Do you have an amazing relationship with your car? Love the car that is Yes now even well-known goes in Germany. I wanted to take this love is as intense, even more closely scrutinized. I started with the naming of our metal kids. Because a car has a name that anything as abnormal now-days. Already, each 3 car carries a pet name – a very considerable number here land. Men call their beloved cars mostly baby. Also precious, my thick or even less popular names are, issued mainly by female holders. It is also interesting that every 10th car has a women’s names, E.g. Emma or SAR are popular. A man name, however, has only one of every 6 car, Hugo, Helmut, and Jimmy are the most popular. Also Hooptie, ugly duckling and labor are often given names for cars and are elected by 8% of all car enthusiasts. But also the proportion of motorists who name their car just one impersonal according to brand or model, about 11% alarmingly high. Although one can say that it is often women […]

Another representative of the VW Polo class to the so-called VW Polo class small cars such as the Peugeot 207 or the Renault include Twingo. In this class belongs also the C3 of car produced by the French automaker Citroen. The vehicle Portal auto.de has tested the top model as the most powerful Turbo diesel version and with exclusive facilities and now represents him. Since January 2010, the Citroen C3 in the current edition is available. Above all the particularly bright and friendly interior of the C3 may surprise the occupants. This is ensured by especially the huge windshield that allows a tremendous light. Especially the headroom is positive in the space. But, the trunk offers a space of at least 300 litres. The motorization of the tested top model is a four-cylinder diesel with 112 Horsepower, allowing the small car a top speed of 190 km/h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / ensure 9.9 seconds. The six-speed manual is well graded and should enable a mix consumption of less than five litres according to the manufacturer. In […]

Who did now no winter tires, should remember quickly better. Now it has finally come: the new winter tyre regulation has entered into force. The ADAC club, as well as most motorists welcome the new regulation, even if it means the latter for some to access deeper in the Pocket. Because who is now still in ice, snow icy, slush, snow Frost, ice or frost smoothness with summer tires, endangers not only himself and others, but needs access, when, caught by the police even deeper in the Pocket than before. Who’s driving in winter road conditions with summer tires, is asked with 40 euros to the Fund. It obstructs other traffic participants, on its slide even 80 euro is payable. Become necessary was the new regulation because the higher regional court of Oldenburg looked at the old as too vague and hence as verfassunswidrig. In the previous version of the present law the speech, but no concrete expression was “reasonable tyres”. Here now for controlled and both the State of “winter road conditions” as well as that defines what “Winter […]

The ideal winter tires identifiizieren in the dense jungle of mature yet we find ourselves in the warm summer season but soon must you with the topic of winter tires “deal; ADAC recommends the so-called O up to follow O rule: from October to Easter. With tires with tread depth finally phasing out less than 3 mm. The tire jungle”is large and need some expertise, to detect a genuine winter tyre, so here is a little introduction to the mature customer: A special rubber compound that does not harden at low temperatures (from 7 C) and guarantees the necessary grip on the road surface the winter tires. Perfect tread depth; Although the minimum tread depth is set throughout Europe to 1.6 mm, tire experts (also, ADAC) strongly recommend a depth of at least 4 / 6 mm. At tires with different tread depth, care should be taken, that the better ones on the rear axles are mounted; No matter whether the car has front-wheel drive! Designations by the snow flake symbol; the true Hallmark of winter tyres, which is awarded […]