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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Yes the 2020 Geneva Motor Show was cancelled due to the Corolla virus… The official line was, “Despite the cancellation of the 90th edition of the Geneva Motor Show (GIMS), the organizers have decided to offer to the public, fans and the media – partly live – the streaming of the press conferences and presentations
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This is our sort of telly and we could almost have named it after Chapter 2 of the original Bangernomics book, soon to be relaunched as Bangernomics Rebooted. The series is based around a vintage 1930s garage on the edge of the North York Moors National Park.
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New research reveals that over two thirds (73%) of millennials have no idea how to change a tyre whilst a quarter (25%) were unaware that a spare tyre is usually found in the boot. Further still, a shocking third (34%) of millennials said they couldn’t confidently open a car bonnet whilst a third is (34%)
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Free Car Mag’s editor explains why, without using words and just a few pictures why you really don’t need a great big 4 x 4 to cope with all this Beast from the East type weather. People seem to like it….
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We had a lovely chat with our friends at Motoring Middle East about Free Car Mag and lots of other stuff we have been involved with over the years. Just in case you wondered MME – from the team behind the former CAR Middle East magazine (Published by ITP, November 2005 to August 2011). Our
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Scrappage schemes seem to be all the rage at the moment as manufacturers urge us to ditch that dirty old diesel and give you some cash so that you can go and buy another one. Well, a less dirty one anyway. That’s been the approach so far as both Mercedes and BMW. For some months
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Here is the best news yet for followers of Bangernomics, buying and running a car on a budget. Indeed, the biggest expense of all is not mentioned and that is depreciation. Anyway, these stats are interesting, but the conclusion ought to be that many of should simply banger race our cars into the ground. Brits
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Allun Davies is a car buying novice and depreciation is a worry, what should he do? Has £10,000 to spend. £10,000 is a lot to spend if Allun wants to dodge depreciation unless he is willing to be brave. There are two ways to do this. The biggest motoring expense is always depreciation so the
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