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The top automotive stories of 2009

There was no shortage of automotive news in 2009. The Australian market looks like falling about 100,000 units, down to about 918,000 sales this year from 1,012,164 in 2008  (it’s worth remembering that 100,000 cars is a line of traffic that stret...

Speed Limits – NSW state-wide limit set for 90km/h

NSW NRMA’s regional director Graham Blight recently told the media that the RTA’s hidden agenda is to drop the state-wide speed limit to 90km/h. Mr Blight’s allegations came as the RTA dropped the speed limit on the Newell Highway fell from 110...

Peskett’s Ponderings: artist or felon?

The world, or more specifically, Australia, has gone mad. No, I don't think you understand me. It really has. You live in the wrong country if you're a car enthusiast. I mean these days we can have swearing on the radio. We can watch people...

Do Cars Make Men More Attractive?

Do Cars Make Men More Attractive? You may have read the survey in Top Gear Australia magazine (current issue) that says sportscars or luxury cars generally don't add any attraction points to most men. Interesting. Unfortunately, I think s...

When will you buy Australian-made again?

It's not often I'll write a piece on the car industry as a whole, frankly I've only been around for a few years and I'd much prefer to sit back and learn a lot more before commentating. However given the current situation, I felt the need to writ...

CarAdvice Podcast- The car industry with Tom Elliott

Recently CarAdvice had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Tom Elliott who is both a financial commentator with radio 3AW and ABC TV as well as Managing Director of hedge fund MM&E Capital. During the course of this wide ranging half hou...

CarAdvice catches train surfer

Quiet please, quiet please. And the winner of this year's moron of the year award goes to... THE IMBECILE PICTURED BELOW! Photo by John Marx You can imagine how surprised CarAdvice's Paul Maric was when heading home on Friday night after...

German vs Australian car culture

I'm moving to Germany. There is no questioning it now. I can't work out how I am going to survive in Australia when I come back, so the best option is to stay here. Let me tell you why. I just came back from the Nurburgring, the home of mo...

Peskett’s Ponderings: Mazda. The happy car company?

Call me crazy, but when I buy a car, or even look at a car, I like it to have a little bit of dynamism about it. A slightly aggressive look even. Something that stares you down, and makes your heart race. Which is why I love Aston Martin's...

Share my story – QLD transport tries something new

We all know the horror graphic ads showing in detail what smoking does to our body, but does it really have a lasting affect? Has anyone quit smoking because they saw an ad showing what it's like to have throat cancer? Recently we posted t...