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Posts Tagged ‘Average Person’
Sunday, November 7th, 2010
The car is increasingly becoming a sanctuary for many, an area of personal space which we value in a busy lifestyle constantly on the move. It is said that the average person now spends up to two years of their lifetime sat in traffic jams, impatiently drumming the steering wheel as we allow our thoughts to drift from the gridlocked road ahead. Our homes are becoming less private, with new technology invading our homes as well as unwanted callers. The car is one of the few remaining places where we have undiminished control of our personal space, although admittedly the radio and roadside billboards try to wage war. For me, some of my best thinking is done while I am behind the wheel as I find driving immensely relaxing. The monotonous nature of driving seems to send me into a trance-like state, one that I am infuriated to be awoken from should road conditions suddenly change.
Indeed, some people are immensely proud of their vehicle, adoring their chariot with hideous bodykits and a myriad of car accessories as so to be seen while they are cruising their local streets. As a society, we are quick to judge on first impressions, and a car says much about a particular person. We even have customised car mats and a whole host of bizarre trinkets to hang from the review mirror, a key piece of safety equipment which we devalue by having a mini set of Ricky Hatton’s boxing gloves dangling below. After all this effort, some even choose to add tinted windows so that only a vague outline of the driver be noticeable, perhaps to imply they are too important to be gawped at by the general public.
On the flip side, it isn’t just the automobile that we are obsessed with decorating. Mobile phone accessories, pet jewellery and designer baby clothes are all examples of how our post-modern society has reinforced that style is infinitely more important than substance.
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
German made cars are renowned for their superior quality, powerful efficient engines and stylish but understated looks, all the things an average person would look for in a car leasing plan. Long standing giants of the motoring industry Mecedes, BMW and VW have recently been having to share their success with Audi who have been gathering clout over the past ten years. Audi has always made great motors but it’s sharp increase in popularity is connected with its buyout by VolksWagen, pumping money into the research and development side of the company VW has hauled Audi up to peak of the automotive industry, improving great on interior quality and range.
Audi recently released it’s first supercar the R8, this really marked the firms transition into a prestige marquee, offering a model which received critical acclaim and which was desirable and exotic enough to stand alongside Ferraris and Porsches. At the start of the nineties Audi was considered a niche brand catering to four-wheel-drive enthusiasts with its rally car-inspired 44 Quattro range, now Audi contract hire plans are widely available and it is nigh-on impossible to go out onto UK roads without spotting the famous four ringed badge.
 Interestingly the top German manfacturers still have a fairly equal shares of the market, they have all had to branch out in order to contest the market and all offer a small family hatch back as part of their line up. BMW is highly revered in the looks department, every model has sleek, angular lines that create the ideal balance between subtlety and leariness. Mercedes arguably make the most desirable high end models such as the SLR and most recently the retrograde SLS. With car leasing deals so widely available now this means most working people can stretch to a German marquee meaning they are no longer priced out the market.
Tags: Angular Lines, Audi contract hire, Automotive Industry, Average Person, car leasing, car leasing deals, Clout, contract hire, Critical Acclaim, Ferraris, Interior Quality, Leasing Plan, Nineties, Porsches, R8, Rally Car, Sls, Subtlety, Success Story, Uk Roads, Vw Audi, Wheel Drive Enthusiasts Posted in Cars | No Comments »
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Through the use of an electric car conversion kit, you would be able to turn your gas guzzling car into an environmentally friendly vehicle for less than what it would have cost you to actually purchase a brand new vehicle. Now, before you go about saying that you aren’t a car mechanic and therefore not well equipped with the knowledge to be able to accomplish such a thing, sit yourself down and read through this entire article. Why? Because you just might change your mind. Before, the possibility of owning an electric powered vehicle was only open to those with pockets full of money as they can cost anywhere from $8,000 upwards. However, thanks to various developments in electric vehicle technology, it has been made possible for the average person to invest around $200 – $300 into converting their current vehicle into an electric one. The best bit here is the fact that they can do it themselves in the comfort of their own garage. These conversion kits have been much hyped about but this should discourage you from giving them a try because they really are quite wonderful. The only things you need to watch for are those fraudulent companies that produce faulty kits that don’t contain all the parts you need or have complicated instructions. Remember, you need not be a rocket scientist to accomplish this. A basic knowledge of cars and electricity should be enough to get you through this project.
Now, you might be wondering, what are the benefits of using an electric car conversion kit and is it really worth the money? Needless to say, with the current state of the environment and the effects of global warming that we are all experiencing, it’s about high time we trade in our gas guzzlers for something gentler to the environment and on our health. After all, who wants to be breathing in smog whenever you are out? No one, that’s for sure. If you’re still unconvinced, here are a few more reasons:
- You could potentially eliminate the need for fuel use in your vehicle as a source of power. This is because your car would no longer be relying on it and would be getting all the power it needs from an electric charge. Yes, much like your phone, all you need to do is charge your car and you would be good enough to go. In fact, a single charge would last you 200 miles.
- You would also be reducing your carbon emissions and as such, helping the fight against pollution. As you may already know, carbon emissions slowly destroy our atmosphere, our environment and even worse, it also affects our health. Imagine if everyone converted to using electric cars? It would be a much greener and healthier planet for all of us to live in.
There are plenty more reasons including the fact that you will save money because you no longer need to fill up on expensive gasoline to get your vehicle up and running. You would be contributing to helping the planet recover and at the same time you would be helping yourself as well. That alone should be reason enough to do an electric car conversion.
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Tags: Average Person, Basic Knowledge, Best Bit, build electric car, Car Conversion, Car Mechanic, Cars, Conversion Kit, Conversion Kits, Current State, Effects Of Global Warming, Electric Car, electric car conversion, electric car kit, Electric Vehicle Technology, Electricity, Fraudulent Companies, Gas Guzzlers, High Time, Money, Pockets, Rocket Scientist, Smog Posted in Cars | No Comments »
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past ten years you’ve no doubt noticed the amount of hand car washes popping up all over the place. These small business operations set up in defunct petrol stations or supermarket car parks offer a quick, cheap car wash done by hand that takes place while you wait. They have the speed of a mechanical car wash but the finish only achieved by the human touch, the other advantage is that they can valet the inside of your car as well giving it a thorough hoover, polish and clear out. These are becoming incredibly popular due to their low price and ease of use, the time saving is valuable considering it would take the average person a good couple of hours to wash their car by hand, longer than it takes to write a car reviews!
The problem is that these operations are putting traditional mechanical car washing business out of business, they simply cannot compete on price and are being rudely barged out of the marketplace by these new plucky rivals. For this reason owners of mechanical washers are kicking up a fuss and finding loopholes in the law that threaten hand-washer’s livelihoods. First, many workers at these operations are given cash in hand and pay no tax when washing Audi cars. Second there are several illegal immigrant workers earning a living off of this business, and thirdly the hand washes are not obeying environmental guidelines.
 The mechanical guys appear to have plenty of ammunition but the problem is enforcing it. Because there are so many hand wash establishment opening up, policing the workforce which is constantly regenerating is neigh on impossible. Measuring waste is also tricky, the amount of grease, grime, acids and alkalines that come off a new cars body are pollutants and go against the strict environmental rules brought in in most other industry sectors.
Tags: Acids And Alkalines, Audi cars, Average Person, Car Parks, car reviews, Car Wash, Car Washes, Car Washing Business, Earning A Living, Environmental Guidelines, Environmental Rules, Hand Car, Hand Washer, Head In The Sand, Illegal Immigrant Workers, Industry Sectors, Livelihoods, Loopholes, New Cars, No Doubt, Petrol Stations Posted in Cars | No Comments »
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