September 2015

A recent customer (see Beware dealer tactics – positive conclusion) kindly leant me his car for a test drive. The car is a BMW 3 series touring, 330D xDrive Luxury. It is a 2014 model with a 3 litre 6 cylinder diesel and an 8-speed automatic gearbox. It has 254bhp and 413lb-ft of torque. I […]

Just back from a trip to Canada. All things motoring are rather different over there. For example, their premium petrol is about half the price of our ordinary 95 RON petrol. As a result, they are rather less worried about fuel economy and V8 cars and trucks (pick-ups) are everywhere. I drove two vehicles over