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Contract hire could help save the struggling car industry
The French government have announced a €6.5bn loan to support the country’s struggling car industry. It is the latest in an increasingly long line of similar measures taken by authorities around the world to protect jobs and the economy through the recession. A huge worldwide slump in sales has left even the most established car manufacturers struggling, and millions of workers in danger of losing their jobs. In the UK there have already been significant job losses despite the industry receiving large amounts of money in an attempt to keep business afloat. A number of factories have had to close temporarily and the Japanese carmaker Nissan has just become the latest to announce that it will be making job cuts of almost 10% of its global workforce, including 1200 positions … Read entire article »
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The top car gadgets
Car gadgets are becoming increasingly more popular. The most popular can be fitted and unfitted easily which is especially important when you’ve got a car contract hire. The gadgets listed are the ones I think are the best. The light up car signal. A great way to tell the driver behind you what you really think about anything really, even better if it’s something they dont like. Brilliant for those who love a joke. Econav These are brilliant as they actually calculate the route which is the most fuel efficient, although they really cant compete with the tom-tom they are great for saving a bit of money on fuel. The safe in your car. A great idea to keep the other gadgets locked up. Although they are a great idea … Read entire article »
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Car Tecnology
How has the car industry been developed over recent years? From being a luxury way back in the 1930’s to the cheap affordable way you can buy them now using car contract hire it is amazing just how far they have come. One of the best ways I can talk about this is to use my knowledge of games. With this I am going way back to the days of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I could go back further but for me this was the first console I owned and will be much easier to cover the changes that have happened over the years. F1 Pole position was one of the first driving games I ever played, for it’s time of 1993 it was a brilliant game. Seeing the … Read entire article »
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Why you might be better off not owning a car right now
Over the last few of weeks the UK has been hit with some of the most extreme weather we’ve had in ages. The first week of February brought the heaviest snowfall we’ve seen for 18 years, causing schools to close and leaving over 6 million people stranded unable to get to work. Most public transport was cancelled and many roads were deemed unsafe due to the icy conditions and closed off. The continuing bad weather is a real worry for drivers, with an increased risk of accidents on the icy roads as well as further problems caused by the extreme conditions. There have been a number of incidents of sudden heavy snowfall trapping drivers in their cars and causing them to have to be dug out, while in other parts … Read entire article »
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computer gaming can help when buying a new car
When you see the graphics of the new Grand Turismo you can’t argue with how realistic they look. When playing these types of games i could really go for one of the top of the range cars that I am racing with. Do the cars in games like this really have to cost you as much as it would first seem? With car contract hire they can most certainly become available with as little as £214 a month. Before, when playing driving games I have never really found myself to be interested in cars at all but after playing some of the newer ones like Grand Turismo it is difficult not to see what people see in some of these fantastic cars. The graphics of these kind of games are … Read entire article »
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Could you get a new Audi despite the recession?
The Audi logo always reminds me of that magic trick magicians do, you know the one where they link a few separate solid metal rings together into a chain. As a child I could never work out how they did it, and now I’m finding myself wondering the same thing about Audi and their equally impressive methods of staying afloat in the recession. At a time when the bulk of the car industry is on its knees, I’m sure I’m seeing more Audi TT’s on the roads than ever. I’m sure it’s not my imagination – suddenly it seems everyone is driving these swanky upmarket cars, despite the obvious financial issues. I suppose it could just be that the type of people who can afford to buy Audi cars probably … Read entire article »
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