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Silly spare wheels and why they don’t work here.
There are those who believe a space-saver spare tyre is adequate. There are those who believe that when you have run-flat tyres you don’t need a spare. There are even […]
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Self-driving cars? I’ll take cars that park themselves thank you.
Have you noticed that parking spots are getting narrower? It’s the way shopping centres, sports stadiums and parking garages pack more cars in, and therefore more paying customers. It also […]
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Jaguar takes a second bite of the 56-year-old cherry.
In 1961 Jaguar unveiled the E-type, the best looking car in the world. It wasn’t just me saying that, Enzo Ferrari held the same view. Since then Jaguar has been […]
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What you can learn from Singapore taxis.
My chemistry teacher was one of the most conservative people I’ve ever met, and yet he drove a station wagon that was bright red. This confused me because it seemed […]
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Obscene number plates and why you won’t see them in Perth.
Number plates are becoming, well, a tad obscene. Not in the words being presented, which are usually vetted by the authorities (Western Australia has decided to skip general distribution of […]
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Can you spot the significance of this photograph?
Take a good look at this photograph. It’s a picture of the first-year mechanical apprentices entering the NRMA’s car servicing centre apprenticeship program this year, and of the 14, […]
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They don’t build ‘em like they used to. Good thing too.
Here’s a sobering fact. If you drive a car made prior to the turn of the century and run into something hard, like a tree or a bus, you’re four […]
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Here’s the dirt on American roadbuilding
The roadbuilders in Omaha, Nebraska, have come up with an interesting way to deal with potholes. It could be roughly summarised as: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Instead […]
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Electric vehicles: Another place where the Kiwis are murdering the Australians
There were 219 electric vehicles registered in Australia in 2016 making EVs the nichest of niche markets. In New Zealand they sold 1513, almost seven times more. And the market […]