Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.
By Kiran Parmar Having recently said goodbye to my faithful Mitsubishi Lancer which I kept for thirteen years; I have a new daily driver that is my dad’s 2003 BMW 530d (e39). My dad purchased it back in 2006 from BMW North Oxford Garage with only 16,000 miles on the clock and one former keeper.
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By Shahzad Sheikh The Citroen Ami is like no other car. And that’s partly because it isn’t quite a car. Technically it’s a Quadricycle – a four-wheeled vehicle with limitations on performance (can’t exceed 28mph) and weight (must be well under 500kg). In many European countries these can be driven without a driving licence; in
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Trucking just got more stylish, and safer says Shahzad Sheikh From quarries to corner shops, from lugging loads to ferrying families, from off-roading to wind boarding, Isuzu has got a pickup truck for you – meet the all-new 2021 D-Max. A new platform and, most crucially of all, a dramatically upgraded and improved cabin, sees
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About as hardcore as a road car can get, superb at the right place and time says Shahzad Sheikh If you've only just managed to get your head around McLaren's unique model range structure, go full face-palm now, because the arrival of recent new offerings from the supercar maker signal that's all about to change.
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Celebrated coachbuilder Radford is being brought back to life to once again play a leading role in creating bespoke global luxury cars. The marque is being revived to create contemporary luxury commissions true to classic timeless designs, bringing a modern and relevant version of Radford coachbuilding, to a new discerning clientele. The iconic brand, once favoured
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Electric vehicles are fast becoming a big deal. The government has pledged that the sale of new diesel and petrol vehicles will be banned by 2030, and adoption of new electric vehicles is increasing, year-on-year. Millions of UK motorists are, over the course of the next decade, going to need batteries for their new vehicles
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Clio Williams, Honda Civic Jordan, Arrows Escort Cosworth – car makers have often tried to build what is often a tenuous link between the road and F1. One F1 driver who wasn’t afraid to put his name on the tin boxes of the period was Michael Schumacher. After an XR3i Cabrio Schumacher emerged in the
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Bangers and Classics, the brilliant mind altering Podcast featuring James Ruppert and David Milloy explaining life, the universe and everything to do with the wonderful world of motoring… Does the world need another Podcast with a couple of idiots talking about cars? Obviously not, but this one is very different. For a start it has
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The Goblin Works crew are back in this brand-new discovery+ Original series, as Jimmy, Helen and Ant open their very own mod shop to bring affordable custom design to everyday cars and we will be interviewing in Free Car Mag soon. Putting together stunning visual and performance mods based on their one-of-a-kind Goblin style, they treat deserving owners –
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What is the point of a Bangerpedia? Especially when there is the Interweb? If you are looking for affordable used cars it is possible within a few clicks to look at a decent colour picture, get the full specification, find out prices, check features and forums for problems and advice, then trawl through hundreds, possibly
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