What’s the best car you can buy for £5,000? It’s a question that frequents the forums of popular car sites. Five grand can buy you a whole lot of car nowadays, but for true car […]
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The Ford Fusion was a disaster, here’s why I just bought one
Why the hell would anyone buy a Ford Fusion? It’s a pretty valid question. When the Ford Fusion launched back in 2002 nobody really seemed to understand it. On paper, it was strangely close to […]
Car stuff that’ll jab you right in the nostalgia
Motoring has changed quite a bit over the last thirty years or so, and sometimes it’s easy to forget this. Here are 13 things you simply don’t see regularly with cars of today. Feu Orange […]
24 snaps from the 2017 Silverstone Classic
Silverstone’s annual Classic took place last last weekend, and for me it’s the event of the year. Think of Goodwood’s Festival of Speed but without the chaotic crowds and overpriced everything. Here’s a very random […]
The Escort Cosworth without its whale tail is a sight to behold
Ford’s Escort Cosworth boasts one of the most radical rear wings of all time, but did you realise that some Cossies were actually sold without it? Yep, it turns out that in certain territories the […]
The grim yet fascinating world of biohazard salvage cars
Blood splattered car wrecks – some of which people have actually died in – are frequently sold at auctions in the US. That’s the grim but fascinating reality between the biohazardous section of salvage dealer […]
Take a walk around the internet’s finest showroom of modern classics
Classic car specialists KGF Cars of Peterborough, England, sure know how to source great stock. If you’ve not come across them before then may I steer you in the direction of their excellent YouTube page, […]
The Toyota Century: a salute to Japan’s Rolls-Royce
It’s not a secret that Japan keeps its best cars within its own border, but here’s something a little left-field. For a very long time The Century was the most expensive car in Toyota’s line-up […]
Here’s how to decipher the bullshit found in classified car ads
Looking for a used vehicle is a process that involves getting uncomfortably familiar with classified car ads. Be it Autotrader, Gumtree, eBay or god forbid Facebook classifieds, the fact is there are shite cars everywhere, […]
5 car stereotypes that are surprisingly true
Japanese cars are especially reliable The thing is, they actually are. According to Warranty Direct’s reliability index, which uses vast amounts of data compiled from warranty claims made outside manufacturer warranty periods, Japanese cars are […]