Its no wonder cars are more expensive. They are more reliable, faster, safer, have more things. My first car had a steering wheel seats made of vinyl and 4 forward gears. The luxury items were limited to a little broken light that brightened up the door lock and A/C that would only work if the car was moving, if you…

Its the knowing you have to wait a good 15 years or strike oil before you can justify another fun car...

My uncle offerred me his 1985 Audi 80 Quattro for nothing, it was a 5 cylinder turbo and manual. Catch was it was located a very very long way away. New Zealand is very geographically diverse whilst distances look short, geography and bad roads means long driving times. I lived 2 hours north of Auckland, car was in…

The brake light thing! God knows how long I had no brake lights until I realised I had no brake lights. Still probably left it a month at least until I had them fixed. I was a student and needed the beer money...

We have the same thing at a discount tyre shop in NZ. Once you cut through the BS, they offer good service, good advice and good pricing. You just have to decline the $4 wheel wash and shine package (I made that up).

Ummm what? The tyre people want to cut your tyres up and charge you for it? This is insanity. This is like paint protection... someone once described it perfectly: “If a car manufacturer could apply a magic layer to your car’s paint that would protect it from scratches and dirt, don’t you think they would do that when…

Not sure I entirely agree... take for example my dads 1999 Toyota Hilux 2.7petrol. At 100km/h it is revving so much that you can see the fuel gauge move downward as you drive. It needs a 6th. My old BMW 135i on the other hand was just right first was just for melting the tyres, 6th was for fuel economy everything else…

I’m not a fan of resto-mods, or American cars generally. But I WANT THIS JEEP!

Yeah, I always approach the beach entry with plenty of forward momentum and stick to the hard sand where I can. Also not sure what voodoo X-Drive does but it got me off a dune

We are looking at a house in a ‘new’ development. The council has basically said that to help reduce car usage in the city suburbs (not the outer) that all new homes in this development can only have a single car garage and one off street park. It’s our first home so will deal, but space for two cars? That’s rough. My…

My outback is fantastic in sand, so Baja is a good choice. Although can you get an old Tacoma for $3500?

When I was in high school (that was 14 years ago now) everyone either had a Ford Laser, Mazda 323/Familia, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic, Nissan Pulsar or Mitsubishi Lancer. Admittedly I lived in the provinces, but most parents bought or helped to buy their kids first cars.

Hello from New Zealand. I HATE the Micra! Its horrid. Just horrid. If I see them I attack them with sticks. And I would never let my child have one!

But the warranty!

This car was BAD. I test drove one, it had no power, and I mean none. For a huge engine, it was so slow. Fuel economy was woeful, like twice as bad (indicated) than the Highlander we bought (we weren’t really cross shoping the two, we bought the Highlander over a RAV4 because they had an amazing finance deal on…

I did the same thing, but with a used BMW 135i... I bought the used BMW. It was more spacious, comfortable and powerful. But it wasn’t as fun at low speeds, you had to get the car really moving to have a lot of fun, whereas the 86 is fun at 30km/h, like an MX-5 (Miata to you people). But I do think more power would be…

Dear mr trump. The reason Europeans don’t buy American cars (or anyone for that matter) is that until roughly 7 years ago they were shit. It takes time to build brand identity. Also, the reason European cars are so popular in America, is because until roughly 7 years ago American cars were shit.

We had the diesel, but DPF issues meant the dealer bought it back and gave us an amazing discount on a 2.5. Diesel is rated at 1.7tonnes, 3.6 at 1.8. I think the issue is the CVT just can’t pull. A commodore - the old Australian one (same size as an Outback pretty much, same engine size 3.6) can tow 2 tonnes and…

Look, I come from a country where people tow trailers with Honda Fits. However, I myself have an Outback, it is rated at 1.5 metric tonnes (I don’t know what that is in American), it is useless for towing beyond a single axle furniture trailer or very very light caravan. 4Runner is the answer here

People in Australia put Chevrolet badges on their Commodores, I think because down under Chevrolet is seen as cool... plus they do have Corvette engines so that helps... In fact I have seen Astra’s and Cruze’s (although I guess that was originally a Chevrolet) with Chevrolet badges on them.