Make no mistake. Every German company wants to conquer the world in every facet of their business. Pre-dieselgate, Volkswagen was convinced that they’d be the number one manufacturer of automobiles. They saw the need to tamper with the emissions on a range of their cars and this was no small way testament to that plan. […]
Volkswagen ID.4: Pure-electric SUV to hit Australia before ID.3 hatch Read More »
I’ve been monitoring the class action against Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda since inception in 2015. Managing Director of VW, Michael Bartsch, must be biting his lip, but the settlement comes “without an admission of liability from the car manufacturers. Follows is the report by Hannah Wootton of the Australian Financial Review Hannah Wootton Reporter Sep
Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda settle class action over emissions scandal. Read More »
I couldn’t help but use the word, instead of the real one, Frankfurt. Whenever I see Frankfurt, the Rocky Horror Picture Show comes to mind. So what’s happening in Frankenfurter with e-cars? Both Volkswagen and Honda have released the mass production vehicles pictured below Whilst the VW looks to me like a version of the
‘Frankenfurter’ Motor Show 2019 – Honda E Car Shown Read More »
Battery pack options will offer ranges from 277 to 456 kilometres Thanks to US colleagues Autoweek.Com, I’m pleased to provide you with pre-launch information on the ID.3 Electric hatch due to be launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show tomorrow. I’m currently reviewing the Nissan Leaf electric car and it serves as a great comparison with
VW ID.3 ELECTRIC HATCH DEBUTS AHEAD OF FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW Read More »
Hi there. It’s Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, with another video from Throttle House. This one is a comparison between Hyundai Veloster N v VW Golf GTI v Subaru WRX. Thomas and James walk around and drive the three cars and provide their opinion on which car they’d buy. Early in the video, the boys
Hyundai Veloster N v VW Golf GTI v Subaru WRX Read More »
2019 Toyota RAV4 vs 2019 VW Tiguan – Battle for the Best Compact SUV I’ve commented before that Thomas Holland from Throttle House is one of the best car reviewers I’ve heard. He tells it like it is – whether that’s good or bad. In this review, Thomas and his colleague review the 2019
2019 Toyota RAV4 vs 2019 VW Tiguan Read More »
From 2008 until selling my dealerships in 2015, I was a Volkswagen dealer based at Redcliffe, just north of Brisbane. And it was a special time – I was a bit hesitant taking on the franchise, hearing all sorts of problems that Australian dealers had with the German senior management at Volkswagen, but, it couldn’t
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Review – Why Should You Buy? Read More »
Hello. Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with a review on the Volkswagen Amarok Sportline V6 Dual Cab. I held the Volkswagen franchise for North Brisbane from 2008 until I sold the business in August 2015 – over three years ago. And it was the first Volkswagen dealership since Darrell Motors closed its doors in the
Volkswagen Amarok V6 Review – Why Should You Buy? Read More »
Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, with some scurrilous information about some of the new car brands that I had in a previous life. From 1978 to 2015, I was as a salesman, sales manager, general manager and the owner of new car dealerships including Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Renault, Citroen, Isuzu
Whats Happened to These New Car Brands? Read More »
Hello. Bob Aldons, The Car Guy introducing you to Redcliffe local girl, Tracey Jackson. From my own historic understanding of the disease, Muscular Dystrophy is a ‘muscular’ wasting disease that progressively impairs mobility. According to Wikipedia, it’s “defined medically as a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.
