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1 month ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Car Products |Michelin tyres |Brown Car Guy
In September 2024, we took delivery of a set of Michelin’s award winning all-season tyres; the CrossClimate 2, which we promptly installed to our Audi A6 2.8 FSI quattro test vehicle. You can read our introductory article on these tyres here, and also our autumn review here. After doing approximately 600 miles over the winter months, the Audi is looking quite dirty as you can see from our photos. The good news is that we are now ready to give you our winter report of the Michelin CrossClimate 2.
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1 month ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Car Culture |Used Cars
If you’re looking for a crisp and smart-looking hybrid SUV packed with clever tech and features, I might have just the thing for you. Meet the Renault Symbioz E-Tech Hybrid – the name “Symbioz” is taken from the Greek word Symbiosis, meaning ‘living together’. You can’t quite live in this thing, despite its spacious interior.
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1 month ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Car Culture |Used Cars
2025 Kia EV3 Review: The Affordable Compact Electric SUV RevolutionThe 2025 Kia EV3 is the Korean company’s latest contender in the electric car market. The compact SUV is trying to make a statement about affordability and usability with prices starting at £32,995 and a maximum range of well over 350 miles. says Shahzad The Kia EV3 is the baby of Kia’s electric SUV family, borrowing styling cues from the bigger, bolder (and award-winning) Kia EV9 – it’s capacious 7-seater SUV.
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1 month ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Car Culture |Used Cars
The thing is, Shahzhad should have written this book thirty years ago. It would have saved us all a lot of bother, back then no one knew what this was. Writing about cars was a small exclusive club of which he was an important part. He’s done the hard graft so you really don’t have to, just follow his expert advice and you will be bigger than Free Car Mag is just a couple of hours.
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2 months ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Buying Cars |Car Culture
These three simple headlight checks could stop you failing your MOT– Almost three million Brits had a fault with their lamps, reflectors, or electrical equipment during last year’s MOT– Motoring experts share top headlight checks to avoid MOT failureExperts are warning that some of the most common causes of MOT failure could be avoided with just a few simple checks.
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2 months ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Buying Cars |Car Culture
Rise of ‘Carspreading’: UK car owners say supersized SUVs “not necessary in towns and cities” Majority of UK passenger car owners think more SUVs “will make parking more difficult” and are “not necessary in towns and cities” SUV sales are at record levels in 2024 in UK – 62% of new car sales – while Paris cuts numbers using on street parking by two-thirds New coalition calls for higher sales taxes and parking charges for larger SUVs to tackle ‘carspreading’ Clean Cities group asking for...
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2 months ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Buying Cars |Car Culture
Searches for ‘Over 60’s bus pass’ have risen by 387.06% in the UK after the government announced new car tax rules for over 70s. On April 1st, these new rules will see the Standard Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) fees increase to £195 and no longer exempt older drivers because of their age. Bus travel expert, GetByBus, analysed Google search data after the news broke. Once the new rules take effect, only elderly drivers with a recognised disability will continue to qualify for exemption.
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2 months ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Buying Cars |Car Culture
Despite frosty mornings seemingly past us, a cold snap looks set to hit the UK over the next few nights, leaving many Brits with frozen windscreens. However, savvy motorists are looking for ways to stop the frost affecting them altogether. And while there are plenty of ways motorists can make their mornings easier, there is also a lot of misinformation online about how to keep your motor frost-free.
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2 months ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy |Buying Cars |Car Culture
25 Years of Performance Heritage says Shahzad ShiekhCan you believe it’s been nearly 25 years since Škoda surprised drivers with a solid and sensible saloon that gave hot hatches a fright?
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2 months ago | 
freecarmag.com | James Ruppert |Brown Car Guy
A Compact Electric SUV that likes to do things differently says Shahzad ShiekhThe Volvo EX30 is the baby SUV in the Swedish brand’s electric SUV lineup, and it’s making quite a statement. Billed as a compact crossover, it offers a blend of stylish design, advanced technology, and the kind of practicality we’ve come to expect from Volvo. Plus of course, solid quality and assured safety. But with a starting price of £33,795, can it really deliver on all fronts?
