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Mechanics qualifications gained using Haynes manuals

MOST MEN enjoy a good Haynes car manual, whether they really understand it or not, but a group of youngsters has used the workshop guides to achieve their first qualifications in car mechanics. The first wave of the Haynes Mechanix scheme has seen a mixed gender youth club group, aged 15-25 and from Islington in London, use Haynes manuals along with guidance from experienced mentors to fix real problems on a real car. The donor Volkswagen, known as Percy the Polo, was a theoretical MOT fail and needed replacement spark plugs, a brake fluid replacement and much more, to give the aspiring tinkerers a broad spectrum of challenges.

New Saab 9-5 (2010) prices announced

The 2010 Saab 9-5 arrives in the UK this summer with prices from £26,495. Now the first new Saab 9-5 has rolled off the production line in Trollhatten this week, Saab are wasting no time marketing the car. They’ve sent us a price list for the 2010 Saab 9-5 for the UK, although they’re still not exactly clear when the first 9-5s will get to the UK.

Hydrogen Car Highway for London

London to develop a Hydrogen Highway The plan is fairly small scale, but it’s a start. As part of the scheme Boris is assembling a small fleet of 150 cars, 20 black cabs and 5 buses all running on Hydrogen. In typical Boris style he said he wants Britain to become a ‘World leader in Fuel Cell Technology’ with the aim of having one in three cars in the UK running on hydrogen fuel cells in twenty years.