I have a good friend that runs a workshop and therefore a little insight into the workings of the parts side of the business.
I am aware of a couple of things that trouble me in the way many of the motor factors market themselves and whether it is in the interest of you and I the consumer...
Looking around the Eco-modder forum and I came across THIS thread and thought what a forward thinking company this USA lorry driver works for.
Just to give a scale of their savings, it's ~$20k per lorry per annum and they have 1100 lorries, so a saving of $22m per year.
Then it made me...
BBC article.
Interesting idea..............but
how much CO2 is emitted in manufacturing a new efficient car and how does this compare to continue running an inefficient old car?
edit: here's an article I found that discusses how much CO2 is emitted in manufacturing a car. ~2 tonnes of CO2 to...