Archive: 2024

As we are arriving in summer, we here at cartime thought what better to broadcast than our catalogue of convertibles that we have in stock.

If you’ve been shopping for car finance, you might be wondering if HP is right for you. No, we’re not talking brown sauce – we’re talking Hire Purchase (HP) finance packages.If you’ve been shopping for car finance, you might be wondering if HP is right for you. No, we’re not talking brown sauce – we’re talking Hire Purchase (HP) finance packages.

Welcome to our new blog post series where we delve into some of our favourite new arrivals. This will be a new series where we showcase our top 3 new arrivals based on categories of vehicles.

In recent years, the sale of electric vehicles has risen dramatically. During 2022, there was an estimated 250,000 electric vehicles registered on the UK roads and whilst we approach the end of 2023, there is an estimated 840,000 registered today.

Over the many weeks to come as we rise to see that the roads are layered in a shower of leaves and the dreaded rain showers come around, gives us an opportunity to discuss road safety and provide you with some of our helpful tips to keeping safe this Autumn.

CARTIMES GUIDE TO BUYING YOUR FIRST CAR

When it comes to searching the used car market, we all know there’s a vast array of information to dig up. Making sure we know exactly what we’re after, ensuring all our finances are in order before making the next big purchase and understanding our rights as a buyer.

The term ‘hot hatchback’ dates to the 1980’s. The meaning of a hot hatchback describes the performance and styling of the vehicle, something of which makes us think about limited slip differentials, premium material finishes like Alcantara and Carbon Fibre, performance braking systems, turbo flutters and pure driving enjoyment.

Grey is the UK’s most popular new car colour for the fifth consecutive year with a 25.7% market share, followed by black and white to complete a monochrome podium.

MANCHESTER car supermarket cartime has welcomed the founder and chief executive of Revilo Group to its team as non-executive chairman on a consultancy basis as the firm looks to strengthen the development and operational efficiency of the business.