Even with my extreme passion of new cars, when it came to spending money to purchase them, somehow, someway, common sense prevailed. That is, instead of deciding with the heart, I decided with the head. Maybe this was my father’s attitude as well, judging by the two
I have a friend who works at Holden as an engineer for the chassis/suspension parts of the locally designed and built Commodore. His grandfather (who migrated from Greece of a better life) and father worked at Holden as well – that’s 3 generations, spanning quite a few
When I was a young kid, my favourite car without peer was Lamborghini. They looked so fast, so futuristic, so sleek and those doors that opened upward (instead of outward) made every kid in the school yard want one, and do whatever they can to get one.
Isn’t it fantastic that the Australian public now has a choice of an ever-growing array of bargain-basement new cars that have the very familiar “Made in China” stamp. The invasion, which began over one year ago, has spawned three new makes, Chery, Great Wall Motors and Gelly,
A very big congratulations goes to the Australian Motor industry, GMH more specifically. The Holden Caprice has pushed aside two other contenders to now be the car of choice as the American Police Pursuit vehicle. Re-badged as a Chevrolet, this car will soon replace Ford’s venerable Crown
New technology in cars seems to be growing at an exponential rate with every new model appearing in the Australian marketplace. Unfortunately, most of these technologies are gimmicks – they provide little or no benefit to the driver, the surrounding drivers or the environment. A great example
