Wheels-Near-U blog

Last Sunday night Jeremy Clarkson took on his two fellow presenters in the phenomenal new Nissan GT-R. The race in true top gear style covered the width of Japan, the GT-R’s birthplace - pitting the latest skyline-bred Nissan against the infamous Japanese Bullet Train.

The new GT-R is said to have a cruising speed of 186 mph and is capable of a lot more - although perhaps not pushed to this limit Jeremy Clarkson did manage to clock up Bill Oddie’s speeding tickets using a clever mask.

According to Jeremy Clarkson this was ” the best film we’ve ever made” and we just happen to agree - the fantastic scenery of the Japanese mountains, tunnels and Tokyo’s racing roads almost distracts you from the purebred GT-R, but only momentarily until you see it from another beautiful angle.

Apparently people are complaining that the race’s are fixed on top gear, but we couldn’t care less because its cracking television! If you havent yet watched this epic battle of modern public transport against the snarling GT-R then catch it while you can on the BBC iPlayer (Click here to watch Top Gear Series 11 Episode 4)

The petrol pumps are cause for concern again this week as prices don’t show much sign of slowing.  As of thursday 3rd July we are looking at prices almost £1.50 per litre of diesel and a single percentage point of £1.30 for petrol (figures from petrolprices.com.)

In the price war to keep petrol customers buying there are several loosers, but you won’t find any big companies on the list. Rural filling stations are hit hard when local supermarkets offer reduced prices to draw the masses, drivers of diesel cars who would have historically benifited from lower costs are seeing increases beyond everyones expectations and haulage and transport companies are suffering increased running costs.

What do you think will happen in the next 6 months? Petrol prices don’t show much sign of slowing, but ultimately any more substancial rises will take some drivers off the road due to costs beyond their means! let us know what you think!

Its not often you associate a single wheel with one Million dollars, but news this week of the famous game quiz show “Wheel of Fortune” adding the 7 digit prize to its spinning wheel has do doubt pricked up the ears of the contestants!

Not quite the sort of wheel usually featured on Wheels-Near-U, this one gives competitors who land on it a chance to play for $1 million.

A British Million Pound Wheel of Fortune would be a fantastic idea, and no doubt we may see one in the near future!