Melbourne apartment taking parking to the next level – Sky Garage. LISA ALLEN from the Australian has an interesting story on a new development in St Kilda. Sign me up Scotty! A Sky garage has become prevalent in Singapore and the USA, and now it’s coming down under. “Forget valet parking. A new apartment block […]
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Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, with Hyundai’s press release about the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Hyundai’s new-generation family favourite makes style, safety and connectivity standard and raises the bar again in the large SUV category. Here’s what the company has to say about the 2019 Hyundai Sante Fe.
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Even real car companies need a breather now and then, and then there’s Tesla. Bloomberg has just published this article on the history-making achievement by Tesla – read more at BLOOMBERG “After working around the clock for weeks on end to surpass a production goal, Tesla Inc. is pausing some Model 3 production this week, according to people familiar
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On June 1st Ford Australia announced the introduction of a 5 Year Warranty and now it’s Holden’s turn. Good on you both. It’s time that consumers had this better warranty. The Car Business demands it. If my memory is clear that now only leaves, Toyota, Subaru, Volkswagen, Nissan and Mazda as the last major players in the Australian car business with a 3-year warranty. These stop outs need to have a long hard look at themselves – the new car warranty has moved on – 5-year warranty is the norm with Kia still the front-runner with 7 years.
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Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, bringing you some humorous but important information about Audi. Back in 200? Audi of America produced a television commercial which at the time gained plaudits from the industry, ad agencies and the population at large. There’s no doubt that Superbowl ads are arguably the most expensive to make and certainly amongst
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Good morning, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with a story about AC/DC Whilst I was trawling through Youtube recently looking for a specific Audi television commercial, I came across a documentary by Ultimate Albums on the AC/DC Album Back In Black. This was the first album released by the band after the passing of Bon
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‘An electric Ferrari would be like a Fender Strat without the strings: lovely design, no music’ – Gavin Green Hello, Bob Aldons, the Car Guy with an opinion piece regarding the lowering of emission standards in Australia. In his article published in Car Magazine back in February this year, Contributor-in-chief, Gavin Green commented on the
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Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, re-posting a story from Jeremey Clarkson. From The Australian last Saturday, Clarkson wails about the Ferrari 812 Superfast. I like the way Clarkson writes. He’s humorous, factual and a lucky bastard for getting the chance to drive the worlds most exclusive cars. Here’s what he has to say about
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Mazda’s 2.5-liter turbo engine gives its sedan 310 lb-ft of torque to play with, plus an elegant interior restyle My colleagues from US publication Autoweek are generally amongst the first car business publication in the world to view, review and test drive new vehicles from around the world. Lucky bastards! However, when they do,
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Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with a quick story on the latest information coming from the Brabham team regarding the Brabham BT62. Unofficially, the lap record at Phillip Island is in new hands. Formerly ‘owned’ by Simon Wills in an open seater Formula Holden-spec, 3.8-litre V6-powered Reynard 94D the new ‘quick’ time has slashed
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