars again. You may find that you are paying car payments that are too steep and might advertise ‘sell car’ in its window to allevi...

Car Round-Up: Renault Megane Coupé

Remember those “shaking that ass” Renault Megane adverts from 2003?Well, if Megane sales that year are anything to go by, it seems that the average UK buyer is not a fan of the larger-rumped vehicle.After those disappointing results, Renault have dec...

Small is beautiful

Used cars always depreciate in value, right?Well, how's this for depreciation: if you sold a 3-year-old Citroen 1.0 litre Rhythm today you'd likely get around £830 MORE for it than you would have 12 months ago.These figures were released by Parkers, ...

Car Round-Up: VW Scirocco

The year is 1974. Harold Wilson is Prime Minister. Miner strikes force the government to ration electricity and impose a 3-day working week. Rubbish piles up as bin men refuse to work. Abba win the Eurovision song contest in Brighton.Oh, and VW relea...

Avoiding Used Car Scams

The fraudsters are at it again...Have you seen the recent reports about the latest used car scam? In this case, it starts when a buyer is duped into paying a tantalisingly low price for an advertised vehicle.The ads are posted on reputable car sales ...