I haven’t been an Electric or Hybrid advocate. Over the last 6 months or so, I’ve had the opportunity to test a few and I’m slowly coming around. This car, the Hyundai Ioniq Electric is another level. There’s no doubt that electric vehicles are starting to create waves. Elon Musk’s
The game may have changed overnight for your new car warranty Mitsubish Motors Australia Limited overnight announced arguably the biggest change to new car warranty programs in over a decade. Embargoed until this morning Mitsubishi has become the company with the best new car warranty in Australia The Diamond Advantage
Valtteri takes victory for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in Sochi, with Lewis in P3 Valtteri secured his ninth victory in Formula One – his second of the 2020 F1 season and second at the Russian Grand Prix Lewis recovered from receiving two five-second time penalties for a practice start
Ok, it’s time for all the other utes on the Australian market to take some lumps. ANCAP has just announced the awarding of a 5-Star rating for Australia’s newest ute, the Isuzu D-Max. (And yes, LDV T60 has a five-star rating, but that vehicle was tested against 2017 criteria and
What a chaotic race – 2 red flags ‘return to pit lane’ in 1 race with the winner not really determined until after the second red flag. And the damage to the Formula 1 cars that didn’t finish the race will run into millions in repairs. The 2020 Tuscan Grand
While dealers have the new Kia Sorento in their showrooms now, Kia Motors Australia have released their press information. I’m due to drive the New Kia Sorento GT-Line in late November, but here’s the information passed on to me. If you’re in the market for a large 7-seat AWD SUV,
Here at the bottom of the world, Australia, we miss out on some of the better new cars that are available in other countries. Why? Like the new Jeep models announced yesterday, the rest of the world, apart from South Africa, Australiasia, and some other small nations, all have Left
The all-new Hyundai Tucson is the first medium SUV in its class to be available in both short and long wheelbases, depending on the region, to meet diverse market needs Tucson’s ‘Parametric Dynamics’ exterior design theme features bold, angular surfaces and cutting-edge illumination The new dual cockpit layout is intuitively
Dear Lewis. Re: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix. First of all, I’d like to sincerely congratulate you on the flag to flag victory in the Belgian Grand Prix this last Sunday. It seems that you managed to qualify very well and deserved pole position without question. But I was curious to
I’ve just driven my first Haval H9 Ultra 4WD, but only for a short lap of the Redcliffe Peninsula. But you only get 1 chance to create a first impression and here’s mine. I was asked by David from Coorparoo to source a Haval H9 for his family through Car
Hello and welcome to my new website thecarguy.com.au!
I know that there’s a lot of websites that offer car reviews, car road tests, opinions on various cars and the like. What makes this site different is that I’m not going to bore you with technical information about the various cars that I review.
I’ve been in the car business for over 39 years. I’ve read the motoring magazines cover to cover. I’ve read the online reviews until my eyes were square. Everywhere that I go, I find motoring journalists talking about car speeds – 0 – 100 km per hour, standing ¼ times, the inclination of this and that at 150klm per hour on a 12.5% gradient curve, in rainy weather – and other stuff that bores me no end.
thecarguy.com.au is taking a different path on the journey to helping you purchase a new car. I’ll do my best to advise you on what I consider to be the most important information when it comes to that major decision to purchase a car. Interior room, features of the car, fuel economy, safety, service prices, resale and lots more. I’ll tell you what I like about a particular car and as importantly, what I don’t like, to find at least to be less than I think a car should have. .
And I’ll ask for your opinion. Take some pics of what you’re driving and tell me and our audience what you particularly like or dislike about your car. Because besides prospective new car buyers, there’s a lot of people who’ll read your comments as used car buyers.
So, jump on board, strap yourself in and let’s start out on the journey with The Car Guy.
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