FIXTER LINKS INDEPENDENT GARAGES WITH OWNERS NEEDING WORK ON THEIR CARS… …By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). In a period of continually rising prices, one business is delivering potentially big savings and changing the way thousands of owners get their cars serviced. It’s also giving an unexpected boost to hard pressed independent garages. We are all accustomed to doorstep … [Read more...]
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David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 4
MOTORING MILESTONE NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). I’m still keeping calm and carrying on sifting through the latest automotive news items and press releases pinging into my Inbox. Some are less ‘newsy’ than others and some press releases are just recycled items as PR operators seek to keep us informed by promoting their brands. Here are some worthwhile … [Read more...]
Motoring for Fun – A classic adventure in Normandy with a 1954 Austin A40 Somerset and a 1939 Amilcar Compound
Kim Henson describes a happy week in Normandy in his 1954 Austin A40 Somerset Coupé… together with friends in a 1939 Amilcar Compound. Note: This trip took place in September/October 2016; this article about the holiday is intended to cheer readers while the current lockdown applies, and to help everyone look forward to the time when we can once again undertake pleasure motoring. However, for … [Read more...]
What price electric vehicles in the UK and abroad?
PRICEY OR PRICELESS – ELECTRIC CARS AROUND THE WORLD. We know electric cars are expensive in Britain, but they can be a fraction of the price charged in other countries, writes David Miles & Robin Roberts (Miles Better News Agency)… Somemes they are dearer in the UK, but overall a survey for Compare the Market found Britain ranked 13th out of nearly 50 locations. Here is a link to the … [Read more...]
Classic Clubs Series – No. 2 – The Austin Counties Car Club
Are you interested in, or do you own… any of the Austin models built between 1939 and 1954 (and some commercial versions were produced until 1957)? If the answer is yes, it would be a good move to contact and join this club… With regard to this series of articles, Kim Henson says… “Over time Wheels-Alive will be looking at the many enthusiastic organisations that exist to help their members to … [Read more...]
David Miles’ Motoring News Round-up No. 3
A look at some aspects you may have missed during the last week… Our comprehensive guide is David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). As the COVID-19 lock-down continues for another three weeks at least the motoring world needs to carry on, as does our service to supply interesting news items you may have overlooked. Here are a few I have selected for this week’s ‘Miles on the road motoring … [Read more...]
Norton Motorcycles goes to India…
TVS Motor – the £16m Indian takeaway of the British Norton Brand. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). TVS Motor from India has confirmed they have purchased Norton Motorcycles for £16 million. The iconic British motorcycle brand of the Norton slid into administration in February this year after having sold only 128 motorcycles globally in 2019. The company was rescued by TVS … [Read more...]
Hole in One (or two, or many millions more?) – Potholes galore!
Growing cost of roads going nowhere Road repair funding faces a deepening pothole Local road repair British local road network continues to decline... Britain's local roads head downhill as pothole problems get worse Potholes forever! – by Dave Moss. Every Spring, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) publishes its Local Authority road maintenance survey results, and the report for 2020 … [Read more...]
Keeping your car healthy (and ready to run) during these difficult times
Kim Henson offers advice to avoid vehicle problems, due to lack of use… The strange and difficult times in which we are living are of course a challenge to everyone, not least as we need to stay at home apart from essential journeys. This necessarily means that many vehicles are covering very low mileages, and indeed many more have not moved at all during the last month or so. Now motor … [Read more...]
Book Review – Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé
Book Review – Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé – The Autobiography of CSX 2300 …Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly. Title: Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupé Author: Rinsey Mills Published by: Porter Press International Ltd. www.porterpress.com 336 pages; hardback Price: £60.00 ISBN: 978-1-907085-42-0 This is a mighty tome, entirely appropriate though for what was a mighty if … [Read more...]
David Miles’ latest round-up of car facts, figures and information
MOTORING NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS LAST WEEK… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency). With the motoring media World in lockdown the supply of new models and new model test driving events are all cancelled so instead of road test reviews we are keeping the wheels turning by covering some news items you might just have missed. Some that caught my eyes in the last week or so are as … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 – Road Test
Kieron Fennelly test drives Alfa’s Giulia saloon – practical but with a sporty heart beating beneath its suave exterior… One of the earliest and most revered names in the auto industry, Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910. Its halcyon days were the pre-and post-war periods when it dominated European motor racing. Aided by Italian styling houses, the company produced some of the most attractive cars of … [Read more...]
Latest Peugeot 2008 – Road Test
The new Peugeot 2008 GT Line PT 130 manual compact SUV. By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). With over a million Peugeot 2008 models made since launch in 2013, it was already a success before the new second generation was announced at the end of 2019. But in just a few months a lot has changed as the world copes with the coronavirus pandemic and Peugeot is like all makers … [Read more...]
Motoring For Fun – A dawdle in south Devon in an Austin A35
‘Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon (in Summertime)’… Kim Henson describes a relaxing meander on a hot day through a west country landscape where time has (almost) stood still. (Kim adds: Of course I realise that as I write this (April 2020), sadly for the time being ‘motoring for fun’ in the real world is not possible. INDEED THE ADVICE TO "STAY AT HOME AND SAVE LIVES AND HELP THE N.H.S." IS VITAL. … [Read more...]
News – David Miles provides a vital round-up of car facts and figures
MOTORING NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED… David Miles (Miles Better Motoring Agency) brings us up to date, including crucial financial information. Kim adds: “Grateful thanks to David for putting together this feature, which may help readers who are unsure of how the current health emergency situation will affect their motoring/car buying costs, and how they stand if part-way through the buying or … [Read more...]
Book Review – An English Car Designer Abroad
Book Review – An English Car Designer Abroad... ...Reviewed by Kieron Fennelly Title: An English Car Designer Abroad Author: Peter Birtwhistle Published by: Veloce Publishing Ltd. www.veloce.co.uk 256 pages; hardback Price: £37.50 ISBN: 978-1-787114-70-8 Peter Birtwhistle managed what many young men aspire to, but few achieve – to become a car designer. An RCA graduate, … [Read more...]
Jaguar XE P250 SE R Dynamic – Road Test
The 2020 model year Jaguar XE P250 SE R Dynamic… … Tried and tested by Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). You have to admire Jaguar, which has gone through tough times yet always produces some head-turning desirable cars. The latest Jaguar XE saloon is a good case in point and offers a very broad range of eye-catching four-door saloons in rear and all-wheel-drive as it pitches … [Read more...]
Motoring and Travelling For Fun – David Miles writes about a recent adventure trip to India
MILES ON THE ROAD IN INDIA JUST BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN… …By David Miles (Miles Better News Agency), who describes the motoring scene in India, as well as his own trip there. (All words and photographs by David). When my wife and I left the UK for our recent two week tour in India just over a month ago, there was hardly a global mention of coronavirus, just the odd mention of a … [Read more...]
News – Electric car prices around the world
David Miles (Miles Better News Agency) reports on the prices of electric cars around the globe... New research reveals the cheapest and most expensive countries around the world to purchase an electric vehicle… Many of us are likely researching and dreaming of our next set of wheels whilst we're in lockdown; and many will have their mind set on going green and getting an electric … [Read more...]
Ford Fiesta Active ‘crossover’ – Road Test
The Ford Fiesta Active Edition 1.0T Ecoboost tried and tested... ...By Robin Roberts (and Miles Better News Agency). Ford has put a lot of eggs in its family car basket as it seeks to build sales in difficult and highly competitive times. The best-selling Fiesta has an added new name at the top of its range, a crossover series called Active, which is probably more widespread in appeal than … [Read more...]
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