This may seem like a bit of an obvious article, but you know, I am all about safety. There are loads of safety features and accessories that you can get, or which might come standard on a car. However, if you are not sure that you can even trust them, then it’s going to be hard to know which to go for, and which to ignore. Let’s take…
Who would have thought that a Skype session about the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR would get me so excited? Before I would have demanded I be invited on the launch to drive it (such a diva). But now with d*ckhead Corona around, driving a new car is not possible. Thankfully, the lovely people at Volkswagen realised that us journos were about to lose our minds and so decided…
I have been rather quiet the past few weeks while I wrap my head around what is happening in our world at this moment. It is both overwhelming and terrifying, to say the least. I know that everyone is suffering in some way, may it be financially or mentally. I am extremely fortunate and privileged, yet I find myself in both these camps. As the money dries up…
It always amazes me when someone says that they would never buy a new car. It is closely followed by, “Do you know how much money you lose the minute it drives off the showroom floor?” These people are generally not professional car-buyers or even in the motoring world. Why are people so against buying a new car? Depreciation off the showroom floor can and should not be…
I can’t even recall how many times I hear someone comment on South Africa’s car market and just how expensive cars are these days. And while I cannot agree more (I would struggle to afford a car myself), the local car market has tried to do what it can to remain affordable. New vehicle price increases have remained below inflation for more than two years now. Despite this,…
It has been a while since I posted about hijackings, in fact, it has been a while since I have posted anything at all. That is because I have been travelling across America on a much-needed holiday. But you were never far from my mind. While gorging myself on everything deep fried, I chatted to a few locals about crime and specifically about hijackings and cars being stolen.…
