Mini have an enormous range of cars and are proudly built at the Oxford factory in the UK. The British build badge influences many buyers but what to buy if you want a small van? Mini had the same view and launched the Mini Van last year. It has a family resemblance of the […]
Archives for February 2014
Mercedes Benz introduce unlimited mileage warranties for their commercial range
Mercedes-Benz have always looked for ways to keep ahead of the van competition. Build quality and drive quality are simply not sufficient to warrant the more expensive lease costs of a Mercedes any more, with the last generation Transit and the Fiat Ducato both driving like cars. Renault and Vauxhall with their joint efforts produce […]
Porsche Macan at last breaks cover, do we need another 4wd?
I will be honest, I love to drive four by fours, my present car is a Skoda Yeti and is superb, but to warrant an additional mid-sized four by four launch in to the market, I suppose it had to be something like the Macan. The new Porsche Macan is based on the Audi Q5 […]
Daily safety checks for your school minibus
Most schools considering a new minibus consider that the upkeep and safety checking of it will be difficult and complicated. In fact a minibus is just a van with seats and its mechanical servicing is identical, but because you are transporting people on a daily basis, a daily safety schedule, in addition to the legally […]
World Car Markets show surprising results, Europe rallies and India shrinks
In Delhi this week, they opened their annual show with many more downbeat about the Indian market than would have been expected a year ago. Granted, the Indian market is a massive potential, but an enormous population is not sufficient to guarantee the success of the home market. In fact, last year’s figures have shown […]
Our ten things to know about the new Ford Transit
The Vauxhall Vivaro has made huge steps in the van market as the Transit has simply been unavailable. But Ford have concentrated on building what they believe will be the market leading van with improved performance, economy, reduced whole of life costs, increased load carrying ability, improved servicing facilities and technology that saw the light […]
The new Mercedes C Class is going to be fantastic, 10 arguments for making the new C Class your next lease car
Due to me launched in the US any time soon the Mercedes-Benz C Class is a car that is always waited on with great interest. It covers a massive bandwidth of drivers from the school run to the 6 litre V8 AMG black monsters. Additionally, the C Class is a car that business users wait […]
MOT prices reviewed again and Class 5 for a minibus rises most
If you lease a minibus and your lease term is longer than 36 months, then you will need to get the minibus MOT inspected. Just like a car, all the usual aspects of the vehicle will be inspected, like tyres, wipers, light bulbs, emissions and body work. MOT prices have been reviewed, this year minibus MOT […]
Ten things to consider before leasing your new van
Deciding on the van that you lease comes about in many different ways, including the vans that your peers have, the local dealers, a make that you trust and in some cases, a van that is absolutely suited to you and is only provided by one manufacturer Putting aside the terminology of leasing for […]
The Citroen Cactus will reduce the cost of running a company car
Crazy though it first seems, hybrid cars may well have their engines supplemented by air, compressed into a tank under breaking and released to drive a hydraulic motor under acceleration. In testing, with a relatively new technology, Citroen has been achieving better than 90 mpg combined for the petrol/air hybrid. What Citroen have done […]
Minibus wheel chair converting information and advice
Adapting a minibus to carry a wheel chair is a specialist job and there are very clear legal guidelines to conform to in the process. Broadly, it falls under one of three categories, M1 for 8 seats including a driver’s seat, M2 for more than 8 seats but less than 5 tonnes and M3 for […]
Can I really lease a car for £100 a month
If you look at the manufacturers adverts, then the answer is yes and no. As an example, a new car was offered in December and yes it was £100 per month. But the initial payment was £1200 and in small print was noted a final payment of £4595, subject to model and specification. This […]