About Us

CarAdvice.com.au is Australia’s fastest growing automotive editorial site.

Our experienced team leaps at the opportunity to answer reader’s questions and get involved in discussion.

The passionate, professional team sets CarAdvice aside from the competition.

Several Australian exclusive stories, such as our Bugatti Veyron drive, Aston Martin DBS first steer and endless spy photos are the reason many people call CarAdvice their homepage.

Our team is:

John Cadogan

About John:

As Editor of CarAdvice he’s responsible for managing the entire editorial output that goes into making the website the very best in Australia.

John Cadogan is one of Australia’s leading motoring journalists. He’s a regular specialist automotive commentator on the Nine Network’s top-rating A Current Affair, Sydney’s radio 2UE (with Australian broadcasting icon Clive Robertson), and various ABC local radio stations. He also appears from time to time on Nine’s Today, 60 Minutes and Mornings With Kerri-Anne.

John Cadogan is also a drive logistics, media and risk management consultant to the Australian automotive industry.

Alborz Fallah

Favourite Pastimes: Driving his modified WRX; trying to keep up with Maric; drinking Chai Lattes.
Pet Hates: Law breaking police officers; hidden speed cameras and right lane hogs.
About Alborz:

Founder of CarAdvice.com.au Alborz has been into cars one way or another since his 6th birthday when his Dad let him drive the family’s Peugeot 504.

Alborz has always been an avid reader of all Australian motoring publications but he always felt there needs to be more, he felt that no Australian motoring publication ever really expressed a sense of true passion about cars. It seemed more of a business than a passion. In that state of mind he started CarAdvice to create a new online website to tackle the growing demand for a more user friendly and unbiased car site.

Although originally from a web-marketing & IT background (BIT/BA from UQ), Alborz decided to pursue his true passion. Alborz actively participates in local motoring clubs and attends the occasional track day. He is also an advocate of smarter road safety.

He dreams of an Australia where speed cameras are not hidden in bins and bushes, where one can find a pothole free stretch of road and where transport authorities tackle the road toll epidemic in a more logical way.

Paul Maric

Favorite Pastimes: Parking in front of mobile speed cameras; opposite locking and his girlfriend.
Pet hates: Fog light abusers; right lane hogs; pointless speed cameras; law abusing police and fog light abusers.
About Paul:

As a freelance motoring journalist, Paul has written for/with the following publications: Geelong News (readership in excess of 150,000), The Echo (readership in excess of 50,000), Geelong Advertiser (readership in excess of 130,000) newspapers, Australian Business Auto magazine, Open Road magazine (readership in excess of 1,500,000), Thegarage.com.au, WebWombat.com.au and most recently, CarAdvice.com.au.

Self confessed motoring tragic Paul Maric has been writing motoring articles and road tests for various publications over the past four years. Paul’s interest in cars extends to a thorough knowledge of the product, along with an ability to sort the good from the bad.

With a background in mechanical engineering and a raft of defensive driving certifications, Paul road tests over 100 cars annually ranging from city runabouts, right through to road-tearing sports cars and attends numerous vehicle launches, drive days and product demonstrations.

As an avid photographer, Paul is often behind the lens of his cameras or hanging out the window for that perfect photo. With several road test quotes used in manufacturer’s national advertising campaigns, Paul’s jovial nature is a valuable asset to the CarAdvice team.

Anthony Crawford

Favorite Pastimes: Hanging with his children; reminding everyone he has driven the Bugatti Veyron and sports.
Pet Hates: Sitting behind three trucks in three lanes!
About Anthony:

Anthony Crawford has done more in motoring TV than anybody else in Australia. He produced his first motoring series pilot with Peter Brock back in 1989, which led to his first successful Network Ten program Behind The Wheel, with Australian icon James Morrison as host and partner. The series launched with 2.1 million viewers in prime time and ran for eighteen episodes, which paved the way for the likes of Top Gear UK given its “entertainment” skew.

In 1997 he created Test Drive a TV concept which was optioned by the Beyond Group and developed for broadcast in the US and Europe by Beyond’s Peter Abbott, who is now a principle of Freehand TV, producers of Top Gear Australia.

In 2005, he partnered with Fairfax and Drive to produce Drive TV which ran for 10 episodes with an audience of over 400,000 viewers at 4.00pm on Saturday afternoons. The series provided the basis for the Drive’s rise in Nielsen rankings from five to three.

In 2006 he produced two half hour specials entitled Drive Safe with host Kevin (KB) Bartlett, which Network Ten ran in the interest of educating drivers on safe driving techniques on our roads and highways.

His passion for all things motoring stems from his father John Crawford, who was an accomplished race car driver including two drives at Bathurst in 1956 – 57 in a Wolseley 6/80 Special as well as a successful motor cycle racer, on his 500cc Ariel Red Hunter.

Anthony is also an accomplished motoring writer having reviewed cars for CarAdvice soon after the site was launched. Like several of his CarAdvice colleagues, quotes from some of his reviews have been used by major car makers, as part of their national Advertising campaigns.

Matt Brogan

Favorite Pastimes: Track days; motorcycling; his job!
Pet Hates: Bad drivers; speed cameras; traffic.
About Matt:

After begging his Dad for months on end, Matt finally learnt to drive in a paddock basher, specially modified for his elfin stature, at age seven. From here it was easy to see where his future was destined.

By 14 he could tune a V8 by ear, a skill learnt from his father, and regularly serviced neighbours’ cars for pocket money. This hard saved cash went to funding his love of go-kart racing, motorbikes and eventually the purchase of his own classic Aussie Muscle Car. Restored solo from the ground up, the car later appeared in Street Machine magazine.

Getting his road license on his 18th birthday, he raced at club events on the weekends while studying aircraft engineering through the week. As if this wasn’t enough, he also worked part time at a local panel beater.

By his late 20’s, he’d worked for two of Australia’s major airlines, whilst all the time maintaining an interest in cars and bikes. Unable to satisfy the car itch working on planes, he went to work for a major Australian fleet leasing company for several years, before joining CarAdvice in July 2007.

With his broad knowledge, automotive background and love of motor racing, Matt has found his home at CarAdvice and contributes regularly to news stories and road test reviews.

Nadine Armstrong

About Nadine:

Nadine Armstrong is one of Australia’s leading female motoring journalists.  Her abiding love of cars and motorbikes is candy coloured by her subtle obsession with fashion and femininity.

Her experience includes print and online journalism for a variety of media outlets including a regular contributor role with Fairfax Media’s Drive team based in Melbourne and a road test role with women’s motoring website HerCar.com.au.

Karl Peskett

Favorite Pastimes: Driving sideways; eating chocolate.
Pet Hates: People who can’t merge; slow right lane hogs; people who drive with their high beams on ALL THE TIME!
About Karl:

Motoring is in Karl’s blood. Having been raised on a steady diet of repairing and restoring various classic cars over the years, his dedication and passion moved him to pursue his lifelong dream, motoring journalism.

Coming from the “create your own opportunity” school of thinking, Karl began by producing a television motoring programme for Channel 31 – Test Drive Australia. From there, he was invited to present news and reviews on Southern Broadcast Radio 6PR, then writing for Wheels magazine’s website, and finally CarAdvice.

Karl is as happy tootling around in a small city car, as he is lighting up the rear treads on a high-output sports car. As long as he’s behind the wheel, he’s a happy man.

Karl takes a real world perspective, and brings objectivity to every review he does – crucifying and complementing without fear or favour.

The self-proclaimed “oversteer overlord” joined CarAdvice in November 2007.

Rose Harris

Favorite Pastimes: Long drives to the country; spending time with her children; writing; photography.
Pet Hates: Childless people who park in parent’s parking; getting weet-bix out of the carpet; peak hour.
About Rose:

After starting her life out as a crash test dummy for her three older brothers’ mechanical creations on the family farm, there was always going to come a time Rose found her way back to exhaust fumes and a good grip on a steering wheel.

A country girl a heart, Rose started her journalistic cadetship on the Deniliquin Pastoral Times, including covering the Deni Ute Muster several times, before loading up her very own Holden HX ute (fondly named Tex the HX) and with her husband headed across the great Nullarbor to work on the Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper.

She can spin a good yarn, including one about Tex losing a wheel on the way to the West.

For the last few years, Rose has traded her pen and notepad for colouring books and crayons, being a stay-at-home-mum to her two beautiful children, Leo and Delilah.  She lists driving as her main pastime and regularly clocks up 1000km in a weekend touring around Victoria (her kids are good travellers!). Rose has joined the CarAdvice team to provide a chick’s perspective and put cars to the ultimate family test.

George Skentzos

Favorite Pastimes: Driving; surfing the web; playing video games; graphics design.
Pet Hates: People who are happy to tailgate, but can’t overtake.
About George:

A case of reader turned writer, George was plucked from relative obscurity where his natural passion for cars, like-minded attitude and talent for writing made him a great asset for CarAdvice.

Currently in his final year in an eBusiness Technologies degree at the University of Wollongong, George has presented himself as an exceptional protégé and will continue to excel in performing what can only be described as a labor of love on his behalf.

An equally keen graphics designer, he is also our resident Photoshop guru whose dedication and unique skill set will no doubt maintain his position as a valuable member of the team.

This passion and eye for detail has also transferred to behind the lens where he has become an integral member of the Full Throttle video team working behind the scenes to capture some of the world’s most exotic supercars on video.

Roger Colman

Favorite Pastimes: Driving; catamaran sailing; share trading.
Pet Hates: People who are happy to tailgate, but can’t overtake.

About George:

Roger Colman is one of Australia’s leading media analysts, and has been a corporate advisor to many of  Australia’s media companies. He is the  founder director and largest shareholder  in CCZ Equities Pty Ltd – an institutional research stockbroking business. Roger has assisted CarAdvice.com.au commercially since joining the board in April 2007, and is a major investor in CarAdvice.com.au.

Roger’s passion has been catamaran sailing, winning  state, national and European gold cups.  He represented Australia in Tornado catamarans at the 1988 Olympics.

He likes to think about the automobile from an engineering design logic,  and the car  companies and their cultures. As befitting a big country, he drives an old Cadillac that barely does  zero to the gallon.

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History

CarAdvice was established by Alborz Fallah in early 2006. In late 2006 Anthony Crawford joined and in early 2007, the site growth resulted in CarAdvice acquiring Thegarage.com.au and Paul Maric. Roger Colman joined the board in April 2007.

Thanks to you, our loyal readers, CarAdvice has gone from a personal blog to Australia’s leading independent car website without any advertising or marketing.

The Directors are Alborz Fallah, Anthony Crawford & Roger Colman.

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