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Getting to know the CarAdvice team: Our favourite cars, and so much more

Plus, our Hollywood doppelgangers, our hidden talents and (while we're being honest) all the things we're terrible at.


You read our new-car reviews and trust us to keep you updated on all things auto news, but have you ever wondered about the brilliant minds behind the poetry and prose on Caradvice.com.au? (Just say yes.)

With a couple of new faces joining the team and the Melbourne staff left listless and deskbound by the latest lockdown, we thought now might be the perfect time to put our content crew in the hot seat.

No stone was left unturned in our quest to unearth each other's true selves – from Rob's painfully trendy music taste (he is Culture Editor, after all), to Justin's never-ending list of cars he's owned, to Bailey's highly relatable penchant for discount beer.

And, of course, we asked everyone to dish on the best car they've ever driven  – in their entirely biased, deeply subjective opinion, that is.

So grab a drink, settle in and get to know the people behind the wheel (or desk, or camera). Proof we have a life outside of cars... well, some of us do.

Oh and hey, because we're obsessed with tables and charts, be sure to check out some at the bottom of this story!

PS. Kez wins for best joke.


Trent Nikolic, Managing Editor

What decade were you born in?The '70s.
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?A Lamborghini of any kind really.
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Reading Batman comics.
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Sleeping.
What cars do you currently own?1960 Fiat 600, 1966 Chevrolet C10, 1968 VW Country Buggy, 1970 VW Kombi, 1961 Vespa 125, 1961 Vespa 150GL, 1967 Vespa 150 Super, 2007 Aprilia Tuono, 2005 Smart Fortwo.
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?I have honestly lost count. Honestly.
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."...spending an hour watching my father and Valentino Balboni yabber on in Italian about Lambos specifically.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?Football isn't a game of life and death, it's way more important than that.
Tell us a joke...I cannot for the life of me, think of one off the top of my head. Usually, I am the joke.
Favourite car colour?Probably Blue. Although it depends on the car, really.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Jump! by Van Halen.
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Pasta of some kind.
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Haha, whoever he was, I'd feel sorry for the poor bastard! (Jason Statham yeah? - Stevo)
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Sport.
What's something you did before it was cool?Embraced ratty, original paint on cars and bikes.
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Lamborghini Aventador SVJ
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Ronin.
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?1970 Lamborghini Miura S.

James Ward, Director of Content

What decade were you born in?1970s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?BMW 3 Series
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Snowboarding
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Catching
What cars do you currently own?1990 Mercedes 190E Sportline / 1988 Lada Niva / 2018 Peugeot 308 Allure / 2018 BMW X3 30i M Sport
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?28
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."Space junk re-entering atmosphere earlier this year
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?"and please remember, people, that no matter who you are and what you do to live, thrive and survive. There are still some things that make us all the same." - Elwood Blues
Tell us a joke...Why does a Lada have a heated rear window? To keep your hands warm while you push it.
Favourite car colour?Blue
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Sail the widest stretch - Powderfinger
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Japanese
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Affleck - natch
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."1980s movies
What's something you did before it was cool?I quit TikTok before you'd even heard of it
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Ferrari F40 (assuming its a big win)
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Cannonball Run
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Porsche 997 GT3

Joshua Dowling, National Motoring Editor

What decade were you born in?1970s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?Holden Commodore VK Group A SS ("Blue Meanie")
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Some might call it OCD, I call it detail oriented.
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Electricity and Photoshop.
What cars do you currently own?Most recent cars include Ford Ranger Raptor, Ford Fiesta ST (x2), Holden Commodore SS (x3), HSV Maloo.
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Lost count. A problematic 1962 Holden EK felt like I owned a dozen of those alone and has sworn me off old cars for life.
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."A mate in high school once fit an entire Big Mac in his mouth in one go. It took longer to eat, though, as he couldn't chew. After pushing the burger into his mouth by hand, he had to wait for the whole sorry mess to dissolve.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?Uuuuuuuugh (Napolean Dynamite)
Tell us a joke...We get paid to write about cars.
Favourite car colour?Solid white.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Covenant by Hexdebt, Death and Between by Pleasure Symbols, RBB by Lowlife, Wax Apple by Infinite Void, Frust by Yes I'm Leaving, anything from Parkway Drive's first four albums (up to and including Deep Blue) before they went all Kylie Minogue. I can't choose one song so I played all these at once to qualify as an answer (coughs). Ok so I struggled to narrow it to these. Can we please make this whole thing about music? Support local music, look these up on Bandcamp.
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Pizza and Tex Mex entree, schnitzel lasagna as a main, US-grade vanilla ice cream for dessert.
Who would play you in a movie about your life?One of those guys who won Ninja Warrior. Or Will Ferrell.
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Music.
What's something you did before it was cool?Social distancing.
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Porsche 911 Turbo S, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, Chevrolet SIlverado 1500, Ford Ranger Raptor, Toyota HiLux Rugged X.
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Bullitt.
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Bugatti Veyron. Go on, hate me.

Mike Stevens, Production Editor

What decade were you born in?'80s, baby! 1980, to be specific.
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?At the time, I couldn't imagine anything more desirable than a Holden Calais...
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Guessing how long something will take to do.
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Maths. Absolutely garbage at it.
What cars do you currently own?2017 Mazda6 GT wagon. Nothing special, but gorgeous to look at.
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?12.
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."I'm not as obsessed with AFL as I once was, but seeing the Tigers win a premiership in 2017 – their first cup since the year of my birth – was a big moment. And I got to share it with my little boy!
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?“We're all fools," said Clemens, "all the time. It's just we're a different kind each day. We think, I'm not a fool today. I've learned my lesson. I was a fool yesterday but not this morning. Then tomorrow we find out that, yes, we were a fool today too. I think the only way we can grow and get on in this world is to accept the fact we're not perfect and live accordingly.” ― Ray Bradbury, The Illustrated Man
Tell us a joke...How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it.
Favourite car colour?Black. Yeah yeah, whatever.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Older Chests, by Damien Rice
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Lasagne! I have no middle name, but it could be Mike 'Garfield' Stevens
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Urgh. Jack Black?
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."A 'boring' answer, but: diversity and equality.
What's something you did before it was cool?Grew a beard! The amount of times people have called me a hipster, and I'm like "hey! I had this soup catcher before it was cool!" I think beards are back to being uncool, now?
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?A two-seat, manual Datsun 240Z. They ain't cheap these days...
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Working Class Man (properly known as Gung Ho)
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?My own '96 Supra, now long gone from my life, but the Audi RS4 would be right up there – even though it's not a V8 anymore!

Rob Margeit, Culture Editor

What decade were you born in?1960s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?A Porsche 914. My neighbour in Germany had one and he'd often drive me around the block with the targa roof removed. I thought it was so cool.
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Cryptic crosswords and cooking
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Talking about myself, exactly like this :)
What cars do you currently own?A 1996 Mercedes-Benz E320
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Too many
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."May Day march in Paris, one million people descending on the Bastille on a perfect Spring day.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?Don't sweat the small stuff
Tell us a joke...A grasshopper hops into a bar and the bartender says to him, 'Oi, aren't you a grasshopper?' 'Why yes, I am.' The bartender says 'We've got a drink named after you.' And the grasshopper says, 'What, Kevin?' (I'll see myself out)
Favourite car colour?Audi's Nado grey
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Lazy Eye, by Silversun Pickups
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?My homemade chicken and vegetable soup
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Liev Schreiber
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
What's something you did before it was cool?Wear scarves. Still not cool
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?A W123 Mercedes-Benz 280CE. I owned one once, regret selling it every single day of my life
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Rendezvous
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Alpine A110

Sam Purcell, Off-road Editor

What decade were you born in?1980s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?After living on a diet of Car Magazine and Drive liftouts, it was an E39 M5. M3 CSL came later, then 4WDs took over
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Working on cars
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Working on cars
What cars do you currently own?1971 Land Rover IIA 88", 2001 Defender 130, 2003 Range Rover L322
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?The three above, haven't managed to sell one yet
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."Geosurveys Hill in the Simpson Desert. It's a small pile of rocks, but took a lot of effort to see
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?She'll be right mate: Don Spencer
Tell us a joke...What do you call a caveman's fart? A blast from the past.
Favourite car colour?Sandy Taupe
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Drugs are Good - NOFX
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Fettuccine Carbonara, with a side of xiaolongbao
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Will Parfitt, so says my wife.
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."a night around the campfire
What's something you did before it was cool?I'm drawing a blank on this one
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?EarthCruiser
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Bending the rules, but I have to say Bush Tucker Man
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?My Defender

Kez Casey, Road Tester

What decade were you born in?1980s.
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?I took great pride in a 1:18 scale R129 SL500 Benz as a kid, and figured that would be my ride one day.
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Navigating my way through bureaucratic red tape.
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?How long have you got?
What cars do you currently own?2015 Abarth 124 Spider, 2005 Mazda 6 MPS, 1982 Ford Laser - the fact all three are Mazdas at heart is by accident.
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Seven.
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."A disintegrating light show of space junk, roaring across the evening sky. Right place, right time.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?
Tell us a joke...I bought a mate of mine an elephant for his room. He said “Thanks!”, I said “Don’t mention it.”
Favourite car colour?Just stop for a moment and admire that Toyota's can't-miss-it Sapphire Pink was available on the Crown luxo sedan. Would I ever own one? Hell no, but as far as power move colour choices go, that would be hard to top and therefore steals my heart more than any other.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Dreaming Of You, by L'Imératrice
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Cheese is a meal, yeah?
Who would play you in a movie about your life?I mean, Elijah Wood is the right height, and has the same gap in his front teeth, so...
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."endless hours of car chat
What's something you did before it was cool?This implies that I've cracked the code on cool at some stage. That's not happened yet at all.
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?It's different every day. I probably wouldn't stop at one – I'd open a petting zoo for kei cars.
What's your favourite car movie of all time?The Transporter, but only if we can pretend the sequels never existed.
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?I don't think I ever managed to wipe the smile off my face after 24 hours with an Aventador

 

Susannah Guthrie, Journalist

What decade were you born in?'90s!
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?A pink Barbie car, obviously.
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Celebrity spotting and remembering song lyrics
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Directions, parallel parking and anything that involves spatial awareness basically
What cars do you currently own?A Subaru Outback
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Two
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."John Mayer playing live on the David Letterman Show
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?"Happiness is only real when shared" - Christopher McCandless
Tell us a joke...Q: What do you get when you cross a praying mantis with a termite? A: A bug that says grace before it eats your house
Favourite car colour?British racing green
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Take me home, country roads' - John Denver
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Pasta with an Aperol Spritz
Who would play you in a movie about your life?I'd personally request Emily Blunt, but she'd turn it down and I'd end up with someone from Neighbours
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Taylor Swift
What's something you did before it was cool?Self isolate
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Mercedes-Benz SL300 Gullwing
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Ford vs Ferrari
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Can't choose between the Mini Cooper S or the Jaguar I-Pace

Justin Narayan, Senior Journalist

What decade were you born in?'80s, just. Born october '89.
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?Ferrari 360
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Playing instruments
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Patience
What cars do you currently own?89 Porsche 944 S2, '12 Renault Clio RS Red Bull
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Well north of 100
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."The Starry night by Van Gogh, or maybe the Mona Lisa. Overrated.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Friedrich Nietzsche
Tell us a joke...What did the five fingers say to the face? ....SLAP
Favourite car colour?British Racing Green
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?I ain't no joke - Erik B. & Rakim
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Pizza. There is only one food which can be consumed every day, trick question that one
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Seth Rogan
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Music
What's something you did before it was cool?Put 14" old school three-piece Japanese wheels on an S13 Silvia.
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Some variety of McLaren
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Fast and the Furious - the first one
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?My old Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 Tommi Makinen edition.

Ben Zachariah, Journalist

What decade were you born in?The time of Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Marty McFly... it was the '80s.
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?Holden HX panel van with a WB Statesman front-end, set-up for touring Australia.
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Soldering. I hate car electronics with the passion of a thousand suns but I'm pretty decent with a soldering iron.
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?I'm not sure we have that kind of time, but I will say I'm bad at remembering names. Apologies in advance.
What cars do you currently own?2006 Ford Territory Turbo Ghia, 1994 Toyota Hilux dual-cab 4WD, 1994 BMW E36 320i rally car, 1991 BMW E34 M5, and a manual 1989 BMW E34 535i.
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?17 road-going vehicles.
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."Alister McRae driving Possum Bourne's Subaru WRC rally car up Rod Millen's driveway at 10/10ths.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?If you screw up, do it again and call it jazz.
Tell us a joke...I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. (Steve Wright.)
Favourite car colour?Alpinweiss 1.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Low Desert – R.E.M.
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Breakfast.
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Jack Osbourne. We look alike and I imagine the film wouldn't be very good.
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."[that people with differing opinions can still be friends, then]
What's something you did before it was cool?Practised social distancing.
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?The answer will change on an hourly basis, but a Porsche 996 GT3 would have be at the pointy end of the list.
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Pixar's Cars.
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Probably the best experience was driving an Audi R8 V8 manual with very minimal exhaust from Brisbane to Melbourne, but the Cayman GT4 is a very close second.

William Davis, Journalist

What decade were you born in?1990s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?I had an odd childhood obsession with Isetta bubble cars after seeing one at a fair. The idea of driving a fridge just seemed appealing for some reason.
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Untangling Apple headphone cables
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Jousting
What cars do you currently own?A 2017 VW Polo
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?one (see above)
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."The Cornetto Trilogy
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?“You just have to accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue” – David Brent
Tell us a joke...And the Lord said unto John 'Come forth, and you shall receive eternal life,’ but John came fifth so all he won was a toaster.
Favourite car colour?British Racing Green
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Some Might Say by Oasis
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?"That's easy. PEZ. Cherry flavour PEZ. No question about it."
Who would play you in a movie about your life?I'd be a Nick Park claymation puppet
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."The Cornetto Trilogy
What's something you did before it was cool?Drive a 2017 VW Polo (it will be one day)
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Isetta bubble car (reasoning above)
What's your favourite car movie of all time?American Factory
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?1952 MG TD


Jez Spinks, Contributor

What decade were you born in?1970s, dude!
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?A Jag (my dad owned several)
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?English (I was mediocre at best in every other school subject)
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Golf and jokes
What cars do you currently own?Mazda CX-5 and Volkswagen Up. (A third car in the pipeline.)
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Not enough – but I'm still going!
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."Justin Narayan's list of owned cars
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?"It's not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years." Mr A Lincoln.
Tell us a joke...See answer 4
Favourite car colour?British Racing Green (naturally)
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Punch and Judy, by Marillion
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?My wife's lemon chicken soup (followed by an M&Ms McFlurry)
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Richard Gere (purely for hair colour)
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Good grammar
What's something you did before it was cool?Bought a Volkswagen Up!
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?1971 Lamborghini Miura SV
What's your favourite car movie of all time?The Italian Job (the Michael Caine original, not the terrible, BMW-financed remake)
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Three-way tie: 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV, 1999 Ford Puma (owned in UK), Ferrari 458 Speciale

Alex Misoyannis, Contributor

What decade were you born in?2000s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?I think I might still qualify for this category... as a little kid, the Subaru WRX (those were different times)
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Photoshop
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Things I should be good at
What cars do you currently own?None... I'm taking first car recommendations!
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Do model cars count?
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."Seeing Minis being built
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" – Einstein
Tell us a joke...My sense of humour?
Favourite car colour?A close tie between Porsche's Crayon and Lizard Green.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Charlie by Mallrat
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Pizza (original choice, I know)
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Ansel Elgort
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."me stopping to take photos of seemingly-random cars
What's something you did before it was cool?Unboxing YouTube videos (heh)
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Baby Driver (spot a trend?)
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?Ford Mustang... V6 rental car (I was 12, don't tell the 5-0)

Lucas Kennedy, Senior Video Producer

What decade were you born in?Back in the '80s!
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?A tricked out Toyota Hiace (until I saw the prices)
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Brazilian jiu-jitsu
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Speling hehe
What cars do you currently own?A 2013 Kia Rio manual 3-door hatch (with Nurburgring sticker of course)
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Two my first was a 1991 Ford Laser GL
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."238 click over on the speedo as I hurtled down Conrod straight in a Ferrari 488 Spider.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?Oscar Wilde: “Everything in moderation, including moderation.”
Tell us a joke...(Walks into book store) Me: Do you have any books on turtles? Worker: Hard back? Me: Yeah, with little heads
Favourite car colour?Purple
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Walkin on a pretty day - Kurt Vile
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?An Uber schnitzel, red cabbage, sauerkraut and a wheat bier
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Ryan Gosling
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Humour
What's something you did before it was cool?Skateboarding
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Goldeneye
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?2013 Jaguar F-type convertible. The first real performance car i ever drove and with its trumpets for exhaust pipes it made me giggle like a child.


Salvatore Aloisio, Media Production Coordinator

As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?I've always loved my '80s Toyota Hiluxes, even as a kid. Luckily my childhood favourite cars only cost about $5k and i bought one as soon as i got my L's
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Soldering auto electrical wiring
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Putting dads tools back after using them. Ask him
What cars do you currently own?1985 Toyota 4Runner SR5
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?2
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."I think that has to be the first time i ever saw a Top Fuel drag car run down the 1/4 mile
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?"Just gonna send it" - Larry Enticer
Tell us a joke...My toyota is fast
Favourite car colour?Freeborn Red
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Doomed From Birth - Thy Art Is Murder
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?My Nonna's Bolognese
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Jack Black
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."A good wheelie
What's something you did before it was cool?Eat unacceptable amounts of zinger boxes
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?A Delorean to take me back to 1997 so i can buy a brand new 1HD-FT 80 series Landcruiser Sahara
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Cars
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?My 4Runner


Mitchell Thompson, Photography & Video Producer

What decade were you born in?'90s!
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?Growing up i really had a thing for a Corvette C4 Gransport... definitely Gran Turismo 3 influenced
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Putting everything back in its spot
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Remembering where i put everything
What cars do you currently own?Currently none, but on a never ending search for money pit life ending disasters.
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Just one. Humble Honda Civic.
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."Meeting Tim Allen at a random petrol station off Mulholland Drive in LA. Was taking a closer look at his new Ford GT - He turned around and we had a chat, a couple seconds later i realised who he was and i asked him to do the Tim the Toolman grunt. He did it, i was laughing over it so i asked him to do it again. He didn't.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?“I want my baby back baby back baby back ribs." - Fat Bastard or “Prett-Ay, Prett-Ay, Prett-Ay Good.” Larry David
Tell us a joke...Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut?
He just needed a little space.
Favourite car colour?Tour De France Blue over Tan. duh.
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?Bombtrack - Rage Against The Machine
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Some form of pizza
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Mike Myers playing Wayne from Waynes World
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Curb Your Enthusiasm
What's something you did before it was cool?Posting portrait on instagram
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Pagani Zonda F Roadster
What's your favourite car movie of all time?Probably Gone In 60 Seconds / Tokyo Drift
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?2007 Arancio Borealis Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera


Bailey Mackin, Production Assistant

What decade were you born in?'90s
As a kid, what was the car you thought/hoped you'd end up driving?Audi RS3
What's something you're unexpectedly good at?Sewing... it's been a long 2020
What's something you're admittedly terrible at?Maths, absolutely terrible
What cars do you currently own?Please no judgement, Mitsubishi ASX
How many cars have you owned throughout your lifetime?Three – first was a Daihatsu Sirion, more like a bike
Finish this sentence: "The coolest thing I've ever seen was..."We used to chuck laps around my nan's farm in a heavily modified petrol golf buggy... My Grandpa got best lap time, entirely in reverse and finished the lap in a fence. Golf buggy never worked again. Worth it.
Which famous quote best sums up your approach to life?In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order - Carl Jung
Tell us a joke...I traded in my VW Golf for an ASX...
Favourite car colour?Nardo grey
What was last song you listened to (be honest)?My My My - Armand Van Helden
Which meal would you eat every day if you could?Mac and cheese
Who would play you in a movie about your life?Ellen Page, it's a height thing
Fill in the blank: "If you don't appreciate [XXXXX] we can't be friends."Discount beer
What's something you did before it was cool?Name my pets after food...
What's your "Holy #%$* I just won the lotto" car?Aston Martin DB9, hands down
What's your favourite car movie of all time?The Italian Job
What's your favourite car you've ever driven?An Audi RS7


Those charts we promised...

Our fave colours on cars

A diverse age spread!

Susannah Guthrie

Susannah Guthrie has been a journalist for over a decade, covering everything from world news to fashion, entertainment, health and now cars. Having previously worked across titles like The New Daily, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, People Magazine and Cosmopolitan, Susannah now relishes testing family cars with the help of her husband and two-year-old son.

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