The sad tale of a low-profile tyre
Somewhere, about midway up the highest mountain peak in the Western Cape, there’s a fairly new Land Rover Discovery waiting forlornly in the chilly, air for its owner to come and rescue it. Ag shame, I hear all you smug Toyota c...
The sad tale of a low-profile tyre
Somewhere, about midway up the highest mountain peak in the Western Cape, there’s a fairly new Land Rover Discovery waiting forlornly in the chilly, air for its owner to come and rescue it. Ag shame, I hear all you smug Toyota c...
Weighing up the options when car shopping
It is a happy, fun time in the household. We need to get a new car. Car shopping for me has always been an adventure of sorts. Looking at what’s available, what the prices are, what it comes with as standard, and what you can ad...
Buying a new vehicle – “ask the one who owns one”
We are creatures of habit, aren’t we, so afraid of getting out of our comfort zone. Maybe it’s a case of knowing when you’re on to a good thing and not wanting to change it. Since the advent of mobile phones nearly 20 years ...
Keeping it real when purchasing a vehicle
While reality dictates that what most people park in the garage depends on the size of their wallet, there is a significant proportion of the petrolhead gene pool – myself included – who buy on image, personality and driving e...
What’s in a car name?
Swift. Sprinter. Spark. Sport. Ignite. The names of these cars conjure up the image of a real fireball on the road, one that will set you rocking and zipping through the twists of your favourite back road while, in reality, the pe...
Enjoy the experience while car shopping
It was while researching and compiling a series of articles on the entire process of buying a car – leasing versus buying, new as opposed to used, private or through a dealer, what type of car you should get and trading in versu...
The China syndrome – beware of budget new cars
It was quite amusing to see, over the last few years, how many people got burned by buying into the first wave of Chinese cars. Having some measure of experience as to what could be considered good, not so good or just plain awful...
Beware the black box!
Blackberry services going down in the last few weeks made me think of a time not so long ago when cars were notorious for breaking down because thier electronics were acting up. The Blackberry fail impressed on me just how depende...
The importance of comfortable seats
An often-overlooked factor when considering a new car is the seats and how comfortable they are. There are models on the market I would not recommend purely for that reason. Recently, I spent a considerable amount of time in the f...
