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First thoughts for 2019

I know, it’s been a while since I wrote something. Back in November last year, to be exact, when I was playing around with comics. Not that much has really happened since then, which is why I haven’t written anything, … Read more …

An amazing car on the horizon

One of the things that struck me when I was thinking about getting a Tesla was that the price of leasing a $150,000 car was achievable to me now, and more importantly, paying that price would not negatively impact the … Read more …

It’s time for a 4WD update

Back in early October I talked about returning to the 4WD life. Here’s a list of cars that we’ve test drove, since the beginning: 2013 Land Rover Discovery 4: While I talked about this in my last post, I never … Read more …

Returning to the 4WD life

Around this time last year I returned from a holiday into central Australia, visiting Uluru (Ayers Rock) and meandering along the Oodnadatta Track. It was awesome, but it made me feel I didn’t need to do the off-roading any more, … Read more …

I’ve become a driving enthusiast

I guess it all started back in early 2001 when I was able to buy my first ‘expensive’ car, a 1992 BMW 525i for NZ$18,000 which was originally priced at about NZ$113,000 when brand new. It was awesome, and I … Read more …

Monitoring the ego

Just over a week ago my wife and I went to the Gold Coast to pick up a new (used) car (that one in the picture above) and drove it back down to Canberra. It’s a lovely ride, and I’ve … Read more …

A BMW? Wow, you must be rich!

2010 BMW 535i

I’ve been on a bit of an obsessive craze with BMWs lately, mostly because I’m excited about it and it’s been taking up a lot of my mental activity as a result. Once I decided on getting it, it was just … Read more …

On this day 4 years ago

I opened Facebook this morning and at the top there was a notification of a new feature showing what I’ve posted on this day in years past. The first one was ‘on this day last year’, but then I also … Read more …

I’m planning a new car

It’s only been two years since the last time I got a ‘new car’, but now I’m checking out the market again. You see, I’ve got the FJ Cruiser (the yellow beast below) on a 4 year lease, and we’re … Read more …