Lookers has acquired 10 sites from HR Owen in a move that will see the dealer group now represent the Mercedes-Benz franchise. The consideration payable in cash will be £5m goodwill and £8.1m of fixed assets. Once the value of stock is taken into consideration, however, the value of the deal could rise to between £18m-£25m. The acquisition is expected to add around £175m to Lookers? annual turnover and enhance profits in the first full year of ownership. It represent...

The first Jeep was fostered and conceived in Butler, PA, by the American Bantam Car Company. Willys would shortly thereafter win the Army?s primary contact for building the Willys (the MB) with Ford also receiving a contract to build the vehicle (the GPW) during WW II. From 1941 to 1945 over 700,000 of these vehicles were built by the two companies. The Willys would then go through a transition into a civilian Jeep, thus the beginning of the CJ. Willys began experimenting ...

It you have been driving for any length of time, you most certainly have come across one or more occasions where you were caught speeding. It is always an unpleasant experience to be pulled over by a police officer and to be handed a speeding ticket. However, there are ways you could be savvier and avoid getting caught speeding: * On a road with more than two lanes, drive in the middle lane. When you drive in the middle lane, nestled in the middle a bunch of speeding ca...

Using alternative fuel sources is not just a matter of environmental responsibility. It is not just about calming down the little voices screaming in your head. It makes good sense and a solid investment for the future. Although most of us are either ignorant or can?t care less, the fossil fuels which form the backbone of our world economy are dwindling quite rapidly, even as we go about our daily business in our cars. Just look at the rocketing oil prices reported all over t...

Since we live in a world where cleanliness is becoming of great importance, we do our best to keep our possessions in sanitary & pristine order. Whether it's our house or our prized vehicles, we want these things to stay nice and well maintained. Most of us tend to take better care of our vehicles than we do ourselves! As odd as that may sound, it could be due to the innumerable car cleaning products at our disposal. Whatever your polishing requirements are, you will definite...

Forget about the old days when getting gas for your car was no problem at all. Lousy eight cylinder limos were the craze, no matter what big gas guzzlers these monsters were. Today their place has been taken over by the SUV and they are no small gas consumers either. If you think you are getting 40 miles to a gallon, you must be mad. The maximum that these wide-bodied thick tired vehicles are capable of is actually half of that. Still, people are crazy about the SUV for the m...

With Gas Prices at an all-time high, how can you get to where you?re going without breaking the bank? Don?t worry, you don?t have to give up driving altogether! 1. Compare Gas Prices The advent of the internet has made comparison shopping much easier. There are many different websites that compare gas prices in different regions. Find out what gas station in your area has the cheapest prices before filling up. A few dollars here and there can really make a difference. ...

Getting a car insurance quote online in the UK can save you a lot of money on your auto insurance. The process is simple, quick, and extremely convenient. All you need to do is to fill out a simple quick quote provider form, submit it, and the online insurance company will do the rest and generate your car insurance quote within minutes. On top of that, you can also obtain multiple online quotes in the UK from various different insurance providers, allowing you to make compar...

A radar detector is an electronic device used by motorists to determine whether their speed is being observed or not by a police officer. The objective of a radar detector is to protect the motorist from getting a speeding ticket from the officer who is using a radar gun. Radar detectors were introduced in the early 1970's. The term radar detector originated from technologies that were used earlier to detect speed. Now the question arises, "What is radar?" Radar is a sy...

We?ve all been there. You wake up late, jump out of bed and run, toothbrush in you mouth and fumbling with your keys to the car. You?re late for work. But no worries mate. You have your ?avoid jail altogether card? sitting on your dash. You radar detector blinks to life as you shove the key into the ignition and you smile for the first time that morning. Ever sine we watched Smokey and the Bandit, we?ve learned to love our little dashboard buddies that keep us ahead of the...