Story Comments Total Post : 2 Posted By : pnbiswas on 04 March,2008 The cut in excise duty is welcome particularly in small towns where no public transports are available. However, to avoid city congestion there is an active need to reduce the life of a car to 7-10 years. Further, congestion zones should be earmarked in all cities and any car entering into it should be asked to pay Rs.1000/- per occasion with staying limit of two hours.
If you think big—think MINI! East Bay MINI has the all-new MINI Cooper Clubman—the latest addition to the already eccentric MINI family. Join us as we welcome the MINI Cooper Clubman in the new color—Hot Chocolate at East Bay MINI in Pleasanton. Stop on by and guess how many soccer balls fit in a MINI Clubman to win a prize! We will have fresh music, a chance to win a Chocolate Razor phone, chocolate tid-bits, fun and more on Friday, February 22, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. at East Bay MINI in Pleasanton.
The revived Mini brand has been praised once again this week and given more awards to add to its collection. Announcing record new car and used car sales records, Mini UK’s general manager Andy Hearn commented as the model was given the title of best supermini by readers of BusinessCar magazine. Top Gear magazine awarded the prize for best small car to the Mini for the secod year in a row, although this time around it was the new Mini Clubman that achieved the accolade.
Mike Walsh, sales director at Carcraft, says: “It is interesting to see that cars are not only viewed as a symbol of wealth and status but they are increasingly becoming a crucial part of people’s identity and social life. This is reflected online with large numbers using sites such as Facebook to network with like-minded drivers.
The January blues have been well and truly beaten by MINI in 2008 with new year awards from Top Gear, What Car?, BusinessCar and Parker s Car Guides. With successes in these publications that cover retail and fleet, new and used car sales, the champagne is off the ice and the detox will have to wait! Announced today, BusinessCar magazine readers have awarded MINI Best Supermini for the sixth time.
MINI remains one of Britain’s most sought-after cars with good reason. It looks good, is great to drive, and is easy to own as it’s offered with hassle-free five and eight-year servicing deals. Impressive fuel-saving technologies fitted on cars from autumn 2007 have transformed it into one of the cleanest and most fuel efficient cars on sale today. 2007 was also the first full year that the new model was on sale.
According to data analyst Experian, which compiled the used car study, it is the first time in eight years that the lower medium segment has not been the nation s best selling sector, although its lead has been whittled away in recent years. The Ford Fiesta is the UK s best selling used supermini and was also the best selling used car overall during the first half of the year.
However, Experian s statistics show that around 78 per cent of all the cars classed as super minis that changed hands during the first half of the year were over three years old. The older the car, the more likely it is to have a hidden history that could affect the car buyer s decision to make a purchase.
“It’s a convenience world,” said Vernon Hylton, field operations//member relations for Worthington’s AAA Auto Club, talking about how for example the majority of gas stations are now self-serve and have no one checking fluid levels and tire pressure. He estimated in about 50 percent of calls made by stranded motorists the break-down could have been prevented.
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Jakarta is gearing up to host the country’s largest ever trade fair, in which more than 960 local businesses and 3,000 potential international buyers will participate, a top official said. The 2007 Indonesian Trade Expo (ITE), scheduled to run from Oct. 23 to 27 at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, is expected to help boost the country’s export industry, which has been projected to grow this year by between 14.5 and 20 percent.