Free Winter Safety Check

Carcraft, one of the UK’s nationwide vehicle servicing centres, is offering a free of charge Winter Safety Check as many drivers are cutting back on essential maintenance more than ever.

This is a situation that Carcraft Service Centres is tackling head on by their offer.

Taking just thirty minutes, the check covers essential areas such as brakes, tyres, exhausts, steering windscreen, wiper blades, anti-freeze and screen wash.

Choose by your star sign?

Carcraft, the used car supermarket, has found that when choosing your car, most motorists focus on things like price, size, the tax bracket and fuel consumption.

However according to some fun research they conducted they also found that your Astrology Star Sign could affect your choice. Aries drivers (the ram) tend to go for something flashy and sporty (red Mazda MX5 or Saab Convertible) whereas Sagittarians prefer something to accommodate their sense of adventure (4X4 or a muscular MPV). Aquarians apparently like something that is fun, small and quirky like the Ford Ka or Mini.

Whatever your Star Sign, try the new contract hire Super Shopper as you can find any make or model of vehicle.

Vauxhall Corsa

The latest research from Carcraft, a used car hypermarket, has found the both male and female young drivers agree on what is the best car to choose. The Vauxhall Corsa tops the list as the favourite as it is stylish and offers many different engine sizes and variants.

Carcraft Sales Director, Paul Oakley, said,” It’s just a great car first car. With a purchase price starting from under £4,000, low running costs and good looks, it has everything a new driver needs- whether they are a girl or boy”.

Buying a car whether new or used is an important decision for any person, especially as a vehicle will lose money over time. Personal car leasing is now becoming more popular as many customers prefer a new vehicle every three years but don’t want the risks associated with car ownership.

Silver is favourite colour

The annual research from the used car company, Carcraft, has found that buying stereotypes are still alive and have not really been affected by the changing times. Top of the list as the most preferred colour is silver, with 31% of drivers opting for this over any other on offer. This decreased by only 1% from last year.

Coming in second place was blue at 25% whilst black and grey saw an increase of just 1%. The eighties favourite, red, remained steady at 9%, while green fell out favour by 1%. Carcraft’s Marketing Manager, Stacey Ludlow said,”Colour psychologists say silver denotes prestige and wealth. So it could be that drivers are outwardly trying to say, look I’m doing well despite the recession”.

If you are thinking of buying your car rather than car leasing then choose your colour carefully as when you come to sell it, you may find that if you have opted for a colour that nobody wants then you will end up paying for this. Car leasing will protect you from all the factors around car depreciation, as the leasing company owns the vehicle, not you.