Advantages: None
Disadvantages: the service, the place, the way they do things, the car...

...1car1 1car1 is a car and van rental company with different branches through UK. They work mainly through their website: http://www.1car1.co.uk. HOW TO BOOK A CAR. The website looks fine, they have different links in the top of the website which allow you to go directly into their different options: Car hire, Van hire, People Carriers, Flexi Leasing and Contract Hire. On the top right, we can find quick links to manage our user profile, such as "login", "my details", "my bookings" and "contact us". In the middle of the main page, there is a form to obtain a quick car hire quote, which it is really easy to use. You just select the day and time you would like to collect the car, and the branch where you would like to do it; and then select the same options to return it. This will give you a list of cars available... Read review

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Advantages: They give you finance on a car...
Disadvantages: They give you finance on a car...

...In March last year my old car (a Hyundai) was written off by my insurance company after i was hit by another car, i was therefore car-less and needed to be mobile as quickly as possible but my current insurance policy wasnt inclusive of a temporary replacement car and i would have to wait a while for the payment of my written off car so i was pretty desperate to be 'back on the road' asap - enter Yes car credit... 2 days after my accident i quite surprisingly got contacted by phone by Yes car credit (i have no idea how they got my number or how they knew i needed a car, it did seem odd and extremely coincidental at the time, however i didnt really think about it too much). The phone converstaion we had was very polite and a time was arranged for me to visit my local Yes car credit office in Birmingham so i could look at what... Read review

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Advantages: A Truly Historic Event. Fascinating Veteran cars. Low Speed Thrills and Spills!
Disadvantages: Weather Can Be Awful. Brighton Sea Front Very Crowded.

...Being privileged to live in Brighton, for almost all of my life, I may be forgiven for becoming somewhat blasé about some of the annual events and attractions that take place here. Some of these are 'local' events, whilst others are far more widely known. Probably the most well established event on the calendar is the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Brighton has links with the dawning of the motorcar that may well not be widely known. An example of this is the National Speed Trials, held on the sea front on the first Saturday of September each year. This event has taken place since 1905, the year that the Brighton and Hove Motor Club (the oldest motor club in the country) was founded. However, even that illustrious motoring event pales into insignificance when compared to the London to Brighton Run, which was first staged on 14th... Read review

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Advantages: It Brings Back Many Memories. Some Forgotten Rare Cars Here. Interesting Cutaway Drawings.
Disadvantages: Dreadfully Repetitious. Annoying Mid-Atlantic Terminology. Many Unfair Entries. Superficial Text.

...As many of you reading this will know, it is unusual for me to write a book review, although admittedly it is far less unusual to find me writing about cars. The timing of this particular review coincides with two events; the publication of my 150th review here on Ciao and, entirely coincidentally, my forty-fifth birthday. On both counts I felt that a little fun and self indulgence were in order, likewise I beg your indulgence over the following paragraphs. Well then, what moved me to write a review about this innocuous looking little "pocket" book? Seeing this book on the cheap book stand in our own (for the time being still open) local Post Office, I could not resist but to pick it up. Cheap? Oh yes indeed, the Selnews Bargain Books sticker proclaims "SAVE £8.00 - PUBLISHED PRICE £12.99 - OUR PRICE £4.99". Sorry... Read review

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Advantages: universal safe fitting with surefix base, one-click easy fit, 3-point safety harness, can be used as part of travel system, head hugger
Disadvantages: heavy weighs 3.7 Kg, canopy hood is flimsy

...[UPDATE 2003: Buying children's car seats is an important task and with the large number of non member reads on this opinion plus e-mails I have received I thought it's time to update this.] Imagine the scene… ONE CLICK with the G-Matic secure fitting mechanism, safety harness adjusted, FIRST gear selected, the lights turn green and Ciao Baby, the italian Primo Viaggio is ready to GO, GO, GO! You may be mistaken for thinking this is the line up to a crucial start of a grand prix race when this is just the beginning of a baby’s life in his/her very first car seat! The primo Viaggio will mark your baby’s first ride in what looks like a secure seat system that only the Italians could match in terms of design, safety, and flair; this is the Ferrari of car seats! My criteria ~ in choosing a car seat I... Read review

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Advantages: Great in-depth information on cars
Disadvantages: Maybe should have a sports section

...One of my first ops on this site was about my favourite magazine – a car magazine of course! -, Auto Express. It still is, but there is another magazine I tend to read and it’s called What Car? (For all you people who haven’t read the category) I never used to read What Car? or Auto Express but I used to read a magazine called Complete Car. I found some the other day and I still think they were good (I got my name in their once). But they merged with Autocar and so dropped in my estimation. I tried Carweek but that mysteriously went defunct. This then led me onto Auto Express, the weekly mag, but just so I can have a bit of variety, I have a pile of What Cars? piling up on ,my bedroom floor. So as I tidy them up (eg, throw then in my wardrobe), I thought I’d better write an op, so as not to be tempted... Read review

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Advantages: Massive savings on dealership prices
Disadvantages: Lack of information re:order progress

...The web site is easy to use but for specific information you have to either e-mail or phone them. We visited the car lot in Manchester, which was not as big as it appeared on-line. Not all the types of car listed on the web are physically on site. We already knew which car we wanted to purchase and had a pre-set cash budget with which to barter. The sales person was very helpful, but didn't have enough authority to agree a deal without frequently 'asking his manager'. The price agreed was fantastic - knocking almost £4500 from the dealership price for the same car. One thing to note is that the price they list does not include road fund, registration fees or metallic paint on new cars. The main draw back appears to be delivery time. Ten days after signing the order form, we still have no idea when the car will be available... Read review

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Advantages: Big Savings, Professional and Helpful Service
Disadvantages: None really

...For those of you who are thinking of buying a new car then I would like to introduce you to a way of avoiding paying the over-inflated UK prices and that is to import your own car. I had heard before that it was much cheaper to import a car from Europe than to buy it here but I always thought that it meant travelling to Europe to pick it up and lots of complicated paperwork for the import process. However, more recently a number of car importing agents have appeared on the web which make the process a lot easier than you might imagine. So when my company decided it was no longer going to give me a company car I was faced with the prospect of taking my allowance and buying my own. I wanted to get a good car that would last and as I had been well impressed by driving one before I decided to go for a Saab. At first I looked through... Read review

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Advantages: n/a
Disadvantages: n/a

...When purchasing a used car it's usually a buyer beware situaion. You need to know the facts on how to spot a fake, as there are many out there. Figures show that one in three cars on the road, have been in an accident of some sort. I know that most of those are just prangs and nothing to worry about but still beware. Before setting out to find your dream car, there are a few things you will need to do. First of all you need to do some research for yourself. Find out as much as you can on the kind of car you are looking for. There are many guides out there, Parkers is a good one, also What Car? have many reviews and also prices you should expect to pay, Auto Trader is good for getting an idea on prices as they have all types of cars for sale. Look in local papers or magazines to see what others are asking for the same make, model... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, nice and helpful employees etc.
Disadvantages: -

...I know it’s been a while since I’ve published a review but now three weeks before I’ll fly to Canada, I’ll continue my Canada-series. Since Canada is a gigantic country and we wanted visit the Rockies from Calgary and Seattle from Vancouver, we booked a car directly with the flights and the hotels. ALAMO ~~~~~~~~ We hired the car from Alamo, there was an offer in the “Neckermann”-catalogue or you can book it on site. In Canada there are rent stations in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. In Calgary, Montréal and Vancouver there’s a rent station directly at the airport. There are six different categories offered: from the economy class up to the minivan. Special services are the German hire contracts even in Canada and the German 24h Helpline. THE RESERVATION... Read review

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