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Glow In Dark Car
Check out this for a cool car mod...glow in the dark paint job...Nice! I wonder what you put down on your car insurance extras for this type of cool car modification.
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Top 5 Motoring Days Out in the UK
There is more to motoring than just driving to and from work and renewing your car insurance. England has a proud motoring heritage and therefore boasts one of the most comprehensive ranges of interesting motor experiences that are great for days out with friends and family. Here are my top five:
5. Military Tank Driving
Ask yourself the following: is your Renault Clio still exciting you? Aren’t you sick of the lack of turning circle that your Volvo estate can manage?
Well then, why not try a day out driving an actual 15 tonne tank?! Also included in this thrilling day out in Surrey are such activities as quad biking, 4x4ing, and even a bacon sandwich when you arrive in the morning.
Visit Action Days Out for Tank Driving
4. Beaulieu
Beaulieu is situated in the heart of the New Forest in Southern England.
Alongside the abbey and the James Bond museum, it is also home to the National Motor Museum which features a replica 1930s garage, an exhibition of Ducati motorbikes, and a ride that takes you on a journey from the birth of the wheel, and on into the future of motoring.
Visit the Beaulieu website
3. Coventry Transport Museum
Similarly, Coventry Transport Museum boasts a huge collection including over 200 cars, commercial vehicles and buses. Exhibitions change frequently with the focus currently being on custom bikes, including those owned by Charley Boorman.
In March, the museum will be hosting a Doctor Who exhibition.
Visit the Coventry Transport Museum website
2. Superdriver Experience
This experience gives the wannabe 4x4 driver the opportunity to let rip in a variety of vehicles over a huge terrain that has been purpose-built. You need your wits about you as you navigate through mud splashes, down vertical drops, and into huge craters.
There is also an award ceremony at the end of the day and the skills you learn are said to stay with you for the rest of your life.
1. Supercar Driving Experience
A day out driving supercars is a truly special experience. Try out such beautiful machines as the Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Aston Martin at high speed round the lap. Later, take the passenger seat with a professional who will really push the vehicle to its limit!
5. Military Tank Driving
Ask yourself the following: is your Renault Clio still exciting you? Aren’t you sick of the lack of turning circle that your Volvo estate can manage?
Well then, why not try a day out driving an actual 15 tonne tank?! Also included in this thrilling day out in Surrey are such activities as quad biking, 4x4ing, and even a bacon sandwich when you arrive in the morning.Visit Action Days Out for Tank Driving
4. Beaulieu
Beaulieu is situated in the heart of the New Forest in Southern England.
Alongside the abbey and the James Bond museum, it is also home to the National Motor Museum which features a replica 1930s garage, an exhibition of Ducati motorbikes, and a ride that takes you on a journey from the birth of the wheel, and on into the future of motoring.Visit the Beaulieu website
3. Coventry Transport Museum
Similarly, Coventry Transport Museum boasts a huge collection including over 200 cars, commercial vehicles and buses. Exhibitions change frequently with the focus currently being on custom bikes, including those owned by Charley Boorman.
In March, the museum will be hosting a Doctor Who exhibition.Visit the Coventry Transport Museum website
2. Superdriver Experience
This experience gives the wannabe 4x4 driver the opportunity to let rip in a variety of vehicles over a huge terrain that has been purpose-built. You need your wits about you as you navigate through mud splashes, down vertical drops, and into huge craters.
There is also an award ceremony at the end of the day and the skills you learn are said to stay with you for the rest of your life.1. Supercar Driving Experience
A day out driving supercars is a truly special experience. Try out such beautiful machines as the Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Aston Martin at high speed round the lap. Later, take the passenger seat with a professional who will really push the vehicle to its limit!
Cheap Car Insurance Tips
Tips on finding the best cheap car insurance quotes - Do you feel like you are paying too much for car insurance? Here is a list of items that will give you insight as to how insurance companies rate policies.
1. The type of car you drive can cost you more money.
This probably isn’t a secret because we all know it costs more to replace a Mercedes than a Kia. People often fail to keep this in mind when shopping for cars, however. Contact your agent PRIOR to looking for that next luxury car so there is no sticker shock when you get the new insurance quote.
2. Having multiple vehicles on a policy can offer you discounts.
Especially if you have more vehicles than drivers on a policy because you can only drive one car at a time.
3. Having multiple types of insurance with a single provider can also save you money.
Talk to your agent about consolidating your homeowners or renters policy into one plan.
4. Make sure you aren’t paying for double coverage.
For example if you have an Auto Club membership such as AAA, make sure you do not have a similar type of plan on your insurance policy that covers towing or road side assistance. When we checked, we realized that my wife was not only covered by our AAA Membership, but also her Honda Extended Warranty, AND we were paying our insurance company for this. Later, we were offered free road side assistance from our Credit Union that we do our business banking with, so we have even more coverage and don’t have to pay for it.
5. If you can afford to pay your insurance annually or semi-annually, this can save you the monthly service fees.
Don’t worry about if you don’t think you will stay with the carrier, or move out of state. As soon as you cancel (in writing), you will be refunded the difference in what you have paid and what is left on the policy.
6. Always get multiple quotes for your car insurance.
It won’t cost you any money, but it can save you hundreds per year.
7. Check your comprehensive coverage.
This is coverage for things such as theft, vandalism, natural disasters, etc. and is usually not required, but it is often recommended. Look at what you are paying and what is covered to determine if it makes sense. Also, if you are driving a “budget-beater” that is of little value, this money might better be used to save towards a down payment on a newer car.
8. Look into raising your deductibles.
The lower your deductible is, the higher your insurance will be. Discuss the options with your agent, but most of all, make sure you feel that you are being educated as to how the different amounts really affect you. Make sure you are comfortable with higher deductibles, as you will pay less up front, but more out of pocket in the event of an incident. One question to ask yourself is how much would you pay out of pocket before filing a claim, knowing that your premium could (and most likely would) increase. Most people don’t think about that, and opt for lower deductibles thinking they are better covered.
9. Know your coverage limits.
Most states set minimum standards for liability coverage such as $15,000 per person, $30,000 per incident, and $10,000 for property damage. On your policy this would be written as 15/30/10. While having the state minimums will cost you the least in terms of your policy, make sure you know what this means and you are comfortable with it. For example, years ago I totaled my car when I ran into the back of a truck. The truck sustained $500 worth of damage and I got to experience an air bag first hand. This is when I really began to understand what insurance coverage was all about. In the words of my agent, “be glad you didn’t total a Mercedes… you would have been sued for the difference.” What I learned was that I was liable for the difference in what I was covered for and the damage I did. I now carry $50,000 in property damage coverage as opposed to my states minimum of $10,000.
10. Install a theft-tracking device such as LoJack.
Some companies offer reduced rate for having this because the likelihood of recovering the vehicle in the event of a theft is much higher.
11. Be a safe driver.
The better your driving record is, the lower your premiums will be due to the perceived risks from a driver with a history of speeding tickets or accidents.
1. The type of car you drive can cost you more money.
This probably isn’t a secret because we all know it costs more to replace a Mercedes than a Kia. People often fail to keep this in mind when shopping for cars, however. Contact your agent PRIOR to looking for that next luxury car so there is no sticker shock when you get the new insurance quote.
2. Having multiple vehicles on a policy can offer you discounts.
Especially if you have more vehicles than drivers on a policy because you can only drive one car at a time.
3. Having multiple types of insurance with a single provider can also save you money.
Talk to your agent about consolidating your homeowners or renters policy into one plan.
4. Make sure you aren’t paying for double coverage.
For example if you have an Auto Club membership such as AAA, make sure you do not have a similar type of plan on your insurance policy that covers towing or road side assistance. When we checked, we realized that my wife was not only covered by our AAA Membership, but also her Honda Extended Warranty, AND we were paying our insurance company for this. Later, we were offered free road side assistance from our Credit Union that we do our business banking with, so we have even more coverage and don’t have to pay for it.
5. If you can afford to pay your insurance annually or semi-annually, this can save you the monthly service fees.
Don’t worry about if you don’t think you will stay with the carrier, or move out of state. As soon as you cancel (in writing), you will be refunded the difference in what you have paid and what is left on the policy.
6. Always get multiple quotes for your car insurance.
It won’t cost you any money, but it can save you hundreds per year.
7. Check your comprehensive coverage.
This is coverage for things such as theft, vandalism, natural disasters, etc. and is usually not required, but it is often recommended. Look at what you are paying and what is covered to determine if it makes sense. Also, if you are driving a “budget-beater” that is of little value, this money might better be used to save towards a down payment on a newer car.
8. Look into raising your deductibles.
The lower your deductible is, the higher your insurance will be. Discuss the options with your agent, but most of all, make sure you feel that you are being educated as to how the different amounts really affect you. Make sure you are comfortable with higher deductibles, as you will pay less up front, but more out of pocket in the event of an incident. One question to ask yourself is how much would you pay out of pocket before filing a claim, knowing that your premium could (and most likely would) increase. Most people don’t think about that, and opt for lower deductibles thinking they are better covered.
9. Know your coverage limits.
Most states set minimum standards for liability coverage such as $15,000 per person, $30,000 per incident, and $10,000 for property damage. On your policy this would be written as 15/30/10. While having the state minimums will cost you the least in terms of your policy, make sure you know what this means and you are comfortable with it. For example, years ago I totaled my car when I ran into the back of a truck. The truck sustained $500 worth of damage and I got to experience an air bag first hand. This is when I really began to understand what insurance coverage was all about. In the words of my agent, “be glad you didn’t total a Mercedes… you would have been sued for the difference.” What I learned was that I was liable for the difference in what I was covered for and the damage I did. I now carry $50,000 in property damage coverage as opposed to my states minimum of $10,000.
10. Install a theft-tracking device such as LoJack.
Some companies offer reduced rate for having this because the likelihood of recovering the vehicle in the event of a theft is much higher.
11. Be a safe driver.
The better your driving record is, the lower your premiums will be due to the perceived risks from a driver with a history of speeding tickets or accidents.
How to have fun with a monster truck
Ever sat in a traffic jam and fantasised about flying? I have…just soaring above the road and towards my destination whilst leaving my heap of steel by the wayside. This is why it’s probably a terrible idea for me to ever own a monster truck. Apart from the fact that I could never afford the car insurance I really don’t think that I would be able to trust myself to behave sensibly…the temptation of rumbling away over the tightly packed bonnets that stretch out in front of me at road works/ London’s rush hour/ motorway holiday runs would be too much to bear. Hearing sunroofs crack and tyres burst would -I imagine - be somewhat like popping bubble wrap…quite effortless and somehow satisfying but with more of a point to it.I’m not crazy, although I know a few of you reading this might have already assumed that I am - I can assure you otherwise. Who hasn’t ever watched a monster truck rally without exclaiming something along the lines of “ooh I wonder what it would be like to drive one of those”? Well I have wondered too but just in more depth.
Say for instance, that you could have a monster truck so big that you could lay down in its tyre tread without being squashed. Imagine the fun you could have careering over sand dunes and fields, through rivers and lakes or up mountains! Alright I admit that It might not be extremely environmentally friendly (please don’t throw verbal eggs at me) but it also might be the most fun that you could ever have on four wheels so in my opinion…totally worth it as long as you watch out for the cows.I’d take mine to the airport and use it to jump over small planes, like a horse taking on logs in a gymkhana. After that I’d go fishing at my local lake without even having to get out of my car. If I didn’t catch anything I will surely have picked something up on the bottom of my wheels, although any fish might be a bit mangled by that point. Fish cake anyone?
Of course you could also use a monster truck to ride over your enemies in (an idea from a colleague). I don’t know how that would work in practice but it sure sounds good in theory. All I would need was some enemies and a convincing demeanour; “Seriously guys just wait here for two seconds, I’ll be back shortly. Oh and if you could just lie down in a row that would be really helpful. See you in a minute!” No, somehow I don’t think that would quite work.
Back to reality and you would never really be able to get away with any of this stuff. These days there are so many police and CCTV you can hardly blow your nose never mind go cow hopping in the fields. What I really need, what I REALLY want, is an invisible monster truck!
Vauxhall Flextreme
A CAR of the future has won one of the most important design awards for Vauxhall, hinting that the innovative concept will become a reality in some form eventually.
Vauxhall's Flextreme concept uses a combination of electric power and a diesel engine and has a body design like that of no other vehicle.
There are rear-hinged to enable easy access to the interior, a large transparent roof and twin tailgate doors that open from the side and swing upward.
The car uses the same electric vehicle technology system recently showcased in the Chevrolet Volt, which is also a GM concept car.
An electric motor, powered by a lithium-ion battery, drives the Flextreme for up to 55km on electric-drive-only and a 1.3 turbo-diesel engine operates as a range extender and also drives an electric generator when the battery's energy has been exhausted.
The Flextreme has been awarded the international red dot design award in Singapore, which is acknowledged to be the most renowned design prize in the world and is awarded to the best design concept 'that has the power to improve our world in the future'.
The Flextreme was conceived at General Motors' European Design Centre and was first seen at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
It was created by a team led by GM's European design director Mark Adams, who style philosophy was first brought to market this year with the Vauxhall Insignia.
Last year's winner was another GM model, the Saab Aero X concept car.
Vauxhall's Flextreme concept uses a combination of electric power and a diesel engine and has a body design like that of no other vehicle.There are rear-hinged to enable easy access to the interior, a large transparent roof and twin tailgate doors that open from the side and swing upward.
The car uses the same electric vehicle technology system recently showcased in the Chevrolet Volt, which is also a GM concept car.
An electric motor, powered by a lithium-ion battery, drives the Flextreme for up to 55km on electric-drive-only and a 1.3 turbo-diesel engine operates as a range extender and also drives an electric generator when the battery's energy has been exhausted.The Flextreme has been awarded the international red dot design award in Singapore, which is acknowledged to be the most renowned design prize in the world and is awarded to the best design concept 'that has the power to improve our world in the future'.
The Flextreme was conceived at General Motors' European Design Centre and was first seen at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show.
It was created by a team led by GM's European design director Mark Adams, who style philosophy was first brought to market this year with the Vauxhall Insignia.
Last year's winner was another GM model, the Saab Aero X concept car.
Bizarre Car Accidents
A collection of car accident pictures that are difficult to understand how they exactly happened.
Car Insurance During The Credit Crunch
As petrol gradually starts to go down in price after what seemed like an unstoppable rise, The Telegraph has recently reported that Car insurance has increased by an average of £50 per premium over the last year. So how can the average driver be sure that they are receiving the best rate they can get?When it comes to buying auto insurance, drivers often underestimate the amount they can save by making small but significant changes. For example, your premium could be up to 10 per cent cheaper depending on where you park you vehicle. Before you buy, it may well be worth clearing out the garage as the increased security can save you money on your quotes. Even a small change such as being sure to keep your car on your drive instead of on the street can make a difference too.
Aesthetic qualities may seem desirable when it comes to owning a car, but of course these can push up premiums as well. Convertibles are a prime example, firstly because they are less secure, less safe in an accident and tend to have a bigger engine. Subsequently, the smaller the car’s CC the cheaper the premium is likely to be. Whilst adorning your vehicle with flash hub-caps and gold-leaf magic tree probably won’t do you any favours either.
How you buy is also important. The Telegraph also identifies the importance of buying online to lessen prices of premiums but even the job you do can have a dramatic difference. A friend of mine experienced a significant price difference when was taken on as a sound engineer intern for a production company. His premium was almost ten per cent cheaper if he regarded himself as a sound-man as opposed to an intern.
For people with more than one vehicle, it is also wise to keep just one car limited for social, domestic and pleasure, and to use the other (cheaper) ride for work as well to cut down costs. This planning will lessen the risk of an accident for the more expensive vehicle and the insurance companies take this into account.
To some it may seem like common sense, but to bear in mind these few small aspects can dramatically reduce your car insurance quotes. And it has never seemed like a better time to be as sensible when spending money in this area.
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