Monday, September 10, 2012

Fed Up With Your Car Being 50 Shades of Grey?

Fed up with your car being 50 shades of grey?

Give it the S and M treatment (Seat covers from Me-Mo).
Liberate yourself from the manacles of mediocrity and try whipping up some colour into your life!
And they won't give your wallet a spanking!...starting at just £42.50 for a complete colour transformation of the front parts (of your car)...and who knows what will happen in the back seats....
Love Ruthie at Me-Mo. www.me-mo.co.uk

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Citroen C1 Woman's Eye Car Review: To Infinity and Beyond!

If Buzz Lightyear didn’t have wings, you can bet your bottom dollar he’d be cruising around in a Citroen C1-the champion of the City Car market-and the economy Space Ranger of choice, especially for first time drivers.


The C1 comes in 2 engines- the 1 litre petrol and 1.4 litre diesel and at a length of just 3.4 metres is easy to park and has a compact turning circle. But perhaps most importantly the C1 is not a slap-happy gas guzzler: at an average of 65.7 mpg infinity no longer feels like an impossible destination. The 1 litre petrol is also exempt from road fund licence fees, coming in at 99g/km for CO2 emissions.

And don’t expect to see the Wood(y) for the trees...It’s quite zippy too (0-62 in 12.3 secs) : the C1has a top speed of 98 mph...which is quite sufficient for an urban sprinter-thanks.

The C1 we had on loan was in Boticelli Blue: a true renaissance of the earlier C1 version, replete with day running lights, emergency brake assist, isofix anchor points (for child safety seats), electronic brakeforce distribution and csc (corner stability control).

The C1 is also lightyears ahead on safety features: with abs airbags and optional ESP (in this case: Electronic Stability Programme - an electronic device that corrects the path of a vehicle by detecting loss of adherence of the wheels to the road, applying braking accordingly for skid control). It scores 4 out of 5 stars on the NCAP rating-so is one of the safest cars in its class.

The dash controls are rounded and retro and, if I had to be picky, I wasn’t keen on the white plastic surround on a couple of the dials, but the slinky leather steering wheels available on EGS models more than make up for this little misdemeanour. Storage space in the boot is very limited-but you can’t have it all ways: the rear two seats fit two people in comfort and a larger boot would only compromise this arrangement.



Price: Best price seen new: £6788 Leasing: from £99 per month (deposit of £999)

Engines: 3 and 5 door versions with a choice of 2 engines- the 1 litre petrol and 1.4 litre diesel

Colour Options: 2 greys 2 blues one red one black one white option

Competitors : Peugeot 107; Toyota Aygo; VW up!

CO2 emmissions- between 99-109 gkm

Fuel efficiency 61-64 mph petrol   69 mph diesel

Desirability Perfect learner or starter car and a great city runaround...and change from £7000!




This article is also reproduced at: http://www.womentalking.co.uk/ -the U.K.'s great online women's magazine
Ruthie at www.me-mo.co.uk

A Me-Mo Car Review

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