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  • Review: Nextbase 222 dash camera (productReview)
    also prefer a USB lead and plug rather than a moulded 12v unit - it means you can run or charge something else at the same time, but that's a minor gripe. We'd recommend hardwiring the 222 and if your car has a 12v socket for the back seats, this frees up the one on the front
  • Review: Lexmoto Viper 125 2017 (productReview)
    stranded. Not that you’ll need fuel very often. Economy isn’t quoted, but expect around 100mpg. The Viper has a little trick up its sleeve too. There is a space under the pillion seat for a smartphone and there's a USB connector, so you can charge your gadgets. Not only that, you can
  • Review: Thule 991 RaceWay 2 bicycle carrier (productReview)
    adaptor as an extra. Securing them is done by two rubber straps around the crossbar and a third on the seat tube. They don't look like much, but they provide a really secure anchor. The cradles themselves have a foam core designed to minimise vibration and stop the bike bouncing
  • How to buy a used camper van (Article)
    they’re closed again.   Poke around inside It might sound silly, but have a lengthy poke around all the nooks and crannies inside the camper. If the seller has nothing to hide they’ll not mind you taking out drawers, looking behind cupboards and removing beds, seats and other
  • Honest John Satisfaction Index 2018 (Article)
    everyday tech and seven seat capability.  >> See the full top 10...  Top 10 most reliable cars
  • Cheap van hire (Article)
    , with maximum payloads ranging from 1000kg - 1500kg. A typical medium size van will have a load length of 2.5 or 3.5 metres, with the latter usually achieved with a bulkhead hatch that lets the driver use the space under the passenger seat. The majority of medium vans also get three seats in the front
  • Review: Zero SR/F (productReview)
    riding and the SR/F makes an ideal commuter machine, which is a role it’s ideally suited to in other ways. The riding position put you forward in the saddle but canted too far forward so you can stay comfortable for long periods. A standard seat height of 787mm can be lowered or raised with optional
  • Review: Z-Edge T4 Dual dash cam (productReview)
    . However, it's very hard to see the screen properly unless you're sat with the camera right in front of you. This means that changing the settings or even just checking the camera view is in the right place requires leaning across from the driver's seat. Z-Edge does say that the screen is scratch resistant
  • Review: EZVIZ S2 action camera (productReview)
    it only runs on battery power. Unfortunately, none of our videos saved in dash cam mode for some reason, so the footage above was filmed by hand from the passenger seat (hence the shakiness). On a kind of positive note, it does go into emergency recording mode like EZVIZ claims. But every
  • Top 10: User-friendly A2 bikes (Article)
    , despite its A2-friendly power output of 46.9PS, thanks to retro details like the round headlight and low, flat seat. It’s anything but old-fashioned though, with traction control and ABS as standard. Despite its meaty, chunky looks the V7 II isn’t particularly heavy, plus it has shaft drive so
  • Top 10: Essential products for new drivers or learners (Article)
    a car – whether it’s to peer into the engine bay, to look for a dropped phone under the seats or to find something in an unlit carpark. The obvious solution is to carry a torch in the car at all times. Of course there’s a chance the batteries will die at the worst possible moment, so we recommend
  • Top 10: Father's Day Gifts for petrolheads (Article)
    . Everything is modelled in inctricate detail, from the lights and wheels externally to the dashboard and seats inside. The steering works, the engine bay opens and the engine itself is replicated accurately. It’d make a great office ornament for a dad who lusts after the real thing
  • INSURANCE WRITE OFFS: What do different insurance write off categories mean? (FAQs)
    69.35Ford Galaxy (1.9) / Toyota Previa (2.0) / VW Sharan (1.8), VW Touran 2.0 TD 7 seats, Volkswagon Touran 7 seats 1.9tdi, KIA Sedona 2.9, Seat Alhambra Stylance TDI 130 1.9, Renault Espace 1998cc, Citroen C8 lx hdi 120a 2.0, Toyota Verso Estate 2.2, M4 87.98Chrysler Voyager (2.8) / Mercedes-Benz
  • IMPORTING A CAR: I want to import a car to the UK - what do I need to know? (FAQs)
    as an extra. Other things, such as a radio, tinted glass, alarm/immobiliser (and seven seats in an MPV), may be extras too. d. Order your car from the dealer offering the best combination of price and delivery date. Delivery could easily be 6 to 8 months for a car such as a VW, Mercedes Benz
  • ENGINE ECU: Where can I have the Engine Control Unit (ECU) of my car re-mapped? (FAQs)
    this at www.mega4.co.uk Covers the VAG range of Audi, SEAT, Skoda and VW, but not many others Superchips has been in the business longer than anyone else and now also offers a similar OBDII plug-in to the Revo for all Fords from 1996, most VAG engines and petrol engined BMW MINIs. It is called
  • Top 10: Books for petrolheads (Article)
    , Ewing describes VW’s rise from “the people’s car” during the Nazi era to one of Germany’s most prestigious and important global brands. With unprecedented access to key players and a ringside seat during the course of the legal proceedings,  the book  reveals how the succeed
  • Top 10: Books for petrolheads (Article)
    , Ewing describes VW’s rise from “the people’s car” during the Nazi era to one of Germany’s most prestigious and important global brands. With unprecedented access to key players and a ringside seat during the course of the legal proceedings,  the book  reveals how the succeed
  • Top 10: Gifts for petrolheads (Article)
    , it's ever so fitting for Valentine's Day. The 1290 piece kit includes the infamous ejector seat, revolving number plates, hidden telephone and machine guns, as well as a detailed interior and engine bay. Alternatively
  • Review: Nextbase 322GW dash cam (productReview)
    there's a long way to the back window and headrests plus child car seats to contend with but you can clearly see the cars behind. And having that rear camera footage can be invaluable in an insurance claim or if you're providing footage to the police. Nextbase also
  • Top 10: Father's Day gifts for petrolheads 2019 (Article)
    as a ladies' man, it's ever so fitting for Valentine's Day. The 1290 piece kit includes the infamous ejector seat, revolving number plates, hidden telephone and machine guns, as well as a detailed interior and engine bay. Alternatively
 

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