British actor Brian Blessed has recently signed a contract with satellite navigation manufacturer Tom Tom, meaning drivers will soon be able to hear his unmistakable voice shouting directions at them from their Tom Tom Sat Navs.
The actor, best known for his Shakesperean performances on stage and his role at Vultan in the classic 1980′s film Flash Gordon, has recorded 57 basic commands, as well as six ‘special catchprases’ for the sat nav firm.
I always hated getting the bus when I was a kid. It was slow, cumbersome and the drivers were always grumpy, plus it was far too expensive. Imagine my joy then to discover an American by the name of Paul Stender had fitted an engine from a Phantom fighter jet to an American schoolbus in an attempt to break the World Speed Record for a schoolbus.
The hot hatch is an iconic paradigm of motoring history, combining looks practically and speed in one affordable package, pocket rockets have been hugely popular since the introduction of the Renault 5 turbo and VW Golf GTi in the earlt 1980’s. This genre of vehicle is still going strong today with new innovations from manufactures that are being lapped up by petrol heads. Of course today’s hot hatches are a far cry from the veritable go-karts of yester-year, safety requirements have changed the shape and increased the weight of the models, but they still retain that feisty, off-the-chain hot hatch demeanor loved by so many.
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If you pay attention to international news, you may have been surprised and pleased when, a few years back, Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in his country. As time progressed, and word of increased killing and retaliation by the cartels under siege got out to the rest of the world, your pleasure probably turned to horror. And each year the death toll gets higher.
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Of course, it’s a drop in the bucket compared to other conflicts currently operating around the world, but Mexico is a lot closer to home and it’s not too difficult to imagine such a campaign spilling over onto our doorstep. In any case, it has been a nightmare for many Mexican citizens, especially those that are high profile or have a lot to lose. So it’s no surprise that armored cars have become big business in the last few years.
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The car wash salon business can be a risky business. You have to be very careful of where you open the salon, i.e. the place of the salon; you have to be careful to have every needed license for opening a salon and to be careful on how to draw the attention of the potential customers to your salon. In order to provoke the customers to come to your salon and not any other, there are some marketing tricks you can use.
A good advertisement is always good for your business. It is a well known fact that sometimes the marketing sells the product more than the quality of the product itself. In the twenty-first century, the consumer likes to see a well made commercial that is appealing and interesting to watch and at the same time will provoke him to try the product, or in this case the salon.
We hear a lot about vehicle safety these days. Stats and numbers are bandied about with about as much reckless abandon as a good percentage of drivers demonstrate while at the wheel. And, over time, the race for the next great automobile to capture the public’s imagination has led to far too many fatalities.
Here are the top seven most dangerous cars of all time.
7. Chevy Corvair
A blast from the past, literally. Corvair’s revolutionary rear engine design played havoc with tire pressure-to-weight ratios and if two or more people were in the car at one time, the generally overinflated tires would blow. It didn’t help that the factory recommended tire pressure was more than the tires could handle. Corvair had a short life as a result.
There’s nothing quite like hitting the open road and driving from one adventure to another but where are the top places to go on a driving holiday? More importantly which destinations are the most fun when it comes to a classic driving experience with lots of sights to see? Whether you have your own car, lease hire or are just renting driving holidays can be a lot of fun.
When we picture the freedom of a road trip it is often with a long winding stretch of tarmac twisting between some picturesque scenery in mind. Now that we have that mental picture let’s explore some of the worthwhile destinations for an old fashioned road trip.
Hundreds of car insurance claims are made everyday, the regular commuter will be well accustomed to seeing two or three cars parked up on the side of a dual carriageway with drivers close by, furiously engaged in a war of words. Some of us may have been unlucky enough to be involved in an incident ourselves, and even when they don’t result in any personal injury, they can be traumatic and the paperwork that needs to be dealt with afterwards can be stressful to say the least. Let me share with you my experience with a recent car accident and subsequent insurance claim against me.
It was a late October Saturday afternoon, I was driving home from the gym in my dad’s car, a two-year-old Honda Civic Type R on one day insurance, a feisty little number that I had been dying to get my hands on for some time, my own car had recently been damaged by another vehicle while it was parked in the road outside my house and was in for repair. Despite having a bit of a heavy foot I was being surprisingly restrained with my speed considering I had a 2 lire VTEC lump at my disposal. I was two minutes away from my house when the driver of the car in front of me decided to veer right then make a sharp left into his driveway, slowing to a snails pace as he effectively barricaded the road at a horizontal angle.
There are different businesses that you can get involved with, if you have the appropriate asset and you wish to start a business of your own, among which a car wash salon is one of them. When beginning a car wash business first you have to find the perfect place for building a salon, which has to be spacious enough and at the same time on the most appealing position, so potential customers will be easily drawn to it.
Usually, next to a supermarket or any other place that also attracts customers constantly, is the best place to have a car wash salon, because people come by it through out every day and night, and while buying the necessary products for their home, they could kill two birds with one stone by washing the car at the same time.
After you have found the best location for a car wash salon, you have to decide what kind of car wash service you are going to give: an automatic car wash service or a self-service car wash. The automatic car wash service is fully done by machines i.e. the car goes through a machine that runs water and car shampoo and finishes with drying it off.
No matter what car you’re driving around – whether you own a truck, luxury car or motorcycle – you want to be comfortable and look good while doing it. If you look hot and in style, it will make your driving experience all the more fun and enjoyable.
Every type of transportation calls for some accessory to go with it. When you’re shopping for driving apparel and accessories, look for high quality gear that will last a long time.
Here are some tips to keep you looking as flashy as your car:
In case you have to wear eye glasses for visual correction you can find everything you want online. For start you will want to know where to locate the best offer for eyeglass retail business online. There are big offer for online retail business and you can find a big offer for cheap glasses online, bifocal glasses online and cheap prescription glasses online
The offer is different from one to another retailer, and you can search for everything you need. The prescription glasses are the base offer. They are offered in different lenses quality to correct your vision problem in the best way. First you can choose the model you prefer and after that you can also try online the pair by using the virtually face model or you can use your own picture to see how the frame fit you your face.
Also when you are choosing the glasses you can find a big offer for bifocal glasses.
Do you know how any models and types of sunglasses are offered every day on the market?
There is a giant fashion industry for sunglasses design and production, who offered day by day new models and styles. Nobody knows how many designs are offered and how many styles are on the market. But there are some brands which are so any years on the market, and there are so any people who have gave the statements like this ”I never left my home without my favorite pair of sunglasses”. Also there are offer for various models and colors to match with the outfit. Now it is fashion to wear the bigger the better sunglasses.
The most popular Chanel, Gucci, Prada and stylish Ray-Ban will never be out of the game. Today living in the modern world the style of wearing designer glasses answers the popularity scale for many famous people. As previous they have problems with popularity if wearing prescription glasses for correction of the vision, today they have many options and opportunities of wearing a pair of prescription sunglasses with a signature of famous producer.
Today people have more open view to the life and they are more open to new life styles and they have to answer to many questions and needs to this fast and modern world. This modern world is full with different styles and trends, people have different style of dressing code, they want to have trendy wear, to have nice everyday outfit. People are busy with their own life, working day starts early in the morning and finished late afternoon, and a pair of glasses can add many in their popularity scale.
First they start wearing prescription glasses only for driving purpose, because must pass medical driving test, and these glasses are to sharpen the visual capabilities. They start with cheap prescription glasses, very affordable for anyone and after that with prescription sunglasses. But the glasses industry did not stop here because they have find that people do not wear the glasses only for driving purpose, they start to wear the everyday long. And they start investigate what gives the style element in the wearing of the glasses. The answer they get was that the composition of the glasses and dimensions of the lenses, and the dimensions of the optical glass are cut in different dimensions and shapes are only to fit in stylish frame.
The fast and modern way of living has changed many people habits. Now everybody spend many hours in front the TV and in front the computer. Children from early age become TV and computer addicted and this results in vision anomalies from very various kinds and types. This result in vision disorders and any kids and young people started with prescription glasses. But also there is one big modern demand on wearing sunglasses all the time in any places and also very popular are wearing designer glasses as a style accessory. There is no fear that wearing glasses is bad habit, or people do not look good and fashion if they wear prescription glasses.
A man from Surrey, England will be hoping to set a new world record by pushing a car over the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.16 kilometers). I wonder if he will be use some car lease deals for this. Adrian Kane is a tax adviser and has selected a smart car as his car of choice for this world record attempt. Whilst some people may think this is crazy it is all in aid of the World Cancer Research Fund and the Stroke Association.
Adrian aims to raise £50,000 ($75,000) by completing the marathon distance within 24 hours on Saturday 31st July. The previous record for the distance a car has been pushed in a single day stands at 17.06 miles.
People like to do pranks in order to make their life more joyful and interesting, as long as the pranks are harmless and you have no intention of hurting someone. Pranks can be done everywhere and the only thing you need is just a little bit more imagination and courage to do them. Nowadays, everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere, so the best place to pull a prank on is on someone’s car. Here are several examples of pranks that can be pulled on a car:
1. You can leave a note on your “victim’s” car saying that you are sorry that you bumped into him and leave a phone number that is not yours. In that way he’ll start searching the outside of the car for any scratches or if anything is broken. Then, he’ll try to reach you on the number and by that he’ll bother another random person about a car accident that he didn’t take a part in.
2. When in the “victim’s” car, change his favorite radio stations with some other that play music that he doesn’t like at all, and don’t forget to set the radio player to memorize them. You can also put the volume up to the loudest, so that would add up to his disturbance.
3. If you have friends or relatives with the same type of car, change their car keys. In this way they won’t recognize that it’s not their key and let them wonder why they can’t open the door of the car.
Of course the main reason why any sports enthusiast would want to subscribe to the Tour De France Guide for this year’s race is because they would like to keep a track of all the events and the expert comments and opinions on the race, but let’s also not forget that this year the Tour De France is actually taking a very dramatic turn because of all the gossip worthy situations. This might be another reason why bicycling enthusiasts and anybody who wants to follow the race closely will want to have constant access to the Tour De France Guide.
Having a nice car is one thing, whether it’s a vintage Caddy or a brand new Benz. But if you haven’t pimped your ride, it’s really nothing special (no, beaded seat covers and a skull shifter do not count). And with so many cars playing on mainstream look-alike appeal, you could end up in the nightmare scenario where you wander around a parking garage for hours, clicking your key fob up and down the aisles because you can’t pick your car out of the lineup. While you are willing to go the extra mile in the areas of home decoration and personal accessorization, you really don’t seem to allocate the same amount of time or money for your automobile. However, since you have been spending a significant portion of your life trapped in the morning (and evening…and lunchtime) commute lately, you’ve begun to think about ways you could make your ride a little sweeter, so here are a few ideas to get you started.
Head’s up display (or HUD). This is something that is most commonly used in aircraft, but some companies have recently been experimenting with the technology for high-end automobiles. If you’re worried about a gridlock fender-bender every time you check the dash, ditch the fuzzy dice and opt for this space-age alternative for your windshield (it pops up like a hologram to show you the speedometer, odometer, etc.). It’s both cool and safe since you can check your relevant gauges without ever taking your eyes off the road.
Despite technology that advances in leaps and bounds, flying cars have largely remained the province of science-fiction and schoolboy fantasies. Even in this modern world where we can talk to people on the other side of the globe at the touch of a button, most people don’t expect to see cars that fly within their lifetime. And yet, there is one company poised to change all of that as they unveil plans to introduce the stuff of legend, personal flying cars, and they’re claiming consumers could have them as early as next year.
Terrafugia, Inc. is a technology company that not too many people have heard of. And it’s no wonder considering they’re the only registered automobile manufacturer in the small state of Massachusetts (and they haven’t released a single product since their incorporation in 2006). But that’s not to say they haven’t been busy. Since their inception (the company was founded by local graduates from MITs Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, mainly using prize monies from various student competitions), the company has been hard at work on one major piece of merchandise that they have dubbed “roadable aircraft”, which translates, as you may have guessed, into the flying car.
Many people are speculating that eventually the car will die out and we will be using another means of transport as our main way of getting around. However what is the likelihood of some of the options that are out there actually coming in to replace cars and will people really ditch their pride and joy for something brand new? Som
Me of these ideas may sound stupid but people do seem to think they will have an impact on the sales of cars in the future. Are we really going to see the end of contract hire cars?
This idea was around long before the movie Back To The Future part II was released and many people have speculated that this could in fact become a means of transport in the future. Even if this does happen I cannot see it overtaking the car in the amount of people using it and this is simply because it is just a glorified skateboard that hovers.
