The Forgotten Car Showroom - the eerie abandoned car dealership on the island of Malta On the island of Malta stands an eerie abandoned car dealership where cars have lain untouched for 20 years. Inside the abandoned Subaru dealership is a collection of abandoned cars that have not seen the light of day for more than 20 years including a...
Unaccompanied learner drivers As many learner drivers know only too well, it is currently illegal for them to drive a vehicle unaccompanied and must by law have a full-licenced driver beside them. What's more, that full-licenced driver must have their own licence for at least two years’ standing. In light of this fact, the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross is...
Car buying customer destroys 6 cars and ploughs car into showroom A Dublin motorist has allegedly caused thousands of Euro worth of damage when they drove their car through the window of a car dealership on the Long Mile Road at the weekend. Although it was a major collision incident the Garda did not attend the scene as it was...
Origins of the ‘Write-off’ Category Designation Many are familiar with the terms ‘Write-off’ or ‘Written-off’ when it comes to cars. From the expression itself, we can ascertain that this must have originally been an expression uses for accounting purposes. The original definition of the expression ‘written-off’ or ‘to write-off’ something comes from the world of accountancy but for a long...
The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte has personally overseen the destruction of about 30 luxury vehicles that were believed to have been illegally imported into the country. Road rollers crushed P61.6 million worth of cars. Duterte said: “You want imported cars? Pay import duties first,” The Commissioner of the BoC (Bureau of Customs) Isidro Lapeña has said that his...
Volkswagen boss attacks Tesla Motors for “barely selling 80,000 cars a year” During a discussion on the future of the automotive industry, the head of Volkswagen, Matthias Müller ripped into Tesla during a panel discussion. The VW CEO certainly set the cat among the pigeons. Prompted by a comment from the moderator, Müller laid into the electric car company for...
News of experiments on monkeys and also 2013 tests on human volunteers in Germany has sparked outrage among German politicians and forced apologies from VW, BMW and Daimler. On investigation into the affair, VW’s chief lobbyist was suspended. Prof Hutter told Bild the monkey experiment was “unbelievable and would probably not have been allowed in Europe”. On Wednesday a VW...
It may be that the old-school paint makers are key in enabling sensors to detect oncoming vehicles. A century ago, when Henry Ford revolutionized transportation with the mass-produced Model T, it only came in just one colour: black. After this, car makers were eager to customize vehicles to buyers’ tastes, car manufacturers began to produce cars in almost every hue...
Waymo, the self-driving car company created by Google has been testing its self-driving cars in the United States. Back in November Waymo announced it was modifying its self-driving program. Since then they have removed the backup driver from behind the steering wheel and have begun testing the cars with only an employee in the back seat. The company has been...
McGregor's Super Cars Since bursting onto the UFC scene in 2008, Conor McGregor has become world famous for his bravado and cocky confidence. In the same time, he has also become something of a sporting and marketing phenomenon. On March 9, 2008, McGregor made his professional MMA debut at Cage of Truth 2, when he defeated Gary Morris with a...