Women at the Wheel

Comments: 0 Date: 15 May 2013 Read More

Despite years of hard work surrounding equality and equal rights for women, there are still a few people that believe women should be in the kitchen/seen and not heard/not drive. As you can imagine this infuriates many people so the recent news that 40% of all cars on our roads in the UK, are owned by the fairer sex has warmed my heart. That's 10 million vehicles, which has pretty much doubled in the last 10 years. There has also been an increase in the number of ladies holding a driving licence, a whopping 16 million and that’s half of all licence...

As good as new

Comments: 0 Date: 14 May 2013 Read More

I've had my new car a couple of months now, and have been getting around to the idea of having a Full Valet to bring it back to show room standard. Now, I really don't mind spending time tenderly cleaning the car and transforming back to new, but I am no professional, so have been researching valet options. Is it worth the money? Valeting can range from £20 for a basic valet, up to £1000s, in fact Gurcharn Sahota charges £7,200 for a valet and is possibly the UKs most expensive. But as you can imagine, he has all the...

The Sturgess Guide to Tyres

Comments: 0 Date: 13 May 2013 Read More

“So you'll need two new back tyres on the back in about 1000 miles”, were the parting words of the rather nice man at the garage, after my motors half service. Right, fine, new car, different tyres, I'd better go and check out what I need and where to get them from. I park up and go round to stare at the tyres, trying to decipher the magical numbers and letters. Now, if you're slightly stunned by what all these numbers and letters mean, I've put together a handy little guide, so you can walk into any tyre store with...

Britain’s Best Roads

Comments: 0 Date: 04 May 2013 Read More

I've recently changed my car to something a little more sporty, and why not! But during my time in aforementioned car, I haven’t half noticed the state of the roads. My car handles well, it's smooth and it's exciting, but it's not so exciting having to dodge the obstacle of pot holes and speed bumps. We probably all have a moan about the state of the roads now and then, especially during April and May when road works are rife, but where in the UK can you take your motor for the most exhilarating drive? So, we...

Storming the charts

Comments: 0 Date: 30 April 2013 Read More

It's quite a rarity for a music artist to have two of their tracks in the top 10. If they do, their ranking is generally based on the sales of that particular single. So, when it comes to the Auto Express Driver Power 2013 survey, Sturgess Motor Group is feeling rather smug as 3 of our Marques have ranked in the top 10. That's the top 10 cars that ranked the most satisfactory, in a survey of over 46,000 drivers and owners. So what Marques ranked, and where did they feature? At number three was the Jaguar XF- our luxurious...

The ringer of doom

Comments: 0 Date: 25 April 2013 Read More

I was chatting to a friend last night, who told me a rather unfortunate story. Yesterday, he got up early to take his car for a service at the local dealership. Left it there in the capable hands and went off to work, happy in the knowledge that at the end of the day he would have his prestige motor back, tended to and like new. But, this never happened, what did happen was that the Police turned up at his place of work asking to speak to him. After saving his hard earned cash to purchase the car of his dreams, when...

Finally! The New F-TYPE Jaguar is here

Comments: 0 Date: 19 April 2013 Read More

The long awaited F-TYPE has finally arrived in dealerships today, after the official handover of the demonstrator cars at the Richo Arena in Coventry. The spectacular occasion was marked with a procession of the new F-TYPE which then created a giant F at the stadium. The UK Jaguar network of dealerships are the first in the world to receive the long awaited model. Manufactured in Castle Bromwich and designed and engineered in Coventry the new F-TYPE Jaguar boasts and all aluminium body, it's completely aerodynamic, it has beautiful curves which the air slips off, and it boasts a rear spoiler...

Women Drivers

Comments: 0 Date: 17 April 2013 Read More

Women Drivers, a subject very close to our hearts as I myself, am of the fairer sex. There are many clichés about women drivers and some brave souls who are really going above and beyond to break those clichés, myself included. This week, unless you were living in a cave, you may have heard the delightful comments made by F1 boss Sterling Moss, quoting that “Women don't have the mental aptitude to compete in F1 and drive hard wheel to wheel”. This has thrown up enormous debate, and obviously ruffled a lot of feathers. Some say that despite this rather risqué claim,...

We're Award Winners!

Comments: 0 Date: 14 April 2013 Read More

It's not that often we blow our own trumpets but today we're getting out the Trombone, as we are proud to announce that Sturgess Jaguar in Leicester has been awarded Franchise Main Dealer of the Year by the prestigious Motor Codes Garage of the year award. It's a flashy title but what does this all mean? Motor Codes is a government backed operation which looks at codes of practice throughout the automotive industry. Over 11,500 people were surveyed and asked about their experiences at Sturgess Jaguar, including customer service, satisfaction and reliability. Sturgess was one of 20 regional finalists and we...

Time to go OFF ROAD

Comments: 0 Date: 11 April 2013 Read More

Finally it looks like spring might be here, the temp is a balmy 10 degrees today and to all those fanatics and enthusiasts that love the outdoor life, now is the time to check over the 4x4 and get out in the country side. If you're a brave, no bars held type of person, there might be a little off road trip involved. April not only brings spring, but new cars and in some cases, a new wad of money to spend on them. So, lets take a look at the offerings we have at Sturgess Group, in the 4x4...