Archive for February, 2010

Dotz Girls Get Dirty @ Autosport

16 Feb 2010 in events // No Comments ›

You might think that the life of a Dotz girl is all pouting, posing and preening, but there’s a bit more to it than all that! The recent Autosport show at the NEC is a really important outing for the team, as it gives us the chance to showcase the new 2010 range to the trade and public, display the latest designs – and of course meet all of you!

So what does a typical day contain? If you’ve never been to the show, I can tell you that it’s pretty big, so walking is a big part of it. With the trade and the public days, there’s four days of hard graft to get through, whilst maintaining your best smile and making sure that we have enough leaflets and brochures for you, our lovely punters.

Pip

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See DOTZ wheels being fitted to a Focus

10 Feb 2010 in alloys ,, , ,
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The lads over at www.tyresave.co.uk made a video of our Shuriken wheels being fitted to a Ford Focus — and the result is fantastic (as we’d expect!). So if you’ve ever wondered how the alloys are actually fitted here’s your chance to find out.. check out the 5 minute video below.

It’s inspired us to do some similar videos in a time-lapse style. So what would be your favourite DOTZ wheel/car time lapse video (and we’ll try and make it happen!).


Why one size really doesn’t fit all

10 Feb 2010 in alloys, design ,, , , ,
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You get to travel a lot in this job. Oh yes, us jet-set international bloggers get to travel all sorts of exotic locations. Cleethorpes. Margate. Prestatyn, you name it, we’ve been there, eaten the motorway service sausage roll and got the t-shirt. Frequenting the plethora of  highway retail environments (or garages, as they used to be known) that we do, means you get to notice an awful lot about life in general and people in particular. Now, is it just me? Or have we all got a lot fussier as consumers?

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Back to the Old Skool!

8 Feb 2010 in alloys, design, retro ,, , , ,
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If I start shouting words at you like Rubik’s, Kajagoogoo, and Yuppie, you’ll either think that I’ve lost the plot, or depending on your age, you’ll already be drifting back in time to the ‘80s. A decade where peoples’ aspirations were exceeded only by their shoulder pads and mobile phones came with more hand baggage than the average Ryanair flight. It was truly a great decade though, as Maggie Thatcher (ask your Dad) sold off the entire country and created an appetite for success that saw a 911 in every car park, a taboo and lemonade in every bar (ask your Mum) and a real belief that if you had a great idea and a bit of patter, you could probably make a million. And plenty did…

Flashback!


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