USED CAR BUYERS BEWARE A THIEF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING SAYS TRACKER
With news that car theft has increased by 30% over the past three years, and the last annual police recorded vehicle theft count exceeding 85,000*, stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert, TRACKER, is urging used car buyers to remain vigilant when on the hunt for a...
Peter Boswell makes a film with a Ford Mustang
Peter Boswell is back with a follow up video which seems to take a very bizarre turn indeed. Anyway we post this without too much comment, although the last we heard his Audi was going to an Audi garage for the bonnet to be popped.
BCA say Luxury and Supercars in high demand
BCA reports strong demand for the luxury and supercar sectors in the UK as sales of high value vehicles in 2017 often substantially outperformed guide price expectations. BCA sold a range of vehicles from the luxury and supercar sectors for over £100,000 last year,...
HOT HATCH CABBIE
A taxi driver in Norway has a less-than-conventional approach to his car of choice for work – A Ford Focus RS. Whereas larger, more fuel-efficient Ford models are the vehicle of choice for some UK private hire companies, Evald Jåstad has clocked up an impressive...
Top Gear is Back – very soon
The world’s biggest motoring show is back! Top Gear Series 25 sees Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris, Rory Reid and The Stig return to your screens. Six hour-long episodes see the team confronting the big issues: building the world’s fastest tractor, tackling America's Wild...
Ginetta G60-LT-P1 at Leeds East Airport
The new Ginetta G60-LT-P1 had its first roll-out test after being unveiled just over a week earlier, at the Autosport International Show.Now this is something to look forward to. The LMP1 machine undertook several high speed straight line runs at Leeds East Airport,...
This Customer Complaint Film should win an Oscar
If you have gripe with a major motor manufacturer, in this case Audi, it pays to make your point with as much good humour and style as possible, rather like Peter Boswell has. Using the hashtag #AudiBrokeMyAudi he relates the story of just what happened when his...
AVERAGE PRICE OF A USED PETROL CAR RISES ALMOST 10% AS DRIVERS DESERT DIESEL
The average price of a used petrol car rose by almost 10% (9.4%) during 2017, following the Government’s continued demonisation of diesel vehicles. Over the same 12-month period, the average price of a used diesel car fell 5%, according to research conducted by car...
CHRISTOPHER WARD’S EXCLUSIVE MORGAN COLLECTION
You don't need to have a handbuilt Morgan to get your hands on a fabulous watch. Due to popular demand, premium British watch brand Christopher Ward, and luxury motor car manufacturer Morgan Motor Company, have announced the exclusive C1 Morgan three-piece watch...
Used Diesel vs Petrol, Motor Easy proves diesel three times more likely break down
Diesel cars are more than three times as likely to break down as their petrol counterparts and are more expensive to fix when they do, according to data from car ownership and maintenance firm, MotorEasy. Based on analysis of 30,000 faults on 3-8 year old cars across...
THE 10 BIGGEST CAR RECALLS EVER
When Volkswagen had to recall many of its vehicles a few years back because of the emission cheating software they had installed, you might have been forgiven for thinking that this was the biggest mistake a car company has ever made. The truth is that car recalls are...
Latest Motoring Podcast
We have been meaning to give a regular mention to our friends at the motoring Podcast. We will try and remember to do this every week, because it contains all the motoring stories we want to listen to, learn about and sometimes pulled to pieces and spat out the other...
MOTOREASY ARE HEADLINE SPONSOR OF NEWSPRESS AWARDS
MotorEasy, one of the leading providers of warranties, service plans and supporting products, is joining the 2018 Newspress Awards as headline sponsor. We like the Newspress awards as Free Car Mag seem to do rather well at the annual event. We are even more pleased...
SEAT Arona – Free Car Mag love it…
Free Car Mag were out and about in the new SEAT Arona today. It was the smallest 1.0 litre engine which was very perky and brilliant around town. More details coming up in the February edition of Free Car Mag. The spoiler alert is that we did rather love it. SEAT’s...
BMW M5 refuel mid-drift to take TWO GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles
After eight hours of continual sliding, BMW drives away with the Guinness World Record, now standing at an impressive 232.5 miles of unbroken drifting. This obliterates the previous record by a whopping 143 miles. Enjoy the video.
Cardboard Skoda Karoq designed by kids…
We rather liked the idea of this, but the thing is Skoda, made it come to life. Known for some of the most family-friendly cars in the business, ŠKODA has taken things a step further with the creation of a special one-off Karoq made entirely from cardboard. The...
Performance Car Show – Influencer Central
Whether or not you think this is a good thing, at least we have an excuse to show a sensational picture of a slammed BMW 3 Series. For the very first time, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) will host a dedicated area for stars of social media and the internet,...
Goblin Works Garage: The Interview
We spoke to the Goblin Works Garage recently and they were a breath of fresh air. Read the full interview in Issue 55. 75 years ago, Goblin – a great British engineering company - was launched, but was forced to close in 1981. Now Jimmy DeVille, engineer, adventurer,...
Wheeler Dealers: the interview
We were luck enough to chat to Ant Instead and Mike Brewer about the brilliant new series of Wheeler Dealers. read it in full in Issue 55. WHEELER DEALERS is back as the new team begin work on an array of second-hand motors in need of a second chance. From their...
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars: The Interview
We have been interviewing a lot of people on TV recently and it was a great pleasure to speak to Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland about their brilliant new show. Read the full interview in Issue 55. In Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars antiques supremo Drew Pritchard and...
