How to Get £5000 from the Government - Buy A Porsche

The government wants us to buy an environmentally friendly 'plug-in' car and are giving grants to car buyers who opt for a car that uses energy more efficiently. The windfall even awaits buyers of the 167mph Porsche Panamera S-E Hybrid. 

£5000 Saving - Buy A Porsche

Cars with a government grant

Qualifying cars for the 'plug-in' grant have more reasonable prices and include the following makes and models.  The maximum grant is £5000 or up to 20% of the list price.

• BMW i3
• Chevrolet Volt
• Citroen CZero
• Ford Focus Electric
  
• Mia Electric 
• Mitsubishi iMiEV
• Nissan Leaf
• Peugeot iON
• Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid
• Renault Fluence
• Renault ZOE
• Smart fortwo electric drive
• Tesla Model S
• Toyota Prius Plug-in
• Vauxhall Ampera
• Volkswagen e-up!
• Volvo V60

New plug-in cars are being released. Click on the above to find out about specific models or click here to find all plug-in and electric cars being sold in the UK.

Savings made simple - Ask your dealer

The Government has published a guide to claiming the grant and is at pains to stress how easy it is to make a claim of 20% off the price of qualifying cars. All you have to do is ask the dealer, who sorts out all the paperwork. 

We constantly update all new car listings with full technical specifications and prices, visit our new car search facility.

Fuel economy - fact or fiction?

How many miles per gallon does a car really achieve?  Often it is less than claimed.  

The best way to get an idea of how a car really performs is to ask other car owners.  Over 540,000 reviews and views are recorded on our car review site. All cars are rated for economy so click here and read up on any car you are thinking of buying.

Celebrity Endorsement - When Will We Have Celebrity Cars?

Elizabeth Taylor's 'White Diamond' Perfume gave a boost to the fragrance industry to the tune of $1 billion dollars and transformed the market forever.

 

Now, with car manufacturers finding it hard to get the attention of car buyers, WeLoveAnyCar.com asks - "could it be time to introduce celebrity cars?" - and suggests 10 'tongue in cheek' car brands.

 

Top 10 Celebrity Car Brands

• Lady Gaga - 'Gaga GoGo' - advanced 4x4 sports utility
• Steven Spielberg - 'Jaws Wagon' - very large pickup truck    
• Justin Bieber - 'Bieber Bug' - small, cheap car
• One Direction - 'Directioner' - sat nav assisted super mini
• Dame Judi Dench - 'Dame Ler' - luxury well appointed saloon
• Elton John - 'Rocket' - flash, fast, appeal to older drivers
• Simon Cowell - 'X Car' - very popular, mass market crowd pleaser
• Gwyneth Paltrow - 'The Palt-Eco' - electric powered city car
• Brad Pitt - 'Pitt Bus' - Large, well styled, MPV, great for big families
• Oprah Winfrey - 'The Winfrey Bago' - top price motor home   

 

Victoria Beckham unveils her Range Rover Evoque in Beijing

Victoria Beckham was reported by the Daily Mail as having styled the Land-Rover Evoque. It is thought this collaboration would appeal to brand conscious Chinese buyers. This move is bound to be watched carefully by the World's major car brands who will adopt any successful formula to sell more cars.

 

WeLoveAnyCar.com spokesman, the UK's biggest car review site with 108,800 car reviews, said, "Today there are few 'bad' cars, just different cars that suit different people. Although we've had some fun thinking of potential cars, it can't be long before more manufacturers ask celebrities - who appeal to a particular target market - to get involved in the styling and presentation of a car rather than just endorse it."

 

 

Elizabeth Taylor became even richer, as did the perfume company, by becoming involved intimately in the product and the promotion based on her brand and her image. Today the perfume industry has much higher sales and over 25% of all perfume sold is the product of a celebrity collaboration.

 

The WeLoveAnyCar.com Facebook page is open for suggestions on celebrity inspired car models and brands.

 

image via Daily Mail

It's The 'Fuel Economy,' Stupid - The Top 10 Fuel Guzzlers Revealed

Over 107,000 motorists submitted a car review to WeLoveAnyCar.com revealing drivers' top concern - fuel economy. The 10 least economical car manufacturers revealed.

 

 

In the last 12 months, over 107,000 car owners submitted car reviews to WeLoveAnyCar.com, their top concern - fuel economy. The result was a list of top 10 guzzlers.

 

The Least Economic Car Makes

90% Of Motorists Think Fuel Prices Will Increase in 2014

1. Jeep
2. Subaru
3. Land Rover
4. Porsche
5. Chrysler
6. Lexus
7. Alfa Romeo
8. Jaguar
9. Saab
10. Chevrolet    

 

 

Motorists rated reliability, how a car drives, comfort, if they'd recommend their car and fuel economy. The subject of 'fuel economy' proved to be most on driver's minds. Their ratings resulted in the list of ‘least economical car makes.’

 

In a separate ‘eco-survey’ sent to 20,000 drivers by WeLoveAnyCar.com on 19th November, over 90% of respondents believed that fuel prices will increase next year and the majority said their choice of their next car would hinge on fuel economy.

 

A WeLoveAnyCar.com spokesman said, “Premium car makes like Lexus, Porsche and Jaguar have less to worry about as other factors clearly feature highly in a prospective buyer’s mind. But average cars clearly shouldn't have below average fuel economy. It can be no coincidence that manufacturers like Subaru and Alfa Romeo have seen falling sales figures.”

 

The WeLoveAnyCar.com eco-survey also delivered another assault on car manufacturers – the majority thought their cars did fewer miles to the gallon than claimed and their figures were unreliable.

 

In conclusion the spokesman at WeLoveAnyCar.com said, “Everyone is questioning the manufacturer’s MPG claims – from consumer groups to the Government. Whilst they debate, perhaps prospective buyers are best to check WeLoveAnyCar.com and seek information from people who actually know - motorists who have owned, driven and paid for their car over the years.”

The rankings of manufacturers are the result of the ratings made by car owners who rated economy out of 5; 1 being poor, 5 being good. These are not the opinions of WeLoveAnyCar.com who are reporting the information given to it by owners. 60% of all car reviews are made by people who still own the car, 40% by those who have sold their car in the last 12 months – predominantly to car dealers as part exchange and to private buyers. The ratings made between these two groups ensure ratings are balanced. Car reviews are only made by invitation and represent a cross section of the UK car 'parc' by model, manufacture and age. The ratings by manufacturer will change over time as the WeLoveAnyCar.com car review database receives more reviews. In the last month over 20,000 car reviews were submitted by verified car owners.

 

The figures published here are a reflection of the cars owned and driven on the UK roads. All of the manufacturers quoted may have produced models which have enhanced fuel economy. This will be seen in car reviews submitted in the future. The figures produced are averages and it is recognised that each of the manufacturers may have models where drivers beleive fuel economy of that model is greater, or poorer, than the averages used to compile this list.

 

Over 422,415 'second reviews' were logged by other drivers of the same car who 'agreed' or 'disagreed' with the review submitted making it one of the most accurate and largest car review surveys available free on line, worldwide.