The planets oldest motoring magazine

Advantages: Up to date news features, good photography, detailed road tests
Disadvantages: Biased towards German products, expensive for a weekly

...This is the oldest motoring magazine on planet earth & probably one of the best, written by true motoring nuts who live & breathe cars 24/7. It is a weekly magazine that now costs £2.50 & they don't miss much when it comes to reviewing the latest models. The magazine starts with around 8-10 pages of automotive news. Being weekly this is an advantage over the monthly magazines as the news is more up to date. They provide many scoops on future models & often feature photos of cars that we will all see in a showroom in about 2-3 years time. Thier motor show reports are second to none & they constantly feature exclusives on new ideas & models. For fans of motorsport they provide about 2-3 pages every week covering rallying & Formula One. This only increases if they carry out a special feature such as Lewis Hamilton winning...

ScottishWestie 28.09.2007 (03.11.2008) · Read review
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Review of Autocar & Motor

MOBIL SUPER S 10W-40 SEMI-SYNTHETIC ENGINE MOTOR OIL

Advantages: SMOOTHER AND QUIETER
Disadvantages: NOT CHEAP

...INTRO The time had come to change the engine oil in my beloved Citroen ZX 2.0 16v and needed to find a good oil to protect the engine. I set myself a budget of around £20- £25 and started my research for a worthy engine oil for my car. FINDING A MOTOR OIL My first port of call was my local car accessories shop 'Lively Motors' in Fulham (London) which recommended the brand Castrol for quality and Comma oil on price. The Castrol engine oil was far to expensive at £39.99 and the cheaper Comma oil although met all the specifications for my Citroen engine didn't interest me, perhaps it was because I had not heard of the brand before. I phoned my local Citroen dealer in Chiswick (London) and they recommended a semi-synthetic engine oil which is part multi grade (mineral based) and part synthetic oil. The engine oil Citroen supply is...

donovan74 26.06.2009 · Read review
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Bridge that gap with Gap Motor Insurance!

Advantages: Peace of mind, security.
Disadvantages: A bit of extra expense.

...Motor Insurance! We are bombarded with adverts and offers about it from all sides - T.V., newspapers, magazines, e-mail and snail mail! Do we need it? Of course! Apart from it being a legal requirement, often our cars are the biggest investments in our lives after a house. We need to protect the money we pour into them against that unfortunate day when we have an accident or even worse for some, when you come out of the shops laden with shopping to discover that your trusty steed is not where you parked it, it`s been nicked! In the worst case scenario, your vehicle is a write-off or is unrecoverable and the insurance company decide, eventually to pay you with a big fat cheque. Oops, they say, we know that you bought the car new only a couple of months ago and that it cost £18,000 but you only get the current market value...

bwanamdevu 22.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Motor Insurance - In general

Fundamentals of motor vehicle technology

Advantages: fantastic guide, brilliant in depth explainations very thorough
Disadvantages: none!

...I am aspiring Motorsport engineering undergraduate and i have found Hilliers book of fundamentals of motor vehicle technology (part one) priceless in teaching me about the anatomy of a car. It gives in excellent detail everything my inquiring mind has needed in the build up to my course. It begins with the very basics reasoning why chassis are like they are, why the drive is at the back in most cars, why steering is only for front wheels etc, and leads very well into more complex components. It explains in leyman's terms and builds up vocab and technical ability as you go through, very thorough and very well written book which covers the following chapters in very very good detail, with a vast range of components and concepts explained: Chapter One: Vehicle evolution, structure and layout Chapter Two: Engines Chapter Three...

yelenefeneley 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Hillier's Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology - Victor Hillier, Peter Coombes

Motor storm is a must !!!!

Advantages: Great game, very realistic
Disadvantages: Only multiplayer online

...Well where to start really .... What a fantastic game, with its superb realism and its hardcore carnage, motorstorm is a must have for any PS3 enthusiast. The game is about off road racing in many vehicles such as motor cross bikes, big rigs, buggys, quad bikes and off road trucks. This game is compatible with the motion feature of the ps3 controller to give it more realism also better on a HD tv. Tear your way through thick mud and watch it splatter across the screen and if your going to slow hold down X and watch it give you a boost but dont hold it for too long as you may blow your engine and see the car blow up with amazing graphics. This game is extremely fun online, you can race people from all around the world in your very own home aslong as you have an ethernet connection in your computer, works best with broadband rather than...

kane-16 03.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of MotorStorm (PS3)

Bramhall School Of Motoring

Advantages: Encouraging instructors, Lovely cars
Disadvantages: none!

...I wanted driving lessons for my 17th birthday so i could gain more independance however i did NOT want to drive in a mini, any other car was fine, just not a mini. So what does my mum do? Books my lessons with Bramhall school of motoring - purely minis. At first i was sceptical, i thought of the old style minis and thought they would be cramped and just not very nice to drive. I was hugely mistaken. The mini's are lovely, really comfortable and plenty of space. My instuctor is really patient with me and very encouraging. I was allowed to drive on my first lesson after being taught the basics so was impressed with that. So far i have only had 3 lessons so i can't comment on whether i pass first time or not , however i have booked my theory - only 3 weeks after first learning to drive a car! The lessons sound pricey but they are...

reddybrek123 24.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of BRAMHALL SCHOOL OF MOTORING, Stockport

Motorhead - Motorizer.

Advantages: It's another great Motorhead album
Disadvantages: None

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BigCS 20.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Motorizer [Digipak] - Motorhead

ROCKINGHAM MOTOR SPEEDWAY Days of Thunder/Ascar

Advantages: Great for all the family, excellant way to meet the drivers, brilliant actio, great modern track, the list goes on
Disadvantages: For me, it's in Northants, UK - and I'm in Ireland!!

...I've really just started out at Ciao and I just had to search for Rockingham and Days of Thunder, and I was so suprised to see that someone hasn't tried it before me, so I asked for it to be listed! For all of you who don't know, Rockingham Motor Speedway is an Oval racing track in the Corby / Rockingham area of Northamptonshire, in the UK. It is 1.479 Miles or 2.416 m in length, with 4 turns. There is also some internal tracks, The track is very modern, built in 2001, and has great access to it. The nearest train station is Kettering, with Market Harborough, Leicester and Peterborough not too far away. Bus services run to Corby itself, and there is ample parking at the track. There is also a helipad for any one who just happens to travel by helicopter everywhere. Stansted, Luton, Birmingham and East Midlands airport are...

Evil_Irish_Twin 20.10.2004 · Read review
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Do not touch Swifcover Motor Insurance with a bargepole!!

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Totally useless

...replacement car insurance - if the windscreen couldn't be replaced before Wednesday I'd better claim on that. She gleefully informed me that I would have to fill in a claim form and there was a £250 excess! That is not clear from policy document!!! I phoned the RAC number she gave me which was the same switchboard as Autoglass!!!! Have arranged for the job to be done locally and am collecting the car in the a.m. Will certainly not be renewing with this co....

angie1001 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Swiftcover Motor Insurance

National Motor Museum, Beaulieu

Advantages: A good family day out
Disadvantages: Check to see which facilities are open before visiting

...Our grandchildren provide us with many opportunities for days out and Beaulieu is one of our favourites. We have visited the museum several times over the last few years and have not been disappointed. The museum itself houses the National Motor Collection which offers the opprotunity for the visitor to experience the evolution of the motor vehicle from its earliest days to the present. There is so much more than just cars here, there are vehicles of all types and many are housed around reproductions of buildings typical of the era such as the magnificent garage from the thirties and forties. Experience again the feel and smell of the buses from the late fifties, see for yourself how milk used to be delivered, what the first taxis looked like and of course there are the vehicles used in the James Bond films not to forget the famous...

pmdunn 18.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of National Motor Museum, Beaulieu