Saturday, 13. August 2011
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I know I’m getting pretty old and I don’t see things as I did when I was younger and I do yearn for some of the things that we enjoyed when we were younger but I don’t crave for 60’s music, black and white TV’s or Ford Cortina’s. When BMW brought the Mini up to date I thought it was brilliant but I could never get my head around the retro Fiat 500. It Read more »
Sunday, 6. February 2011
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How’s your hearing? Not so good if you drive a drop top car according to the incredibly titled (big breath) St Louis University School Of Medicine and the Ear Institute of Texas. Their research showed that if drivers travel regularly with the top down at more than 55 miles per annum their ears are subjected to unsafe noise levels created by air turbulence and tyres on the road. They tested 5 drop heads including a Nissan 350Z, Porsche 911 and Saab 9-3. Of the cars available in the UK the 350Z Read more »
Friday, 20. November 2009
Now here’s an amazing piece of information, courtesy of What Car. Do you know the difference between a convertible, cabriolet and a roadster? Or are they all the same? Nope, they aren’t the same. Convertible and cabriolet are the same, they are based on a hard top version of the same car and are usually 4 seaters, such as the A3 Cabriolet or the Mini Convertible. However, on the other hand Roadsters are 2 Read more »