There are some interesting examples of fine old cars hiding in the backstreets of Hervey Bay and the surrounding villages and here is one of them. I’ve seen this beautiful old 1963 Tbird around Torbanlea – a village just off the Bruce Highway between Maryborough and Childers - on several occasions but I’ve never had my camera with me until [...]
Earlier this month we reported on the latest car sale figures for the Australian market in May but not every country … nor every segment … was as bouyant as the Australian market was in May. In once instance the impact of falling sales has led to some serious re-thinking of future plans.
General Motors experienced [...]
The new BMW M3 Convertible is about to hit Australian streets and it’s definitely something special. The new M3 comes with a high-revving V8 that’s even lighter than the six-cylinder unit that powered previous M3s. The new 309kWÂ 4.0 litre motor comes as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox.
What makes this BMW even more interesting is [...]
There’s something about French cars that appeals to me … they’re quirky and definitely fun to drive and that’s probably why I still regret selling my Peugot 404 wagon (you could crank start it) and my Renault 12 sedan – the one that was covered in paint blemishes from new but Renault never quite got [...]
Over the last year or so I’ve bumped into a number of people from Europe who are amazed at how little lighting there is on our major country roads at night so today I thought I’d share a couple of photos I took yesterday as we headed north to Rockhampton.
We left well before dawn and [...]
Remember the early Mini’s? They came with a speedo, a fuel gauge and two or three warning lights and that was it! But not any more.
Since BMW took over the Mini you get all the information on your dashboard that you could ever want.Â
There’s the time, the temperature, the distance you’ve travelled and two other [...]
Well that’s the hype surrounding the latest fire-breathing Toyota Corolla and with specs that include a Dual VVT-i 1.8 litre engine that delivers 100Kw of power then it’s definitelly got the grunt to live up to the hype.
It comes with either a 6 speed manual transmission or a 4 speed auto and the list of [...]
Australian new motor vehicle sales remained strong last month, despite higher interest rates and fuel prices.
Official VFACTS figures released today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 88,640 cars, trucks and buses were sold in May – an increase of 43 vehicles on the same month last year.
“This is a good result [...]
Earlier this week General Motors announced that it would be closing four plants in the United States and Canada in a cost-cutting exercise that see a reduction in GM’s production of trucks and SUV’s. That was probably to be expected as the cost of fuel rose and the demand for big vehicles diminished.
What was not [...]
Two more small vehicles available in Australia have been given a five-star crash test rating by the Australian New Car Assessment Programme – ANCAP
The top of the range Lancer ated highly for occupant protection following a series of crash tests – a frontal offset, a side offset and a pole test. The model tested was [...]
I’m sure that most of us would be environmentally friendly when it comes to the cars we drive if only we could afford it. Sadly though cheap environmentally friendly cars come with a price tag that put them right out of the reach of many motorists.
That could be about to change though and as [...]
