The new 2018 Range Rover promises to be the harbinger of advances in Luxury motoring when it arrives in Australia late 2017 or early 2018. Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, reporting in on the new Range Rover. Frankly, I wasn’t a fan of this truly British marque for a long time. In the days […]
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World-first gaming controller operated Nissan GT-R achieves 130+mph run around Silverstone Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy with this press release from Nissan. Not only did Jann Mardenborough win the Nissan GT Academy comp and get to drive for the NISMO team, but he’s also got the enviable task of ‘driving’ this Nissan GT-R remotely
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Hello, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, with a press release from Holden. It’s a singular shame that General Motors Holden’s vehicle range is still lacking the quality of so many of the other brands in the market. Our Australian Holden’s are built around the world – Europe, Korea and soon we’ll be getting some high-performance
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Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, responding to some irresponsible journalism from Rita Bonivento and posted on the AutoGuru website about your New Car Warranty. The Auto Guru website is privately owned it seems and is an independent workshop provider – they sign up workshops and do the marketing for them. The particular item in this
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I helped facilitate the purchase of a 2017 Nissan Patrol to a customer a few months ago. I was a bit surprised that someone from Chinchilla didn’t want a Toyota 200 Landcruiser, but in his wife’s words – I wanted something different – everyone has a Cruiser out our way. And when I saw it,
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I was watching Channel 7’s Weekend Sunrise program last Sunday (1/10/2017) where a Wheels Magazine person was discussing the 5 worst and 5 best, used cars. For anyone interested, who missed the program, here’s the list they discussed. And as importantly before you take delivery of that used car, make sure that an outstanding vehicle
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Suzuki S-Cross SX4 Turbo – Road Test and Review Hi, Bob Aldons, The Car Guy, with my first impressions on the Suzuki S-Cross SX4 Turbo SUV. When I first jumped in the driver’s seat, I’m wondering whether it’s just a scaled-down version of the Suzuki Vitara – the one that my wife Suzi drives. Spending
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Mazda’s 6 Touring Wagon is a value for money family vehicle Preamble I was a franchised car dealer for nearly 38 years. During that time I was involved with a broad range of new cars, including Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Renault, Citroen, Isuzu Ute, Volkswagen, Fiat, Alfa Romeo as well as Mahindra.
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Mercedes Project One – 1,000-PLUS HP, 0-124 MPH IN 6 SECONDS, 217-MPH TOP SPEED SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Hi. , The Car Guy coming to you with the story about Mercedes Project One Hyper Car. Thanks to the folks at Autoweek and particularly Jake Lingeman for the words and AutoWeek for the pictures. As I’m sitting
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Hi Bob Aldons, The Car Guy reporting to you about the latest Mazda accomplishment. I’m not privy to an actual road test on many brands and models. I do however currently review for Mazda as well as Suzuki, Nissan, Kia, Land Rover, Great Wall, Haval, and Mitsubishi. Other manufacturers are yet to come to their
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