Cars

A few days ago I wrote an article here asking Does social media work in the car industry? The consensus answer – it could work, but in most cases, it isn’t working (yet). This car deserves better – the Alfa Romeo 4C at Geneva, 2011 It follows naturally that I should present my own thoughts on what automotive companies can […]

As many of you know, I used to work for Saab Automobile. I worked in the Marketing Division with some responsibility for the company’s social media presence. I say ‘some’ responsibility because I worked with another guy in this area. He had more responsibility for what you’d call the broader social campaigns such as Facebook and Twitter. My main responsibility

The Toyota 86 has been available in Australia for a little over a month now. I’ve even seen a few of them on the streets here in Slow-bart, which is something. Sales of the Subaru BRZ, however, got underway today and Subaru has elected to sell them online. That’s online-only. You can’t walk into a dealership and place and order.

IF YOU CALL YOURSELF A CAR NUT AND YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ERIC BANA’S FILM, LOVE THE BEAST, THEN DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR – SEEK IT OUT AND SEE IT. I wrote about Love The Beast as part of my list of Top 5 Car Movies a few months ago. That post was enough to motivate Ian B to see the

I’ve mentioned my fondness for RenaultSport vehicles here in the past. I had a RS Megane on my tentative shopping list earlier this year and I’m quite sure that I’ll pick one up one day (when I have the garage space for a third vehicle – I don’t foresee myself selling either the Alfa GTV6 or the Subaru Brumby any

I have a dream. I have a dream that at some time in my life I will have a big, well equipped workshop. I have a dream that one day I might actually know how to use many of the tools in that workshop without breaking anything or anyone (namely me). Alas, however, it’s all just a dream. I am,

I finally got my Subaru Brumby home from Melbourne on Sunday morning. I’d like to say it was a smooth, simple transaction with a nice, breezy trip home, but that would be lying. Let me say this up front – I think I’ve probably paid slightly too much for this car. The body is indeed rust-free, as advertised, but it

Quijote currently owns a Viggen over in the US but is looking to update to a fresher Saab drop-top. His options are: A 2008 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible (V6, 250hp), or A 2008 or 2009 Saab 9-3 Convertible 2.0T (4cyl, 210hp) Some other factors to consider: The V6 is actually cheaper to insure than the 2.0T, which will offset most

I wrote this a few months ago, after visiting Polestar’s Gothenburg office back in January. It was published here in Australia a few weeks ago at CarAdvice in conjunction with the Aussie launch of Polestar’s performance packages here. Seeing as how Polestar’s in the news again at the moment with the Polestar S60, I figured it might be a good

I’ve talked about this one for a while. At long last, the right vehicle has come up and I’m heading to Melbourne Friday afternoon to pick up my first ever ute – a Subaru Brumby. This is it. —— So why a Brumby? I’ve been looking for one of these for some time. The first utes were developed in Australia

If you’re seeing this on Facebook and you only click one of my posts now and then, this is the one for you.< Set aside 30 minutes for this video and you'll see car design and manufacturing on a whole new level. I first met Christian von Koenigsegg at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009. Back then, he was the