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Monday, 14 June 2010

Credit-card motoring...



Peugeot's ambitious programme could eliminate the need for city dwellers to own a vehicle. One small credit card provides access to anything from a bicycle to a 3.5-tonne van, a child seat, a roof box, a scooter, or a sports coupé. Mu is unlike anything that has gone before, or is it?
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Friday, 11 June 2010

British Beemer Drivers Most Likely to Love Lingerie




Carmony.co.uk
studied British drivers' attitudes and habits. We covered typical topics, knowledge of cars, driving habits, and the like, and a few you wouldn't find on, say, the JD Power Survey. Like, errrr, underwear.

According to the study, 27 percent of women BMW drivers (as well as 22 percent of women over 45) routinely wear what was described as 'sexy lingerie'.

Read the full story here.

New research from Carmony.co.uk showed, the UK now has the largest market for convertible cars in the whole of Europe.

The UK's unpredictable weather does not seem to have put people off purchasing convertible cars, the latest figures suggest.

Mazda MX5 as the most popular model, closely followed in second place by the MG MGTF and the BMW 3 Series in third position.

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Carmony.co.uk

Road Safety Week seeking kids' support...



Drivers of approved used cars will be urged to watch their speed during this year's Road Safety Week, which runs between November 22nd and the 28th, although preparations have already begun....

Read the full story on Carmony.co.uk

Low interest in running costs...



Research by used-car website
Carmony.co.uk shows that 22 per cent of car buyers soon regret their purchase because they failed to work out how much it would cost to run.
Buying factors including price, mileage and age tend to outweigh considerations such as longer-term running costs that mount up over the years, the research concluded.

Read the full story in the Telegraph

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Record breaking Peugeot

Which car would you guess has managed to achieve 126.8 MPG, a figure which has been authenticated by the people at Guinness World Records.




The Peugeot 308 SR HDi 110 drove a total of 3,700 miles, a trip which took 175 hours using just 29.1 gallons of diesel.

The 308 has a 60 litre fuel tank and needed slightly over 2 tanks of diesel for the trip, which cost £136,24. This means you are driving for 3.6p per mile. I am sure everyone will agree this is an outstanding figure