Bulldog BDX vs The Garage
Welcome back to Free Car Mag product tests. In particular welcome to our hands on grapple with Bulldog BDX. We’ve heard an awful lot about the product over the years but because we are lazy and had to work through a job lot of well known, but far less cool, or...
Tragedy of the Triumph Dolomite
Triumph could have become a British BMW. Sadly they failed to do this with a model that was only mildly less disastrous than the Snag, sorry Stag. First of all Triumph created another new model out of two existing ones. The basis of the new Dolomite was the 1500’s...
Orient Modern Skeleton collection celebrates 10th anniversary
Free Car Mag quite agree that the Modern Skeleton is popular for its cutting-edge, contemporary design that reveals part of the mechanical movement through the dial. The new models pivot away from the stately colour scheme that the Modern Skeleton is known for,...
Modern Cars can be Rubbish, says Which?
Revealed: the cars with unacceptably high fault rates A Which? survey has found eight cars with above-average instances of individual faults compared to similarly aged cars Our unique reliability data shows you can't necessarily rely on cars from premium brands being...
Sunbeam Venezia for Sale
This Sunbeam sold for €25,000 Car & Classic will be auctioning an incredibly rare 1964 Sunbeam Venezia – chassis no #490007. The result of a '60s Anglo-Italian collaboration between the company that invented the famous automobile structural system Superleggera and...
Ayrton Senna and Tag Heuer – 30 Years of Magic
Free Car Mag loved Formula one back when it was exciting and there were drivers being heroic. Those were fun times, but some rightly took it very seriously. As the world marks the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's passing on May 1, 1994, TAG Heuer stands proud to...
Prospex Solar Speedtimer Chronographs
Free Car Mag are big fans of all thing Seiko and the Prospex range is sensational. Not only that, this Speedtimer range clearly has a car connection which makes them especially desirable to us. Introduced in 1969, the Seiko Speedtimer was a major milestone in...
Timex Waterbury Traditional Fly Back Chronograph
We do love a Chronograph at Free Car Mag and what could be better than one made by Timex? Especially as this one is seriously retrotastic. The brand new Timex Waterbury Traditional Fly Back Chronograph, is built with their proprietary fly back chronograph movement...
Alcosense Pro Tested
It is now time to put the Alcosense Pro to the test and that means the fun part which is having a drink. First things first and it is essential to set the Alcosense up. That requires the installation of three AAA batteries. Simply slide the back cover and that is...
Breaking Motoring News 3
The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics whic affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the...
Breaking Motoring News 2
The Alliance of British Drivers, The Motorcycle Action Group and Fair Fuel share all the important stories about motoring, the environment and politics whic affect us all on a day to day driving basis. Here are the headlines and the links you need to find out the...
AVI-8 x Airfix
How many Airfix models did Free Car Mag make back in the day? Hundreds, possibly thousands, mostly badly, but the amount of fun we had was incredible. Here is a wonderful tribute which is perfect in every detail, something we can wear while making a mess in our grown...
Mazda2 vs Mazda2 Hybrid
Mazda2 vs Mazda2 Hybrid: A Side-by-Side Comparison Review It’s not often you do a comparison test of a make and model of car against the same make and model of car. In this case, we’re talking about the Mazda2 versus the new Mazda2 hybrid. Except that apart from the...
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Review
2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Review – Biggest ID EV Yet! Meet the newest, biggest and fanciest member of Volkswagen’s all-electric ID range of passenger cars. The ID.7 rolls out at nearly five metres long, sets a new benchmark for luggage capacity and yet achieves a drag...
On Test: AlcoSense Pro
Free Car Mag have from time to time experimented with some of the simple alcohol test kits and although they can be useful there are certainly some limitations. Fortunately AlcoSense have sent us their Pro digital breathalyser to test. As a rule in the Free Car Mag...
Bulldog BDX on Test
There is complete chaos in the Free Car Mag Garage. It is badly operated by the grease monkeys who claim to be affiliated to the cult of Bangernomics. They leave abandoned projects in the way and often give up far too easily when there is the slightest problem. What...
Orient Mako 20th Anniversary Edition
Free Car Mag have a lot of time for Orient watches and here's another wonderful piece which is great value despite being a limited edition. Orient is launching a commemorative 20th anniversary model from its iconic diver designed Orient Mako series. The...
RANGE ROVER SV ‘BURFORD EDITION’
Free Car Mag are sad to report that Range Rovers are no longer farm friendly hose down interiored work horses, but it has been that way for some time. They are perfect though for special editions. Read on... More than half a century ago, Range Rover defined the luxury...
Q Timex Falcon Eye Chronograph
Some retro wrist action is all Free Car Mag ask for and Timex have certainly delivered with the Q Timex Falcon Eye Chronograph. This pays homage to its predecessor, the Q Timex 1979 Reissue by mirroring some of the most quintessential details that you already know and...
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
The Mercedes G-Wagen is more adorable as a basic military vehicle from 1979, now it seems to just do lots of posing in urban areas rather than being in the mud, where it belongs. Never mind, here's absolutely everything you need to know about he latest one. The...
